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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1885
Page
12
Health and Education notes that the Sisters of the Academy of the Visitation in Frederick Maryland oversee schools and administer Red Star Cough Care to students. They state they can heartily recommend it to friends and colleagues.
The article notes the ancient dog days ran from August 4 to September 14 rooted in Sirius rising with the sun and its heat. It contrasts modern days in England from July 3 to September 11 and in America from July 25 to September 5 as periods of peak heat and illness.
A tourist asks about hay crops on a place visited by a swan mower. The mower says the hay is used locally in the hotel rather than shipped to the city and adds in a humorous twist that they use it for green tea, then reaches for a whetstone.
Old Man compliments daughter on being intelligent after praising her appearance in a brown dress. Daughter frets about dress choice as mother insists on it, in a humorous exchange from the New York Sun.
A Toledo woman quips about her husband mumbling in his sleep of his 'ante' as a humorous aside in a local conversation reflecting lighthearted domestic banter.
A Washington correspondent notes London ladies send mourning dog cards for visits. Ex Senator Thurman’s daughter, in New York, mourned a dog with black-edged cards and a coffin sent to Ohio. Judge Thurman moved the burial. Mrs Pratt buried her dog Frank in a stone vault at their Ohio country estate.
A courtroom quip from a Yonk ers Statesman excerpt shows a lawyer pressed for progress and a fellow wrangler’s blunt reassurance that after the case the client will have nothing left. The line captures Dry humor about legal brinksmanship.
A short ad notes Wells Health Renewer touted for children lagging in growth and frailty. The copy cites Josh Billings and uses a humorous line about iron borers to attract readers.
In Garvin Texas on March 24 1854 W P Seaney orders three dozen bottles of Morley Bros T X 8 Ague tonic from Austin and claims it has never failed to cure any case. He questions philosophy as a means to deny race in poverty.
Farmers who sell white butter are told dairying won’t pay. Using Wells Richardson Co’s Color and market butter with color improves appeal. the dye is popular in leading creameries and among dairy-men and sold by druggists and merchants.
A saying notes gendered behavior around secrets and entrances. It contrasts a man’s loud disclosure with a woman’s cautious door opening to check for listening ears outside.
The text argues that only a properly functioning liver enables labor and mental clarity. It promotes Prickly As Bittens as the mild effective aid to remove impurities and restore vigor. It notes social judgments about wealth and generosity in a separate aside.
An advertisement promotes MEDICINA MEXICANA MARAVILLOSA as a forest extract claimed to cure blood diseases including syphilis. It invites readers to write to MeEXICAN ING COMPANY in St. Louis Missouri for treatment of skin and blood conditions.
Rochester correspondent reports on public attention to plague in Plymouth Pa and the claimed success of Warner's safe cure for kidney liver and urinary diseases. Advertiser testimonies claim strong cures with minimal relapses and a focus on evidence over noise.
A Philadelphia Times profile recalls Kentucky border conflicts narratives from postwar days. It portrays moonshining, guerrilla bands, and regulator wars in Elliott and Breathitt regions, detailing figures like Ed Floyd and Finney Roland, militia crackdowns, and the enduring, rural tribal feuds shaping the hills.
An advertisement urges readers suffering from chills fever jaundice biliousness and other malaria symptoms to try Morley’s T X 8 Ague Tonic. It claims if used as directed the results will be successful.
From Edmund Alton in St. Nicholas, a memory of a Senate filibuster where Merriman led the minority and Logan watched for the majority. Pages woke sleepy senators with calls of Yeas and Nays as the clock neared seven AM and the bill finally passed.
A collection of cooking guidance detailing asparagus toast with eggs parsley sauce and smothered chickens. It includes roast turkey with stuffing, ribbon cake, corn bread, doughnuts, brown bread, and other home style recipes with steps and measurements.
The note indicates Mrs Ernest Hulskamp once known as Migs Morosini is pursuing acting. It mentions that if she studied for the hack her husband could provide lessons reflecting a private remark about catching on in acting.
An editorial mocks claims that the world owes a living to idle men and women. It argues wealth must be earned through honest effort and productive work, urging individuals to justify any claim by showing concrete labor and results.
A garbled fragment describes a Scotty woman reacting to a hanging remark. The quote reveals confusion and hostility as an infant allegedly interjects about rope and payment, hinting at a domestic disturbance or crime scene context with unclear details.
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