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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1891
Page
4
The piece discusses party realignments with a northern reform influence and criticizes a scholarship contest tied to newspaper sales. It notes the Dick Duncan habeas corpus case dismissal and reports on Weatherford Republic weather humor. It also previews the Texas State Fair Exposition opening season with bands, magic acts, and grand exhibits.
A model of the Waco cotton picking machine was shown at J. B. Holloway's last week and drew much attention. The device is simple to use, with a revolving cylinder and side brushes to collect cotton into a sack. Machines are offered for rent to farmers, as most cannot afford a 1000 purchase, and the company remains cautious about market release.
A note on the planned centennial of white exploration in present day Washington cites Vancouver's 1792 coast visit and Gray's voyage up the Columbia River. Officials begin preparations for a regional celebration with inviting neighboring states.
A public notice touts a reprint of the Encyclopedia Britannica in 25 volumes at 1.60 per volume with flexible payments. It claims the Edinburg ninth edition rewritten for American subjects by eminent authors, with new maps, and asserts strong value versus English and Scribner editions.
The piece argues that the combined Choctaw Cape and Seminole lands offer a state-sized area with a population larger than several states. It notes 110,000 whites outside tribes and 40,000 mixed bloods, many lacking education, with tensions over citizenship and governance. It calls for updated laws and immediate statehood amid growing prosperity.
A Daily News report claims the Hold Your Wheat Farmers Alliance is financed by Minneapolis speculators with a stranger guiding the movement as a bid to unload 6,000,000 bushels. Other items note wheat prices fluctuating in New York and Europe aiding buyers, with Cape Cod erosion fears and immigration law limits at World’s Fair exhibits.
Fragmented text notes that Kentucky prohibits lotteries under its constitution while implying one state remains with a lottery company’s legal existence. Mentions remedies for various ailments and a mix of garbled names and items, including medical products and obscure references.
A Dublin Texas exhibitor demonstrates a natural tanning method using abundant Texas broom weed. The process promises rapid production and reduced costs, potentially reshaping the U S leather industry with hides tanned without chemicals. Also notes on Cheatham and Electric Bitters advertisements and a desert trip report about Colorado River redirection.
The ad touts Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming it cured a wife threatened with pneumonia after La Grippe and praises Robert Barker of Cooksport Pa for Long Trouble. Available in small and large bottles at Graham Co s drug store.
A reader notes the immense expenditure of the current Congress, calculating totals per hour since key historic moments and comparing to past sessions. The piece cites Polk’s reform plan as reliant on national legislation and critiques Alliance politics. It references a Cherokee Strip dispute and a freak calf exhibit in Paris Texas.
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