08 May 1890
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1890
Page
1
The notice lists pricing for first and subsequent insertions of local notices and regular advertisements. It mentions one inch at $1.00 for the first insertion, 50 cents for each following insertion, and 10 cents per line for local notices with 5 cents per line for subsequent insertions, plus liberal reductions for regular advertisers.
Multiple Texas newspapers praise Attorney General Hogg and advocate his governor bid. They discuss railroads law enforcement, political support, and public opinion, noting allies and rivals including Throckmorton and the drum mers, insurance firms, and land speculators across cities like Rusk, Karnes, and Waco.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds throat chest and lung troubles claiming it becomes a household staple after trial. It promises a money back guarantee and offers free trial bottles at Graham’s drag store.
Critics attack plans to exhibit Harper’s Ferry enginehouse at the World’s Fair alongside Libby Prison. They warn such displays would deepen national wounds and urge a focus on patriotic, unifying exhibits rather than sensational shrines to Civil War atrocities.
Secretary Proctor reports 52 000 rations sent to Omega Madison parish today and 2 500 to St James plus 20 000 to Livingston parish tomorrow. Mississippi needs about 1 000 000 rations. Louisiana several hundred thousand more. Weston will load a steamer with rations for Catfish Point Lula Friars Point Sunflower Landing and other Mississippi sites for twenty days. Fremont is named major general and then placed on the retired list.
The Memphis Avalanche urges collecting relics from rebel prisoners who died of cold and hunger in Northern pens like Johnson's Island and Elmira. It notes War Department records showing higher death rates among prisoners in the North and advocates making the exhibit as complete and horrific as possible.
A county attorney from Clay County Texas and a Kentucky resident testify Electric Bitters cured severe malaria and jaundice and saved a life. The remedy wards off and cures malarial diseases and kidney, liver, and stomach disorders. Priced 50 cents to 1 dollar at Graham's Drug Store.
English Spavin Liniment claims to remove hard and soft blemishes on horses with effects on blood spavins curbs splints sweeney ring bone stifles sprains and swollen throats Coughs It promises savings up to fifty dollars per bottle and is sold by RK G Graham Co Druggists Graham Kentucky
A humorous tale recounts Mr. Greeley who praised farming at Chautauqua and urged friend Jones to buy near him. Jones asks about the year’s produce and Greeley describes a hay crop saved by curing and storage, only to reveal the barn roof was missing.
The advertisement touts Buckens Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum féve sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles or no pay and guarantees satisfaction with a money refund. Priced at 25 cents per box.
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion promised a complete cure of itch mange and scratches in humans or animals in eighty minutes. The remedy was sold by R. G. Graham & Co. druggists. The claim framed a quick, guaranteed treatment marketed by Graham's drugstore line.
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