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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1891
Page
4
A period collage reports political maneuvering around subtreasury plans, party loyalties, and Democrat dynamics, alongside criminal cases in Houston and Galveston with rotten egg attacks on Sam Jones. It covers Texas weather, land wealth, and booming agriculture with prospects of westward expansion and press exhibits for the Texas World's Fair.
The Mail welcomes the Farmers' Alliance to Fort Worth at Riverside Park, praising their intelligent, honest effort to press reform while noting disagreements over methods. The piece credits the Alliance with injecting new features into national politics, driving out sects issues, and shaping public discourse. Other items reference Canada’s tariff vote, European estate fraud warnings, Hugo Preyer's convention force, a G A R letter to Detroit, Kuykendall's wheat yield, Harvey county corn storage needs, and sub treasury lumber considerations.
A Kansas focus notes rising farm mortgage payments and a claim that more will be paid off this fall than ever before. The piece appears amid sheriff notices and local commentary, mentioning a judge in Ohio and a critique of a state supreme court order.
Clarksville Times quotes critics lamenting the effect of a land law on investment and capital leaving the state. The item contrasts calls to repeal homestead laws with envy of greater investment elsewhere. A garbled quote from Henry Watterson warns students of Virginia about national progress, while other fragmented lines reference social effort and public concerns.
A claim suggests Texas holds the lowest taxes in the union if the state is debt free and has millions in the treasury. The statement centers on fiscal health and comparisons with other states, inviting scrutiny of tax policy and debt levels.
An ad touts Dr King’s New Drovery for consumption and colds with a money back guarantee. It claims benefits for throat chest and lung troubles and urges readers to try a bottle at J G Graham Co. drug store. A separate note reports Rain-maker Melbourne achieved partial success with a nitro glyc erine balloon experiment in Canton Ohio causing rain in intervals.
Specimen cases from New Cassel Wisconsin Harrisburg Ohio and Cutawnee show relief from neuralgia rheumatism fever sores and leg wounds after treatment with Electric Bitters and Burcklen's African Salve. Edward Shepherd and John Speaker are cited as cured. R. G. Graham & Co. sell the remedies.
An 1870s San Antonio Express piece urges growers in Bexar County to adopt cow peas for forage and soil health. It highlights rapid growth, drought resistance, multiple harvests, high feed value for dairy cattle, and fertilizer benefits from plowing under vines. It notes market prices in New Orleans and lacunae in local cultivation.
The Book Trust offers a complete Edinburgh edition Britannica reprint at 1.50 per volume with six month delivery and small payments. They compare it to higher priced English and Scribner editions and include Volume I for 60 cents plus 40 cents postage by mail. Address is 816-821 Wabash Ave Chicago. Bay Wine of Cardus, a Tonic for Women.
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