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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
1
Advertises a home treatment claimed to cure alcoholism without publicity or time off work. It asserts alcohol addiction is a disease and promises dramatic transformation of Drunkards into sober men. Sold for one dollar with directions and optional physician advice, prepaid worldwide from Edwin B Giles & Co., Philadelphia.
The St. Louis Republic discusses Carnegie and Morgan aiming at a vast American led trust uniting manufacturing and transportation to control world markets. The piece notes possible railroad consolidations in the U.S. and a near monopoly on ocean traffic, signaling dramatic future commerce impact and uncertain benefits.
The item notes Dallas residents plan an opera house costing 1 000 000 dollars. It mentions other disparate topics including British steamships loading mules to South Africa and Confederate veterans receiving meal support in Memphis.
The article notes the return of Washington relics to Gen. Lee's heirs and cites Attorney General Knox's remark that Washington's service warrants honesty in keeping his silver. It also covers New Yorkers' Texas visit, Gun-slinging stereotypes, and a rail expansion forecast with Texas leading in miles under contract. Leaders warn investors to await Texas reforms on homestead and securities laws.
The piece argues that anti trust and regulation laws in Texas may be repealed to attract capital, warning against an aggressive campaign by figures like Geo Clark and Judge Kittrell and denouncing plans from New Yorkers and big newspapers. It cites protection of fair competition and balanced enforcement as the goal, while opposing unrestrained capital. The report then shifts to Pittsburgh and labor, outlining plans by the Amalgamated Association to counter Morgan’s Steel Trust, seeking a united labor front to influence prices and purchasing, with a July Chicago meeting anticipated.
Josh Edgar of Germantown Cal says fourteen years of sciatic rheumatism eased after trying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He reports immediate relief and eventual cure with no return. Grahem Drug Co. markets the liniment.
The Treasury Department bureau in Washington claims all U S coffee needs can be grown in Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. It cites nine month import volume of 617 344 000 pounds valued at 45 218 000 dollars.
A Civil War veteran from Winchester Indiana reports his wife’s long illness and complete recovery after using Dr King’s New Life Pills. He urges others to try them and notes the price as 25 cents at Handy Matthews drug store.
Radium described as an illuminal metal with power to light a room for a million years from half a pound. Current price makes it impractical for general use. One ounce valued at about $1 000.
An advertisement touts Hersine as a life giving tonic to strengthen a weak constitution. It claims stimulating regenerating power and lists a price of 50 peat, offered for sale by Graham Drug.
An essay defines a friend as the person who will inconvenience himself for you and stay by your bedside during illness. It describes a friend as the one who comes when trouble darkens the sky and offers help, not just when a favor yields value.
A Springville Alabama mother with whooping cough experience explains prevention. She cites three children who used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy last summer, including a three month old baby, noting none lost plumpness and all recovered better than peers without the remedy. The Graham Drug Co. sells it.
Shreveport will soon begin building what is described as the largest press in the world. The project carries a cost of $100,000 exclusive of machinery and will create a major industrial facility in the area.
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