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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
1
A fragment blends a contentious moral tract attacking tobacco as a “filthy weed” with a wartime letter from A. L. Hollingsworth in Oteva describing Civil War era hardship. The letter details brutal fighting in the Philippines, troop conditions, pay delays, and a longing to return home, noting regimental pride and distant rumors of peace.
A moral tale compares tobacco to a dangerous seed that grows into a powerful plant. It depicts widespread harm from smoking and chewing, including degraded behavior, polluted spaces, and sacred places tainted by tobacco use across society.
In Covington on April 14 1895 Hon J C Blackburn delivered a funeral oration for Colonel John L Sanford who was shot in the highway. He praised Sanford as a brother and vowed to avenge his slayer Williem Goebel, tying the slain man to Goebel as the murderer.
An old advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Of Cures for ailments such as coryza neuralgia sprains cramps colic diarrhoea cuts head ache rheumatism and claims it is good for man or beast with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Residents claim Prairie Dogs were poisoned by a wheat process. They allege Eggers & Furgeson are the only ones to clean sweep, charging for holes attacked. Address Baorrs & Ferguson, Gertrade, Texas.
Old Soldiers and widows who homesteaded under 160 acres before June 22 1874 may receive enough extra land to reach 160 acres even if abandoned. We buy such claims and Government Land Warrants. Only soldiers who served fourteen days in Mexican or other wars before 1855 are eligible for a 169 acre warrant. For details contact the office. Also report of a rich lady funding Dr Nicholson Institute ear drum program in New York offering free ear drums to deaf people.
An OCR fragment advertises Halls Catarrh Cure and related products. It mentions a reward, promises reliability, and lists names and companies in vague terms. The text references Drage, Toledo Ohio, and family pills, with mixed partial phrases about guar anteed or tested cures and sales details.
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