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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
2
In the notice the adv price for Whick x of paper remains at Oak Ravesrim if you commit in advance. It mentions options based on timing and location, with a prompt for those who are too late to act to contact RHEA.
The latest war news says the Boers resist conquest under long odds. Britain's finance chief reports the British Boer war cost England $116,250,000 up to March 16. Hon J W Bailey returns to Texas from Washington amid a convention fight. Chicago marks Manila Bay anniversary with six hundred thousand attendees on the Ist.
Railroad and building trades workers are on a general strike across the east, leaving thousands unemployed. The unrest contrasts with McKinley era prosperity as the nation grapples with labor upheaval and economic strain.
heavy downpours flood streams across Texas over the past week causing widespread crop damage and rail service interruptions. railroads suffer track washouts and trains delayed as waters rise across counties. farmers assess losses while authorities warn of lingering Lingering washouts and caution against travel in flood areas.
A blasting powder explosion at Scofield Utah colliery on the 1st instant is believed to have killed about two hundred men. So far one hundred thirty seven bodies have been recovered and rescue work proceeds amid the wreckage and aftermath.
The article recalls Quay’s anger toward Mark Hanna during McKinley era politics. Hanna led the campaign that defeated Ohio candidate Quay headed the party faction. With Hanna victorious, Quay became tractable, a state that might recur as the party braces for its top boss.
Rain boosts crop prospects but cotton planting slowed by wet weather. J M Hughes moved from Throckmorton County to nestering on his farm. S Dozier remains bedridden with nervous prostration for three weeks. Miss Mary Fields and Miss Cleo Hindman recently conducted a school and music night. Spencer McCan travels to Knox County to attend to business. Prof R Lindsey visited the community en route to the Fifth Sunday Meeting Jay.
The advertisement touts Dr Simmons Sar Eaparilla as highly concentrated and easily absorbed by delicate stomachs. It claims a course of fifty doses priced at five dollars and zero cents, emphasizing small, potent quantities.
An ad suggests melancholic moods stem from blood tainted with black bile. It promotes HERBINE as a purifier to restore cheerfulness and health. Price 50 cents. Appears from a Grabem Drag Co advertisement.
At a noon meeting delegates to a national convention gathered as Bryan addressed a 4,000 strong crowd in the city hall. He criticized Republican class legislation, urged free silver at 16 to 1, warned against imperialism in the Philippines, and challenged the President’s constitutional powers while noting shifts in party support and Boer sympathy.
Waco April 28 describes three rapid cloudbursts causing a flood that killed seven and left about two hundred homeless. Creeks rose fifteen feet in fifteen minutes sweeping bridges and sweeping riders from saddles. Losses within the city amount to about 550000 with crops and bridges ruined outside. Funeral services for the dead will be held tomorrow as Brazos and Bosque rivers returned to normal levels.
An advertisement touts Cheatham's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a universal cure enhancing immunity and vigor. It claims to strengthen the weak and slim down the fat, calling it the tonic of tonics and the best ever seen, priced at fifty cents.
The Dallas News reports on the South’s growing industrial strength. Indian Territory yields high grade coal with 1,400,000 tons mined in 1899 while cotton manufacturing gains momentum in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Mills operate near round the clock to maximize machinery life, and African war demand boosts mule shipments to Cape Town totaling 21,000 animals worth about 2 million dollars. The column portrays a confident, expansive South awaiting a rich inheritance.
The proprietors of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds have given away over ten million trial bottles. It has cured thousands of hopeless cases including asthma bronchitis la grippe and all throat chest and lung diseases. Handy Matthews druggists offer a free trial bottle and sell regular size 50c and 1.00 with a guaranteed result.
Abrahan Hare of Belleville Ohio says Electric Bitters are the best selling bitters he has handled in 20 years. He cites their claimed ability to purify blood strengthen nerves and cure many diseases tied to stomach liver kidney and bowel disorders. Available for 50 cents from Handy and Matthews, druggists.
An old drug advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a quick cure for sick and nervous headaches. It claims to purify blood and build up wealth, priced at 25 cents with a money back guarantee, sold by Handy & Matthews, druggists.
When sick with scrofula boils or humors try Dr Simmons Sarsaparilla. The ad promotes a 50 cent bottle offering 50 doses and urges a trial for ailments like scrofula catarrh and facial humors.
A Warrington man declares Chamberlains Cough Remedy best for bronchitis noting his wife suffered six years and was bedridden before recovery. The manufacturers publish such testimonials to show the remedy relieves pain and restores health. Available at Graham Drug Co.
A vintage patent medicine pitch touts Gatlin’s Cough Syrup as instantly relieving coughs with every dose. It promises immediate relief, urging rapid use and asserting broad efficacy, typical of early 20th century remedy advertisements.
Tax Collector H. C. Williams reports delinquencies on March 31 1900 for the 1899 taxes in Young County under section 10 chapter 108 laws 1897. The list lists town lots on the tax rolls of 1899 as delinquent with credit claimed by the tax collector and Graha.
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