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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
2
For County Commissioner precinct No 1 the voters are shown the slate of candidates R C Mcphail l J W Horner and Geo F Parsons. The item lists the official names for the local election.
Citizens are urged to cast ballots on Saturday to express sentiments and support for Texas interests. The message notes calls about Taft Roosevelt’s policy-holders and warns that President Gompers vows to oppose Republican incumbents at the polls if labor legislation is not enacted.
A call to vote next Saturday urges citizens to fulfill duty to country and self. A disastrous tornado swept Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Georgia last Friday killing 368 and injuring 1 200. If Joe Bailey tells the truth many Confederate Veterans in Young county will register their opinion Saturday.
The House last week affirmed for the first time in years that the president is not the commander in chief of Congress, prompting a partisan clash over executive authority. The statement divides supporters of Bailey and anti Bailey factions as elections near.
Republican speakers face the challenge of arguing the panic is largely imaginary and that the modest downturn in business results from Democrats’ persistent focus on tariff reform rather than real economic decline.
A reader extols Unt's Lightning Oil as a versatile remedy used by all family members. Grand Pop treats rheumatism, Dad handles cuts sprains and bruises, Mammy soothes burns colds and aches, Sis tackles catarrh and chilblains, while the narrator claims it removes pain at the root and never disappoints.
The ballot lists candidates J W Bailey M M Brooks James L Storey Andrew J Baker Cone Johnson OT Holt Cullen F Thomas Lee Young for delegates and alternates at large with instructions to vote four delegates and four alternates. Voters urged not to scratch pledge lines risking invalidation and to bring poll tax receipts to the polls.
A Chamberlain's Salve advertised to ease burns sores sore nipples and chapped hands. It claims instant pain relief and healing without scarring for mild injuries. Price 25 cents. for sale by all druggists.
An aeronaut at Fort Worth escaped serious injury after a parachute tore loose from his balloon last Monday. He plummeted about two thousand feet, landing on rocks and losing consciousness but suffered no broken bones. He was rescued and treated, with doctors deeming his condition not serious.
A singing convention will begin on the Saturday before the fourth Sunday in May at Briar Branch school house. All are invited to bring song books and baskets of food to share. The event aims to praise God with heartfelt melodies and honor His name.
The Conference for Education in Texas will be held in Dallas next month with railroads offering special sale rates from May 7. Trains arriving the morning of May 7th have a return limit of May 10th. Meetings take place at the Bush Temple of Music 307-309 Elm Street near downtown hotels, Friday evening Saturday forenoon and afternoon, with final adjournment to allow non-Dallas residents to catch evening trains.
Evening session held at Bush Temple of Music 307 309 Elm Street with Dr A L Andrews delivering invocation. Welcome address by Mayor S J Hay and response by Supt C L Turner. Mrs Joseph B Dibrell presiding speaks on the club women as a factor in child development for the man of tomorrow.
The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Seguin session on May 9 1908 features morning talks on education missions led by Dr W Sutton and F M Braley. Panels cover higher state schools Denominational colleges normal schools city and county public schools with R B Cousins W L Willis and other educators guiding discussion.
A farmer shares a worm with hens illustrating human nature to spread good fortune. The same impulse explains letters praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy written to help others. The remedy is available from all druggists.
Senator Bailey spoke in San Antonio last Monday opposing statewide prohibition. He backs a local option in his home county but argues one region should not impose prohibition on another section of the state.
An advertisement urges immediate use of Simmon’s Sarsaparilla to purge impurities. It promises to improve blood quality, appetite, strength, and ambition, suggesting quick health benefits from the tonic.
A stiff norther blew through Wichita Falls Texas overnight and this morning, snow falling for nearly three hours and melting quickly. Old residents say this is later than any previous Wichita county snowfall, though no danger to fruit or garden truck is noted.
At Corsicana Texas on April 11 1908 Confederate veterans denounce Joseph W Bailey as a slanderer and cowardly attacker against old soldiers. They resolve to vote against Bailey and use all honorable means to defeat him, declaring him an overbearing bigot.
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