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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1900
Page
4
A letter from M. W. Index urges Texas officials to avoid credit errors in paid taxes. Readers report tax receipts lost or destroyed, payments made twice, and tax-sale fears. He advocates registering receipts with the county clerk to save time and money and proposes criminal liability for careless crediting.
A Graham advertiser promises best Italian and American marble with first class workmanship and guaranteed prices, inviting customers to see designs and savings before ordering.
In Chicago on Tuesday about 1900 women presented tickets at Huber's museu for a chance to win a husband. The winning ticket holder will marry Samoor, a French Canadian chemist, with the wedding set once the bride consents.
J. R. Garrison cashier of the Bank of Thornville Ohio credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing a severe lung trouble. He reports it as the best medicine for a bad cold or lung issue and says he keeps a bottle on hand. Mention of 50 cents to 100 dollars and free trial bottles at Handy & Matthews Drug Store.
An East St. Louis railroad platform encounter features Col. Bryan and Gov. Roosevelt exchanging taunts about voices and politics. Roosevelt notes his voice is rough as a Populist platform. Bryan replies his is as broken as Republican promises, both laughing.
The Confederate Veteran published in Nashville announces club rates with The Leader. Subscriptions to the Veteran and Leader together are offered at a yearly rate of 1.60. The publication notes rising monthly circulation figures through 1900 and invites veteran readers to subscribe or obtain copies via The Leader.
A Na varro county girl, twelve, harvested 1978 pounds of cotton in one week. The piece contrasts her labor with machine farming and humorously questions if she should learn piano, while asserting she may live longer in the cotton field than in the parlor.
A young Stonewall Jackson sought a West Point appointment after hearing of a vacancy. Despite ridicule from peers, he persevered, earned the place, paid his way, and later earned fame for his battles and victories. His steadfast resolve defined his lasting legacy.
An advertising claim asserts deafness results from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh cured only by constitutional remedies and urges sending for circulars.
In Hall Co Herald a stance equates vote trading with selling votes and urges voters to go to the polls on election day and vote for the men of their choice, insisting a clear conscience follows doing right.
The Clarendon Banner reports J R Jowell was stricken with a illness resembling paralysis on Wednesday morning and for a time was in bad condition. At last report he was resting very well and hopes for a speedy recovery.
The piece contrasts cat and dog sensory perception, noting cats prefer texture and especially aroma. It cites cats smelling leaves and fabrics for pleasure, and warns strong smells like lavender can be painful, with a quip about a tiger avoiding lavender.
The Moros are described as water dwellers who build sea houses on piles in shoal waters along the coast. The article notes their preference for the sea, suggesting Malay ancestors and historic Malay sea rovers who launched raids to conquer islands in the southern seas.
Wahitr's Cream Vermifuga is a valuable preparation capable of clearing the system in a few hours of every worm. Price 25 cents. Graham Drug Co.
Buffalo Bill claims Texas shows greater improvement than any state, measuring prosperity by crowd size at his performances. He notes rising attendance as a sign of the state's progress and appeal.
For sprains swellings and lameness there is nothing so good as Chamberlains Pain Balm. Try it for relief. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
A report from Lincoln Nebraska notes a grand outpouring of Democracy honoring Senator Wellington and former Texas Governor Hogg, rivaling a Roosevelt reception. An ad for HERBINKE claims quick relief from dyspepsia with dizziness loss of appetite and nausea, priced at 50 cents by Graham Drug Co.
President Eliot of Harvard University will not vote for the reelection of President McKinley next month. He has not yet decided whether to support William Jennings Bryan.
The Romans produced the first European cookery book likely by Censius Apicus under Trajan about 114 A D. Two recipes from the ancient collection include a fowl sauce with aniseed mint dates vinegar liquamen oil and mustard and a rose leaf and brains dish with thrushes eggs pepper and wine cooked slowly to develop perfume.
A wealthy woman cured of deafness donated $10,000 to Dr. Nicholson's Institute in New York to provide free artificial ear drums for deaf people unable to afford them. Address The Nicholson Institute 780 Eighth Avenue New York.
The passage urges readers to seek rest for worn nerves and weary brains during illness. It emphasizes profound fatigue affecting body and mind and advises consulting a druggist for relief. The tone resembles a vintage medical warning postcard promoting rest and self care.
A testimonial from Mus. Fitz L. Masters of Monitor Indiana praises Dr Miles Nervine for curing grip and exhaustion after five weeks of illness. She credits Dr Miles Heart Cure and Nerve and Liver Pills for further relief and recovery, noting improved rest and energy. The ad notes sale of remedies and a free booklet from Dr Miles Medical Co. Elkhart Indiana.
An estray report filed by A. Casey lists a brown horse about 14 hands high ages 8 to 10 with CV brand on left shoulder and H on left thigh. The horse was left in care of J. T Wilkins and reported September 20, 1000 in Precinct No 4.
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