27 Mar 1903
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1903
Page
1
An editorial caution warns of con artists in the United States posing as preachers travelers and salesmen. It argues many people are gullible, chasing scams from Europe prize puzzles to cheap monthly papers, urging eternal vigilance and noting P T Barnum’s line that people enjoy being humbugged.
A nostalgic poem on a weekly country paper, not flashy but valued for local items. It notes simple community notes from the corner, including wood deliveries, a neighbor grandmama improved health, and the passing of a local figure, all framed by memories of the long-ago days.
The speaker fondly recalls a old country weekly filled with local rumors and notices. References to a fall of snow predictions and town events mix with personal mentions of Tom Shaw marrying Ella Edgerton and Reverend Tompkins being invited for tea. The damp print and blurred pages do not diminish the sense of home pride in the local sheet.
Ex Senator Harris of Kansas, a former committee member and civil engineer, discusses the Panama canal project. He cites sanitation needs for Panama and Colon, water supply insufficiencies, and expected work at the Culebra cut. He notes a proposed Bohio dam and pneumatic caissons, detailing grueling labor conditions for workers under compressed schedules.
When colds and grip are prevalent the quickest and surest remedies are in great demand. Mr. Joseph D. Williams of McDuff Virginia says he was cured of a deep lasting attack of la grippe by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after trying several other preparations with no effect. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
The czar’s decree signals a democratic shift in Russia with religious liberty extending to all faiths. The piece credits the United States for inspiring local self government and frames the decree as a peaceful victory. Also noted is a call by Dr. H. O. Young of the Galveston cotton exchange urging funds for field entomology to study the boll weevil.
A Commoner quote argues that asking a platform Democrat what he would do if reorganizers gain control is as absurd as asking a man how he would react if the moon turned to green cheese and fell to the earth. Use of a humorous hypothetical to dismiss the scenario.
P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered six months with a frightful running sore on his leg. He writes that Bueglen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. For ulcers wounds piles it is the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by Edgar Matthews druggist.
In a New York interview Grover Cleveland criticizes the public failure to study financial issues saying many poor men who rise to office think about silver and other money forms, while he urges broader understanding of monetary policy.
A claim that colds and grip threaten pneumonia but can be prevented with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad asserts thousands used it with no pneumonia cases and that it cures cold or grip faster than other treatments. Sold by Grdham Drug Co.
A murky query references multiple figures named Hamilton Fish in New York. One allegedly died in an aba, another was killed in a saloon brawl, and a third has been nominated for a treasurer post with the Allied Times.
A Graham Texas jeweler and optician urges prompt eye examinations to prevent long neglected vision issues. The message emphasizes thorough exams and skilled prescriptions may preserve sight for years.
Railway time table shows west bound departures from Bridgeport at 10 05 am and 11 35 pm stopping at Jacksboro Hess Bryson Dakin and Graham arriving 1 20 pm. Return times from Graham to Bridgeport listed with departures 2 30 pm and 3 55 pm arriving 5 50 pm. Effective Oct 15 1902. Also notes a Civil War relic found by a U S dredgeboat near Jacksonville Fla a four inch loaded rifle shell preserved well and a loaded cannon ball from Key West aboard the Winyah Bay.
The two year old child of Mr. P. L. McPherson of Harrisburg Pennsylvania suffered night awakenings due to stomach trouble. After administering half a Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet the child slept through the night. Two boxes of tablets secured a permanent cure and the child is now well and strong according to Graham Drug Co.
Col. Morgan Jones arrives in town with W. E. Kaufman and Morgan Jones Jr. and travels the south river bank Wednesday. Rumor says Byers Bros offer a $10,000 bonus for a road right of way to Charlie, potentially making it a sizable town if built. Col. Jones studies what exists in the proposal.
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