Leader Plant for sale and political amendment progress
The owner offers The Leader Plant for sale noting it as a good opening for a live news paperman. The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments favors a joint resolution to extend terms for most state and county officers to four years with no re election, plus a limited eligibility rule. Insect damage hits wheat and oat crops in eastern counties with Ellis Tarrant and Grayson reporting heavy losses. none yet in this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Stell
Railroad Commission
Ellis
Tarrant
Grayson
Biiousness Herbine Purges To Tone Body System
An old health remedy claims to expel oil and acid to aid assimilation, purify blood, and strengthen the whole system. Priced at 50 cents by Graham Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Prug Co
Incompetent Advisers Across the Nation
A satirical note compares Americans who lecture on others lives with those who cannot perform basic tasks yet offer expert guidance in business finance farming and media. It ridicules self styled experts who misapply household or personal skills to national guidance.
Saturn Home of Satan Claim Shocks Edinburgh Scholar
A professor at Edinburgh University contends Satan dwells on Saturn and will descend to Earth in 1950 for a battle that will decide mankind's fate. He asserts a phonetic language unlocks new Bible meaning and that Adam and God share a pact. Details on origin time and place are unclear.
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Satan
Edinburgh University
Saturn
Earth
God
Adam
Garden of Eden
Kansas
Eggs for sale in Texas at $1.00 a dozen
A fragment notices eggs offered in Brow Pure style with reference to White Plymoth Roth and Light Bramas for sale for $1.00. The note mentions Luocu and dies. HW. 8 and Krabam, Texas.
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Luocu
Dies
Krabam
Texas
Judge Bell's Early Days in Belton Texas Appointment
Belton Texas March 20 Gov Sayers names Judge C K Bell of Fort Worth to succeed the late T S Smith as Texas Attorney General. Older residents recall his thirty years in the area including early work on Carr's Creek for 15 a month and later roles as District Attorney State Senator District Judge and Congressman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Tex
Gov. Sayers
C. K. Bell
Fort Worth
T. S. Smith
Texas
Judge Bell
E. N. Goode
Carr’s Creek
Harris & Sanders
Comanche
State Senate
Judge Nugent
Congress
Herbine touted to cleanse liver and kidneys
Blotches pimples and skin affections blamed on liver and kidney failure. Herbine will stimulate these organs and cleanse the system of impurities. Price 50 cents. Graham Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Drug Co
Nation’s Crusade Presses Morality War in Kansas City
Mrs. Carrie Nation urged WCTU members to wage a crusade against indecent saloon pictures. She challenged women to be active workers, not seat warmers, and vowed constant effort. A nude mural was removed from a saloon wall after her provocative remarks. officers escorted her out, she promised not to smash.
Piles Relief Promoted By Tabler's Buckeye Ointment
Advert says Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment relieves piles and promises cure for sufferers. Available in bottles for 50 ets and tubes for 75 ets from Graham drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabler
Graham Prug Co
Night Was Her Terror and the Cure Told
Mrs. Chas. Applegate of Alexandria Indiana suffered nightly coughs and lung illness described as consumption. After failing other medicines she used three $100 bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery which cured her, restored health and weight. Trial bottles free at Handy Matthews drug store.
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Chas. Applegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
Handy & Matthews Drug Store
Final journey for magnates ends with empty pockets
The speaker notes that C. P. Huntington, Jay Gould and other wealthy men left this world penniless. The author questions the purpose of endless wealth chasing for luxuries that vanish beyond death, asking what use is money if it cannot endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Huntington
Jay Gould
Sewing done to order for infants and ladies
An ad notices sewing services completed to order for infants wardrobes and ladies underwear. The listing lists specialty items and mentions contact through Es Mano RN Price.
Generous policy in small things saves a home
A household incident ends with a cracked lamp chimney and a maid’s mistake. The reader is advised that strict frugality in trivial matters can backfire and that generous, plentiful caregiving in small things fosters real reform and better living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Stalin
Mary
Charming Bedroom Fabrics From 7 Cent Linens to Burlap Walls
Harper's Bazar recommends 7 cent flowered muslins for curtains and covers, and notes denim, dotted muslin, or cheesecloth can brighten a bedroom. It highlights affordable chintzes, printed India cottons, cretories, damasks, and taffetas, plus burlap wall coverings for small rooms that resist scuffs and wipe clean with ammonia and water.
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Harper's Bazar
Lucky is the Man Who Knows When to Quit
A concise adage notes that prudence lies in recognizing when to stop. It emphasizes restraint and self discipline as keys to lasting success and stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky
Strikes a Rich Find
A Lancaster New Hampshire man F J Green credits electric Bitters with curing years of chronic indigestion and nervous debility. He notes his wife also remains in excellent health using them. The ad claims Bitters aid female troubles and act as a grand tonic. Handy Matthews druggists offer them with a 50 cent guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Green
Lancaster
N. H
Handy & Matthews
Cure for Deafness Claimed by Constitutional Remedies
Doctorial ad claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube lining and catarrh. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for cures not achieved, urging readers to send for free circulars and purchase the product from Toledo, Ohio sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Ere Os Oo
Toledo
Ists
Tony
Blood purifier Herbine touts cure for various ailments
An advertisement for Herbine from Graham Drug Co claims it enriches and purifies blood, cures fevers skin eruptions boils pimples black heads scrofula salt rheum and all blood impurities. It is described as a safe effective remedy priced at 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Drug Co
Mare descriptions filed with commissioners in Young County Texas
Report details two livestock notices from 1901. BR Johnson lists a smutty brown mare, 14 hands, unbroke, unbranded, left with Chas Woolfolk near Belknap, March 19 1901. W P Stinson notes a six year old black mare, 14 hands, unbranded, left with A J Campbell, February 13 1901.
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BR. J. Johnson
Young County
Texas
Chas. Woolfolk
Belknap
W. P. Stinson
J. Campbell
Gro. McLanen, c
Good Cough Medicine for Children Promoted by Local User
F P Moran of Petersburg Virginia praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children with bad or whooping cough saying it provides perfect satisfaction and contains no opium. Sold by Graham Drug Co. Also Eilards Horehound Syrup offered for cold relief at 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. P. Moran
Petersburg
Graham Drug Co
Eilard
Offsetting Temperance Efforts Target Child Temptation
The Toledo Blade reports on Chicago saloons fitted with rooms full of toys and sweetened drinks to lure children into drinking. Prolonged exposure to alcohol aims to create lifelong customers, with twenty such establishments found on one street. Prosecutors seek severe punishment for proprietors and distributors involved in this abominable scheme.
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Chicago
Enterprising Heroes Seize Loot Chance in Big Opportunity
A compact report notes a daring group of individuals takes advantage of an opportunity to loot, highlighting risk and bold planning. The piece frames the act as a once in a lifetime chance, underscoring the audacity and potential consequences for those involved.
Handy and Matthews Prescription Department Now Open
Handy and Matthews announces a complete prescription department staffed by registered pharmacists offering 24 hour service for filling prescriptions. They seek continued patronage from customers.
Paper in View Drives Soldier Sullivan Delusions
A London Tit-Bits item recounts Jack Sullivan a soldier once praised as a good fellow who on duty would abandon ranks to chase an imaginary bit of paper shouting There it goes There s the paper The behavior led medical authorities to diagnose him as insane and he was discharged later shouting Faith boys by Poe I got the bit of paper I ve been running after all this time
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Toledo Blade
Chicago
Jack Sullivan
Ano Ber
Poe
London
Titus
Japanese method to extend cut flowers using charred stems
A Home Notes item explains a Japanese technique to prolong cut flowers. By burning the ends of stems with a piece of wood rather than a match, sulfur fumes are avoided and the water can better travel into the stem, supposedly lengthening vase life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homie
Simons Cough Sprup Offers Quick Relief
Bring not lingering misery upon yourself by neglecting a spring cold or cough. Simons Cough Sprup is guaranteed to ease symptoms without delay. Price 25 and 59 cents.
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Simons
Clubbing Rates Offer The Leader in Young County
A newspaper promotion lists subscription prices for The Gra HAM LEADER and several partner papers. The offer aims to place The Leader in every home in Young County with annual rates of $1.75 for multiple combinations and translations into local circulation.
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Graham Leader
Dallas
Leader
Republic
New York World
Young County
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J. E. Morrison & CO
Graham and Eliasville
J. W. Graves
Graham
Markley and Jacksboro
J.T. Slade
W. P. Stewart
Callon
Graham, Texas
Scott
Mexico
Waco
Peter Jackson
William Jackson
Downsville
McLennan County
Winfield Scott
Vera Cruz
United States Army
Peter
Cerro Gordo
Contreras
Churubusco
Molino del Rey
Chapultepec
City of Mexico
Navasota
William
Canton
Jacksboro
Bowie
Denman i Sonstor Jr
Hammond
Harrows, &c
W.C. Hilburn
Prescription Druggists
Sullivan
Mineral Wells
Weatherford
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