07 Dec 1878
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1878
Page
1
A humorous tale in which Mrs. Brown discovers she has married multiple husbands across identities, prompting Mr. Mills to misinterpret deathless grief. The piece closes noting Mrs. Brown switches churches, and an editor warns against dying rich while Detroit frets about public gifts.
The article notes a light summer in marriage trade with cautious bachelors and large stocks of available brides. The market lags behind expectations as fathers guard marriageable daughters and merchants anticipate a busier fall and winter season.
The piece notes that Mexican dollars, once widely used, fail to gain value as bids stagnate. Government reportedly buys them dollar for dollar and soon they may circulate nationwide at par. Some greenback holders buy native dollars for 80 cents, then exchange at parity.
The location of A. T. Stewart's remains remains unknown as grave robbers propose returning the body for a ransom of 100000 dollars.
The New York sugar investigation reveals refiners using poisonous chemicals to whiten sugar, chiefly muriate of tin. The practice reduces costs by half a cent per pound, and on a large refinery’s output could yield about a million dollars in annual profit.
A courteous man in New Orleans visits a tobacconist and asks to light one of two cigars inside the shop if the proprietor objects to the smell. He speaks with refined manners while making the request.
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