Prohibition Convention Heads to Dallas in 1900
A lengthy notice lists the State Prohibition Convention to nominate a ticket and presidential electors in Dallas on September 14 1900 at City Hall. It invites prohibitionists to attend, notes railfare discounts for nearby points, and mentions John G Wooley will attend. B P Bailey is the state chairman, from Houston.
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Prohibition
Dallas
John G. Wooley
B. P. Bailey
Chm
Houston
Texas
Appointment of Trust and Brazos Valley official noted
W C Forbess leaves Texas to live in St Louis and has been appointed superintendent of the Trust and Brazos Valley Railway. He is already in Wheely Me. apemowh var ougiont western.
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Texas
St. Loui
Trust
What Would Jesus Do And The Barker Controversy
A poem contrasts What would Jesus do with comic and social scenes as the Falls City Journal essay Containing a second note on Wharton Barker the Populist candidate allegedly made a Russia boon lord The piece notes questions of citizenship and eligibility and ends with a wry line about Ignatius Donnelly as a fallback option The Dallas News mentions Barker in relation to presidential prospects and eligibility doubts with no definite outcome.
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Jesus
Allan May
Falls City Journal
Wharton Barker
Wendelas
Russia
Barker
Congress
the Constitution
Ignatious Donnelly
Dallas News
Bryan election gains spark Illinois senator push
The Atlanta Journal notes rising signs of Bryan's election with Senator Billy Mason of Illinois prepared to stump against him. An anecdote from Fort Worth recalls a Granbury man who showed $300, spent at a sight in town, drank with a woman, and ended at police headquarters with a hangover and empty pockets.
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Philadelphia
Longley
Earl
Walton Avenue
Augustus Ward
Bryan
Billy Mason
Illinois
Atlanta Journal
Granbury
Fort Worth
Acre
Calamity talk fades as Texans seek economic steadiness
An Oak Cliff Inquirer excerpt notes Texans ignore heated politics of past eras and focus on practical topics like cotton factories Brazos navigation canning and dairying. It argues partisan fervor lowers taxes and reduces calamity howling when people pursue steadier economic aims.
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Texas
Brazos
Oak Cliff Inquirer
Prohibition Keeps Wise County Town Quiet
Last Monday, the first Monday of the month, drew a large crowd yet no drunkenness appeared on the streets. Physicians were absent, officers kept vigilant, and Wise County Messenger notes the town’s peace and sobriety with jail doors open for a week without a prisoner, a rare boast.
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Wise County Messenger
Hunt's Lightning Oil Promises Wide Range of Cures
An advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as a cure for catarrh neuralgia sprains and cramps colic diarrhoea cuts headache rheumatism and more with a money back guarantee if it fails. The copy targets both people and animals and labels the product as a universal remedy.
Lost horse described as brand on left shoulder
Notice seeks owner and offers five dollars for the return of a missing horse. The animal is about 14 and a half hands, branded a brace on the left shoulder, and the finder, E. E. Johnson, requests delivery in Graham during August 1900.
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Graham
Wanted Baled Oats Hay or Feed on Subscription
A classified notice seeks regular supply of baled oats hay or any kind of cow feed on a subscription basis. The ad requests cold weather storage or ongoing delivery arrangements and invites suppliers to contact the advertiser for terms.
Cattle Loan Offer From Chicago Livestock Commission
An unlimited fund of money to lend on cattle is offered by the Chicago Livestock Commission Company with service across Chicago St Louis and Kansas City. Ireland Hampton, Agent, Henrietta Texas. 45 3m cow.
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Chicago Livestock Commission Company
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Ireland
Hampton
Henrietta
Texas
Prairie Dogs poisoned with poisoned wheat claim clean sweep by Eggers and Ferguson
Stockmen report that the Prairie Dogs poisoned through the poisoned wheat method view Eggers and Ferguson as the sole firms to make a complete sweep. All holes that were not attacked remain charged for, per notices from Bacrs and Ferguson in Gertrude Texas.
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Eggers & Furgeson
Bacrs & Ferguson
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Stamford
Kansas
Kentucky
John J. Ingalls
Caleb Powers
Gov. Goebel
Liberty County
James O'Leary
Paris
Geronimo
Rock Island Railroad
Liberty Congress
Indianapolis
Tennessee
San Francisco
Rev. Gibson
Theodore Durant
McKinley
Naples
New York
Joplin
Longview
Grapevine
Tutt
Istipation
Ier
D' Tabler
Buckeye
James Forall
North Main Street
Graham Drug Ca
Hunt
E. E. Johnson
Young
Wichita Falls, Tex
Halburn
Sboro, Texas
Lyon & Matthews
Jacksboro, Texas
A. C. Anderson
J. E. Dowdle
Rex
Graham, Txas
U.S
Jacksboro
J. J. Gallaher
Gertrude, Texas
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