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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1896
Page
4
Content shows a Graham Texas weekly with postal rates, a Taylor postoffice applicant Carrie B. Hoke, jury notes, a political forecast on Texas constitution and electors, shifts in Pullman Car wages, curfew law tests in Waxahachie, and William Jennings Bryan touring Texas with three dates planned.
A Sunday morning blaze consumed the purt house in Eastland County at 3 30 A M. The building costing 65000 and insured for 40000 was destroyed though records in fire proof vaults may be spared. Lawyers offices libraries and secretaries were housed there amid extensive paraphernalia.
Applicants for the Greenville Port office are requested to hold up their Gazeta query or notice. The article fragment indicates a local call for filings or declarations, with names and dates obscured by OCR. This brief outlines a public notice affecting local governance and eligibility procedures.
The piece critiques Attorney General Crane and Governor succession in Texas, noting Dallas politics, opposition history, and a cautious view of public figures. It references McKinley, Bryan, and Hood's Cure for Consumption as aside commentary, hinting at campaign dynamics and public sentiment.
In a county office a night watchman Mr. Coe worked alone after his assistant left. Two men threatened him with a pistol at gunpoint and forced the vault open for cash. A gunfight left Mr. Coe with a scalp wound, thieves escaped through a window with the money, and both suspects remain at large.
In Austin Texas on November 27 the Burt jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the punishment at death. The defendant showed no visible reaction to the verdict and remained calm. He told reporters he had nothing to say until appeals are decided. His defense claimed lunacy, but he acknowledged acquaintances and spoke with them after the verdict. The crime involves the July 2 murder of his wife and two stepchildren.
Mr G Cailiouette a Beaversville druggist recalls how Dr King s New Discovery saved a life after physicians failed. He reports offering a free trial through D B Akin & Co drug store and endorses three bottles restoring health.
Claude Texas resident W.E. Miner reports years of nervous trouble impure blood and indigestion eased by Hood's Sarsaparilla. He says the tonic keeps his blood pure and Hood's Pills provide vegetable relief and satisfaction.
Rev. l K R Hicks defends his Word and Works paper and the 1597 Almanac. The almanac features 108 pages with star maps and weather forecasts, offered at 25 cents. Word and Works costs one dollar yearly with a free Gare Alma a as premium. St Louis publishers invite subscriptions.
G W Clark of McGregor Texas reports his baby daughter cured of violent summer diarrhea from teething with Dr King’s Royal Germetuer. He notes initial improvement followed by full recovery and healthy weight. Felix Peobandt plans to start a free silver weekly publication in San Angelo soon.
The Homestead accuses papers across Iowa and seven other states of being bought for campaign influence. It cites a Des Moines publisher, a $200,000 outlay, and plans to publish pro-republican material while suppressing silver-supporting communications. The piece invites libel suits and taunts rivals to sue to prove the charges.
The piece argues McKinley would win a smaller electoral majority under district voting, while Bryan's share suggests broader popular support. It extols newspapers as city builders and warns political talk of a landslide is misleading, noting state by state variances and how small vote changes could flip outcomes.
A tonic claim asserts Electric Bitters cure headaches and habitual headaches with permanent relief. It also tones the bowels to ease constipation and urges readers to try a bottle at Akin's Drug Store for fifty cents or one dollar.
The salve cures cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, eczema and rashes and promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Priced at 25 cents per box. For sale by D. R. Akin & Co.
The great World's Fair Ferris Wheel inventor George W Ferris died in Pittsburgh last Sunday of typhoid fever. A native of Galesburg Illinois, his death marks the passing of a notable engineer and entrepreneur.
A collection of humorous and moral vignettes from old newspapers. It recalls a breach of promise trial scene in Henry County with sharp innuendo, a deaf notice mistaken for a hymn book offer, and a call to work hard in all crafts. The excerpts urge industriousness and warn against idleness, ending with an exhortation to labor and wakeful living.
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