24 Dec 1880
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1880
Page
1
The Leader lists subscription options and advertising rates. One copy per year costs 2.00 dollars for six months at 1.00 dollars. The notice outlines price terms and advertising rates for readers and businesses.
In a snowbound city, Mr. Felter buys gifts but learns to share with the poor. A window into hardship shifts him to help the Denham family, launching Peter Denham & Co. and illustrating how a child’s generosity reshapes a world of wealth and mercy. Salt Lake context notes debate over Utah polygamy and federal stance.
A phase of reverence grows around a late Baptist preacher in Lee County. Lewis Barber led some 8,000 members across four churches with near absolute sway. After his death, followers erected a crude cloth likeness above the pulpit as a memorial, while critics question its meaning amid the community. Texas cotton expected at 1,000,000 bales valued at $50,000,000. Jay Gould gains control of multiple railways including M E & T and Central Pacific.
Jos Huddleston, charged with robbing the stage near Fort Worth about 18 months ago, has been arrested near Peoria Illinois and is being brought back to Texas.
Walter Davis a colored boy aged fifteen was struck by an engine at Texarkana last week and killed instantly. The incident underscores railway dangers for youths in the city.
Jen Bangs has died last Monday after a peaceful passing. The tribute lauds a long life and lists a wife, nine children, three farm animals, and a grower’s store, noting the community’s loss and his honest dealings in fish and sundries.
The text urges Joe to marry pragmatically not for beauty or love. It counsels seeking a partner with money about 250 dollars, good health, common sense, neatness, and a solid foundation, warning pedigree alone is worthless without bank notes.
A Lowell Courier excerpt portrays a good young man traveling with a clergyman family and three gamblers on an overland California trip. The gamblers tempt him with cards, liquor, and a cigarette, but he declines. The clergyman praises the youth for his conduct and offers to introduce him to his daughter, which the young man again declines.
Special Telegrams report that Oklahoma settlers spent Sunday in worship led by Col. Coppinger and Liet. Mason, who influence the camp to wait for Congress action rather than risk bloodshed. A colony meeting followed, with calls to move at once, but consensus to wait one more day pending congressional action.
Liverpool Mercury London correspondent reports un authenticated details about Sir Robert Burdett. He allegedly left vast sums in rooms and kept every acquired item. At York Street and Ramsbury Manor his belongings, including books and clothes, are sifted for wills or hidden treasures.
The Bonham News lauds A. P. Boyd of Paria North Texas as the most accommodating quill driver in Texas, highlighting his willingness to serve writers and editors with steady, reliable support.
Considerable excitement grips Burnet as Geo Merideth vanishes from his home three miles from town after telling his wife he would water his horse. Local authorities and residents search for clues to his whereabouts.
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