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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1890
Page
2
Explanation of how public action can curb trusts through courts legislatures and labor. argues for regulation over ownership, notes the rise of public regulation, potential buyouts, and the evolving relation between state and industry. Also mentions Pompeii soap remains and historical soap production notes.
A broad weekly summary lists events across the United States and abroad. Highlights include a $20,000 Masonic project in Americus Georgia, a 30,000 dozen annual egg business at Batesville Arkansas, and corrected Democratic majorities in Wisconsin. Also noted are fires at Fort Meade North Dakota and the Benton Arkansas church pastor search, with other items on coal and cotton, political races, and regional developments.
A broad survey notes new churches and academies planned in Weatherford Aransas Pass and Vernon, banks and hotels rising, cotton and corn crops thriving in Erath and Red River areas, rail and road improvements across towns from San Angelo to Denison, and local industries expanding including oil refining, pecan shipments, and saltworks.
In a New York tenement scene Mrs. Carleton finds eight year old Jane O’Brien, abused and lost after a drunken father’s cruelty. She adopts Jane as a sister for Harold, discovers Jane is actually Clytie, lost five years earlier, and the family reunites with gratitude and a renewed sense of family as Thanksgiving ends with joy.
Mr Billus calculates expenses exceed income by 59 dollars last year. Wife lists several losses and expenses including 75 on an election 40 in club dues 65 cigars and 120 in three days plus a 200 note, but none cover the 650 shortfall. They blame a 50 subscription for the pastor and vow to cut church support.
A bright boy named Charlie, a budding naturalist, predicted rain after hearing a tree toad chirp. The forecast failed as twenty four hours of pleasant weather followed. He blamed the toad for lying and remarked on his own responsibility for its morals. Later, when rewarded for service, his father offered a silver dime.
A note describes making an ointment with unusual steps including lying down and applying mixture while referencing a hoover and wet conditions. The fragment hints at a home remedy or instructional snippet without clear provenance or audience.
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