The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1913 Page: 7 of 8
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! The following waif vu picked
up on the street. It was likely
intended to he retd by the jWfoe
lie, *o The Lender reproduces it:
It in no harm to give this humble
mute i turn |
To violate the unities, and all the
meanres spurn.
This ground unholy, is full of
interest and renown.
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this corner of the town. ^
When folka'lined up aloing thj
With^olishfd “gfas^^giistemng
— - like the jewels os a shrine,
Rambling o’er the mirror, was a
sweet potato vine.
To tangle up the feet and mud-
dle vp the brain.
America is the Land of Music. The Piano is
the Most Prized Musical Instrument in
from the rain
Whence came the splendor? His-
tory ne’er can lie.
The population, mostly, was near-
ly always dry,
But there came a time, as come it
S. K. Murdock & Co. Piano
To aave the boys from*habit, and
down the whiskey trust;
The wets went out; their reign of
- 'nn-mrm- „ >»-. . . _. ' :$£!
Is the most prized Piano in Hundreds of
— American Homes Today.
power o’er;
It settled down to business as a
* - common grocery store;
Sold the people victuals that
made their bellies grow,
Save in the advertisement, the
. price was never low,
But brought contentment to the
' heart like the ancient flow,
With seme good charm, it kept
it’s old-time pull.
Like the former patrons the store
• was nearly full.
Outside the door, the landscape
was a sight,
poatera ini the wall, for
the circus, Spring and Pall;
The leaky shed let in the rain and
snOw and sleet;
WOU may look tjie country over, you may go through
Y the largest musical stores in the great metropolitan
1 cities, and you cannot purchase a piano equal in
quality, tone, finish and reputation within $100 of the
price you can buy here in your own home town. We
have just-received a carload of High-Grade Pianos and
Player Pianos, all new and -Direct from the Factory.
• we would be pleased to have the music-loving public of Oraham and vicinity
<00811 and Inspect our instruments; we will take pleasure In showing you through
Beneath the broncos sheltered to F» ««> “Pfey.J
-save theff dainty TeeV "
While lovely women got around Liin«inr«Hi»t»—pwetoth
by - wading in the street. wooderftilly ccononrfcnl la \
The mayor told, “Manaqa," but S'"**- And tty Cskuwt
nothing more was done. n,r,« f J Uj-L.-i
our masnifiesnt stock. No ono will bo ur*ed to buy. but should you docldo to make
a purchase special terms ot payment will be arranged to suit your own convenience.
I will bp glad to arrange any special terms of payment to meat the convenience ot
with this motto I will gat the hearty co-operation of aH,
The slippery incline was aure a
place/to ahun.
Then came the clean-op lays to
save the public health, \
With belated wisdom And a little
bit of wealth, , /•«.
On the broken ruins* of the
pioneer saloon;
From out the broken shell of
the later day coewh,
With it’a beauty shining like a
big star in the sky, ~!
Arose, air if by magic, -thif lovely
Butterfly.
Disown the reminiscense, with a
shudder and a frown.
For the “corner” has come back
— as the “business end of town”
S. K. Murdock & Co
It Don’t Pay.
To be bothered with wash d
at home when; you can get it d<
at 3c per pound./Try the wo
next week. W
2t Graham Steam Laundry
°0»°SSas.T SHIP.
kda iriven the death sentence Quanah is to have the lightest Rockland, Me., November 20th.
Mildred I city “ «« -*7 "-The eo«in. trouble which tem-
after his has been planned and actual work porarily halted the sUnd*rdi*a-
murder of preparing conduits for carry*.tion testa of the battleship Texas
• \ extra wires has been have been repaired and the dread
itated started. | nought will resume her speed and
en or* At a regular meeting of the (efficiency triala at an early date.
lA^has Cisco Volunteer Fire Department! Investigation showed that the
• i last Saturday night, it waa de- breakdown wa* caused by the ?*e
cided to purchase a motor fire of an inferior grade of lubricating
wagon for the equipment df the oil,' which through mistake had
dia- department. The city council been substituted for the regula-
Of the city has agreed to assist tion grease. The entire mechan-
in buying the new wagon and ism has been thoroughly cleaned
also to aid the department in mak and oiled with Texas manufact-
iu* other improvement*. ured lubricants and no forth**
, .......jjjt-. mi____________ trouh’e is anticipated. The ship r
AUison Rexroat. Soon
arrest charged with thia i---- - -
several weeks ago, Spencer made
a oonfession in which he stated
that he had killed a dozen
more other people and hi
repeatedly asked that he be given
the death penalty- His ease has
excited coniederable interest-*#
medical science.. He has <
posed of hit body to an under-
taker for $100 cash in advance
ifji is spending the money now
F»r die Week
Nov. 24 to Rot. 29 Inclusive
I bane 13 Extension Top
Hacks that I *ill Vffer for the
next sixty daysa^cost. If
▼on want a bargain, don't
pass up this offer.
D G. Vick
Pork Chops Going Up.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 18—A bulle-
tin showing the retail prices of
fpod in thiireity during 1018, com
pared with the same period of
1912, has juat been issued by the
Federal Department of Commerce
and Labor, and several retail mer-
chants have received copies of
the publication. A marked in-
ertaee in the price of pork and
pork product* this year over last
m r shown and the figure* are
a strong argument for the raising
of more hogs by Texas farmers.
In thia city during the past y«»r
pork iShopa have advanced 6
cents per pound, hem 6 sente,
STAR-TELEGRAM
cents per pound, nam o cents,
lard 3 cent* and baton price*
have remained the same.
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Bowron, Frank H. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1913, newspaper, November 20, 1913; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884130/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Library of Graham.