Widdleton vs Waddleton Compared by a Stranger
The narrator contrasts Widdleton's social strife and self-serving whispers with Waddieton’s neighborly cohesion. Widdleton lacks a board of trade and community advertising, while the other town presents a welcoming Board of Trade secretary group. In Waddington, residents publicly defend neighbors and shun tattlers, creating a hopeful image amid drought and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widdleton
Board of Trade
Butters
John Smith
Mr. Smith
Widdletonians
Waddleton
Drouth
Tyes
Waddieton
Cleveland Interview Sparks Denial From Ex President
The Galveston Dallas News published a Friday interview with Ex-President Grover Cleveland claiming he would not seek office again. Cleveland later denied the interview to the Associated Press, saying he did not intend publication and that any attributed remarks were a misunderstanding. He stressed he does not want the public to think he is completely out of politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston-Dallas News
Grover Cleveland
Bailey
Cleveland
Associated Press
Belo
Col
A. H. Belo
Busby Defalcation Inquiry and Kentucky Trials
The editorial voices concern over Governor Lanham’s veto use while noting criticisms would have mounted if he hadn’t. It reports a hung jury in the Jett and White trial at Jackson Kentucky and its transfer for retrial. It urges speed in reporting Busby’s defalcations and how much is involved, stating public interest in Busby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov
Lanham
Jett
White
Jackson
Busby
Iron pipe program at Rusk penitentiary delayed
The article explains that pipe production at the Rusk penitentiary will not resume due to drop in pig iron prices. It notes earlier claims iron ore was too valuable for pipe and discusses a $150,000 legislative appropriation to support the iron industry, timber purchases, and a fifty ton furnace, with public demand for full operation and transparency on management and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Penitentiary Board
Tax On Babies From Heat Sparks Vermifuge Pitch
Extreme heat is described as a tax on infant digestion prompting a sales pitch for White's Cream Vermifuge a children's tonic that purportedly aids digestion and health. The notice promotes a 25 cent bottle at Graham Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Drug Co
Remarkable Kentucky River Loop Described From Breathitt County
A New York Sun correspondent notes a striking feature near Jackson Breathitt County Kentucky where the Kentucky River loops seven miles wide around hills. A 68 foot tunnel under the saddle of a 200 300 foot high ridge channels seven miles of fall to a mill downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breathitt County
Kentucky
New York Sun
Jackson
Roosevelt bids on post office reform and Quay chair ride
President Roosevelt proposes purging the Post Office Department and considers nominating Matthew Stanley Quay as national committee chairman in a political paradox that stirs debate and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Matthew Stanley Quay
National Committee
Senators oppose Cleveland as 1902 GOP nominee
Austin Tribune notes Culberson Bailey and Judge Reagan oppose Cleveland for the presidential nomination. They agree he should not be the standard bearer, while Bailey again backs Senator Gorman, a position he expressed in 1899 to a friend, later published by the Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culberson
Bailey
Reagan
Austin Tribune
Cleveland
Gorman
Maryland
Constipated Bowels Claim Herbine Regulates Liver
A Wichita Kansas reader Mr G L Edwards of 142 N Main St reports using Herbine for ten years to regulate the liver and bowels and keep the bowels moving daily as a health measure. Gra ham Drug Co sells it for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Edwards
N. Main St
Wichita
Kansas
Graham Drug Co
Doubt on Booth Death Link Raises New Questions
A Paris News report questions if the Oklahoma death is really John Wilkes Booth. It cites disbelief by many who identified Booth after the Lincoln assassination, noting a Fort Davis doctor’s uncle once reported Booth seeking refreshments near the Potomac. The piece leans toward doubt about the Oklahoma death’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilkes Booth
Kansas
Paris
George
Oklahoma
Booth
W. T. Jones
Fort Davis
Texas
Lincoln
Jones
Bank of the Potomac
Maryland
Stomach and Liver Tablets Promise Appetite Boost
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised to improve appetite, cleanse and invigorate the stomach, and leave a relish for food. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Graham Drug Co
Missouri Supreme Court grants new trials for boodlers
The Missouri Supreme Court is reportedly working overtime granting new trials to boodlers. The judiciary shows an intent to shield defendants from injustice and preserve justice.
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Surpreme Court of
Missouri
Indian wheat export surplus announced for year
A dispatch from Calcutta reports a surplus of 64,000,000 bushels of wheat slated for export from India this year. Analysts warn the reserve may be needed to avert a repeat of the perennial famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Glass Vision Check Offered by Local Optician
A local Texas optician notes that long neglected vision can cause danger and urges timely eye examinations. Reba Tilburn and Graham address in Graham Texas, inviting residents to seek a thorough examination and careful prescription to preserve sight.
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Thorong
Wee Tilburn
Reba and
Optician
Graham
Texas
Howes Early Oklahoma Claimant Treated With Remedy
In 1889 a newspaper editor and settler on an Oklahoma claim suffered severe diarrhoea from bad water and heat. After a neighbor gave Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a large dose brought instant relief and a sound sleep, leading to a complete cure within hours. Graham Drug Co. sells it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Fortune
Chamberlain
Graham Drug Co
Young Man Leafors Versus Idle Youth Topic
A Greenville Herald opinion piece laments modern young men who loaf on streets and rely on their fathers for support. The writer urges thrift, industry, and a return to work ethic, suggesting legal means to employ idle youth on the rock pile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville Herald
Startling Evidence of Dr King's New Discovery
Fresh testimony pours in praising Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. T J Mel Farland of Benterville Va says three years of Bronchitis vanished after using the remedy. It claims to cure Lung and Throat troubles Pneumonia and Grip. Trial bottles free to prove its value. Edgar Matthews, Drug, guarantees official sale prices 50c and 1.00. A Piney Point resident incident involved a fire alarm box in Houston.
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Dr. King
T. J. Mel Farland
Benterville
Edgar Matthews
Dru
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M. MK. Gratan
General Real Estate Commission
Fr. B Norman
R. F. Arnown
B. Nona
Bine
J. M
Norman Cashier
G.F. Mrece
Ass’t Cashier
Commis
Wien
South
Chickering Pianos
Boston
Emerson, Goggan
Dallas, Texas
Cicero Smith
MO. C. Kay
W. O. Clark
Chas. Gay
A. A. Morrison
Graham National Bank
Rectora
Johnson
C. Kay
Clark
Gnassaay, Smith
A. A. Worrison
Cicery Swine
Graham, Texas
Chas. Widmayer
West 4Th St
Carter-Battle
Rock Island
The
Rock Stable
Young Man Leafors
Piney Point
Houseton
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