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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1900
Page
2
A broad promotion offers free prizes for solving a rat cat puzzle and sending name and address. It aims to boost circulation, with a cash prize of 8250.00 and silverware, and promises full prize details after reply. The Dallas News notes the move as a weekly edition, with wartime commentary and political snippets following.
Estrayed about seven months old this mule was last week four miles west of Graham on Belknap road. Owner F. P. Burcu offers pay for information leading to its recovery. Report to Burcu in Graham.
The Troy Press notes that war may temporarily boost wealth for property owners who mortgage luxuries, but when repayment and interest arrive the supposed enrichment collapses. It condemns the idea that widespread violence and ruin enrich the world, calling it a dangerous fallacy.
Agnes Procter a former Missourian and youngest daughter of the late Richard Procter the English actor was tarred in New York City yesterday by Dr Dan Gy Lewis of Washington DC.
An attack on F. Collier of Cherokee Town caused severe pain in the kidneys and back. After trying Electric Bitters he reports a wonderful change and says he feels like a new man. The medicine cures backache and kidney trouble, purifies blood, and boosts health, available at Handy and Matthews' Drug Store for 50 cents.
A novelty item from New York, the shirt waist man’s corset uses linen belt tapes with whalebone in groups to suit larger girths. Invented as a joke, it sparked demand as fat men flocked to buy the improvised garment.
An early advert claims sallow complexions signal Liver Trouble and promises clear skin and rosy cheeks from Dr Kings New Life Pills. It touts a 25 cent price at Handy and Matthews Drug Store.
The piece contrasts rail car earnings from travel revenue and maintenance costs with social changes. It notes high annual profits from rail service yet highlights the shift from single, gossip loving widows to active, business minded women who pursue arts and professions, expanding culture and charity.
Texas Trade Review remarks that Mexico buys more of the products of this country than she buys from any other government. The report highlights strong export demand and sustained relations between the two nations.
An American observer recounts harsher realities of India’s famine districts and slow relief until harvest in October. He cites graphic scenes, inoculation drives, and the need for funds through the American Indian relief committees led from New York by Brown Brothers and others.
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