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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
8
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A Nacogdoches man claims to have a method to flavor watermelons with whisky by inserting the vine into a bottle of water then replacing with whisky near ripeness. He sells the melons in prohibition districts at ten cents a slice.
Croup symptoms described with cold like signs and hoarseness. Immediate advice to use Ballard's Horehound Syrup for the child and apply Ballard's Snow Liniment externally to the throat at first sign of a croupy cough. Encourages frequent small doses and notes price of 50c at Graham Drug Co.
Office seekers prepare for the fray as Fort Worth hosts a big Fall Festival from October 5 to October 10 featuring a list of attractions. A Graham citizen notes Bowie authorities face threats and hoodoo rumors. Kentucky capital punishment worries surface as murder cases loom.
The Greenville Banner reported saloon men in Greenville hired a bum printer to alter figures to delay publication of prohibition in the county. The scheme was discovered in time to correct the estimates, illustrating the lengths some seek to influence Texas drinkers.
An advertisement asserts life is governed by strict law and misusing it causes bodily disorders such as constipation headache and liver trouble. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a gentle thorough remedy re balancing the system and claims availability for 25 cents at Edgar Matthews Drug Store.
The European squadron of the U S Navy has been ordered to Beirut to display force and intimidate the Ottoman ruler. The speaker also calls for a broad settlement with the Sublime Porte. The Kentucky execution of Caleb Vowers is cited as reclaiming the state’s reputation.
Buckien's Arnica Salve boasts world wide fame for marvelous cures surpassing all galves lotions and balms for cuts burns sores corns felons ulcers tetter salt rheum chapped hands skin eruptions and piles. Guaranteed remedy priced at 25 cents from Edgar Matthews druggist.
General Stacy resisted a Sunday drill at Camp Mabry but yielded to Governor Lanham’s orders. Contemporary readers who attended the inaugural ball after the governor may now attack him for desecrating the Sabbath.
A discussion outlines a proposed farmers trust to stabilize prices for wheat at $1, corn at 60 cents and oats at 40 cents. It questions how production curtailment would be managed and raises doubts about applying anti trust law, asking whether it protects Wall Street sharks or broader interests.
An advertisement extols DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as superior to counterfeits for blind, bleeding, itching, and protruding piles after other remedies failed. It claims one box cured a Shreveport user and urges purchase from Graham Drug Co.
Judge G B Gerald of Waco has announced his candidacy for Congress in the district promising a vigorous campaign.
Editor Garrison of the Thurber Journal offers Fort Worth a Thurber badger as a potential city park zoo addition. The animal must be well trained for fighting, as indicated by the many reported “fights” in the Journal over the past year.
The passage notes no room for kickers in Graham and urges those unable to align with the rush to stay silent as a snub by the Administration does not stop the Grand Army from honoring the old soldier.
In New York harbor a naval tug battled a blaze that threatened a ton of powder on its deck. Sailors aboard stood firm and saved the vessel, though history may overlook their brave act.
A mix of sensational medical ads and political asides from a bygone issue. Nostalgic claims tout Dr. King's New Discovery for lung ailments and household tonics, alongside commentary on Roosevelt, Utah politics, and a regional quip about a wind jammer.
Caleb Powers of Kentucky was found guilty for the Goebel assassination for the third time and sentenced to death. He faces execution by hanging on November 25 after two prior trials yielded life terms. A last effort to overturn the sentence is expected.
An aged veteran, Jedridden Havens of Versailles Ohio, faced destitution and chronic kidney disease. After doctors failed, Electric Bitters restored his health, putting him on the road to recovery. Endorsed as best for liver and kidney troubles and stomach issues. 50 cents, guaranteed by Edgar Matthews, Druggist.
Reported cost of the Oyster Bay naval review was $250000 but actual expense was $100000. The president and his children reportedly enjoyed the event immensely.
All the men at the New York World expect to love their situations as a new school of journalism promises a class of graduates. They say Mr. Pulitzer will have to hire them once the eo class finishes.
Archie Roosevelt will no longer bring the calico pony into the White House sleeping apartments. The animal is assigned a stall in the new $600,000 stable accompanying the presidential offices.
An address from Judge Norman G. Kittrell of Texas delivered in Chicago urges readers to support Texas development. He praises social values, hospitality, merit over wealth, and legal protections for women, predicting Texas will lead in population wealth and political power as its vast territory and enduring promise are emphasized.
A fragment discusses owning a home at any cost to gain hope and ambition. It recalls a Ballenger man who in sleep left a Brownwood hotel room, climbed a fence, entered a cab on night clothes, and asked for a drink, an odd dream about prohibition becoming elective in Beechwood.
Publication of this citation to all named defendants in Young County Texas follows a four week run in a newspaper. The filing seeks judgment to quiet title remove cloud on land described as 320 acres of Sur No 8 and related parties named including McMurtry Lasater Dalton Eubanks Smart and Pickard. The suit, No. 907, targets adverse possession claim and seeks foreclosure of a note secured by a mortgage. Court terms at Graham begin September 7 1908 with return date and service details listed.
Guardian Jane Fore seeks discharge from guardianship of Susan L Wood estate. Court to hear final account and discharge petition on Oct term 1908 at Young County Court House Graham. Notice published locally for twenty days and interested parties invited to file objections. Witness Geo H McLaren Clerk of County Court.
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