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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1901
Page
1
Oklahoma claims oil discovery as political chatter rises around 1900s party shifts. Bryan denies third party sympathy while Fairbanks and Odell top Republican rumors. European grain shortfall boosts American wheat and corn outlook. Texas banks exceed 395 million in deposits with 257 national banks, fourth overall. A Memphis pointer mission follows a Confederate prep committee.
Col. Jack Chinn of Kentucky says he is a reformed man after years of trouble from whiskey. He recalls a wife’s plea three months ago to quit drinking and asserts he will never take another drink as long as he lives.
The Public Ledger lauds the South as it enters a new century praising its capacities, courtesy, and hospitality. It foresees a realization of the Confederate dream in a truer Union context, noting deserts will bloom with Union providences and Southern progress.
A diverse coalition of reformers from Populists to Bryan Democrats formed a third party effort in Missouri aiming to unite dissatisfied voters for a national coalition by 1904. They adopted planks favoring public ownership, strict railroad controls, direct legislation, graduated income tax, home rule, and election reform with a state convention planned for next fall.
A writer from the Lansing Iowa Journal reports a well developed summer illness in a family cured by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The piece urges keeping such medicine at home for summer illnesses and mentions Graham Drug Co as a seller.
J A Kelly of Henderson North Carolina recounts using Chamberlains Edy for dysentery with quick and satisfactory relief. The ad notes Graham Drug Co Montgomery Alabama sells it and is dated June 23. The Constitutional Convention reports on executive office including impeachment after sheriff complicity in lynching case with suspension during trial and voting rights for negro discussed.
A long promotional piece touts Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and Bucklen’s Amica Salve with testimonials and prices. It also mentions Electric Bitters as a blood purifier and reports a severe storm near Keyser W Va causing flood damage and livestock losses.
Mrs H W Boushell of this city secured a $1200 judgment in Judge Carrigan's court against Western Union Telegraph Company for delaying a message that announced the death of her father J M Massey. The suit was led by Geo E Miller of Fort Worth and Edgar Scurry, with Dallas counsel Brown and Lindsly defending.
A Poor Millionaire Lately starved in London due to digestion failure. Early use of Dr. King's New Life Pills would have saved him. They strengthen the stomach, aid digestion, promote assimilation, improve appetite. Price 25e, Sold by Handy Matthews.
Add copy describing an at home treatment for drunkenness sold by Edwin B. Giles & Co. It claims no harmful doses and no nerve weakening, with full directions and physician advice on request. Price is one dollar, prepaid worldwide from Philadelphia, confidential correspondence.
In a column an advertisement extols the nineteenth session of the University of Texas noting its rapid growth and largest Southern enrollment. It predicts over 2000 annual matriculates in six years and highlights modern buildings a 35000 volume library and a distinguished faculty. It argues for home education and the social ties gained by studying at home.
Mr. F. H. Wells of Deer Park Long Island recommends Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the best liniment for strains. He cites quick relief and cure after a severe winter lameness from a strain and notes Grahem Drug Co sells it.
Mineral Wells Texas residents voted June 25 to raise the school tax rate by 25 cents per 100 dollars of valuation. The measure passed 61 to 19.
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