17 Nov 1887
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1887
Page
1
Published weekly by J. W. Graves details subscription terms including one year for 2.00 six months for 1.00 and advertising rates with one inch first insertion at 1.00 and each subsequent at 0.40 Local notices priced at 0.10 per line per insertion. A liberal deduction offered to regular advertisers.
Reported typhoon affects Chinese coast while Texas brief items note governance disputes in Greer county and local civic hobbies. Other items include debt decrease in October, petroleum finds near Palestine and Corsicana, Jenny Lind death in London, and various political and infrastructure concerns across states.
The yellow fever outbreak in Tampa Florida is easing as new cases decline and public health measures take effect. Authorities report improved conditions and a reduced rate of infection amid ongoing sanitation efforts.
Democrats celebrate gains as New York elects entire ticket and Ohio shifts Republican for Foraker. Pennsylvania chooses Republican treasurer while Maryland and Rhode Island vote GOP gains and Mississipp i remains Democratic. Massachus setts reelects Ames, Democrats tout two thirds control in Virginia House, with Senate Dems, and a note on winter hand care remedies.
Farmers living in well-appointed homes and owning stock did not reach success by luck. They avoided imprudent debts, wasted crops, and excessive credit. They saved, invested, avoided unnecessary purchases, and resisted flashy sales pitches while relying on their own judgment.
A body believed to be an unknown man was pulled from the Trinity River at Dallas on the 6th of the month. Authorities are investigating the incident and awaiting identification.
The seven Anarchists of Chicago saw Lingg commit suicide in his cell last Thursday. Governor Oglesby commuted Schwab and Fielden to life imprisonment, while Parsons Spies Engle and Fischer were hanged after Supreme Court rejection of their appeal. Petitions for mercy were ignored amid threats against the governor and courts.
Moorritz Tex November 5 A significant incident in the Collingsworth county land troubles sees state surveyors and classifiers transferred from Wheeler county to work inside the Rocking Chair ranch. The shift suggests an official decision to place the lands on the market, offering settlers an option to purchase from the state and resolve the dispute.
Vernon Guard argues that strong products need public exposure and that advertising is the most effective way to reap returns. He emphasizes proactive outreach, noting the principle applies across all business types and that without public awareness even good goods fail to profit.
Ohio appears to be the only state where the wartime outcomes have not been accepted in good faith. The bloody-shirt tactic failed to secure victories in other states' elections.
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