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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1889
Page
3
A vivid Detroit Free Press piece uses war imagery to sell Warner's Safe Cure. It contrasts a battlefield scene with the national health fight and urges readers to join the “great army” of those whom the remedy has saved from disease and death.
The text presents a quarrel between Fred andarry about a broken marriage promise. Fred laments the injury and claims the woman pledged marriage while arry notes she kept the promise. The fragment also includes a remark on women who use powder.
An old advertisement asserts hereditary blood poisons afflict many, urging husbands and wives to keep their blood pure with Botanic Blood Balm. It cites testimonials from James Hill of Atlanta and Mrs. Williams of Sandy Texas, plus J R Wilson of Glen Alpine Station describing leg amputation and recovery after B B B use. It concludes with a proverb about a boot.
1200 acres of the choicest land in the San Luis Valley southern Colorado with fence water rights and ditches ready for use. Sold as a whole or in parts. suitable for farming or stock-raising. Address Henry A Butter Alamosa Colorado for price terms.
A reader letter to the editor promotes a positive remedy for consumption claiming thousands cured. The author T A Slocum offers two free bottles to readers who send express and postal addresses. The missive ends with a respectful sign off from M C 18) Pearl & J N Y. It notes no portion of General Harrison's mail comes from the South.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Curvey & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for every cataract cured by Hall's Catarra Cure. The document, sworn in Toledo, names a 1886 date and notary A W Gleason. The text promotes internal consumption and claims action on blood and mucus surfaces.
In this Fortnightly Review excerpt, the author extols a nonviolent approach to Africa, citing explorers who thrived through persuasion and friendly contact. He warns against the fist fashion of conquest, urging white explorers to treat natives with humor and humanity while maintaining dignity.
A Chicago Mail quotation contrasts cats and dogs in popular lore. It notes cats as mysterious yet beloved for playfulness while dogs are frank and loyal, and it humorously claims cats cannot keep secrets whereas dogs may bite but reveal nothing to outsiders.
Mr Frank G Carpenter describes Japan as a land of small people and tiny objects. He notes heights from five feet to five feet five inches and bantam chickens. He remarks on one story houses, shell like teacups, and delicate landscapes.
Indictment against pension clerk Robert Sigel for forgery in New York. Irish National League split denial. Illinois Senate approves bill regulating telephone charges. Fifteen congressmen ill from inauguration-day exposure. Racine Basket Factory claims world-largest status. New Jersey cannery buys 200 acres of tomatoes for next season at seven dollars per ton. Parnell sympathizers raise eight thousand dollars in Philadelphia. Oklahoma land largely taken by squatters. Britain Mexico postal treaty published in Mexico. Congress appropriates ten million for public buildings. Pulp mills multiply in Meine risking oversupply. new mills eyed. Many Washington bureau chiefs resign. Edison patent in Canada reportedly void. Berlin Royal Library bans females from premises. Edmund C. Stanton awarded Bavarian order of St. Michael. Seventh Regiment drinks seven thousand bottles on return from Washington to New York. No disorder noted. Martin Thorp and William Garner captured in Conway County Arkansas with bogus money. James G. Whittier denies Europe trip rumor. Colonel Wilson leads Washington aqueduct extension work. Lydecker to be court-martialed. El Tiempo warns Harrison inaugural address threatens Latin American peace. Eighteen hundred workers laid off as Scott Foundry closes. Chicago surgeon testifies about nose setting in a criminal case. Accommodating dooter remark noted.
A Baltimore man Mr M. 8 Culp benefited from Salvation Oil after years of rheumatism left him helpless. The remedy, costing 25 cents, is praised as a wondrous cure sparking interest among readers. The ad also promotes Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a fast cough or cold remedy.
The note recalls Jay Gould starting by entering a broker’s office and then quickly cleaning out the broker, illustrating the rough-edged beginnings of his business career.
An unusually self-satisfied man is described as arrogant in a phrase about trousers. Senator Palmer of Michigan is noted to be writing a novel.
Mixed ad copy notes Brown's Bitters as a cure all for aches and weak health with claims of blood purification and restored strength. It mentions Dr Isaac Thompson Eye Water and a plumbing school by the Philadelphia association. Also references Cha Chamberlain lime sales and a child’s Castoria usage across life stages.
A physician prescribes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for bilious dyspepsia and torpid liver, claiming it purifies blood and purges kidneys and excretory organs. The remedy, touted as a universal cure, reportedly strengthens digestion and builds flesh and strength, with a guaranteed refund if no benefit is seen.
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