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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1906
Page
6
Rates of subscription one copy one year six months listed. Post Office Graham Texas second class mail matter. Frank H. Bowron printers. P. A. Martin printer.
Announcements list P A Martin for District Attorney E B Norman and Db Calenbary R Lindsey for County Clerk. F M Burkett named for County Treasurer with other officials noted.
An advertisement notes claims that remedies from Doty & Co. of Graham Texas cure dew poison, ring worms, skin eruptions, chopped faces and hands, sores, sweat, swollen and blistered feet, and promise cotton pickers can gather more cotton by using it. The item reflects period labelling and sales language.
Vesuvius erupts as US Senate rate bill debate heats up the nation. Candidates flood mailboxes with literature, but the key edge goes to the candidate who meets voters in Young County before July 28, making a strong impression. Our readers are not pledged to any particular candidate.
Fort Worth Record Washington notes Parker's push for a Southern nominee may lift Senator Joe Bailey, seen as good timber though not better than Culberson. Abilene Reporter worries Bailey’s Standard Oil prosecutions and canal stance taint his record, preferring a Southern standard bearer with an unblemished record, wary of demagoguery. Carney Courier calls Bailey the biggest turtle in the tank.
The text argues science proves the moon has an atmosphere enabling some life forms, but not human habitation. It promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for headaches, biliousness, malaria, fevers, jaundice, dyspepsia, dizziness, liver and kidney issues, and general debility, touting it as a tonic and sleep aid backed by B S Doty.
The text of Sec. 120 as passed in the first called session of the Twenty-Ninth Legislature, revised to read, covers ballot placement for county office candidates, prorated convention votes, dropping the lowest on each ballot, county pro rata voting, withdrawal procedures, continuous balloting until a majority is achieved, county votes based on governor election results, and certification to county clerks and the secretary of state.
Report notes Governor Lanham chose a successor to Howard Martin as assistant Attorney-General before the remains of the former were laid to rest. The article suggests office burdens justified the haste and recalls a quip about remarriage after a wife’s death.
The Wichita Times accuses Senator Decker and Representative Witherspoon of taking pay at a special legislative term after promising to serve for free if the Governor called the session. The paper faults their public statements vs actions and invites them to reply.
A Kansas audience notes Senator Bailey delivered a favorable congress speech on the rate bill last week. While skepticism remains about his independence from Standard Oil and other trusts, supporters credit his stated aims and urge him to act on his words for Texas benefit.
This salve targets sore nipples burns frost bites chapped hands itching piles chronic sores and skin diseases such as tetter ring worm eczema and scabies. It claims unparalleled success in treatment and is sold by all druggists at 25 cents per box.
A hard rain visited the black land belt of Texas last Thursday evening and in some places there was a heavy fall of hail. Along the Rock Island line near Ringgold hail covered the ground and in Arlington, Tarrant county, hailstones fell as large as a hen egg.
Miss Cecelia Smith of Beaumont Texas offered 1000 dollars for a cure of Tetter in her hands. After using a one dollar bottle of Hooper s Tetter Cure she withdraws the offer as her hands are now well. Guaranteed by B S Doty Co.
Farmers and readers are urged to subscribe to a combined offer of The Dallas Semi-Weekly News and The Graham Leader. For 1.75 dollars per year, subscribers receive both papers, with The Farmers' Forum highlighted as a key feature for local news, home enterprises, and national affairs.
In Bonham and Dallas News quotes, farmers are urged to compare home growth with purchases from Northern mail order houses. Both the country man who grows little and the city man who shops North waste their funds. The piece urges reform by teaching prudent farming and local buying, noting hindsight is better than foresight.
A promotional cough announces Hunt's Cure promising to treat all forms of itch with a guaranteed cure or no cost if it fails. The ad urges readers to try the product during a widespread itching episode.
A sermon from Eliasville Texas extols fraternity as a noble principle linking brotherly love, patriotism, and charity. It condemns back-biting and self interest while praising mothers, home, and society, noting how unity sustains nations and how distrust corrodes communities.
South Bend corn looks promising for a strong crop this year. J W Keeler and family visited Will Copeland’s family. A lively Sunday School crowd gathered. A H Higgins of Murray and J F Osborn of Briar Branch visited relatives from Saturday to Monday. Grandma and Willie Fickling remain ill after a week. Susie Ford dined with Dessie Weaver. Burgess and wife visited Copelands. O D Higgins and family saw Mrs. Higgins’ mother Mrs. J A Fickling.
Mrs Alexander of Cary Maine says Dr King’s New Life Pills are the best remedy she tried for keeping the stomach liver and bowels in perfect order. The purifiers are painless and infuse new life. Guaranteed by B S Doty Co druggists. Price 25 cents.
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