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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1889
Page
4
The Graham Leader criticizes current road laws as unjust, urging property owners to bear burdens and proposing five workdays annually to support road upkeep. The paper endorses Jas S Hogg for Governor, with Maxey as first choice but Hogg as second, noting rising popularity despite opposition from railroads and large papers.
A newspaper note reports John L. Sullivan will decline to fight the Australian opponent because the boxer is a negro. The remark is described as unjust discrimination likely to provoke strong reaction from Ingalls, For aker & Co.
The Panhandle Interstate, once dead, returns to life under Lipscomb Publishing Co amid questions about the company’s identity and operations.
Judge Clark of Waco gave political views to a Dallas News reporter in last Saturday's issue. He called Grover Cleveland a charlatan and a demagogue, a remark that drew sharp reaction and commentary.
Eugene Marsuary of Dallas is named to succeed Major Pearce as District Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. The selection displeases some but aligns with earlier Presidential actions. Marshall’s past ties to Bigger under Arthur’s administration draw public concern.
The acquitted killer Dr McDow allegedly taunts the dead captain’s widow in Charleston. His house sits next to the victim’s and he subjects the widow and her orphan daughter to insulting gallantries. Blame falls on Carolina chivalry for inaction and contrasts with Texas vigilante justice.
Sullivan defeated Kilrain after seven five rounds in southwestern Mississippi. The Boston champion won and escaped uninjured while Kilrain was bruised. Warrants issued in Mississippi led to extradition efforts by Gov. Lowery as both fighters traveled north through Texas. Sullivan claimed world title and earned over $20,000 in gate receipts and stakes.
Gov Lowery vows to prosecute principals and backers of the Sullivan Kilrain fight. Sullivan was arrested in Tennessee on the 11th and released on habeas corpus. Requisition papers issued for both men, Kilrain evading officers. Mississippi law threatens a $1000 fine and one year in jail, with calls to punish the sheriff for failing to stop the event.
The writer argues against exaggerated boosterism for Texas, urging practical travel facilities and inviting sober, industrious workers to settle. Climate and soil help, but success requires personal effort and not reliance on others’ labor. Visit the state to see it for yourself.
The Palo Pinto County Star urges neighbors to join a crusade on public roads and the road statute two weeks after publishing the article. It calls for a unified public response to raise awareness and oppose the law.
For simplicity, durability, ease of management and capacity for work the Light Running New Home has no rival, and the happy possessor of one has the very best the world affords.
The Star questions the Strawn poet’s return and his latest piece When I was a boy asking if he deserves pity or punishment. It laments the misery caused to readers and contemplates reform or harsher fate for the author depending on intent and age.
The M. E. and T. Railway puts on sale round trip excursion tickets to all Sumer, Resorts North, East and Southeast. For rates maps and time tables contact G. F. Thomas, ticket agent, Henriett Texas.
A citizen editorial voices outrage that Texas pays attached witnesses only one dollar daily and three cents per mile, often leaving them unpaid in criminal attachments. The piece argues legislators underfund court service and urges a legislature to redress grievances and fairly compensate those serving the state.
A county attorney and a Kentucky man testify Electric Bitters cured malaria and jaundice and saved a life. The remedy wards off and cures malarial diseases and kidney liver and stomach disorders. Sold at Ryus' Drug Store for 50 cents and 1 dollar.
A recipe advises using camphor gum small as a third of a hen egg placed in a tin vessel and heated over a lamp. The resulting smoke is said to fill the room and expel mosquitoes, with no return even if windows stay open all night.
A San Francisco reader reports recovery from liver and kidney disorder after using Joy's Vegetable Garparilla sold as The California Remedy. He praises its effects and notes sending for more.
Chisago Gartie and Keey Marge Chicago Live Stock Commission Co lists prices for veal calves Texas sheep and weathers. Prices shown per head or per cwt for various weights including 700 to 1300 lbs for cattle and 60 to 100 lbs for lambs, with ranges from 2:45 to 6:50 per head and 2:75 to 4:15 per cwt.
The Weatherford Sun reports the Louisiana lottery SoEeny offers to pay the state debt of 12 million dollars in exchange for a fifty year license extension. The deal is described as a demonstration of how the public contributes to the fortunes of lottery proprietors through gambling profits.
Over two hundred children died in New York City from heat effects during the week ending July 9.
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