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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1904
Page
3
A brief comic note recalls a three year old who explains counting by saying he has three tongues one in his mouth and one in each shoe. The exchange captures innocent wit from a child and gentle family humor.
A farmer named Wallis travels from Stamford market with money, aided by his famous dog Spot who carries a lantern. The dog’s light deters robbers lurking along the lonely cabbage fields, making the farmer safe without a weapon. The story notes Spot’s vigil alongside police escort. Also included is a short piece on the origins of playing cards and their symbolic suits across cultures.
M Lucien Libert of Sainte Adresse near the Seine mouth records green rays at sunset over the sea. He notes solar disk deformations and a green light lasting up to 364 seconds, explained as sunlight decomposed by water vapor acting as a prism.
The banana is presented as a highly nutritious staple with deep roots in tropical diets. It claims the fruit provides all essential nutrients and could sustain life if eaten exclusively. It notes cultivated varieties evolved from wild forms, with seeds largely removed.
A short aphorism from the Atebison Kansas Globe notes that a recent photo showing a tougher look implies prosperity, while a photo that looks fine compared with five or six years ago signals a potential slide in fortunes.
Pitte Duffield, a New York publisher late of Detroit, visits Brentano's in search of Plutarch's Morals. A young clerk at the modern fiction counter hesitates, saying the store’s stock is the plain New York kind. The brief exchange captures a humorous contrast in literary offerings.
Thomas B. Reed viewed a life portrait by Sargent during his last year in Congress and criticized its fidelity. He noted his protruding lips florid complexion flabby cheeks and ponderous neck then quipped I hope that my dearest enemy is satisfied now before leaving the room.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for leucorrhea female weakness and prolapse. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Edwin H Gardner and claims the remedy lifted severe health issues with multiple bottles and other Pierce products. The ad invites readers to order the Common Sense Medical Adviser by sending stamps and warns against substitutions.
The Fort Worth Record edited by Clarence Ousley announces a semi weekly edition starting October 27 and promotes a low combination rate with The Leader for subscriptions paid in advance. One year prices and a deadline of January 1 are given for the special offer.
A collection of perilous incidents from history shows notable figures meeting death in unlikely ways. Admiral killed by a cab in Piccadilly. George Washington slain by his directors bleeding him. Ed ward Whymper breaks a leg after a Matterhorn accident. Charles Daly, survivor of Birkenhead, killed by an ox kick in Kaffir country during a trek.
An Indian tiger hunt ends when Captain Macquoid of the nizam’s service tracks a wounded tiger to a cave. An orderly warns and flees as the tiger advances. The captain hides behind a rock, then shoots the tiger as it seizes the native by the leg and the officer fires two decisive shots.
A south sea islander offered a closing prayer urging that religious teachings not be worn and forgotten like fine clothes, but be like a tattoo on our bodies, permanent until death, from Carleton's Magazine.
A short dialogue humorously notes a thermometer reading and a patient’s reminder of a doctor’s instruction to give another quinine dose if the temperature rises. The exchange features a quirky contrast between the ip and an untrained purse.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote depicts a tense moment between a parent and child over truth and imagination. The dialog reflects household friction and storytelling pride.
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