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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1906
Page
2
The Leader lists subscription rates with one copy for one year at 1.00 and six months for 50 cents. The notice shows Graham Texas post office classification and ends with a feisty quote accusing Bailey’s enemies at Brownwood of being liars and slanderers.
Bailey continues to address crowds while audiences respond with loud applause and lively support, creating a high energy atmosphere at each engagement.
Bailey brands Hearst as a political Ishmaelite whose election would disgrace any office and whose leadership would destroy any party. Hearst will doubtless live over it.
Three men aboard the battleship Wisconsin died last week from drinking Bayrum that had been stolen from the ship’s barber. The victims were not likely residents of a prohibition district, suggesting illicit access to the ship’s liquor.
Last Sunday three electric street cars ran off a bridge at Atlantic City New Jersey and over sixty people were drowned. About ninety were aboard with some escaping from the last car before it sank. Authorities investigate the causes in what is described as one of the worst railway accidents in the nation.
A call to voters urging participation in the upcoming election. The piece warns that turnout will influence party strength and county reputation, stresses voting on state officers and constitutional amendments, and encourages all eligible residents to go to the polls next Tuesday. It frames voting as civic duty and a chance to boost the county’s image.
A Southern reflection argues vagrancy among black and white populations fuels crime. It urges forced labor and periodic whipping as deterrents, claiming the lash would curb idle vagrants and address perceived race tensions in urban crime.
The piece notes a national shift as voters abandon party lines for men and measures. It cites New York as an example, with plutocrats backing Hughes and independents supporting Hearst. Hearst runs a strong bid, aided by his papers and wealth, while Parker and Jerome loyalists oppose him. He is described as a strong regular nominee facing internal party resistance.
A historical clipping describes a claim that a product named Mezema Itch Dew Poison Pimgies Ring wernm Skin Eruptions and related skin ailments can affect cotton pickers. The text notes symptoms like facial and hand sores, sweating, swelling, and blistered feet referencing cotton harvest work and worker health concerns.
Parody ad claiming Dr. King's New Life Pills end liver and bowels strikes with purifying effects. Pest cure for constipation headache and dizziness priced at 25e at B. 8 Doty & Co. druggist.
In this ad style piece the author argues for preparation during the Russo-Japanese era and urges readiness for emergencies. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a speedy treatment for colds, claiming quick cure if used early and kept at hand, with availability through all druggists.
E W Fry announces his candidacy for Young County Surveyor as a write in. A Democrat who did not run in the primaries, he has lived in Texas about three years after moving from Pike County Missouri and currently works at M K Grahams land office. He appeals for liberal support from voters.
R Hollingsworth announces his candidacy for County Surveyor in Young County. He notes both he and opponent Fry lack ballot names and ask voters to write in their names. Hollingsworth has long served as County Surveyor and is known for his conduct of the office.
A brief pitch claims Hunt's Care cures any one case of itching skin. It guarantees relief with one box and offers a full refund if the remedy fails. The ad emphasizes high confidence and customer satisfaction without listing specific conditions or details.
In New York a tariff controversy erupts over a gold cup donated by Sir Thomas Lipton for yacht racing at the New York Yacht Club. The prize faces a large tariff, drawing attention from club members and observers.
Property listing describes an ideal home spanning 160 to 240 acres with proximity to town. Agent F Herren presents the offering, highlighting rural surroundings, potential for development, and convenient access to local amenities.
A traveling show presented a late Jesse James in Graham last Tuesday night. The act featured music that played on a bygone romance of the James brothers and the Younger gang, but modern view narrows them to simple outlaws, making any hero worship on stage seem ludicrous.
In St Albans West Virginia eight C Blair school superintendent reports his daughter recovered from St Vitus Dance after using Electric Bitters. He states three bottles effected a complete cure. The remedy fights nervous complaints debility female weakness malaria and impoverished blood and costs 50 cents at B S Doty & Co. drug store.
A reader from Loving Texas in October 2006 clarifies that the writer is not a candidate for Commissioner in precinct No 4 nor a Republican. The letter addresses the editor and challenges a published claim about the writer’s candidacy.
The Rev. Irl R Hicks resumes publication of his well known Almanac for 1907 due to popular demand. Published by Word and Works Publishing Company of St Louis Missouri, the almanac is offered at 25 cents postpaid with a subscription. One almanac accompanies each subscription.
An advertisement extols Hunt's Lightening Oil as a universal emergency remedy for cuts burns sprains and pains. It asserts the product never disappoints and stands as the grandest remedy now obtainable with unrivaled confidence in its effectiveness.
William Randolph Hearst faces tough odds as New York campaigns heat up this week and election day looms next Tuesday. Political observers say the race is fiercely contested with high stakes for Hearst and his opponents.
H. C. Batley editor of the News Chapin South Carolina recounts a severe bilious attack that kept him home two days. After no relief from his physician he took three Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets and recovered by the next day. The tablets are sold by all druggists.
Daily passenger schedule from Graham to Dallas and back with stops at Dakin Bryson Jacksboro Bridgeport and Fort Worth arrival times. Passenger train carries no freight and local freight runs separately not on Sundays. Agent J D Gilfillan notes Graham arrival and departure times.
A sheriff sale is set in Graham Young County Texas on December 4 1906 to satisfy a judgment of 361.62 in favor of T J Morris against H Walker. The property is the William Fullerton survey on the Brazos river about 9.25 miles from Belknap containing 320 acres and described in record Vol 41 page 804 deed from H Walker to Mrs S E McKeen.
Farmers and stockmen can subscribe to a combined Dallas Semi-Weekly News and Graham Leader for one year at 1.75 dollars. The offer emphasizes local news, home enterprises, personal items, state and national affairs, and foreign matters plus a Farmers' forum feature.
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