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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1891
Page
6
A long reflection criticizes landlord power and lax tenant protection, arguing laws favor landlords while praising free competition and factory wealth. It surveys taxation, railways, and social policy with notes on jury duty, public reverence for leaders, and Alaska’s resource value amid fur trade concerns.
A sweeping roundup of Texan developments across cities and counties. Cotton production rises in Bastrop, Bell and Falls while new factories emerge in Galveston and Sherman. Electric lights roll out in Lampasas and Rockwall contemplates waterworks. hospitals, banks, and mills advance. Plans for rail and road improvements push ahead, with new bridges, courthouses, and a cotton seed oil mill in Greenville.
A sweeping recap of crimes, accidents, and civic notes across states and territories. Reports include murders, suicides, floods, and battles over infrastructure, plus early industry and railroad developments, farm outputs, and local government actions.
The article traces stove development from open fires in ancient times to Roman hypocausts, medieval chimneys, and German outside stoves, leading to Street’s 19th century furnace. It notes modern parlor heaters control heat efficiently, while ranges handle cooking, and asserts American progress in stove design and efficiency.
The report lists varied items including a Portuguese cabinet resigning, an influenza epidemic in Sheffield, impending expulsion of Jews from Moscow, reluctance to admit American pork, a Russian loan of 450 million francs by the Rothschilds, a Manitoba sale rumor to Canadian Pacific, a Russian tribunal sentence for a duel, Chinese tobacco samples reaching London brokers, China seeking European markets, arrests in Buenos Aires of officials who opposed a coalition, a Swiss prison sentence for Gen Biber, and a Carrick on Shannon case involving witnesses and officials at a McCarthyite meeting.
A Kansas City Star piece laughs at stereotypes and recounts a Navajo camp prank at Engle New Mexico. Firemen drenched the group with a water tank surprise, causing stunned yet amused reactions as the “dry Indians” fled and whooped with laughter for hours.
Kate Field questions marking books in a dialogue with an elderly bookworm. She argues marking reveals private sentiments, lacks reserve, and exposes past mental poverty. Reading the same work in multiple copies over years would reveal growth and change in taste.
Professor J S Newberry of Columbus College of Mines argues that wealthy New Yorkers building palaces abroad should consider American stones. He contends American marbles surpass those from Africa Mexico or Italy and cites nearby stones within 20 miles of New York as superior, urging recognition of domestic durability and beauty.
An English writer ponders the common image of a girl seated on one foot. The piece describes the posture as a private gesture tied to crying, letter reading, or deciding a wardrobe moment. It notes public mishaps when the pose slips.
A brief verse notes a girl who appears sweet yet turns bitter when her dress no longer fits, as reported in Bullville Bazoo.
Danville Breeze notes a long time flirt who for thirty years avoided sewing. Now she cannot sew a button, reflecting a comic turn in local life and humor.
The Revenue Industrielle outlines a method to prevent rust on sheet iron smoke pipes and chimneys. Thoroughly coat the pipe with paint or wood tar, then fill with shavings and ignite. Heat roasts the tar, opens iron pores, and carbon fills them to resist rust for an indefinite period. A smoke flue treated twenty six years ago remains in good condition.
The prospect of oratory in the country is described as fearful yet promising profusion. It is estimated there are over 3 000 teachers of elocution across the United States.
The Methodist Church reports a requirement to supply about 1,000 new ministers each year to sustain pulpits, implying a rapid expansion and staffing need within its structures.
Beaver Jack Smith of Georgia and Alabama trapped a big black bear along the Tallapoosa river in Randolph county. After a frantic chase the hunter secured the animal by tying the steel trap to a tree, but the bear escaped and later pulled free, leaving Smith with a new tale of bear hunting as his occupation.
A New York Continent writer laments youths chasing high sounding words to mystify friends. He argues plain speech aids clear understanding and broad audience reach, warning that excess vocabulary narrows listeners and shows weak education. He says a man of ideas needs few attractive words.
Miss Clara Barton remarks on the belittling focus on women's clothing over intellect in interviews. She compares this to detailing a man's attire while neglecting his reputation and opinions, urging recognition of women's experience and intellect.
A Globe-Democrat reader recalls a small poster from Ukiah advertising the Elite Restaurant with the line Cooking done by a white lady. The writer muses on likely overlooked past cooks. suggests earlier cooks were colored or Chinese women, noting a surprising racial distinction in staffing.
A newly printed Gray letter from 1761 in the Atheneum discusses goods shipped to Cambridge and notes two examples of Americanisms. The writer warns the recipient that woods may remain felled until his arrival and mentions Mr Gillam’s expectation of payment at that time.
A French patent has been issued for an electric cremation furnace. The invention aims to improve cremation by using electric heat to reduce body remnants and streamline the process.
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