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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1890
Page
3
A reader requests sensational wording about a death scene to boost readership and reduce costs, urging inclusion of dramatic phrases. The note cites Sam as popular with young women and hints at paying the editor privately to maintain such content.
In a chatty aside Mrs Watts recalls her husband’s fishing habit as a mockery of the term anglomaniac. The excerpt from the Terre Haute Express also promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a travel remedy against fevers, stomach and bowel issues, and climate-related health risks for travelers and settlers across the Americas and beyond.
An old advertisement extols Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for catarrh skin diseases and piles. It includes testimonials from Reeves in Shellman Hawkinsville and J Lancaster in Hawkinsville claiming relief after multiple doctors and medicines failed, selling at 50 cents per box.
Fragmentary advertisement text mocks consumer products and moral claims. Mentions Odd Fellows in Texas, a national reunion barbecue, Dr Bull's Vegetable Worm Destroyers, Smith's Tonic Syrup, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and a Chautauqua lecture in Georgetown July 2.
The sermon recounts Ruth and Orpah journeying from Moab to Bethlehem. Orpah turns back amid hardship while Ruth commits to Naomi and Israel, illustrating faith versus worldliness and the dangers of surrender to material gods. The sermon urges persistent Christian resolve over worldly distraction.
The sermon discusses Jesus healing on the Sabbath illustrating that the day is for rest worship and mercy. It notes Jesus correcting Pharisaic strictures and emphasizes Sabbath as a time for religious instruction and the well being of all, with Jesus stating the Sabbath was made for man.
A metal alloy of lead tin bismuth and cadmium melts at 140 degrees and resembles type metal in weight hardness and color It melts so easily that it will liquefy on a cool stove surface without scorching the paper beneath It does not retain heat and becomes cold as it melts It is used in making small automatic alarm devices for hotels
Fragments describe a prolonged rail tour to Milwaukee with connections through Texarkana St. Louis Chicago and Dallas. Details include dates July 3 to 6 ticket rates from many Texas towns, charter options for sleeping cars and group travel notes from the Fraternal F C and B committee and railroad officials.
A Boston man named Alfred A. Marcus, an active real estate figure and Orthodox Jewish leader with two synagogues, won a $10,000 prize from a Louisiana lottery through ticket No. 39,835 drawn May 18. The prize money was wired to him the next day, confirming his windfall amid his public prominence.
Physicians note Smith's Tonic Syrup shows antiperiodic and antipyretic effects and claim it cures chills and fever when quinine fails. Proponents say it breaks up colds and influenza faster, is pleasant to take, and leaves no after effect, though its secret composition remains undisclosed.
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