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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
2
The Leader lists subscription rates with one copy at 1 year for 1.00 and six months at 50 cents. Postoffice entry indicates second class mail matter in Graham Texas. Names FRANK H. BOWRON and P. A. MARTIN appear as publishers or officials.
Public notices list candidates for multiple offices including Senator D E Decker and Jno W Veale, District Judge A H Carrigan and P M Stine, District Attorney P A Martin, Representative 104 District R P Diwmitt, County Judge Gro H McLaren, County Clerk E B Norman, County Treasurer F M Burrette, Sheriff and Tax Collector M A Wallace, Tax Assessor R L Tankersley, Public Weigher S W Lane, and County Commissioners J W Horner Precinct 1, R M Summers Precinct 4, H L Leberman Precinct 3.
Mr Bryan says it is too early to call anyone a candidate for the presidency. He argues that lingering attention from papers and the public would burden any man with constant demands for views on many public questions for more than two years before the next election.
Chairman Griggs of the national congressional campaign committee tours New York seeking campaign donations for fall elections. He says corporations strictly obey the law barring corporate contributions, noting that they spurned his blandishments in the metropolis. The piece hints they may devise a workaround when Republicans request support.
In Buenos Ayres the pan American congress wrestles with whether European powers may seize debts from Spanish American republics using fleets and marines. The dispute centers on preventing debt collection to allow revolutions on credit, letting new governments repudiate predecessors' debts.
Full blood and high grade short horn bull calves for sale at reasonable prices. Call or address D. H. French, Graham, Texas.
The Dallas News warns readers about fakirs swindlers and sharpers in Texas. It details scams including incubator and brooder schemes with advance payments but no delivery, bogus life insurance, and charity solicitors asking for credentials. The paper urges vigilance until these scammers move on.
Frank Jones of Pikesville Indiana reports high demand for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He cites its success in curing dysentery after other remedies failed and notes local druggists stock it for sale.
The article critiques Senator Joe Bailey for telling those who disagree with him to relocate to the Indian Territory. It describes his claim Texas belongs to him and predicts a population drop if opponents quit, noting a six year timeline for Texans to fully assess his character. The piece brands him egotistical and confrontational toward critics.
An old advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as a fast cure for pains from aches and bruises to cuts and burns. It claims the oil cures chigger bites and implies superiority over other remedies. The bold copy emphasizes rapid relief and general healing.
Hog buyers offer five shillings per head for a lot of one hundred or more hogs weighing 75 to 150 pounds. Delivery expected at Gra ham between August 1 and 10.
Collier's Weekly calls two returning figures from the old world notable in American history John D Rockefeller and William Jennings Bryan. Rockefeller represents concentrated wealth and power while Bryan is praised as a patriot and statesman loved worldwide. Bryan is seen as a possible Democratic presidential candidate whose global reception symbolizes liberty and peace.
The Bear Grove Indiana man FE Wolfe credits Electric Bitters with ending two years of kidney trouble and general debility. He alleges they cured stomach liver and blood issues, headaches, dizziness, and weakness. Priced 60 cents and guaranteed by B S Doty Co.
Voters praise the Terrell election law for ballot privacy and absence of poll bidding. Many say the system allows quiet marking without outside influence and expect steady support as familiarity grows. The law is deemed fair and here to stay.
Major Hamm, editor of the Constitutionalist in Eminence Kentucky, recounted being fiercely attacked four years prior. He credited Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing his injuries in ten days and reports no trouble since. The ointment is touted as the quickest healer for burns, sores, cuts and wounds at 25 cents.
The writer attacks C. K. Bell for his election role, accusing him of wavering on prohibition and flipping positions by county. The piece asserts no candidate can win Texas with such inconsistent stances, saying Texans want a governor who is clearly for or against prohibition.
A letter from Index Texas author J M Warp touts Hunt’s Cure as a cure for itching nails. He claims one application relieved his itch and less than a box cured him entirely, noting nails as a good thing beyond scratching.
A meditation by Edward Everett extols landowners as guardians of the soil and transmitters of family heritage. It links ownership to duty, lineage, and community, describing farms as living ties between generations and the nation’s character.
An August New Idea Woman's Magazine excerpt by Miss Elizabeth Howard Westwood argues that immigrant women must be assimilated to American life. It warns European village emigration will flood the nation, leaving American culture and language behind while wages rise for new citizens.
In hot weather the first loose stools in a child require prompt attention. A few doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil can prevent progression. Rev M O Stockland of Little Falls Minnesota endorses the remedy for summer disorders in children. Sold by all druggists.
The community reports crops look fine and farmers have laid by. The Primitive Baptists held a three day meeting beginning Friday before the fourth Sunday in July with three visiting preachers. Dinner was served on the grounds. Several locals and visitors, including Harrison Forester, T Townsend, G R Whites family, Charlie Elkine, Walter and Oscar Fitzgerald, Harry Blackwood, and families from Mount Pleasant and Palo Pinto, attended church and visiting relatives. Norman Burnett Jr. is reported sick, Zona Townsend is recovering from facial poisoning, and Geo R White visited Graham.
Real estate listing notes affordable resident houses in Hampshire offered by J C Vaughan. Properties described as suitable for steady living with reasonable uses and dependable ownership prospects. Emphasis on practical homes and fair pricing within the local market.
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