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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1891
Page
6
Graham describes Arctic fishing in 1883 where Mish women and children fish through ice using jigs, ivory scoops, and whalebone lines. Sealing failures left food scarce. some men join when possible. Women often haul large catches, with activity lasting into May and late fall along shore in shallow water.
A wide roundup of Texas developments reports new hotels in Yoakum Aransas Pass plans for steamers large oil and cotton projects across many counties including Fort Worth Dallas San Antonio and Galveston. Bank capital rises Abilene National Bank 200000 and several bridges mills and armories are planned or begun.
A broad weekly recap notes the maple sugar season opening in Vermont, the Sherman statue fund reaching 38635 dollars, and the Pennsylvania senate passing an eight hour bill. Reports cover a Mexican seen near Summerville, a fatal shooting in Rochester Indiana, Norton Iron Works output, and calls for a Farmers' Alliance in Haverhill. Also listed are rare ore finds in Grigg County Kentucky, a barber’s arrest in Aberdeen, and various legal and violent incidents across multiple states, including shootings, bequests, and railway sales.
In Austin on March 20 the Senate passed the local option constitutional amendment and debated medical board composition, with a three-member allopathic homeopathic eclectic panel approved. House actions included railroad commission amendments and a push for a Texas exhibit, while a gubernatorial proclamation curbed port infections. Subsequent days covered tariff politics and printing reforms amid a busy legislative session.
A correspondent describes a growing Nassau Street system where diners self-serve at long counters and pay later, trusting customers to settle their bills. The method spreads to Broadway and is said to reduce cheating, with occasional theft claims cited as rare.
The text surveys sleeping arrangements across cultures. It notes Indian portable mattresses, Japanese matting, Chinese low bedsteads, German beds with upper mattresses, English four poster beds, and ancient Greek Roman frames. It also mentions modern iron or brass bedframes and Egyptian couches resembling chairs.
In Bridgeport Illinois a fish vendor’s cart draws neighborhood cats each Friday morning. As the vendor arrives, cats mingle and show excitement, leaping and arching their backs. They follow the wagon down the street then return home after receiving fish heads from the vendor.
A young woman from Atna, Ga, experiences immediate revulsion to any slime entering a room though she does not see or hear it. She senses its disagreeable presence through inner sensations she consistently feels when confronted with the creature, evoking strong repugnance.
A heraldry designer explains how he crafts unique crests for affluent clients, including a Washington Territory lumber king Patrick Webster McGinty. The mingled Irish American motif features a mermaid on St Patrick's snakes, the American eagle, and a motto blending pluribus unum with Eringo Bragh. The designer notes strong demand from San Francisco and Pacific-area patrons.
The article notes Sherman remains vigorous despite being a septuagenarian in February and having served over fifty years in the army. He attends dinners and festivals, enjoys public speaking, mingles with military, business, and literary circles, plays with children, reads newspapers, stays temperate, exercises, and sleeps well when not staying up late.
France reportedly experiments with carrier pigeons on war vessels but lacks a fleet shore link while other nations maintain military pigeon services. Surgery now minimizes prominent ears with visible scars, and London unveils a 9 mile underground electric railway with deep circular tunnels and 14 locomotives. An inventor suggests entombing dried remains as an alternative to cremation using dry air to remove moisture and morbid matter while preserving body form.
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