05 Apr 1879
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1879
Page
1
A humorous poem recounts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with Eve tempting Adam to eat the apple and the couple’s comic misadventures. The narrator notes the folly of marriage and the difficulty of moralizing when Eve is involved. Graham Texas March 25 1879.
From Fish Creek Murray's Rancye March 28 79 editors leapser says the county school and appraisers Messrs Jones Mercer and Zinn acquitted themselves creditably to the future interest of the school fund and general satisfaction of present adders. Corn looks well where rain fell. Some sickness from colds countywide. Abundant rain ten miles off, lightning nearer. Road overseer Thos Price had his force out yesterday and now you can ride without fear of breaking your neck. Stock men seek cows while hog men mark pigs and wonder about pork for families. J J M taget.
The Methodist held a quarterly conference at Upper Tonk last weekend with strong preaching and one new member. Mr Miller to preach again on April first at 3 p.m. at Upper Tonk and at 10 a.m. at Lower Tonk. Farmers benefited from rain amid showers on Thursday. Quaile ate plentifully. A woman trapped fourteen at once. a man killed nine at a single shot. The Valley saw a lively dance scene. marriage hopes shift as a young woman becomes engaged to two suitors, each with license, but only one proceeds. March 15, 1879.
A reader letter questions the Baldwin town claim two miles from the Clear Fork mouth. The writer guesses the dry goods firm Winfrey Bros on North Main and Dr Morrie as the physician, both in Arkansas, comments on the ferry planned at the river mouth and the town’s spread.
Salt Creek reports extensive cattle losses due to winter conditions near the Ford above the mill and along the Brazos. The muddy spring runoff improves water quality but harms useable water for mills. The writer includes social observations on language and a humorous tale about a child and misused terms.
The text urges enduring longevity by maintaining constant equanimity and avoiding violent emotional swings. It warns that anxiety, fright, excessive joy, and unchecked passions wear the body, and advises a cool, steady mindset to weather both happiness and misfortune. It cautions against immoderate attachments or aversions, noting misplaced zeal often harms well being.
A witty line from Burlington Hawke notes men excel at poking a fire wearing own hat and editing a newspaper. The quote adds that men can tell a story after another starts and study a railway time table. The remark playfully ranks practical skills.
Chicago Times owner Storey aims to build a $100,000 home in Chicago while expanding the paper. Private park trees travel from Indiana, including a red maple two feet in diameter over 60 feet tall with a nine foot diameter earth ball.
A rising sentiment in Canada toward joining the United States is strongest among commercial interests and could signal broader economic shifts. Observers note business leaders advocate closer ties and potential annexation appears to be a viable path.
The deputy sheriff of Wood County was killed by the outlaw Williams who then took his own life in the Gainesville jail by biting the ends of lucifer matches. The town notes Waco postponed the Mai Fest and plans a future military encampment.
Cot. Park reports in the North Carolina industrial survey that among fifty three operating cotton factories, twenty seven have been built since the war, signaling postwar expansion and renewed production capacity in the state.
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