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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
7
A Texas county election on prohibition drew strong interest across Tarrant and McLennan counties. Tarrant saw 9421 votes with 3214 for prohibition and 6207 against, a 2993 majority opposed. McLennan also voted wet by 733. Also notes local publication details and Cascasweet for babies advertised for colic relief.
The Perrin Cotton Mill at Ce leste, idle nearly four years, will start up next week after an overhaul. A Dallas experienced superintendent has been hired, and the mill will run day and night employing about 200 workers. Carver Bros. has acquired one third interest in the mill as Dallas buyers expand holdings.
In Prescott Arkansas on November 8 1904 Pastor I N Clark writes from Hillsboro Texas seeking Hooper Medicine Co products Cough Syrup Chill Tonic and Tetter Cure. He requests three bottles of Tetter Cure by express COD stating he has made Prescott his home and feels lonely without the medicines. Guaranteed by B S Doty Co.
In McKinney Examiner and Dallas News remarks, legislators push to raise the Governor’s salary to 8000 dollars while some back tax schemes to fund it. The Examiner urges delaying the raise until qualified successors appear, calling for fiscal restraint and a tax meeting next Saturday. The Dallas paper notes lawmakers seek to more than double pay after voters reject a related amendment.
The observer notes disorganized anti saloon efforts contrasted with strong saloon support in Fort Worth. Prohibitionists wore white ribbons while anti factions wore placards, with a clear bias to the saloon side. He estimates the anti majority around 3,000 in Tarrant County and credits some saloon reformers with minor church ties.
Graham oil mill project moves forward as J H Mettenheimer of Sherman arrives to supervise spur construction to Rock Island track. Deep water well to be drilled for plant supply. work hinges on railway surveyor availability. Mill promises cotton seed market gains, cattle feeding hub, and local employment impacts for Graham and surrounding counties.
An old advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as superior for colds and coughs. It claims a laxative effect improves bowels while healing throat irritation and reducing bronchial inflammation, noting honey and tar as ingredients and appeal to children. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
Atty R F Arnold offers long term land loans at low interest or extension of vendors lien notes. can furnish 1 to 2 percent of the purchase price on improved farms and discuss terms. Call for details.
Advertisement copy for DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills. Claims headaches biliousness may come on any time and asserts the cure is an Early Riser. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
A cyclone hit Hemming in Cooke county last Saturday evening destroying much of the town. Seven people were killed and extensive losses in livestock crops and improvements followed the storm. A heavy downpour drenched northeast Texas during the event.
A dental short notice advertises De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as prompt relief for weak kidneys backache inflammation of the bladder and urinary troubles sold by the Graham.
A editorial argues that critics of Gov Campbell are premature in judging his reforms. It recalls past resistance to Gov Hogg’s measures and notes fears of economic harm, urging readers to wait for full evidence before verdicts.
Patient Oscar Oleson of Gibson City Illinois reports a yearlong back pain healed by one bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment. The ad notes acute rheumatism worsened by cold damp weather and says the remedy is sold by B H Blakeney.
A cloudburst near Oklahoma City on Sunday night sent a small creek into a raging torrent washing away houses and people. Several individuals were drowned and thousands of dollars in property were lost.
Suffer no more with Hunt's Cure claiming a guaranteed cure for itching piles. One box and one application are stated to convince users of its merits, promising rapid relief and proven effectiveness.
A Fort Worth Telegram excerpt reports a deputy marshal killed at Big Springs by local men. The piece says authorities issued a peremptory order for all negroes to leave the county, warning that good negroes suffer with the guilty, and noting West Texas towns often fail to welcome them. It argues that dissolute individuals drive out the industrious and that departures are accelerated.
Stop grumbling if you suffer from rheumatism or pains Ballard's Snow Liniment promises fast relief for sprains rheumatism contracted muscles and other pains. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes with a Texas testimonial from C R Smith Tenaha and sold by B H Blakeney locally.
Austin Texas April 27 William A Cocke member of the Texas house of representatives who filed and prosecuted the charges against J W Bailey has announced his intention of publishing a work on the Bailey controversy The book will be three to five hundred pages with many photographs and an appendix of Bailey's speeches and adverse utterances in a conservative and judicial style to contribute to the state's political history
An old advertisement touts White's Cream Vermifuge as a cure for infant worms. It claims most babies have worms and urges mothers to keep a bottle at home. Pricing listed as 2bc and sold by B. H. Blakeney.
Brood mares offered for sale by Davin H French. Some mares are in foal or with foals and others expected to produce foals. Contact Davin H French for details and viewing arrangements.
A local cotton buyer promotes a sale under a guaranteed offer by B S Doty and Company. The notice highlights eroded hands and blistered feet from field work and urges farmers to sell more cotton now under the company guarantee.
Bellevue in Clay county marked last Friday’s anniversary of the cyclone destruction with a thanksgiving service. The town has rebuilt with new, better houses and resumed prosperity after devastating losses. Residents praise the swift recovery and credit the community’s effort for the positive turn in twelve months.
An advertisement quotes Mr. C of Emory Texas praising Herbine as a universal liver regulator and cure for constipation and malaria fever. He states his wife uses it for herself and children for five years with strong results, calling it a sure remedy for constipation and malaria fever.
The chaplain of the House warned that lawmakers risk neglecting heavenly duties and drifting toward politics alone. He urged pursuit of common sense to better fulfill God’s will, comparing policymakers to a farmer attentive to stock, farm, and interests.
Mr J A Baker aged 85 father of Mrs R W Sneed died at Crystal Falls last Saturday. He was a Confederate veteran. Funeral services were held Sunday conducted by the Masonic fraternity of which he was a member.
An advertisement notes that undigested food impairs the system and promotes Kodol for Indigestion and Dyspepsia. It claims the product digests food, tones the stomach, strengthens the body, and makes rich blood. It also states Kodol conforms to the National Pure Food and Drug Law and is sold by the Graham Drug Co.
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