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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
4
A Baltimore Sun excerpt recounts a Civil War drum incident. A colonel orders his worn Confederate regiment to look sharp for a general’s inspection. The drummer is accused of mutiny as it fails to sound. The drummer reveals the drum is full of chickens, sparking a dramatic misfire and humor amid hardship.
An essay celebrates lasting beauty as grace and sympathy in women, noting physical prime from twenty five to thirty five and mental ripening by forty. It contrasts youth's rush with maturity's poise, tact, and devotion, praising service to country and humanity and the eventual dowry of marriage and motherhood.
An ad urges readers to try Simmons Liver Purifier by the A. C. Simmons Jx. Medicine Co. Caution is given to avoid imitations and to ensure the product is the genuine pURIFER.
The Denver Democrat extols democracy as virile honest and unwavering in the new century. It declares democracy a champion of liberty worldwide and steadfast against enemies of the republic.
The United States led by organizing a temperance society in Moreau New York 1808 followed by England Ireland and Scotland. The issue now is enforcing prohibition rather than its constitutionality with elected officers to enforce laws. The nineteenth century saw active temperance work and local option laws proposed as the solution.
The article urges Democrats to abandon delays on the popular election of senators and join Republicans in passing a reform seen as a stepping stone to broader changes. It stresses that reforming the Senate election is more important than partisan glory and calls for an unanimous vote where possible, noting J. W. Bailey of Texas.
Chills and fever are treated with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic a tasteless iron and quinine remedy. No cure no pay and the price is 50 cents.
A joke item claims a crude remedy for a boy’s fear and mischief, suggesting a leath er belt applied to the naked posterior cheeks until meals are hard to face. The note asserts the cure is not patented and cannot be bought by a county combine.
A dishonest ad touts a “cure” for a cold using Bromo Quinine tablets. It claims every box bears a signature and promises relief in one day. The text urges buyers to trust the mark and price is listed as 25 cents.
A Washington Post tale reports a “Terrible Turk” wrestler challenged by a Texas town. A local blacksmith pinned the star in minutes, injuring him enough for hospital care, then defeated the manager who lacked $50. The spectacle dented the act’s standings.
The House rushes ill considered and unprepared measures to enactment under Reed rules. Critics say crude undigested bills will need careful Senate remodelling to avoid making Congress look ridiculous. The forward pace seen as a legislative kindergarten style shift harms deliberation.
Cecil Rhodes amused as Cape liner salutes ex Empress Eugenie. French squadron lines up ships to honor her yacht. Rhodes jokes crew to shout Beef lemons and cheese, provoking a deafening chorus that drowns the French salute. Eugenie smiles at the playful garnish.
A long letter from a Brookline subscriber discusses how human thoughts are not isolated but form an endless continuum under a universal consciousness. It contemplates how literature across eras shares a persistent striving for perfect expression of the human heart and intellect. The note ends with a quip that buckwheat cakes will be sheet time in a couple of weeks.
A courtiers remark prompts King Victor Emmanuel to joke about disguising as a student to hear public opinion. He compares the stunt to Peter the Great, then adds a sharp retort that Peter punished those who spoke ill of him, suggesting the king should pick another example.
A remarkable soldiers home will be built at Johnson City Tennessee to shelter Union and Confederate veterans from the Civil War and Spanish American War volunteers. The complex will contain thirty five buildings including a memorial hall mess hall chapel and canteen set on a mile and a half by three quarter mile site in the mountains with each barrack having its own run Congress appropriated 1 000000 for the home Chicago Journal.
A historical note explains Berthelot’s odor measurement method. A bottle holds a volatile substance, weighed before and after exposure to determine vapor quantity, with portions transferred bottle to bottle to reach the threshold that stirs the sense of smell. Iodoform example shows 3 eighths of a grain, with a tiny extra amount likely sufficient.
A brief anecdote recalls Charles I granting a Quaker audience to William Penn who entered with his hat on. The king set aside his hat, prompting Penn to ask why one person may remain covered. Charles replied that the custom allows only one person to be covered in that setting.
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