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The Texas Legislature convenes in regular session next Tuesday. Representative Gay will leave tomorrow for Austin.
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Gay
Austin
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
2
Mark Hanna’s Bull Whip Frays as Sting Seems Worn
Mark Hanna exercises pressure in political battles as the whip of party discipline appears frayed. The reference to the crack of the whip underscores intensified party control concerns amid mounting internal tensions.
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Mark Hanna
Hunt's Oil Advertisement Claims Quick Pain Relief
An old printed notice promotes Hunt's household remedy oil that allegedly relieves aches and pains quickly with a satisfaction guarantee or money refunded. The ad emphasizes fast relief and domestic use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Creation and subscription tales from a Western editor
An editor in the West crafts heaven and earth then people and papers, declaring it good. A blizzard arrives, birthing a nonpaying subscriber, and the devil corrupts the moulding room to produce the paper thief. After a final mud lump, the devil excuses a man who refuses payment by instructing the postmaster to mark it refuged, and hides in shame.
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Heaven and
Earth
The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and fever are treated with Grove's Chill Tonic, described as iron and quinine in a taseless form. The ad claims no cure no pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Mrs Nation in Quarantine at Wichits Jail
In Wichits Kansas on December 31 the county jail housing federal prisoners was tested over a smallpox quarantine. Prohibitionists claim the move targets Mrs Nation the saloon smasher as retaliation. officials deny. Federal and District Courts due to begin Monday are postponed to April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichits
Kan
Nation
Liver Tonic Herbine Promotes Bile Fluidity and Vitality
In sluggish liver Herbine improves biliary tract action making bile more fluid and restoring liver health. It banishes drowsiness lethargy and the general feeling of age from liver disorders. Price Sects Graham Drug Co.
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Price Sects
Graham Drug Co
Iri Hicks 1901 Almanac Warns of Storms and Disasters
The 1901 Hicks Almanac warns of storms floods and cold waves with specific forewarnings and notes the Galveston destruction on the gulf coast as proof. The two hundred page volume illustrated with charts is offered as a premium to subscribers paying 31 a year for Word and Works Publishing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iri R. Hicks
Galveston
Texas
Hicks
Gulf Coast
Worp and Works
Word and Works Publishing Company
Locust Street
St. L
Worm remedy promotes cheerful health for children
The passage explains that a child’s fate rises or falls with health, noting worms cause sickness and irritability. White's Seenas Vormilage is advertised as a worm remedy to restore cheerfulness, priced at 25 cents, by Graham Drug Co.
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Graham Drug Co
Information Wanted on Mc Entire-John Family
An appeal seeks clues to locate the Mc Entire-John family. Father’s name thought to be Mc Entire-John and mother Wright, with Ludema as the mother’s maiden name. They emigrated from Minnesota about 24 years ago. Any information should contact W. E. Fuller at 3951 Main St., Memphis, Tennessee.
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McEntire
John
Ludema
Wright
Minnesta
W. E. Fuller
Main St
Memphis
Tenn
Watch Night Observed at Graham Methodist Church
The Graham Methodist Church held a watch night service beginning at 9 30 pm with a sermon by Rev. B W Dodson on the rise and progress of Methodism. Passages from Canon Farrar and an English church leader were cited. An Epworth League social hour followed with coffee and sandwiches. Names were read and prayers offered for those in need as the midnight bell tolled signaling the start of the twentieth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Graham
B. W. Dodson
Dodson
Canon Farrar
Church of England
Wesley
Episcopal Church
United States
Epworth League
Evangelical Alliance
The
Baptist Church
G. W. Black
Christian Church
Methodist Church
Week of Prayer and El Paso Mid winter Carnival headlines
The Gra ham churches observe a week of prayer led by Rev B W Dodson and Rev G W Black focusing on faith service and social duties. El Paso hosts a grand Mid winter Carnival with parades Bull Fights Indian dances and international sports attracting visitors from Texas Arizona New Mexico and Mexico. Round trip train fares to El Paso offered by Texas & Pacific Ry with January 17 1901 opening date.
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el Paso
Southwest
New Orleans
Dallas
Los Angeles
Mt. Franklin
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Mexico
Rio Grande
Juarez
Texas & Pacific Ry
H. P. Hughes
Fort Worth
E. P. Turner
Poetic Praise Turns to Mock in Chicago Anger
The Chicago Times-Herald ridicules a claim that T. E. Brown’s poetry captures vigorous descriptive vigor. It parodies a sample about a fishing launch with vivid nautical mischief and likens a poet to a Chicago stockyard scene, calling Brown’s verse a potential thrill for such brutal imagery.
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Viger
McMillana of
London
T. E. Brown
Ashingemack
Chicago
Brown
Chicago Times-Herald
Gallant Officer Orders Shirt Change Beside Veteran Troops
A vivid anecdote from South African camps recalls a disciplined young commander, Samhhurst, who insists on rapid, practical moves. When orders require every man to change shirts, he refuses to supply more, instead directing soldiers to swap shirts among themselves, deeming the action essential.
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Imperial Light Horse
A Man Chooses a Practical Wife in Athenian View
In a humorous exchange from the Chicago Times-Lierald a speaker argues a wife should be able to perform housework if needed. He adds he does not want her in the kitchen but acknowledges potential future needs and fortunes. A woman interrupts with a playful tale about dropping a disheleth and predicting a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Khayyam
Mr. Spoodlekins
Chicago Times-Lierald
Oldest Visiting Card In Venice Records From 1500
The Venice state archives reportedly hold the oldest visiting card known, a curiosity sent by Giacomo Contarini of Padua to a Venetian friend. It notes German students leaving cards with name and origin when calling on absent hosts, bearing a coat of arms, the motto Espoir me confort, and the inscription Joannes Westerlief Westphalus scribed at Patayii 4 Marti 1500.
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State Archives of
Venice
China
Giacomo Contarini
University of Padua
Italy
Joannes Westerlief Westphalus
London
The Death Fear Question From Leading Physicians
Sir Lyon Playfair, long a representative of the University of Edinburgh, asked England's eminent men if any patient ever feared death. Most replied no with two exceptions. Sir Benjamin Brodie and Sir Robert Christison each cited one case. The latter described a girl of bad character who met a sudden accident. Health.
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Lyon Vlayfair
University of Edinburgh
England
Benjamin Brodie
Robert Christison
The Discovery of tren
Sammy recalls a conversation about how tren was discovered saying it was emitted by his father. The dialogue frames the discovery as a matter of origin and method rather than a documented event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teacher
Sammy
Alibi Plea Question in Murder Trial
A talesman in a murder trial was asked if he understood alibi. He said he did and defined it as the fellow who did it wasn’t there. The witness stated he had no prejudice against an alibi plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talesan
Talesman
el Paso
The Bishop Knew Him Named Thomas Kot
A London bishop, listening to a windy speech, notes a speaker under many aliases. When asked if he knows the speaker, the bishop replies I do. The name is Thomas Kot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thomas Kot
London News
Doctor and undertaker threaten quarrel overheard
"Very well," exclaimed Dr Quick after his quarrel with the undertaker. "I'll make you sorry for this!" "What are you going to do," retorted the undertaker, "retire from practice?" Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Quick
Philadelphia Press
The Light of the World Art Book Selling Pitch
A Victorian style ad touts The Light of the World, a nearly $100000- cost art book with 100 full page depictions of Christ and other masterpieces. It promises biographical notes, gallery locations in Europe, a Child's Department, and earning potential of up to $1000 in commissions. agents in Massachusetts and New York report strong sales. The British-American Co invites state managers and territory chiefs to apply, offering salary or commission and advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Waite
Massachusetts
Sackett
Britisu-American Co
Corcoran Building
U.S. Treasury
Washington, D.C
Cleveland Lady Rejects Old Masters in Modern Makeover
A Cleveland woman in an ultrafashionable district returns to find an artist hung copies of world’s greatest works. She rejects them as old chestnuts, ordering them dumped, while planning new furnishings. The dealer reports the incident.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Matin Dealer
Locomotives Sold on Installment to Contractors and Railroads
The Philadelphia Record notes that hundreds of locomotives are rented yearly, with engines typically used by contractors building temporary railways for dirt haulage. Locomotives are often cast offs, rented like purchases, while engineers themselves may be dismissed for incapacity, ending up in gravel or wood train service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwins
Philadelphia
Style and sport orthodoxy by glass reflections
The piece notes that top athletes from W. G. Grace to Kraenzlein credit their skill to daily practice of correct posture in front of mirrors. It discusses how early, consistent attitudinizing at home is seen as essential to attaining high technique across games and sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Grace
John Roberts
C. B. Fry
K. S&s. Ranjitsinjai
H. K. Foster
Kraenzlein
B. C. Bredin
The Origin of the Blues Term Traced to Indigo Dyeing Beliefs
The origin of the term blues is traced to beliefs about indigo dye workers being melancholy. Another view links the word to the German blau meaning lead, reflecting heaviness and gloom.
Baldwin the Cracker Jockey Thriller on Chicago Track
A Chicago race meet tale features Lucky Baldwin and his gifted thoroughbreds. Baldwin survives a race-day plot to arrest his winnings by relying on a bold plan and a threat to his jockey, ensuring his horse wins by a clear margin. In a separate anecdote a theater troupe porter, after a mock robbery, wryly reveals his luck was in a single pocket.
The Right Word on a Finished Artist
A speaker recalls a painter declaring he would quit the profession, quoting a frank remark about being utterly discouraged. The exchange appears in Chicago Post. A physician warns against work before breakfast, while the Minneapolis Times notes a Japanese book from a thousand years ago detailing silk production across 25 provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Japan
A Caroline Islands Legend of Island Creation
A Pacific legend from the Caroline islands describes how a man with a basket of earth created an island to shelter a weak mother. The tale says the basket’s hole left a trail of land, and the man, realizing the earth was slipping away, trod it, forming the islands.
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Caroline Islands
Coral Islands
Pacific
Tie Hold
A Woman's Awful Peril at Lime Ridge Vic
Mrs. I. B. Hunt faced a life threatening stomach illness and yellow jaundice. After vain cures Gallstoner formed and she worsened until a doctor warned of only one chance left through operation. She tried Electric Bittere, a stomach liver and kidney remedy, marketed at 50 cents by Handy & Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Hunt
Lime Ridge
Vic
Handy & Matthews
Tax delinquent land listed for 1899 in Young County Texas
Citation in Young County Texas to all persons with an interest in 16 acres from J. M. Donnell Survey Abstract No 1922. Land delinquent for 1899 taxes totaling 49 cents, suit brought by the State for collection. Defend in February term 1901 District Court and prevent foreclosure. Gra ham Texas, September 20, 1900. Cas. Gay, Clerk Dist. Court Young Co Texas.
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Texas
Young
J. M. Donnell
District Court
Young County
Graham
Cas. Gay
Court Young Co
TRE State of
County of Young
State of
District Court of
State of Texas
Graham Texas
Texans
Ham
County of
L. S. Graham,Teras
The Conceited Peer and the Merchant Life
A witty exchange between a conceited nobleman and Charles Townsend ends with a remark about mercantile Europe. The prose shifts to a quaint scene about supper guests and a floating Island dish, finishing with a playful note about cures.
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Charles Townsend
Townsend
Europe
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