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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
6
Milam county voted Prohibition on July 1 by 200 votes. Secretary of State John Hay died on the first day of this month. Miller's celebrated image The Man With the Hoe inspired Edwin Markham's poem. the picture is insured for $100,000.
A Dallas News comment notes the Texas legislature is a very paying proposition, outperforming the newspaper business in financial gain.
The Macedonia Baptist Association comprising Young, Throckmorton and part of Jack counties will hold its next regular session in Throckmorton starting Thursday night August 3. Rev. F M McConnell will lead a revival after adjournment.
Revered Baptist minister Rev. T. J. Warne, who preached here two years ago during the association session, died at his Dallas home on the 2nd inst. He collapsed while preparing to preach at the First Baptist church that morning and expired within moments.
The note quotes a line from Cisco Round-Up about moral judgments, contrasting small crimes with big heists. It highlights attitudes toward crime, wealth, and public perception without naming specific events or places.
A Quansh saloon keeper arranged an assignment just before prohibition. An assignee was tasked to sell and wind the business, but with prohibition in effect the method and legality were disputed. The attorney general ruled against oral sale in the county and a federal court decision is awaited.
A brief editorial note questions paying the preacher for salvation. It argues salvation is free and mocks the idea that paying clergy guards one’s soul against eternal torment. The piece reflects rural editorial tone and religious skepticism.
In this chapter the Tonkawa tribe of Texas is traced from a brave warlike people to allies of whites during early settlement. Following plains raids and government moves, a brutal 1830s to 19th century massacre near Anadarco agency decimated the tribe. Surviving members wandered back to Texas, becoming familiar frontier figures.
O G Higee of Danville Ts writes of two year illness with rheumatism. After four months laid up, Ballard's Snow Liniment cured him with one bottle. He cheerfully recommends it to others. Sold by B S Doty & Co.
Announcement for a community barbecue and picnic at Spring Creek Texas on July 15 1908 invites everyone to attend. The event will feature two beeyes pickles and bread in abundance and is endorsed by committee members T L Brumley G B Atkins and E E Hall.
Beyond Expression resident G W Falcowe of East Florence Alabama reports seven years of severe itching with sleepless, unpeaceful days. After using Hunt's Cure he claims one application relieved him and one box cured him, remaining free of symptoms for a year. He calls Hunt's Cure a guaranteed cure for itching skin, priced 50 cents.
An editorial urges Graham to attract settlers and industry, arguing Stamford thrives on active promotion. It compares the two towns, praising Graham’s potential to become a city of 5000 in three years with coordinated efforts to draw people from other states and counties. It highlights cheaper land, plentiful timber, and abundant room in Young County for more farmers.
An old penny dreadful style ad promotes a laxative quinoine tablet claiming to cure a cold in one day. It notes a 25 cent price and bears KK W Grove’s signature on each box with a refund offer if it fails.
The Texas delegation will travel July 3 to Baltimore via Frisco System to St Louis then Pennsylvania Railroad, arriving July 5. Depart Fort Worth at 10 50 a m and reach Baltimore by 3 55 p m. Please notify the undersigned to arrange sleeping car accommodations. John R Reeves Manager Transportation Box 15 Fort Worth Texas
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