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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1889
Page
4
The Graham Leader criticizes Texas law for differing penalties by cents in theft cases. It argues a nineteen ninety five cent theft could be fined one dollar and jailed an hour, while twenty dollars triggers years in prison, noting the paradox and noting the bail for alleged highwayman Jim Newsome.
Charley Mitchell travels to England. John Sullivan and Jake Kilrain stay at home. Gov Lowery of Mississippi performed a duty but the execution pole proved too short to take the pugilistic persimmons.
A reader mocks sensationalism about Mexican outrages and fake reports of Mrs. Heron being sentenced to death in Corea. The piece notes a missive that Corea has no king and Mrs. Heron is safe, ridiculing the era's waning credibility.
The passage describes a predicted march by Black residents toward a promised land named Canaan beyond the Mason and Dixon line. Whites allegedly hope these marchers will move northward to inhabit lands associated with figures like Foraker and Halstead and other sympathizers of the oppressed.
Australian smuggler Jackson, who challenged Sullivan, was whipped twice in Buffalo last week by Tom Lynch, the Irish giant, and later by a companion named Lees. Parson Davinge backs Jackson against the world.
The southeast county farmer R. M. Anderson is praised for producing the season’s largest produce. A 54 pound melon, a 9 pound beet, and a 6 12 pound radish showcase his progress as a progressive farmer and the county’s agricultural strength.
The big corporations and major newspapers attack him, but rural country weeklies representing farmers largely back him, voicing the sentiment of the bone and sinew of the country.
The governor argues the whipping post deters crime more effectively than prison, noting Delaware has no penitentiary and offenders either leave the state or live quietly if they stay. He calls it a relief of barbarism but asserts it as the state’s chosen method.
The first issue of New Know ledize a religious paper Lagige has reached our table and is described as a very good religious seelicalin by our reviewer.
The passage argues hostility to railroads as a public issue and asserts the people will subordinate corporate power to the public good. It faults railroad management for provoking regulation and notes commissions educate citizens to accept road control, as cited from the Gazette.
The Dallas News notes the new Dallas postmaster Mr Witwer is related to Indiana Studebakers who reportedly supported the Republican campaign. It suggests Studebaker influence helped his appointment, while praising Witwer as a good and popular citizen.
District Court opened Monday August 5 with Hon. P. M. Stine presiding. A Grand Jury was sworn, with J. E. Ryus named foreman. Bailiffs included J. Taylor J. Cunningham and Tom Dixon. Wheat appointed in place of Cunningham. Civil docket completed. criminal docket set for Wednesday. A full report will follow next week.
Mr J B Wilkins of Gregg County, nephew of John and James Wood, is now in our town and will probably stay.
The Postmaster General Wanamaker faces strong opposition over a new rule to pay only a mill a word for government telegraphing. Western Union Telegraph Company objects, and critics say the plan could push toward communism, unbecoming of a high Republican official.
An estimate suggests the United States has about one doctor for every 600 people. This figure reflects nationwide physician availability across regions and specialties.
The phonograph has reached Texas and Dallas is likely to be chosen for its headquarters. The device is praised as a stenographer and used in toys and clocks, with dolls singing and clocks announcing hours. The writer also notes editor uses for rail prospect inquiries and mentions Jesse M. Fore returning to Young County for a visit.
A young lawyer active with the bar has recently shown keen interest in rural districts around Anadarco bend. Last Thursday evening he brought in a fine specimen that grows well on Texas soil, though not a farm product in the usual sense.
A cryptic alert warns violators that a Grand Jury may be convened on their case at this moment. The language invokes biblical imagery to threaten legal action, suggesting imminent scrutiny or indictment.
A inexact short passage notes a girl’s question about a howling dog and death then a woman on trial. It then asserts a New Home Sewing Machine owner will choose to buy another machine, implying a sale rule or stereotype. The tone mimics a penny press sales line.
A belabored quote condemns various sins, noting that the chief dangers lie in the love of money among men and the love of display among women, while other vices like drunkenness gambling and harlotry are also mentioned as harmful.
The Reverend Talmage admonishes readers to withhold judgment when hearing gossip about reputations built over years. He warns that sensational “tale bearers” distort faults and urges listening to the subject’s defense before condemning them.
The revised estimate places Johnstown Pennsylvanias flood deaths at 6000 though exact figures remain unknown. The board of inquiry has investigated the disaster to the fullest extent possible and issues the figure on its authority.
The notice lists cattle weights from 450 to 1300 lbs with prices for bulls yearlings veal calves and cows. Veal calves 180 to 300 lbs bring 8:50 to 1:50 per head. Sheep and lambs show weights 60 to 80 lbs up to medium and heavy weathers with 3:40 to 4:10 per cwt and 2:85 to 3:25 for ewes and mixed lots.
Drs. Starkey and Palen report their Oxygen Treatment has reached over 50,000 cases in physicians’ practices and is used independently by more than 1,000 physicians and 49,000 patients.
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