Boer Peace Terms and Editorial Commentary
Summary of the proposed peace terms with the Boers in Transvaal, including oath of allegiance to King Edward VII, repatriation of prisoners, extended amnesty with exceptions, Dutch taught in schools and courts, gradual self government, no land taxes for war costs, and a British loan plan. Includes Dallas News critique noting limited independence and implications for Kruger and governance, plus a domestic critique cartoon about the “full dinner pail” and voter behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Edward VII
Heston
Amesty
England
Cape Colony
Dallas News
Wen
South Africa
Great Britain
Krogerland
Edward
Lord Salisbury
Paul Kruger
Rint
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
A testimonial style notice touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as restoring vigor to a troubled stomach and bowels. It claims a bad taste in the mouth signals poor stomach condition and that the tablets cleanse and regulate. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Graham Drug Co
McLaurin Named Judge Sparks GOP Debate in Commoner
The Commoner notes South Carolina Senator McLaurin will join the court of claims under a Republican administration. It recalls Tillman charges that McLaurin traded his Democratic birthright for Republican spoils and says McLaurin answered with “the lie.” The piece asks if McLaurin should withdraw the epithet apologize and admit reward for betraying party and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senaior McLaurin
South Carolina
Court of Claims
Tillman
McLaurin
Cure a Cold in One Day Advertisement Claim
An old style ad promises a one day cure for colds using Laxdtive Bromo Quinine tablets. It notes a money refund if the remedy fails to cure and mentions a 25 cent price per box with a guarantee printed on the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. W. Grove
How to Avoid Trouble with a Remedy at Hand
Advice urges stocking Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy now to prevent night trips to town and avoid summer ailments. Advertises Graham Drug Co. as the seller and promotes it as the most successful medicine for bowel complaints for both children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Drug Co
Whiskey Man Alarmed-Or on Prohibition Fight
Dallas Times-Herald reports growing unease among Texas saloon owners as prohibition sentiment expands. Liquor dealers of wholesale and retail, distillers, and brewery interests warn of an organized response to local option advances, noting many counties now controlled by prohibitionists and urging a renewed battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Times-Herald
Texas
Cough Syrup Ad Offers Immons Cure for 50 Cents
An old advertisement touts immons Cough Syrup as a quick cure for a lingering cough. It promises relief in a short time and lists the price at 50 cents.
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Immons
Imperialism and ethics recalled in Beveridge rhetoric
The piece notes Senator Beveridge’s eagerness for imperial profits, suggesting indifference to moral issues. It cites a Georgia Atlantic Constitution item about a colored man’s parable on the white man’s fence, warning that if one falls, one might as well fall into vast wealth, per Commoner.
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Beveridge
United States
Atlanta Constitution
William
Infallible rabies remedy from hydrophobia scare
The Glasgow Kentucky Times reprints an alleged universal cure for rabies by elecampane root in milk, citing Judge Breckinridge and a physician. Three doses are claimed to prevent hydrophobia after mad dog bites, with specifics on quantities and regimen for person, horse, and cows. The claim rests on anecdotes from bitten, treated animals and people.
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Glasgow
The
Times
R. J.breckinridge
Danville
Buckeye PiLe OINTRENT claimed cure for piles
An advertisement touts TABLERs Buckeye Pile Ointment as a superior cure for piles fissures and rectal bleeding and itching with an immediate retest and infallible cure. It lists price 50 cents per bottle and 75 cents per tube, sold by Graham Dang Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabler
Graham Dang Co
The Wife's Excessive Housekeeping Critique
A husband remarks on his wife's perfectionism in cleaning and dust avoidance. The piece cites a Christian Herald warning that overfastidious housekeeping can exhaust a woman, harm her vitality, and strain family harmony. It frames the issue as a needless burden that risks turning a healthy home into a source of distress.
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Christian Herald
Moore's Pilates Claim Universal Malaria Cure
An advertisement touts Moore's Pilates as a guaranteed cure for malaria and a long list of fevers and illnesses. It promotes tasteless formula free of quinine, arsenic, acid or iron, claiming no stomach or teeth harm. Sold for 50 cents per box by Dr. C. Moore Co in St. Louis or Graham Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore’s Pilates
Dr. C. ©. Moore
Main
St. Louis
Graham Drug Uo
Farm life praised as healthiest, happiest calling
An Italian commentary lauds farming as the most independent and joyful life, noting that the man who raises daily bread embodies health and happiness as the ideal vocation.
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Italy News Herald
Constipation Hexpine Marketed as Natural Remedy
In Constipation Hexpine affords a natural healthful remedy acting promptly. A few small doses will usually be found to eradicate the excretory stagnations that they are able to operate without any aid whatever. Price 50 pts. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Drag Co
Senator Clarke Backs Popular Election of U.S. Senators
Montana senator Clarke assures constituents he favors a popular election system. He is portrayed as wealthy yet independent, noting corporations do not steer his public positions.
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Clarke
Montana
United States
Bees shipped from Beeville to Denver in fresh apairy plan
A solid carload of bees in hives was shipped from Beeville to Denver this week. The bees were sold by the Atchley apiaries to J. B. Dobbs who intends starting an apiary in Colorado.
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Beeville
Denver
Colorado
Atchley Apiaries
J. B. Dobbs
Prompt to seize chance for good or folly
A concise moral reflection asserts that if men act as quickly to seize self advantage as to waste chances, society would tire of brilliant achievements. It contrasts prudent action with opportunities wasted, warning against self-deception.
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
For biliousness use Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. They cleanse the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels, effecting a quick and permanent cure. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Graham Drug Co
Grant on Stonewall Jackson A candid West Point reminiscence
Gen Grant recalled meeting Stonewall Jackson at West Point praising his honesty and diligence. He called Jackson one of the greatest generals and compared his valley campaign to Napoleon's Italian campaign, noting Jackson would have graduated top if the course lasted five years.
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Grant
West Point
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Gen. Grant
Round Table
Manly Farm Life Praised By Hillsboro Mirror
The Hillsboro Mirror notes farmers hold a kingly station due to their independence and the world relies on their work, inviting reflection on life on the farm and the draw of rural roots.
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Hillsboro Mirror
Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve Claim Cure for Cancer
Druggist G. W. Roberts of Elizabeth West Virginia reports a remarkable case where an elderly patient deemed incurable by doctors recovered from cancer after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad claims Bitters expel poisons and the salve heals blood diseases skin eruptions ulcers and sores. Available at Edgar Matthews & Co for 50c and 25c.
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G. W. Roberts
Elizabeth
W. Va
Edgar Matthews & Co
Southern Pacific Bridges 25 Miles Across Salt Lake
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company plans a twenty five mile bridge over Salt Lake to shorten travel to Ogden by about forty miles. The project, once completed, will connect key routes and reduce voyage times for freight and passenger service.
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Southern Pacific R. R. Co
Salt Lake
Utah
Odgen
Pain Balm Restores Hampered Back After Eight Weeks
George Schaub of New Lebanon Ohio reports his wife suffered eight weeks with severe back pain before using Chamberlain's Pain Balm advertised in Dayton Volkszeitung. After a few days she felt renewed vigor and the agony vanished before finishing the bottle, enabling her to resume household duties. Sold by Birham.
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George Schaub
New Lebanon
Ohio
Dayton Volkszeitung
Chamberlain
Tiraham Drug Co
Rathbone Granted New Trial Amid Roosevelt Order
The quote from Rathbone warns of destroying temple columns if he falls and a new trial is granted on an arbitrary presidential order. Roosevelt appears to yield to Senator Hanna in the dispute as the matter proceeds.
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Jacksboro
Graham
St. Luis
Temple
Rathbone
Roosevelt
Hanna
Prohibition Law Faces Court Action at McKinney
The McKinney courts hand out $25 fines and twenty day jail terms to violators of the local option law. The Van Alstyne News condemns the lax enforcement and warns prohibition will fail unless penalties are enforced.
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McKinney
van Alstyne News
Happy Time in Old Town Promotes Arnica Salve Cure
R N Bevill of Old Town Virginia recalls happiness when Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured scald head. The ad touts its use for cuts corn burns bruises boils ulcers fractions and piles. Available for 25 cents at Edgar Matthews & Co drug store.
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R. N. Bevill
Old Town
Bucklen
Edgar Matthews & Co
Pennsylvania Sausage Trial Ends With Fines
Sixteen Bologna sausage dealers faced a Pennsylvania court for misrepresentation. Testimony showed sausages preserved with beracic avid and padded with potato flour. Each dealer was found guilty and fined 50 dollars plus 200 dollars costs, paid by the packing house supplying the meat.
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Pennsylvania
Meat Trust
Filthy Temples in India Ad Claims Health Aid
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills to cleanse the system and improve digestion and appetites. It urges readers to avoid misery and promises lively liver and active bowels. Available for 25 cents at Edgar Matthews & Co's drug store.
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Dr. King
Edgar Matthews & Co
Keep working and you will keep alive Pettus says
Senator Pettus at eighty-one works daily, rising at 5 each morning unless late. He urges hard work as the secret to longevity, noting friends who retired after getting rich die early. He declares he never got rich and never got tired. The most deadly disease is to quit work.
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Pettus
Russian photographers hang attackers upside down in shows
Russian photographers respond to those who skip payments by hanging their subjects upside down in display cases. The tactic humorously argues that a upright man typically settles his bills.
One Day of Rest, Aims for a Weekly Sabbath
A calling for a universal day of rest argues for a stoppage of work every seventh day. The piece emphasizes rest as an inalienable right to refresh, think freely, and commune with nature or the Maker, urging universal cessation except for unavoidable duties.
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W.C. Hilburn
Jevveles
Emi
Morgan
Frye and
Liverpool Ship Owners’ Association
Beazeley
Inman Lines
Holt Mast India Steamship Company
Scottish Oriental Steamship Company
Mr. Morgan
Germany
Austria
France
Hanna and
Frye
Clara
London
H. J. Strick Faden
World-Herald
Fairhaven
Wash
India
JO. W. Akin
Young County
MO. C. Kay
R. F. Arnold
Graham, Texas
Beckham Nat’l Bank
P. A. Martin
Court House
Wkamam
W. Johnson, A
Westside South
W. M. Terrell
Graham Nat. Bank
J. W. Gartauer
Cons
B. Gayr
Gallaher & Gant
Physicians and Surgeons
Zebraham, Texas
RS. Legrand
Square
Morris
Beckham National Bank
M. H. Chilm
Pohlman
Ve Gravam
B. Garrett
Old School House
J. J. Wood
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