13 Jan 1882
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1882
Page
1
Dr. Talmage denounces blasphemy as a plague in urban life citing Job and modern profanity. He cites garbled street swearing and trivial sacred names used at homes and offices, urging focus on usefulness and moral restraint to curb the vice.
The New York Sun recounts quick, fatal incidents where blasphemers meet sudden ends. A New Brunswick worker struck by a locomotive dies instantly after cursing God. In Scotland, a blasphemer dies likewise. Catskill man challenged God during a thunderstorm and is struck by lightning. The piece implies divine causality.
Demorest's Monthly notes Mr Swan’s hand carried electric lamp of two candle power, rechargeable by a Faure two cell battery. It would light mines and tunnels, replace kerosene, and suit underground work and underwater diving bells, though its street glare may limit home use.
A man bargains for whisky tobacco gum and tools, while his wife questions the cost. Capt Howgate remains jailed in Washington for embezzlement as 190 prisoners share limited privileges. Debate grows over Garfield memorials as Egypt promises funds and the Chicago Tribune predicts department changes including Kirkwood and Rayner.
The Yellowstone spring erupts every few hours sending a hundred foot water column and stones through dense steam. Four postmasters have died from small pox, likely via infected mail matter, prompting calls for nationwide vaccination in the style of a census.
Mayor reports Mrs Wheeler wife of ex Mayor Wheeler of Austin died there last night and was buried here this evening with many relatives and sympathizing friends in attendance.
A long excerpt presents a numbered set of child rearing maxims advocating instant obedience, firm but gentle discipline, careful promises, demonstrated instructions, calm correction, self control, temperate punishment, no indulgence for crying, consistency, truthfulness, avoidance of tattling, and teaching self denial. The fragmentary text reflects period advice on parental authority and child behavior, with some OCR errors and repeated items.
The piece warns that wild words over small matters harm beishbohood and teaches the value of truth and verification. It notes spoken words cannot be recalled and written words endure, urging restraint by the young and highlighting the link between kind deeds and speech.
A reflective note argues that judging others by religious professions blinds judgment like smoke from a chimney. It cautions against denouncing others and suggests sharing warmth by sitting by a neighbor’s fire to see good in them rather than focusing on differences.
A collection of maxims on virtue manners happiness and social roles. It contrasts the cost of revenge with bearing wrongs and notes how fortune unmasks character. The notes highlight the social value of ladies and the link between care and progress.
The excerpt argues that seven to eight hours of sleep are essential for health, while noting some suppose four hours may suffice. It also notes the hazards of waking abruptly and suggests flexible rising times. A second portion explains rainfall: about thirty inches per acre per year, equating to roughly 3,000 tons per acre, with am- bia as valuable fertilizer and nitric acid bearing about twenty one percent nitrogen.
An exchange notes that many who embraced a new lesson quickly abandoned it, preferring the former approach. The piece contrasts the quicker adoption with the draw of past practices and details how some readers shift back to the previous page.
A collection of household hints covers soapless oil cloth cleaning with lukewarm water, corn starch substitutions in baking, potato noodles and hot pot recipes, a cornstarch pudding, a chocolate cake with chocolate and vanilla, tips on tanning animal skins, and dyeing wool. The tips include remedies for chilblains, humane guidance on breaking Colts to harness, and step by step skin preparation and coloring processes.
A man withdrew funds at a town bank and received a small coin about nickel size marked Crescent City Saloon on one side and Good for one drink on the other. The bank cashier, a church member and film club member who paid out the token, also teaches a Sunday school class.
The tale recounts Jay Gould failing to pay in a strange New York restaurant and fleeing embarrassment. He tries to use his name to quell the trouble but faces arrest threats for false pretenses until a stranger lends him five dollars. A passerby aided him with a five dollar loan after a million dollar check offer failed.
A Santa Fe printer named Hugh McKevitt, left handed and a rapid type setter at Military Headquarters, can spell any word backward as quickly as others spell forward. He can also count letters in sentences and determine word counts instantly without prior practice, a rare uncanny gift he credits to an unusual quick mind.
The Louisville Post reports that goose-bone readings guide farmers in back counties of Kentucky. A breast bone from a spring-hatched goose shows dark spots for cold, light translucent spots for wet weather. The Post examined bones from Jefferson County and Laporte, Ind, predicting a motley winter with mild December and January and a cold February.
S H Cade stood before United States Commissioner Buford on a charge of robbing mail between Weatherford and Granbury. He was held to appear before the United States Court in $1 000 bond, and in default committed to jail. A Weatherford report of a robbery led to his arrest and trial.
The passage describes Jesse James with tall stature and sharp features. It portrays him as a notorious train robber and general devil, noting his broad back high forehead blue eyes and eagle like beak nose.
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