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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
2
The Leader records a Thursday publication, subscription rates and terms, and a renewal reminder. It notes Graham Texas post office entry, editor Frank H. Lowron, and that credit will not extend beyond one year. readers are urged to check their label and renew before arrears.
From Oklahoma comes a critique arguing for both sides in the Crazy Snake uprising. The piece recalls treaty pledges from 1832 and 1901, protests white land seizures, and condemns racial double standards while urging fair treatment of Creek Indians and respect for tribal lands and rights.
The piece argues that government expense and high tariffs feed each other, inflating the budget since 1860 while wars and protectionism drive costs. It claims indirect taxes hit consumers, urges real spending cuts, and warns that surplus cries for tax cuts turn to deficits prompting tariff protection as a fix. The author urges economy and direct taxation to reveal true costs borne by households.
A cautionary note warns boatmen of Niagara ripples and strong currents. The ad promotes Electric Lightning for kidney ailments, claiming back pain relief and renewed health. Testimonial from J. R. Blakenship of Belk, Tenn, cites a 1.90 bottle. Sloan Drug Co offers 50 cents.
A speaker warns that one billion dollars in 1909 signals high protectionist excess. The policy could crush posterity with a burden heavy enough to erase the gains of industrial and political freedom cherished by the founders.
The Chicago Tribune favors simple remedies like moderate laxatives hot foot baths free perspiration and avoiding exposure after treatment but warns indoors confinement for a day or two to prevent fresh colds or pneumonia. It recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable alternative for colds and notes Sloan Drug Co sells it.
A reader writes urging voters to approve the 15 cent road tax, arguing funds be allocated to each precinct for its road work. The message stresses local control of money, faster markets, longer wear on horses and vehicles saved, and hiring experienced crews with modern equipment for economical, substantial improvements.
An 19th century ad-like blurb claims a Knocker misreads others due to a diseased liver. It recommends Ballard's Herbine as a universal cure for constipation dispersia indigestion sick headache biliousness and stomach bowel troubles. Gold by B S Doty & Co.
Beara the Signature faces unclear context amid fragmented text. No coherent event or names clearly extractable.
The passage praises bulldog grit and staying power as the final test of ability. It contrasts brilliant but faintly tested qualities with the need to endure storms and panics, stressing that only a steady, cool head can guide a big business through a crisis to triumph or die.
The Midland Examiner of April 2d is described as the largest and best special edition for a weekly paper between Fort Worth and El Paso. It spans forty eight pages with cuts of Midland scenes and buildings, heavy advertising, and praise for local business interest and publisher energy.
An old advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. It warns against town-made substitutes and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package sold by Graham Drug Co.
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