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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
1
The notice mentions leaving on Wednesday to attend federal matters. It notes low ads and no rain, with turning, ice plows and moisture affecting wheat. The fragmentary text is read as agricultural weather and market condition brief with limited specifics.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, Wichita WCTU president, asked for trial delay after claiming a lawyer disappointed her. case postponed to Jan 6. WCTU members offered security she refused to accept, and she remains in jail awaiting acquittal. Around 100 WCTU members gathered at the jail singing and urging defense by John Woolley. Judge Greenwood advocates a civil libel law and prepared a bill to clarify damages and privileges, arguing newspapers must freely publish legitimate news. The piece also includes Confederate Veterans reunion remarks by Dr. J N Boyd praising Southern valor and a vitamin advertisement for Dr Simmons cough syrup.
Advertises Ballard's snow liniment claiming relief for broken limbs chilblains burns scalds bruised shins sore throat and other injuries of every kind. Promises healing and comfort through topical application.
Mr R Gray of Amenia Duchess County New York says Chamberlains Cough Remedy is the best medicine he has used. It is a fine children s remedy for croup and never fails to cure. When given early it prevents attacks and should be kept on hand for instant use. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
A boy defines a schoolmaam as a verb and switch as a conjunction joining verb and noun. He remarks on gender, appearance, and implied consequences, claiming a schoolmaam never gets older and that two schoolmammas are needed daily for dinner. The passage reflects schoolyard satire and social attitudes.
A vintage ad promoting Dr King’s New Life Pills for improved stamina and mental sharpness. It claims a 25¢ box provides a feeling of renewal and lists Handy & Matthews as the druggists selling the product.
The Texas cotton crop for the year is estimated at 54 10 bales. A large part of the state’s finest growing region was badly hit by floods and storms during the summer, causing significant damage.
A wealthy benefactor cured of deafness donated 10000 dollars to the Nicholson Institute at 780 Eighth Avenue New York. The gift funds free ear drum devices for deaf people who cannot afford them.
A Texas railway contractor advertising for 300 sleepers received a surprising reply by return mail offering him an entire congregation with the choir included on reasonable terms.
An aged local tale notes Hunt's Lightning Oil as a cure for catarrh nervous headache cramps and diarrhea. Uncle Ephraim, after a Christmas meal, jokes about the sale with a promise of a refund if it fails while asserting the Land knows it was good.
Thos Whitfield & Co of Chicago report widespread use of Chamberlains Cough Remedy for colds and la grippe with no pneumonia cases. They say the remedy provides prompt recovery and counteracts the tendency of la grippe to develop pneumonia. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
A Dixie Kentucky witness describes severe nightly coughing before endorsing Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds and throat chest and lung troubles. The testimonial claims instant relief and mentions a four year family use with a money back guarantee and availability at Handy and Matthews Drug Store.
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