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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
1
A Philadelphia based remedy claims to cure drunkenness as a disease with the Home Gold Cure. It promises no public exposure and allows use in tea or coffee, sold for one dollar with full directions and confidential correspondence.
David B. Hill spoke at Buffalo listing party strengths and vows. He praised the Democratic Party as a lasting conservative force, opposed to radicalism, plutocracy, communism, imperialism, and anarchy, while defending capital and labor rights and pledging adherence to Jeffersonian principles.
A Springville Alabama mother shares experience with whooping cough and urges Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to protect children. She cites three children sick last summer with a three month old baby and claims all kept good health and weight using the remedy sold by Graham Drug Co.
The writer notes poor moisture threatening wheat withering while oats are gone and corn and cotton vary in condition. A community news segment praises a successful school term led by teacher A N Lewis, with a lively literary society and a reader-friendly program featuring Miss Annie Lewis and others. A friendly letter-style update ends with a warm welcome to Graham citizens.
A local note confirms Stamford will welcome a new broom factory alongside other planned developments. The brief highlights economic growth and employment potential for the city and surrounding region.
The Indiana Supreme Court holds a saloon keeper liable to a criminal’s family for loss of support, if illegal liquor sales contribute as a remote cause to the crime and resulting imprisonment. The ruling permits damages even when murder is involved, aiming to deter illegal sales. Dallas News reports the decision.
Lincoln dispatch reports William J. Bryan thriving with The Commoner now a 12 page edition including advertising. The paper touts a 100000 circulation and aims for more than double that by year end. Supporters predict a highly profitable venture ahead.
Omaha faced embarrassment after Chicago exposed a Belgian count with fifty wives, countering Omaha's claim of sixteen living wives and triggering a shift in notoriety and status.
A Galveston Tex company seeks funds for a treasury oil prospecting venture. Shares at five dollars raise capital with option to raise price or withdraw. Managers and bankers named include J Lobit Galveston and Geo Anderson Maritime Association, inviting quick remittance and banker wiring. Fortunes claimed in oil attract small investors.
A satirical sample ridicules fashion detail reporting with long lists of women in varied outfits. The piece contrasts a hypothetical up to date editor with absurd specificity. It also notes Thomas Poteet of Penn's Chapel Ky has married seven times with six divorces and unknown children between eighteen and twenty two.
The report notes 177 oil companies operating in Texas and nine gushers at Beaumont, highlighting the state's booming oil sector with concentrated activity around Beaumont as operators expand production.
Civil war veteran M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana reports his wife recovered from a long illness after using Kin New Life Pills sold at Handy Matthews' drug store. The ad urges readers to try the remedy at 25 cents. A jailhouse tone ends with a jab at a county paper reader who refuses it.
P A Danforth of LaGrange reports a six month fungous running sore healed in five days by Bucklen's Arnica. The advertisement claims the salve treats ulcers wounds and piles and is sold for 25 cents at Hand Matthews.
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