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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1890
Page
3
The article explains locomotive coal consumption depends on fuel quality work done and track. It states freight trains burn about one to one and a half pounds of coal per car per mile. A 30 car freight at 30 mph would burn 900 to 1,500 pounds per hour.
A lyrical portrayal of a prince in shining armor riding to battle and the hopeful reunion after conquest. The speaker envisions desert battles, palm shade, and the moment his victorious hero returns to be embraced and mourn no more.
In January 1863 aboard the Richmond I, acting lieutenant, pursued a blockade runner off Galveston. After a lengthy chase amid squalls, I dispatched a boat with a prize crew. the schooner was captured at sea despite a stealthy nighttime passage. The prize was libeled and sold at Key West with shared proceeds.
On October 14 1799 Admiral Sir Henry Digby commanding the British frigate Alcmene, near Cape Finisterre, issued strange nightly orders while the ship tacked hourly until daybreak. A Spanish prize vessel bearing dollars cochineal and spices was taken, enriching Digby from his naval fortune.
Mrs Brimmer recalls a tea visit with Mrs Peters about a cookery mishap where peppermint was used instead of lemon essence in a loaf. A mislabeled shelf led to calomel and sulfur being mistaken for baking ingredients, producing flat oddly colored biscuits and a strong warning about labels and safe tasting.
A historical look at the continental dollar from 1775 to 1780, detailing rapid devaluation, soaring prices for basic goods, and the shift from coin to paper money. It notes Congress lacking direct taxation power, reliance on state requisitions, and the resulting credit collapse and barter-driven economy. The piece cites Webster and Atlantic Monthly to frame the era as a warning about monetary fragility.
Charles F. Chandler condemns proprietary medicines as largely fraudulent, noting publishers employ a staff to create sensational cures. He describes literary letters, artist before and after depictions, poets, liars, and forgers producing testimonials. He argues nine tenths lack real curative properties.
A collage of science notes describes nerve origins, eye symmetry, and counting nervous fibres, followed by a steps diagram of how friction ignites a match and a short poem about a son’s verses and a father’s remorse.
A Pennsylvania breeder assigns colt names by alphabet each year. Nine years into the scheme eight letters completed, with Harmony and Impudence as recent examples. This year fifteen foals must bear names starting with I as the breeder struggles to find suitable choices.
A tall woman asks the editor to announce a church fair to be held tomorrow. The editor refuses the basement raffle plan, warning a lottery notice could jeopardize mail delivery under the law. Bt. Joseph News.
A reflection on public opinion urging citizens to follow its guidance in action and spending. It warns of social esteem if people ignore the collective voice and emphasizes the weight of informed, responsible conduct in public life.
A Harper's Bazar article counsels a newly married woman to approach her husband’s family with gentleness and open affection. It emphasizes avoiding early defensiveness, accepting parental interference, and building mutual loyalty to strengthen the marriage and the in law network.
A precocious boy on Jefferson avenue tries to ring a door bell out of reach. A minister helps by pulling the bell from the veranda. The boy darts away shouting run like the devil as the minister laughs and explains to the responding caller.
A train crossed a burned bridge without wrecking as robbers delayed it at a critical moment. The incident hinges on the robbers holding up the train just as the charred span perilously gave way.
A heavyweights contest in Berlin featured Herr Berg from Stralaw, a brewer, who claimed the title by tipping the scales at 899 pounds. Alarming reports from El Paso describe a raid on three women and a boy, with one woman still missing after attackers fled into darkness.
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