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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
2
The report states forty to fifty new yellow fever cases daily in New Orleans, with total cases reaching 1712 by Monday. Prof. D. F. Houston, former president of A. & M. College, is appointed president of the University of Texas, succeeding the late W. L. Prather.
Rev. W. R. Chandler, longtime State Baptist evangelist who spoke in Graham two years ago, retires from evangelistic work due to failing health and accepts the pastorate of the Ada Oklahoma church.
Bridgeport marks Labor Day with events on September 4 and 5 featuring speeches by notable orators, baseball games, foot races, sack races, potato races, gun shoots, and other attractions. Local organizations organize the entertainment and community participation is encouraged.
Paul Keith, a noted newspaper man from Eastland County, shot and killed his brother-in-law Lee Grantham. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary last week for the homicide.
The Amarillo Herald pushes for stricter sanitary enforcement as public health concerns rise. Wanamaker’s hospitality to Booker Washington sparked debate and some southern dealers cut ties over his actions. Jacksboro papers note higher attendance and receipts from recent Gra ham games, while observers question credit practices.
The region advances on multiple road deals. A Beardsley to Stamford contract is signed and funded with work starting immediately. Another Merkel to Stamford route was let days earlier to link to points north. The Orient also eyes Stamford, signaling Stamford’s central role in forthcoming rail improvements.
R. E. Speer of Fort Worth, brother to Judge Ocie Speer, refused last week to continue publishing the Item, a negro paper, due to a bitter editorial that insulted true southern men. Speer runs a large job printing office and had printed the Item for years. The insult article commented on the Wanamaker Washington episode.
John Wanamaker stands as the era’s most persistent advertiser. The Booker T. Washington incident at Saratoga last week sparked controversy as Washington denies escorting Miss Wanamaker to the dining room but confirms accepting Wanamaker’s invitation to dine with him and his party.
The Wichita Times notes Southern residents denounce Wanamaker for inviting a Black guest, calling it lowering himself to a Negro. The paper discusses potential declines in Southern patronage versus possible gains from Northern and Eastern readers and customers.
From Loving, too late for last week. A church was organized today with fifteen members and others will join soon. The revival was strong with Christians praying, conversions expected, and Bro. Lindsey assisting in the church’s organization. The writer, Mrs. John L. McCord, notes ongoing illness but joyful service and a appreciated rain last Sunday evening.
Pleasantly effective pills praised for avoiding headache biliousness and torpid liver. They claim to cure jaundice and act as a tonic. Sold by B H Blakeney.
A county river farm eight miles from town covers 320 acres with 170 acres cultivated and the rest pasture. It includes a four room house, smoke house, good fence and ample tanks. Asking price 4500 dollars. Proprietor J. C. Vaughan describes it as a fine bargain.
An advertising note touts Sunset Magazine as the best informant on California and the West, published by the Southern Pacific in San Francisco. It invites readers to send 10 cents for a sample copy and advertises low one way train fares to California from September 15 to October 31, 1905.
Special clubbing deal targets farmers and stockmen. The Dallas Semi-Weekly News and Graham Leader merged edition promises local, state, national, and foreign news plus home enterprises and personal items for $1.75 for one year. Subscriptions urged with emphasis on Farmers forum and special features.
An appeal invites readers to request illustrated books about California and the Far West from Chas. S. Fee at Southern Pacific San Francisco. Low rate colonist tickets will be sold from September 15 to October 31, 1905, with inquiries encouraged.
Edna Texas March 14 1903 a letter from a patient praises Dr E W Hall St Louis Me and says kidney and rheumatic troubles were cured by Hall's Great Discovery recommending it to others with similar ailments.
One small bottle of Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles for men and women and can be mailed if not in stock. The ad notes Dr. E W Hall as manufacturer and Graham Drug Co as seller. Also advertised is 359 acres of school land eight miles from Graham with two-room house, fencing, tanks, and a price of $1300.
A historical advertisement praising The Record as a versatile weekly newspaper edited well and illustrated. It highlights market news, appeal to housewives farmers stockraisers and artisans and notes a Friday colored comic for youths. Offers one year subscription for $1.75 with a clubbing deal.
In a medical pitch the speaker extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood builder and liver support. Mosquitoes and flies spread diseases like malaria typhoid and cholera, the speaker claims. The text warns against alcohol-based tonics and touts a non alcoholic herbal alternative.
The salve heals without a scar and acts fast to draw out irritation soothe cool and heal cuts bruises and skin conditions. It is advertised as the only genuine Witch Hazel Salve and warns buyers to beware of counterfeits sold by B H Blake ney.
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