14 Dec 1878
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1878
Page
1
The excerpt recalls Lulu and Fred crossing the Straits of Dover toward a distant land while debating departure and longing. It also surveys debt figures, political quips, and assorted anecdotes from various locales, including notes on newspapers, legends, and a violent courtroom accusation.
A resolution may be proposed in the Democratic congressional caucus to make the House pass the appropriation bill the militia bill and a few other important measures. Southern members are likely to oppose the move.
The Courier Journal argues the Republican Party, having pursued self interest, should now sacrifice partisan aims for the nation’s good. It frames the party’s past as self serving and urges a national duty above faction.
A doorkeeper questions a visitor from Northe Carling asking for a card. The man jokes about not carrying one as they discuss visiting etiquette and regional manners. The passage hints at political reshuffles with Secretary Sherman angry over a Louisiana official and imminent removals of collector Smith, Hahn’s supervisor, and Marshal Wharton, with a Philadelphia appointee named for Hahn’s succession.
The scene contrasts past and present as she awaits at the gate with affection, while now she appears at the door in worn clothing asking if butter has been brought. The simple domestic exchange hints at evolving circumstances and tenderness strained by time.
A five year old on Cliff Street stands by her mother at a window watching the stars appear. She grows entranced as the sky fills with lights and finally tells her mother God has lit up his mouth, a quiet moment captured in the Norwich Bulletin.
A compositor mispunctuated a toast line turning “Woman without her map, would be a savage” into “Woman-without her, man would be a savage” altering meaning and provoking scrutiny of typesetting standards.
The excerpt warns that railroads threaten major Texas towns including Jefferson Dallas Sherman and Denison. It contrasts imagined ruin with observed losses from new lines, noting several cities enjoined or harmed by extensions and predicting further disruption as lines expand.
The speaker cites Brother Talmage decrying pernicious literature and urges readers to prefer virtuous, gentle symbols from the Bible over harsh material. He notes numerous biblical mentions of the vine oak cedar lamb and dove to illustrate contrasts between weakness and power.
A quirky Blossom resident earns the nickname stingy. Palo Pinto dubs four prominent citizens “Four balls of the woods.” Judge E P Wood, just elected Navarro County judge, died in Corsicana on the 20th. Trouble in Taylor County leads Peak’s Rangers to intervene. Rev A H Johnson of Arbeve Georgia altered a Confederate bill by pasting 50 over 5 to pass it at par. he was jailed.
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