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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1901
Page
2
The Bowie Blade changes owners with Editor Dale selling to Will M. Cobb. The paper drops the patent side and is printed in town, signaling renewal as the old patent model fades. Also mentions subscription rates and a note about Beaumont oil wells.
African Methodist leader Bishop Turner urges deportation of all negro criminals to distant Africa, arguing removal would reduce crime and restore order. The proposal raises civil rights concerns and sparks debate among communities and church members.
Balm advertised by Graham Drug Co promises relief from neuralgic pains rheumatism lumbago and sciatica with BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT available in 25 and 50 cent bottles.
The Cleveland Leader argues Ohio Republicans must hold the General Assembly to prevent a Democratic gerrymander. It notes local elections in big cities can have wide effects, including helping Grover Cleveland win the presidency.
An advertisement proclaims White's Cream Vermifuge destroys worms increases appetite aids assimilation and strengthens a frail infant. The remedy is offered for 25 cents and sold by Graham.
The quote asserts that good people improve and bad people worsen over time as vice, virtue, and time move continually. It emphasizes personal change as inevitable and unending.
An advertisement urges readers to treat coughs seriously with Sim mons Cough Syrup. It claims prevention of serious illnesses and offers 25 or 50 cent bottles with a guaranteed price.
In Texas the surge of oil fever spreads as residents imagine a taste of oil in their cistern water. The author notes many seek oil wells or hope to have one, while those without seem like outdated figures in a booming gas era.
A conservative estimate places Smith County Texas strawberry crop value between 150000 and 200000 dollars. The harvest money will reach growers within sixty days as the crop is marketed.
The Dallas post office receipts for March totaled 18 212 34 dollars, exceeding the previous year by more than 3 000 dollars.
Indications point to a future trial of the Goebel murderers under lawful rules rather than political pressure. The shift suggests a move toward judicial process rather than public sentiment influencing proceedings.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Haas halted a train robbery near Ainsworth Nebraska by shooting and killing the gang leader David A. Luse, described as the terror of the region.
The Dallas News notes St Louis business men will tour the state and New York businessmen are slated for a similar trip soon. It argues cities failing to dispatch trade delegations to Texas risk falling behind in public perception of the state's greatness and opportunities.
A quoted voter ally changed the election result by casting the deciding vote for the Democratic nominee in Topeka, despite political bias. The move altered a tied recommendation, influencing the final outcome.
The Charleston News and Courrier argues the Sabbath is not fixed to one day. It supports Sunday as the Christian Lord's Day by early church precedent. It claims any seventh day is lawful and counters Sabbatarian claims and conscience-driven hesitation.
The piece mocks oil promoters who promise huge returns from small investments. It says such ads appeal to the gullible, labeling oil boomer schemes as philanthropic ploys by capitalists who seek others' dollars for easy riches.
Ever ready and reliable Cheatham’s Laxative Tablets claim to cure a cold quicker than any remedy. Easy to carry and pleasant to take. Guaranteed. Price 25c.
The Quanah Tribune-Chie and Dallas News accused law-abiding citizens of tolerating mob violence while condemning judicial systems. Editors urged forcing loafers to earn their bread through work or community service, warning against street crowds in towns across the state.
Inhaled drops claim to relieve catarrh and head colds with a guaranteed cure. The product is marketed with internal use for cramps and cholera morbus and similar stomach troubles. Price 25 and 50 cents.
In Little Rock on April 15 the Arkansas Senate voted 12 to 7 to approve Senator Carlton's bill. It makes it unlawful to drink intoxicating liquor as a beverage without a license, set at $5 per year.
Eastern parties secured oil leases over nearly the entire valley around St. Joe in Searcy county after expert investigation. Wells will be sunk at once. Springs in Searcy and adjacent counties yield oil that ruins drinking water, with some pools used locally as a remedy for sprains and rheumatism. The field lies about 14 miles south of Yellville.
The Georgia born judge John o Wofford now in Kansas City drew sharp newspaper criticism for saying a youth defrauding an employer could not live on six dollars a week. The Kansas City Star called the comment sowing bad seed, while the Atlanta Journal notes the judge stands by his belief and offers no apology.
Dallas Democrat reports the Beaumont conference as a farce where Standard Oil officials pressed for the annulling of Texas anti trust statutes and for the dismissal of Rockfeller indictments. It argues railroads control market access and that Standard Oil will manipulate terms after field development. The piece claims Beaumont’s oil is at stake in a broader railroad dominated scheme.
The re trial of Ripley on charges of complicity in the murder of Kentucky Governor Goebel proceeds as legal action advances. The case centers on who helped arrange the fatal shooting amid political turmoil in the state.
Committees from the Merchants Association and the Chamber of Commerce charter a special train for a Texas business visit. The train leaves Pennsylvania Station at 9 am next Saturday with aims to beat the New Orleans record and spend Sunday night there. Sub committees will report on industrial observations for a final pamphlet publication.
Advertisement claims deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and cannot be cured by local applications. It pledges one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and invites readers to request circulars from J Cheney and Co of Toledo Ohio.
Fifteen hundred Hebrews gathered in Milwaukee on April 14 to back a Zionist plan to fund the purchase of land in Palestine from the Turks. The aim is to establish a refuge for oppressed Jews worldwide. A Milwaukee branch grows. Dr. Caro is a leading promoter.
County papers warn citizens to beware of sleek traveling sellers of bug gies and other goods. buy from home merchants to avoid notes and worthless property. Altus News cites a Laporte Ind woman confessing six husbands, the latest seeking a divorce.
Countless thousands have found a blessing to the body in Dr King s New Life Pills which positively cure Constipation Sick Headache Dizziness Jaundice Malaria Fever and Ague and all Liver and Stomach troubles. Purely vegetable never gripe or weaken Only 25c at Handy Matthews drug store.
The piece questions government authority to detain an American citizen with no offence and recalls Aguinaldo and MacArthur proclamations. It then shifts to a medical ad noting women suffer from piles and promoting Tabler's Buckeye Pure Ointment priced 50 cents per bottle or 75 cents per tube, sold by Graham Drug Co.
Reported estrays include a dark bay mare about 10 years old branded JP on shoulder and thigh, 13 hands high, taken up near Murray and from A. A. Donnell a red steer branded IR, both dated April 15, 1901. J W Burgess reported two stray horses on his farm 12 miles south west from Graham, a roan mare 10 12 years old branded LB on shoulder and OL on hip, 13 hands, and a 2 year old unbranded colt, dated April 10, 1901.
A fragmentary report hints at a battle cast into the mid Atlantic nine years past picked up by a Norse Gshorsian who finds a message from an American woman in Norway. The Norse relay yields a liberal reward to writer J. Griffith of Newark for the message.
WM Johnson advertises the Trammoth Jack from Goose Neck Farm offering stud services at 8 dollars per mare insured. Fees due when mare is bred or removed, colt deemed sound. Mares pastured. SAM described as a 15 hand, 6 year old black stallion from Kentucky stock, Goldston Jack lineage. Call at the farm to inspect.
The Fine French Coach Horse in Paris will serve mares at 6.00 at home or 7.00 at the mare's home. Availability at Jo Washburn's two days the last of each week. Described as a beautiful iron gray 16 1/2 hands high, half Breach Coach and half Percheron. Cal and see him, N. F. Boozer, South Bend, Texas.
An old remedy promotes Tutt's Liver Pills as a timely cure for sick headache sour stomach malaria indigestion torpid liver constipation and all bilious diseases highlighting its growing popularity and trusted status.
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