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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1885
Page
1
The Graham Leader lists local notices priced at 10 cents per line per insertion with a five cent per line rate for obituary notices. It notes liberal deductions for regular advertisers and mentions column rates for different widths.
The attorney general discusses whether the Cuero German Club and similar associations owe liquor dealers tax. He cites Maryland and Massachusetts cases, notes no Texas ruling, warns of abuse, and suggests prosectutions if bad faith appears. He implies clubs may dodge exemptions affecting local option. The AG is portrayed as biased due to revenue interests.
New York report says Miss Genevieve Ward, after a New Zealand season, was pursued by the Maori king who attended every show and secured an interview. He offered to kill his other wives if she would marry him, but she refused.
Reports from Famesville Texas describe the pursuit and death of outlaws Jim and Pink Lee by H A Thomas Jim Taylor and Jim Shattler. The coroner held an inquest with testimony detailing the ambush on the prairie and the gunfight that ended the Lees.
Washington Sledge a colored school teacher from Robertson county was arrested on a swindling charge. He allegedly sold printed copies of a letter claimed to be written by Jesus Christ found under a cross stone. Sledge claimed the letter’s house display would ward off disease pestilence lightning and danger. He targeted many believers who accepted the claim as genuine.
The Decatur Post mocks Senator Coke for arguing prohibition while suggesting he could ignore the law by owning 1,000 barrels of whisky for his crew. The piece uses satirical tone to question consistency on temperance and power.
A terse editorial praises integrity even when rough over smooth pretense, arguing honesty preserves trust and resists hypocritical appearances. The piece emphasizes steadfast character in public life and warns against duplicity eroding credibility.
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