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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
2
The notice lists post office mail matter at Graham Texas under second class status for a period set at $1.00 and 50 units, indicating postal rate or subscription detail. The fragment suggests a historic local newspaper masthead with publisher initials W Graves.
A commentator notes Britain may enter bond age deeper than intended while Louisiana discovers oil gushers. The piece cites Louisiana charter fees totaling about $80,000 collected from oil companies operating in the Beaumont region.
Japan urges nations to join in extermination of rats blamed for spreading bubonic plague and other infectious diseases, framing it as a global health emergency requiring coordinated action.
An 19th century classified style ad urges readers to try Dr Sim mons Sarsaparilla for Scrofula boils humors on the face and catarrh. Offers fifty cents for fifty doses and promotes a miracle tonic tone.
The Houston Post reports statewide cotton acreage up slightly from last year but with a poor stand and about three weeks late. Boll weevil is widespread in many parts of the state, and overall prospects are extremely poor.
An Oklahoma country postmaster warns the postal department that next Wednesday the office will be shot as he goes deer hunting. He invites dismissal but brags he is the only man nearby who can read and write.
A Meadowdale man credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with curing his rheumatism after long suffering. He states the remedy offers a cheap cure and notes his satisfaction. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
Last Saturday night a severe wind rain and hail storm struck central Texas. The cyclone battered Pittsburgh with no fatalities or injuries but damaged the fruit crop. Falls county reports a man killed in a church shelter incident. Thornton suffered total loss in places as did Navasota Ellis counties. A warehouse at Dangerfield was wrecked and Mt Calm Venus Midlothian Minneola saw extensive damage.
Opinion piece argues Standard Oil has charter rights to Beaumont wells and can shut or force output as it pleases. Warns locals against challenging the oil giant while urging use of a malaria fever tonic as a remedy.
The lean tigress in The 3s Park menagerie paces the cage and bites at bars when a keeper cleans the enclosure with a mop. She has held a lifelong grudge since a punishment eight years ago and now watches the keeper constantly, snarling when he passes.
The Texas and Pacific Railway offers round trip tickets at low rates for the Confederate Veterans Reunion in Memphis Tennessee from May 28 to 30 1901. On sale May 25 26 and 27 at Big Springs and East Texas stations with final return June 4 1901 extendable to June 19 1901 upon a 50 cent extension payment and ticket deposit by June 2. Contact H P Hughes traveling passenger agent Ft Worth or E P Turner G P T A Dallas for rates and sleeping car details.
The Omaha jury acquitted Calaban in the Cudahy kidnapping case. Despite a positive victim identification and corroborating evidence, the jurors voiced bias linked to the father’s wealth, undermining public confidence in the system.
England has obtained a mammoth loan from the United States. The move undermines recent heated claims that England controlled the finances of this country and pressed to change the standard to prove independence from the enemy.
Mr and Mrs Matthew Low of Springfield township Fayette county Pennsylvania were born on the same day fifty seven years apart never separated during thirty years of marriage and died on the same day recently they were buried in a double grave
The bill restoring the death penalty passed by the Colorado Legislature has become law and will take effect July 1.
Last night a fierce west wind and heavy rain swept the city. An unusual electrical display accompanied the storm and caused alarm among streetcar passengers. A fire at the Southern Rock Island Plow Company was blamed on the storm but hail and rain did little damage to crops or windows.
Cychets should carry a bottle of BaLuarp's Snow Lini-MENT to subdue pain prevent swelling and discoloration and hasten wound healing. Priced at 25 and 50 cents. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
Oregon requires every man who drinks to obtain a two dollar yearly license and forbids sale to unlicensed patrons. Licenses are published every six months in local papers to show who is authorized to drink. Arkansas recently passed a similar bill.
The advertisement asserts that when the liver fails to secrete bile digestion worsens and bowels constipate. Herymer acts directly on the liver and excretory organs and a few doses will cure biliousness. Price 50 cents. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
Reverend A. S. Blackwood reports in the Weatherford Democrat that wheat crops in the Keechi country are suffering from drought conditions and may be cut short if rain does not come soon. Oats are near total failure with some farmers plowing them to plant cotton. green bugs cause little damage.
Advertisement claims Tapier’s Buck Eye Pine Ointment cures obstinate piles and prevents malignant action leading to rectal cancer. Sold by Graham Prug Co at 50 cents for bottles and 75 cents for tubes.
Capt Kidd of Springtown told a Democrat reporter on Monday that the only drawback to their oil well is the current inability to obtain digging machinery. He added that once the obstacle is removed, Springtown will have oil.
An advertisement touts Heroine as a potent tonic to strengthen a weak constitution. Each drop is described as life sustaining with stimulating and regenerating power, offered at 50 cents and sold by Graham Drug.
A wry note states Philip Score has married at age 70 but suggests it may be too late to gain much of a score in life.
The quote stresses that true independence is impossible as people impact each other. Wealth merely enables more ways to do good, not elevating anyone above humble, honest neighbors.
Children who are weak or troublesome should take a few doses of White's Cream Vermifuge to become strong and active with rosy cheeks and bright eyes. Price 25 cents, for sale by Graham Drug Co. The North's money is moving south, coal properties in Alabama sold to Pittsburgh buyers for three million dollars, and the South aims to lead in agriculture.
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from a poisoned blood condition and that Herpine cleanses the liver and kidneys to remove the offending agents. The product, priced at 50 cents, is sold by Graham Drug Co.
A Chicago contractor successfully raised a seven story Cambridge Hotel building weighing 120000 tons without cracking a pane of glass or marring the wall.
Moore's Pilates claims a universal cure for malaria type fevers and related symptoms with no quinine or arsenic. The remedy is described as entirely tasteless, pH neutral to stomach and teeth, priced at 50 cents a box, sold by Dr C Moore Co in St Louis Missouri and Graham Drug Co.
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urges sending for circulars from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Hall's Family Pills are recommended.
A persuasive ad claims Tutt’s Pills cure stomach liver and bowel diseases with a single box saving doctors bills. It asserts relief for sick headache dyspepsia malaria constipation and biliousness and cites a million endorsements.
The Leyland steamship fleet has been purchased by J Pierpont Morgan, boosting his control of steel output and global transport. A recent railroad deal gave him influence over major U.S. trunk lines, consolidating power with the steel and steamship trusts and surpassing any single national ruler in industrial reach.
Wyandotte Michigan resident J T Weatherwax recalls pneumonia and a lasting cough that resisted treatment until King s New Discovery cured him Doctor s remedy praised for coughs colds and lung trouble with guaranteed bottles 50c and 1 00 at Handy Matthews drug store trial bottles free
The United States treasury holds five hundred million two hundred seventy eight thousand five hundred six dollars in gold. The total weight reaches nine hundred thirty tons, enough to fill sixty two freight cars, a display of unprecedented national liquidity.
A movement in Southern California seeks to reorganize the Democracy to focus on electing Hill as President in 1904. The plan centers on mobilizing supporters across the state to back Hill’s candidacy and align local efforts with national party goals.
D. R. Bell & Co sold the Jacksboro News plant to Messrs. Simpson and Groner who will continue the paper at Jacksboro.
Texas could greatly increase its cotton production if more land were cultivated. The state now yields over a quarter of the South’s cotton but less than one tenth of suitable lands are under cultivation. Oil reserves promise ample fuel for the state. Oil-bearing strata extend from Sabine to Rio Grande. Relief efforts continue for Jacksonville fire with six thousand fed daily and property losses estimated at ten and a half million dollars. Railroads carry supplies free.
An ad notes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic carries a plainly printed formula stating iron and quinine in tasteless form. The pitch claims no cure no pay with a price of N6 cents.
Washington views the board of Regents as a sinister move to nullify reform promises and imperil foreign residents in the empire.
A movement in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania proposes uniting 2,000,000 workers into a single labor union to counter the power of newly formed trusts and combinations. Organizers seek broad support across industries to create a unified bargaining force.
A seasonal note praising Texas scenery highlights the state’s abundant natural parks seen at every turn. The writer extols wide landscapes, natural beauty, and the appeal of Texas outdoor spaces to visitors and residents alike.
The mayor of Waltham Massachusetts orders police to stop public whist gatherings, calling them as harmful as gambling and claiming they corrupt society. The move targets social clubs and public games amid concerns of moral impact and disorder.
Taken up and reported by J. W. Burgess on his farm 12 miles southwest from Graham. Two head of stray horses described: a roan mare 10-12 years old 13 hands branded L B on left shoulder and O L on left hip and a two year old unbranded colt. Also a dark bay mare about 10 years old 13 hands branded JP on left shoulder and Low on left thigh. Dates noted April 10 and April 15, 1901. Inc McLaren CcC.
The Fine French Coach Horse FARIS will stand at my place in South Bend for the season and will service mares at six dollars at home or seven dollars at the mare's home. Also at Jo Washburn's two days the last of each week. PARIS is an iron gray sixteen and a half hands high, half French Coach and half Percheron. Call and see him.
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