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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1902
Page
4
A collection of witty, fictional legal queries and answers from a newspaper feature. The piece mocks courtroom advice columns with characters like Miggs X Y Z Anxious Wife and Mabel, offering tongue in cheek resolutions and warnings about frivolous lawsuits and social missteps.
A remark about zoo visitors draws attention as observers react to a scene outside the zoo. The comment highlights tensions between visitors and staff as bystanders weigh in on the display.
A fragment from the Chicago Post quotes a man lamenting to see another grip his best girl’s hand and keep her on her feet, saying he once cared nothing about the matter but now regrets sitting idle on the bank.
An exchange notes Amanda's generosity and contrasts fault and faultiness. Aunt Hannah defends Amanda while Uncle George suggests faults lie with her own actions. The Loston Transcript records the dialogue about Amanda's character.
In a Philadelphia Press item, a gossiping exchange questions a mother’s instinct as remarks about a newborn spark disbelief and playful speculation in the neighborhood.
Dialogue shows Miss Bloomfield and Miss Bellefield debating a plan to "give Mr God the mitten" and deciding to wait until after Christmas. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph records the exchange as a social note with playful tones and domestic intrigue.
The British Museum Library holds over 2,000,000 volumes with copy rights under law. It stores more than 16,000 London newspaper volumes and 47,000 provincial volumes from England and Wales, plus 10,000 Scottish and 9,000 Irish volumes, fueling calls for more space.
Instructions describe heating an iron and placing clean blotting paper over a grease spot. Press the iron lightly to draw the grease into the paper, then lift to remove grease from the fabric without touching the material directly.
In a Pittsburg Dispatch tale a seven year old boy named Charles refuses to lie about a classroom whistle. He admits he did whistle while solving a hard sum and pleads not to punish another pupil. Master Walters respects his honesty and forgives the true culprit.
A farm boy’s dog named Watch eagerly follows his father to market. After three or four miles the father loses his overcoat and turns back, only to find Watch resting on the coat in the road as the teams pass by in deep snow. The dog proves usefulness on the farm.
A playful guide invites children to try blowing bubbles using a flower blossom dipped in soapy water. After trimming the stalk and leaves, place the blossom to the lips and blow to create colorful rainbow bubbles. The piece encourages simple experimentation and says the bubbles are bright and beautiful.
School children guided by teachers plant about 600000 trees each year in Sweden Salas.
A short moral verse from Charles Kingsley urges the reader to be good and act bravely. It counsels living noble deeds over empty dreams, shaping a life that becomes a single grand song across life and death.
In a light exchange from the Automobilist's View a chauffeur jokes after a trip about running over a man yet fearing no harm to the vehicle. The remark reflects humorous bravado in early motor travel.
The Indianapolis News notes a reader query about where the Declaration of Independence was signed and confirms the answer is given at the bottom of the article.
A haunted Austin residence hosting spook meet ings faced disruption when two skeptics toppled a carpet tack trap and a “ghost” visitor was injured. A struggle followed as the medium and a participant fled with the manager after the scene was exposed to the public.
An old ad promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup for fits of cough and sleepless nights. The city fog halts shipping while the N and W Tug No 2 collides with the ferry Vermont, causing minor damage but no injuries. A sentimental poetry fragment closes the column with reflections on love and women.
A New York firm imported 200000 sacks of Irish potatoes mainly from Denmark. Each sack weighed 165 pounds and the total New York land cost was about 400000 dollars. The note illustrates the inconveniences that drought can cause in the country.
Reported by J. H. Starrett, Com. Proc. No. 1, Young county, and left with J. B Turner about seven miles south of Graham. A brown horse, 12 years old, 16 12 hands high, white around both fore feet above backs, white spot on left hind ankle, slight sway back, no brands, shod all round, split in left ear. Dated Jan 11 1902. Gro. McLaren, C.C. Y. C. T.
J I Wood, contractor and brickmaker, advertises a ready supply of first class brick and offers estimates for any brick work. He urges trials of his service and materials.
State of Texas cites unknown owners for delinquent taxes on 26 acres of T J Combs survey and 20 acres of original Grantee Jod Combes land. Suit filed in Young County District Court to compel payment and order sale and foreclosure. hearing set for February 1902.
State of Texas brings suit for collection of back taxes on lands in Young County including the James Bradley survey abstract 1871. The delinquent parcels total areas and years listed, with $65.00 in state and county taxes due, and the court commands appearance at the February term 1902 to defend and show cause for condemnation and foreclosure.
A posted notice by R. Jeffery warns all persons not to hunt or fish in his pastures and states that the law will be strictly enforced with prosecution for violators.
Public citation issued to Clara Pointer and heirs of W C Pointer against landowners in Moses Burcess survey. Publication required weekly for four weeks in county or district papers before February 1902 Digriot court term in Graham. Case No 848, John M Norman plaintiff versus Pointer estate and unknown Henderson heirs. sale of land partition sought. Also advertisement for a used baking equipment sale at Home Bakery via Roz Graves.
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