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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1901
Page
1
John Jasper, an African American preacher famed for his 1876 sermon arguing the sun moves, died in Richmond VA on March 30 at age 83. He claimed the earth is square and immovable and cited Bible verses to support that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west after pointing to Exodus.
Nearly every person needs a tonic medicine to brace the nervous system cleanse the bowels liver and kidneys Hereine is the best and safest remedy to do this it will cure constipation regulate the liver and enrich the blood Price 30 cents For sale by Graham Drug Co.
Mineral Wells reveals plans for a new hotel with an estimated cost of 50 000 dollars. The project aims to boost local tourism and create jobs in the town.
The Baltimore Sun argues Texas surpasses Georgia in population and rivals New England in size. It highlights oil, cotton, railroads, and growth, and notes Congress could divide Texas into five states. If split, each would be large as New England or New York and Connecticut combined.
Fort Worth Texas April 10 The largest ranch and cattle deal in months is reported. W E H Featherstone of Henrietta bought from the Loving Cattle Company its Jack and Young counties property comprising 28 000 acres and about 4000 stock cattle for 200 000. The largest stockholders in the company live at St Joseph Missouri.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and a bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup is advised for timely use. The ad notes prices of 25 and 50 cents and references Graham Drug Co as seller.
A Dallas County correspondent reports the wheat bug has ruined the wheat in the area and is now attacking young corn and cockle burrs. there is fear it may also devastate cotton.
Since his capture Aguinaldo has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States and accepted the terms of amnesty offered by the authorities.
A proposed pipeline will run from Beaumont to tide-water to convey oil. The project aims to streamline delivery, with emphasis on efficient transport and reduced handling. Further details on route, cost, and timeline were not provided.
A Washington Post correspondent from King George Virginia complains about the Agricultural Department seed distribution. He says the department consistently sends useless seed like radish lettuce onion and watermelon while neglecting cabbage tomato squash and other useful varieties. He urges dissolving the seed program due to alleged rascality across government branches.
The piece quotes Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri describing his collapse from overwork and lack of sleep and crediting three bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring his health. The ad urged relief for overworked men and frail women and advertised Handy Matthews druggists selling the remedy for fifty cents with a guarantee.
A Texas editor exhorts readers by comparing Texas weekly papers to those of northern states. He argues Texas prints more and better weekly papers, urging pride in the state’s progress and the vitality of its journalism.
Chas C Ellis of Lisbon Indiana repaired a telegraph line after a flood. He suffered a severe cold and cough worsened to consumption. After using Dr King's New Discovery he was cured in six bottles. Handy and Matthews guarantee the product. Price 50 cents and 1.00. Trial bottles free.
A Philippine conflict claim alleges a soldier earned the capture of Aguinaldo by bribing seven cigars. Seven Filipinos accepted them and provided evidence locating him. The small bribe allegedly led to the on the spot capture, with uncertainty whether it pacifies the islands.
A reflective note from a Texas current issue mocks politicians who linger in the same political arena for years without success. The piece suggests giving up politics and returning to work if no office is won after long efforts.
A playful verse describes Mary concealing a lean calf with pads inside her hose, making the calf visible as she moves. The comic image centers on Mary’s inventive padding and the unintended visibility it creates.
The excerpt contrasts John Zolinger who lived in squalor despite savings with others who hoard wealth. It questions who is crazier a miser born into poverty or those with higher living standards who still accumulate and deny help to others. The piece cites the New York World as the source of the inquiry.
A Brenham Banner quotation pleads for personal virtue. It warns that youth indifference breeds later poverty and misery, urges avoidance of evil talk, champions protecting women, and extols cultivation of character through good books and refined company.
Hon John R Smith a Texas legislator writes to a Collin County paper warning the current Legislature will be seen as the worst free pass violator of party demands and enemy of the people since Reconstruction. Tagalog Phillips introduces a resolution denouncing the remark as false but the measure is tabled by 70 to 16.
Reuben Maffit of Girard Georgia died from smoking related illness at 25 leaving a wife. He reportedly smoked fifteen to twenty packs daily and asked for cigarettes on his death bed while signs and a yellow stained finish marked his fingers and lungs.
Advertisement-like note claims perfect digestion is base of health. Describes HerABINE as a stimulant to appetite digestion and bodily functions. Mentions price 50 cents and seller Graham Pr ug Co.
At the district court in Paris a docket overflowed with more than 200 divorce petitions. Clarks ville had long been famed as the world’s greatest divorce market, but its preeminence has shifted to Paris.
A concise motto advises prioritizing efforts, urging restraint from pursuing individuals deemed unworthy of pursuit, aiming to conserve resources and focus on meaningful goals.
In Kingston New Jersey a double wedding united John Vorhees and his son John Jr with two Bird sisters both brides from Monmouth Junction. The marriages create a complex web of in laws as the elder Vorhees becomes father in law to his son’s wife’s sister and potential grandchildren from his daughter in law. Comment and speculation surround the family ties and future relations.
The Cleburne Review quotes Mr. Cole asserting the House tolerates delays to protect railroads while workers' demands are ignored. It cites comments by Senator Odell and Reps Dillard and Smith, arguing the Texas legislature has paid little heed to party platform demands.
Americans spend about 412 cents per person daily on beverages. Of 1,228,674,925 dollars for beverages, 86 percent goes to stimulants with beer 50 percent, whiskey 30 percent, wines 4 percent. Tea and coffee adjusted to beverage form reveal coffee at 1,257,985,206 gallons vs 1,221,500,160 gallons of beer.
The New York Sun says a rush newspaper contains both omissions and speed but offers more practical education than novels. It notes that the brightest boy on everyday questions is the one who reads newspapers.
McKinney report: T M Wilson sees under microscope a small black bug preying on the little green wheat destroying pest. The black intruder killed twenty-two green bugs in five minutes and flies through the air like the wheat destroyer.
Gonzales report notes farmer Henry Nunn plants trap rows across his field to combat the boll weevil. Cotton has grown for weeks and he has trapped and killed about 200 boll weevils. Mild winter hinders weevil death and many farmers report young cotton infested.
Reports say the wheat bug is causing substantial damage in the county with Mr. Dave Rider's oats completely destroyed, per the Jacksboro News.
A country reader details a severe nosebleed treated by inserting two large cylinders of bacon into the nostrils after other methods failed. The physician used this extreme measure and achieved almost immediate relief and cessation of bleeding, suggesting it for recurrent cases.
The writer laments U S rule in Puerto Rico noting locals have fled seeking work and food, saying a delegation to the President found no relief possible. The piece urges sympathy as former rules left the natives in a hopeless position.
J. M. Bryan of Chambersville in Collin county reports a green bug experiment near his wheat field. He planted cotton seed in a hotbed beside the wheat plot, and the pest quickly destroyed the cotton as it emerged, leading him to fear damage to cotton and also to wheat and oats in the area.
The country produces more than 200 million barrels of apples annually and consumes more than any other nation. It exports more apples than the rest of the world combined, with apples leading the fruit harvest. American apples are described as the best in the world alongside substantial fruit production.
A reflective remark suggests a man dropping a nickel in the Sunday contribution box may view it as part payment toward a desired harp of gold, a symbolic thought of future reward.
A group of playful hazers restricting mischief to shaving the heads of college football players seeks public sympathy for their harmless prank run. The stunt draws attention to campus humor as athletes adjust to unexpected grooming.
Sixteen of the thirty two convicts who recently escaped from the Hunter farm near Waco are again in custody. Authorities continue efforts to locate the remaining escapees as search operations intensify in the area.
Hood county farmers have agreed to reduce the cotton acreage for the coming crop as part of a cooperative effort to balance supply. The agreement signals a move toward smaller plantings and potential adjustments in regional market expectations.
The New York World Thrice-a-Week Edition provides rapid news coverage with 156 issues annually. Subscriptions run $1.00 per year, and a combined offer with The Graham Leader costs $1.65 for one year. The two papers together regularly total $2.00.
Reported by R J Johnson commissioner Precinct 8 and 3, and by W P Stinson commissioner Precinct 2. Listings include a brown two year old steer branded U left hip left with J C Bullock near Belknap on April 2 1901 a smutty brown mare about 14 hands unbranded left with Chas Woolfolk near Belknap on March 19 1901 and a black mare about six years old 144 bands high unbranded left with A J Campbell on February 13 1901.
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