09 Apr 1880
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1880
Page
1
In Belknap on March 25 the town praises Jeff for expediting outside business at the cow meeting while a Belknap anecdote recounts a buck juice fueled boast by a cowboy. California Creek notes a chuckle worthy scene as Cactus and a rival cow puncher spar verbally before a swift departure.
The state records show revenues from March 1 1678 to March 1 1879 totaling 1 829 000 with a 1879 80 period at 2 786 000, a 957 000 increase attributed to tax law changes and broader taxation while expenditures rose from 1 802 000 in Hubbard’s last year to 2 467 136 in Roberts’s first year, prompting questions on fiscal economy under the alcalde administration.
A proverb warns that a carpenter swerves from the straight course into error when he fails to strike the nail properly and ends up injuring a finger instead. The saying uses a vivid image to caution precision in craft and judgment.
A remark on four women occupying a church pew built for six, and the tension when an unfavored woman enters the aisle seeking a seat, highlighting social friction in a close community setting.
Virginia rises as a mining and manufacturing state with hidden wealth unlocked. Pennsylvania capital and expertise drive rapid development while New England contributes, yielding gratifying and surprising results.
Report warns of another Indian outbreak in Wyoming Territory as whites rush into towns for protection. Government wards burdened by ongoing troubles, while Indian police scour the Indian Territory driving out whites unable to prove home rights.
A fragmentary line portrays a man gazing ahead with wonder and longing. It suggests he continues a familiar act or pursuit, with a wistful tone about what he still does despite doubt. The text remains open to interpretation due to its incomplete phrasing.
The Philadelphia Times argues the campaign narrows to regional carriers with Sherman Ohio Henderson Indiana Seymour New York Til den g Kentucky Grant Illinois Blaine Pennsylvania Bayard Delaware Thurman West Virginia English Connecticut McClellan Randolph Parker California Field and Butler Massachusetts. It states only these figures can win in their states and frames the election outcome as evident.
Intelligence reports a remarkable wedding in Alexandria at midnight. Buck Singleton the groom and Lillie Latour the 18 year old bride eluded revenue raiders as they sought a minister to marry them. A Baptist clergyman performed the ceremony and was paid fifty dollars in gold. The gang moved toward the mountains pursued by officers.
A Chattanooga Times interview with Elder Morgan, head of the Southern Mormon mission, reports growing support for the church in the South. Baptisms run about thirty monthly, more elders are to be ordained at the April conference, and about forty missionaries are active in the region amid fading opposition after last year’s elder murder.
Mrs Partington laments repeated nightly attempts to relieve sentries, calling the soldiers fearfully dishonest in a sharp critique of wartime vigilance and morale as the logbook sketches ongoing guard duty incidents.
A contemporary wonders if a push exists to introduce novel hat shapes covering the ear. The inquiry notes a trend toward stylistic changes in headwear and questions propriety and reception.
A promoter who doubts advertising pays ends up courting publicity when he offers four bits to an orphan in a bid to feature his name in print.
An excerpt from Scribner’s Monthly describes western pack-mules. It details their breeding, taming, and the brutal process of saddling and loading. The piece portrays the mule’s fierce resistance and eventual submission under ropes, crops, and clever tactics.
A Waco Examiner report states business is paused in Bryan until the 18-15-14 puzzle is solved with grocers supplying only essentials. Farmers pay thirty pounds sugar for a dollar and wives buy fifty yards calico for a half dollar while preachers reuse sermons and courts continue with cases adjourned. Citizens dine on cold meals and leftovers.
A reflective line compares unseen acts of kindness with hidden injuries, praising quiet goodness as divine and covert harm as detestable, framing invisibility as a measure of character and morality.
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