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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
2
For Public Weigher, W W E Crim, Geo W Allison, E V Stockton, G D Hinson. For County Commissioner Precinct No 1 R C McPhail, J W Horner, Geo F Parsons. For County Commissioner Precinct No 4 A C Casey.
A lengthy strike by 250000 coal miners worsens business unease already caused by Republican policy. Illinois delegations oppose Cannon, while Uncle Joe remains firm and Taft wins the First District.
After seven years of Roosevelt and ten years of Republican rule and Dingleyism, a landscape of immense trusts has developed. The result is a financial panic and a prolonged business downturn, signaling a fragile economy and rising anxieties among investors and workers.
The packers have increased beef and pork prices by 20 to 30 percent while the president and Congress take no decisive action to curb the trust and restore fair pricing.
The ladies of a Sherman church have agreed to remove their hats upon entering the building. They say worshipers deserve the same courtesy as theater patrons and will practice this etiquette.
Congressman Beal denounces the president for usurpation urging the House and Senate to act. He faults lawmakers for folded hands and abdicated constitutional authority while Republicans are quick to ally with a patronage driven boss to distribute boodle.
A farmyard tale explains how sharing good fortune spreads, likening it to the urge to tell others about a valuable discovery. The piece highlights letters from satisfied users praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and seeking to help others by publishing their relief. The remedy is advertised as available from a local merchant.
The Farmers Union Bulletin argues the union remains strong despite fears of internal conflict. It reports 4,903 Local Unions, 153 organized counties, 114 district Unions, 430 Local Unions organized this year, and 320 warehouses, asserting harmony and unity across Texas. It cites John Bonner’s critique of self-importance as a cautionary tale.
An advertising notice touts Simmon’s Sarsaparilla as a cleanser for the body. It claims the tonic purifies blood, improves appetite, builds strength, and fuels ambition to avert later fever or illness.
Fred C. Hanrahan, a Portsmouth Va druggist, states he has sold Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for six years and prefers it over other patent medicines due to its reliable cures and customer appreciation. For sale by all druggists.
President Roosevelt directs the Department of Justice to take a lenient approach to enforcing the commodity clause of the railroad rate bill, which takes effect May 1. The move would permit the coal trust to retain ownership of railroads and coal mines while continuing to charge high prices.
For over fifteen years Hunt's Cure has focused on aiding the afflicted with itching skin conditions. It attributes success to actual cure work rather than advertising. Each box is guaranteed to cure any case.
Republican congressmen from California and Wyoming level serious charges against Gifford Pinchot, head of the bureau of forestry, risking a broader scandal involving the party.
Joseph W. Bailey, ally of Governor Francis and long tied to Standard Oil interests, returns from Washington to start his campaign for delegate at large to the national Democratic convention in Denver. The financier and political operator has held roles with Security Oil and Tennessee Railway and Coal, among others.
Saloons in San Antonio pledged to close on Sundays with officers but soon reopened all day last Sunday. Brewery wagons delivered beer to saloons, fueling the argument for Prohibition. Saloons claimed they would be good and make prohibition unnecessary, yet violations persist.
In a reflective piece from Eliasville Texas, W H Gore muses on nature’s permanence and humanity’s frailty. He argues life mirrors seasonal change, faces mortality, and questions divine intervention while finding solace in rest after death. The text also includes a poem by Eustace Mahay about return to rest and possible rebirth.
The circus acrobat stresses staying supple with Ballard's Snow Liniment, sold by B. S. Doty & Co. It claims relief for rheumatism cuts sprains sore throat back and other pains with bottles priced at 25c 50c and 100c.
A Knocker is described as a man who sees only faults in others due to a disordered liver. The remedy Bal lard's Herbine is promoted as a cure for constipation dyspepsia indigestion sick headache biliousness and all liver stomach and bowel troubles sold by B S Doty and Co.
Sterling P Armstrong chair man of the State Democratic Prohibition Executive committee visited San Antonio to discuss strategy with prohibition leaders. He voiced confidence that a prohibition amendment will pass in the upcoming Democratic primaries, citing saloon violations of the Baskin McGregor Sunday closing law as boosting support for prohibition in the state.
Spirit Lake Iowa druggist L H Farnham calls Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets the best remedy for constipation. He advocates giving them a trial, promising agreeable effects and offering free samples. Price 25 cents, available at all druggists.
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