23 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1879
Page
1
The Graham Leader lists subscription terms for one copy—one year or six months—and advertising rates. Rates per insertion vary by size from one inch to one column, with discounts for longer commitments and liberal deductions for regular advertisers. Political notices and personal ads have fixed or higher charges.
Directory details for U S district and circuit court officers J P Fleming judge county officers including sheriff and clerk commissioners and justices of the peace with court holding times Presbyterian Methodist and Cumberland services and Masonic and temperance society notes plus mail schedules and money order office hours for Wilder city and surrounding county communities.
A distressed woman seeks help locating her husband who disappeared on June 30, 1979. She notes he was about 65, gray hair, light blue eyes, 5 feet 10 inches, sallow complexion, wore a white palmetto hat with patches, and had ties to Calloway County Missouri and Benton County Arkansas. She asks anyone with information to contact Tyler.
The North Carolina statute enforces a Sunday observance by requiring all individuals with no lawful excuse to attend some religious meeting every Sunday, reflecting the era's religious and legal expectations. The provision underscores state interest in Sabbath observance and the tension between personal liberty and public policy.
Rural diary notes describe light rain and a possible shower, strong stock and crop conditions, and healthy livestock. Mentions of Dallas and other counties’ prospector activity, new cattle arrivals, a 10 pound boy at Scroggins, and melons sold by Price and Kramer. Community reports praise improvements and hopeful prospects for the year.
Reported policies authorize sale of school lands in unorganized counties with flexible quantities up to three sections and a minimum price of one dollar per acre, with cash and installment options. Provisions cover timber lands, land sectionization, and earmarking proceeds for school funds or public debt.
The account depicts Jesus as a tall, graceful man with ringlets of hair and a forked beard. He is seen as virtuous and divine, healing the sick and raising the dead. His eyes, bearing, and eloquence are praised, and he is described as temperate, modest, and wise beyond all men.
A reflective piece argues single women often stay unwed due to fidelity to an ideal. It suggests heartbreak, death, or estrangement may shape lifelong devotion and that the obligation to obey carries weight for thoughtful women. Some prefer remaining single to a half hearted union, worthy of honor.
Paris Banner notes M. C. Smith sues Paddock of the Democrat for ten thousand dollars claiming libel. The piece mocks the suit as absurd overdrawn wealth, recounting past failed cases and quips about newspaper credibility and state pride. It also parodies the Rockport Transcript editor’s numerous roles and the swift rise of new deficiency bonds.
A farmer's wife saved eggs and raised a brood from a hen to raise enough money to buy her county newspaper. The tale highlights thrift and the value of local press.
A mid nineteenth century note extols a folk remedy to treat wounds and prevent lockjaw. It urges use of wool smoke applied repeatedly to relieve pain and inflammation, claiming it saves lives and should be widely shared in homes.
J W Biending, appointed by the Governor to appraise salt lands in Breckenridge county, reports a NE Minnesota bog with six to three hundred foot diameter mounds forming 45 degree slopes and conical summits. A circular eight foot deep water-filled opening lies at the mound summit, with ice found sixteen to twenty four inches below the surface a puzzle for explanation.
A meditation on natural beauty and divine presence contrasts awe at the world with a claim that man denies God. The piece marvels at sunrise and sunset, seasons, and the vast harmony of nature, then ponders how France’s strict press law might generate revenue if applied here.
The Philadelphia Times mocks Bishop Gilbert Haven claiming his religion is politics and his politics are comic. It notes 30,218 post offices in the United States and 24,487 postal workers excluding postmasters.
The piece quotes General Wade Hampton on selecting veteran officers for Congress and notes the Grand Army of the Republic vote in Ithaca to favor war distinguished men from both parties. It argues soldiers should hold public office and politicians defer.
The Philadelphia Record cites the idea that the sun never sets on the empire applies to the United States as well. It notes U S territory spans 198 degrees of longitude from Alaska to Maine, placing San Francisco mid ocean and Alaska’s far reaches near Belting Sea limits, with Maine’s morning light reaching as night falls.
A wandering witness describes a dead Confederate soldier at Shiloh with a morocco case in his hands. Inside is a picture of a smiling girl. The observer notes the haunting gaze and questions whether the image is a sister or sweetheart, a moment of poignant humanity amid battle.
The Brenham Banner laments chaotic statutory edits where amendments and emergency clauses were said to be in effect though not yet. It criticizes lawmakers and the governor for muddled laws and cites overhyped Santo Domingo gold discoveries and speculative diversions of river sands by New York investors.
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