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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
4
An advertisement-like note touts a product named yiezema Itch Dew Poison and Pingiles with claims it treats skin eruptions sores and swelling while promising pickers will pick more cotton by using it. The text lists symptoms as skin irritation blistering and swollen feet and mentions rings worn and chopped faces and hands.
A list of candidates for local offices including Senator D. E. Decker and Jno W Veale, District Judge A H Carrigan, District Attorney P A Martin, County Judge group Cres. H McLaren J Sipson E Norman D Casenbary R Lindsey, Sheriff and Tax Collector M A Wallace, Tax Assessor R L Tankersley, County Commissioner Precinct 1 J W Horner, Public Weigher J Cross S W Lane G H Charlan Bung er.
Across the panhandle the wheat crops are good signaling a large spending wave to move the grain. The expected sustained grain boom will keep the region economically active for at least one more year.
Over four inches of rain drenched the Dallas area in a single day causing muddy fields. Farmers fear crop losses as they struggle to weed and manage saturated soil conditions.
The Fort Worth cattle market may fall in price until anti trust suits are resolved. Observers say the tactic aims to win cattlemen’s sympathy and support, aligning with state efforts to protect them.
Stock Yards Packing House Commission Exchange trust attorneys received the Exchange books from Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot after he obtained certified and photographic copies of all items he sought. The state will be ready for trial.
The report notes Campbell progressing in eastern and southern Texas while the north and west show division among Bell Brooks and Colquit. Campbell attracts traditional Hogg followers state-wide and appears likely to win several western counties. He aligns with Farmers Union principles and enjoys broad statewide sympathy.
Attorney General Davidson has studied federal investigation reports in Washington on Standard Oil and Packing House trusts. Back in Texas, a statewide campaign against trusts appears likely, with Davidson prepared to press action and Bailey unable to avert strong measures.
A Fort Worth observer mocks Judge Bell for advocating Prohibition in rural areas while backing open saloons in the city. The piece argues for consistent anti or pro stands, condemns incentives for selective enforcement, and urges Texas cattlemen to back the attorney general against packers and stockyards.
Mrs. Sue Martin of Fallsonia Mississippi, long troubled by stomach illness, reports Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured her. She can eat anything now and calls the medicine wonderful. For sale by all druggists.
The Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange and the Packeries conspire to skim twelve to twenty dollars per cattle car from northwest Texas cattlemen. They fine and expel members who compete, blocking sales to packers. The Stockyards Company and packers dominate, forcing farmers to pay tolls before Swift and Armour buy. The Texas Attorney General is involved.
An old advertisement asserts deaths from appendicitis fall as Dr. King's New Life Pills gain popularity. It claims the pills save from danger and provide quick, painless relief from constipation and related ills, promising strength and vigor after use. Guaranteed by B. B. Doty & Co, Druggist, 25 cents. Try them.
A con artist network sold fake vanity biographies and binding promises to local residents. Victims signed notes for book publication fees ranging from twenty to over fifty dollars, while others avoided payment and lawyers were involved. Those who avoided participation smile, awaiting their turn for similar notices, while scammers claim broad company and proof by the book.
The board advertises best families at $2.50 weekly and $5.00 per term tuition. Those seeking extensions without examination may attend a State Normal to pursue First Second Third Grade or Permanent Certificates. For details write C M Caldwell Breckinridge Texas or Miss Nora Beaty Lusk Texas.
An advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as a remedy for burns bruises aching joints and pains. It promises rapid relief by rubbing the oil on the affected area and claims to extract pain and poisons and heal the sting.
A short letter contrasts Uncle Joe Cannon resisting Republican measures with Democrats working for national unity and a victorious Democracy, urging stability and party cooperation. The author cites D. L. B. and frames the political dynamic in contemporary party terms.
D. C. Alton of Cleburne Texas leaped from his seat in a moment of worry over his wife’s health. He rushed to a local drug store to obtain a bottle, believing Herbton had cured her. The sale was guaranteed by B. B. Doty & Co.
R F Arnold attorney offers long term land loans at low rates or will extend new vendor notes and furnish part of the purchase price on improved farms. Terms available by call.
Rain renewed growth as cotton struggles in cool weather and many farmers replant. Dewey Bratcher injured his foot but will recover. Preachers Goode and McCarter to return in June. Ella Oatman hired as primary teacher. no principal yet. Census shows 74 pupils. new school addition anticipated. George Reeves from Oklahoma visiting. Mrs. Gentry returns home after a long visit. Henry Simmons travels to Newport Ark for business. Newport Bank failure reported costing about 2000 dollars. Mrs. Vola Miller’s child ill. a tramp caused a small commotion before spending the night.
A railroad survey reaches Eliasville linking Graham to the Swinson line and continuing toward Stamford for a dam site. The vast irrigation project could irrigate 30 000 acres with more possible, enabling a fertile valley along the Clear Fork. The area offers wood coal water stone and rich soil, with cheap land and a promising future for homes and industries near Fort Worth and Dallas. A citizen notes ideal conditions for schools sanitariums and cotton mills.
Married men do not live longer than single men the ad claims and offers Re-Go Tonic Laxative Syrup as a safe cure for dyspepsia biliousness and constipation. Sold in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles by B S Doty & Co.
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