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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
2
The masthead shows J. W. Graves as proprietor with a Graham Texas postal entry. Subscription options listed include one year at six dollars, six months for one dollar, and a fifty cent rate period.
Gov Odell lauds Senator Platt as a great man in a magazine profile while privately vowing not to let any figure “run” him, signaling tension between public praise and private resolve.
The note claims the Russian ruler has twenty seven physicians and is in a nervous condition. The remark jokes that half the number could drive a grav en image to “jimjams.”
A Texas newspaper man has been threatened with kidnapping unless he pays $15,000. He refuses to surrender the money, citing the principle of the thing.
The British Government is notified that a powerful bloc of European and American merchants plans a systematic boycott of English goods until independence is granted to the Boers.
Supreme Court Justice Brewer advocates changing the jury system to allow a verdict in civil actions when three fourths of the jurors agree. The proposal aims to speed decisions and reduce deadlock in civil trials.
The Dallas News criticizes idle workers in baggy trousers and urges Texans to swap loafing for overalls and labor on public roads. It argues the time has come for loafers to contribute either for themselves or for the public good.
The new land law will take about 23 counties out of the absolute lease district and furnish a good many people homes.
Advertisement claims Tabler's Bucket Pile Ointment cures piles with ease. Relief follows use and the product costs 50 cents per bottle and 75 cents per tube, sold by Graham prog Co.
After the reading of the will, a dispute erupts between rival claimants. The case centers on the contested Harrison estate and possible beneficiaries as lawyers exchange objections in court.
The report states that Mr. Bryan was offered the editorship of several prominent daily papers, but he is expected to prefer remaining with his own newspaper.
An advertisement touts Dr Simmons Sarsaparilia as concentrated and scientifically blended. It promises convincing real merits and offers fifty doses for 50 cents.
A historical claim states that powers of men or women grow fivefold when a life companion shares perfect harmony. It asserts the ideal wife can shape the ideal husband through this balance.
The English press shows wary jingoism in response to Russia pressing British interests in China. Tone suggests concern over costly, aggressive rhetoric and potential diplomatic consequences.
Chronic indigestion and nervous debility plagued F J Green of Lancaster New Hampshire for years until Electric Bitters. He praises the remedy for his own and his wife's health noting their excellent results and calling it a grand tonic for women. Sold by Handy Matthews with 50 cent satisfaction guarantee.
Sixto Lopez telegraphs Aguinaldo urging the American authorities to send him to the United States. He has been enjoying activity in the enemy’s country, and he asks his leader to join in the affair. The ad notes Herbine as a liver and kidney stimulant to cleanse the system, priced at 50 cents from Graham Drug Co.
Italy News Herald argues only pure business principles keep a newspaper thriving pay for what you get and get paid for what you deliver. It condemns journalists who stay in low status and notes many papers suspend for nonpayment by subscribers, not for owner faults.
F P Moran of Petersburg Virginia says Chamberlains Cough Remedy is safe for children with bad and whooping cough. He credits a druggist with recommending it as the best cough medicine for kids since it contains no opium or harmful drug and has given perfect satisfaction. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
Congressman Gaines of Tennessee says the Cuban conditions were intended to provoke rebellion and to justify US taking permanent possession of the island. He states the claim openly as a serious accusation.
A dires of Ballard's Hornhound Syrup at bedtime will remove a cold. Price two dollars and fifty cents. Graham Drug Co.
For over thirty years Hiram Baxter has served as post master at Le Suens Minnesota though blind most of that time. His wife Mrs Baxter reads names as mail is sorted in 120 boxes while Baxter recalls each letter or newspaper. He also runs a small store and an inn.
An advertisement states deafness cannot be cured by local applications and claims only constitutional remedies work. It attributes deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining, often from catarrh, and offers $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars are offered free.
The excerpt argues that Texas shows immense development potential with rapid growth in wealth and population. It emphasizes the state’s vast size and outstanding future prospects, predicting remarkable expansion over the next decade.
The passage outlines two competing theories on political quality. One argues high salaries attract better men to politics, while the other holds that paying no salaries at all is the best way to secure good men.
A northern free-born Negro author William Han nibal Thomas of Ohio publishes a scathing critique of Black people. He claims the race is morally and politically degenerate and advocates force and possible extermination. The Greenville Banner notes strong northern approval and widespread sales.
A wealthy donor, cured of deafness by Dr Nicholso s artificial ear drums, gave 10000 to The Nicholson Institute. The gift funds free ear drums for deaf people unable to obtain them, addressed to 12058 at 780 Eighth Avenue New York.
A parliamentary committee advances changes in Britain by allocating 25,000 dollars annually to the Mistress of the Robes and abolishing the Master of the Buck Hounds position as part of civil list fixes.
The Greenville Banner notes a split where democracy opposes plutocracy with Democrats accused of flirting with imperialism and bargaining with protection beneficiaries and moneyed interests, claiming they are not true democracy.
A concise reflection on how navigating social spaces today often involves treading carefully around others. It notes the norm of provocation and the delicate balance required to maintain harmony without overreacting or retreating.
Reports filed by commissioners from Precinct No 8 and Precinct No 2 list several stray animals including a brown two year old steer branded U on the left hip left with J Bullock eight miles east of Belknap and a smutty brown mare about 14 hands with mealy nose left with Charles Woolfolk eight miles northwest of Belknap. A black mare about six years old with two brands is noted with A J Campbell in February 1901.
A Washington dispatch highlights a new census bulletin detailing area by county in Texas and neighboring states. Texas covers 255 780 square miles with 3 490 water, dwarfs multiple states, and contains counties as large as El Paso and Pecos, illustrating vast land area and comparison to Rhode Island and Hawaii.
The text notes that ris territory encompassing 1861 square miles would be larger than Massachusetts. It also states that El Paso Pecos and Brewster counties combined would cover more area than the states of Massachusetts New Hampshire and Connecticut.
Health notice offers The Leader Plant for sale by J W Graves of Graham Texas. Also promotes Dr Simmons Sarsaparilla 50 cents for 50 doses and Herbine toning and purifying the blood. Includes quoted Richard Olney remarks on the American Republic and a closing advertisement for Gra baw brug Co.
Herbine is promoted to enrich and purify the blood and cure all blood disorders. It is said to help fevers skin eruptions pimples and scrofula and other impurities. The advertisement notes a price of 50 cents and credits Graham Drug Co.
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