20 Jan 1882
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1882
Page
1
A fragmentary item cites prophetic verse about the end of the world through various dates from 1883 to 1887. The text suggests skepticism about 1880 but asserts the world will end by fate and rhyme, mentioning The New York Sun and prophetic themes.
A satirical verse laments widespread corruption and social failings. It imagines lawyers unpaid, juries aligned, politicians satisfied, landlords lax, protesters quiet, and children unspoiled, suggesting such happiness would herald the world ending.
A playful verse lists U S presidents in sequence from Washington through Arthur and Arthur’s era. It mentions Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, and indicates the ongoing line of leaders and a few garbled phrases.
Four creditors from Boston chase a debtor to Farmington Maine where a cabman schemes to cover his own debt. A swap for a horse yields the cabbie payment then reclaim. the pack recovers the horse for 360. The note closes with a humorous legal quip about sentencing.
In Dallas reports from January reveal A A Pearson, alias A A Peterson, fled with Miss Edna May Bradley to New York after leaving wife and child. He faced police in Denison for disturbance, denied intimacy with Bradley, and claimed creditors forced the trip. Public sentiment soured as scandal shook Texas society.
The text explains that pure water freezes at 32 degrees but dissolved compounds lower freezing point and prevent freezing of air or other gases. Boiling precipitates salts like lime carbonate and expels gases, yielding ice with fewer bubbles and a higher freezing point. Air bubbles form within freezing ice, making it brittle.
A Montreal paper mixes a report on Roman Catholic missions in Africa with a crude tomato recipe. The text describes purported methods to train heathen children and bake them, presented in jumbled form, alongside a line about Vassar girls and meatballs.
Articles describe a new Gulf and Pacific road from New Orleans through Sabine and Dallas to Isleta New Mexico, linking with Athletic and Pacific. The line spans 1130 miles in three divisions Louisiana Texas and New Mexico with capital at 15 000 per mile and bonds issued, backed by major financiers. The project plans include three operating companies and a New Jersey construction firm, with notable backers such as Gen D F Sickles and James G Blaine. A related note praises newspapers for educational value citing reader benefits.
A posta letter from Thomas Brannigan of Boston Massachusetts to a nephew in Ireland reports the death of Whillpatherick, his uncle, after a long illness. The writer notes the uncle’s convulsions and incoherent talk about water and weather, and mentions a five pound note sent for the nephew.
The Bonham Advocate reports a feud among Wagner Fallman and Pullman over parlor cars. Gould and Vansertilt own the Waster Parlor cars and push Pullman off with lower fares on Wagner cars. Pullman cites a Missouri Pacific contract though Texas and Pacific terms expired. Granting cheaper rates, Gould may prevail. Wepper cars described as grand palaces with reduced fare.
Tom Marshall explains his method for crafting speeches. He studies a subject from the ground up, writes, revises, prunes, recopies, memorizes, and practices aloud until delivery is flawless. He chooses crowded court days to perform, aiming to astonish crowds with his apparent genius.
Thousands of girls in Switzerland Germany and Norway devote themselves to hair cultivation. Each year an oilomas merchant visits villages and buys long hair. Prices rise with length from eight inches at twenty five cents per ounce to thirty six inches at eight dollars per ounce and exceptional cases up to thirty five dollars per ounce.
Dr Talmage at the tabernacle reflects on Luke 2 14 urging that indigence does not imply degradation. He contrasts earthly nobility with humble Bethlehem birth and argues great hearts endure poverty for world advancement. He praises Christ's mission to unite nations, condemns warfare, and envisions gospel peace expanding to Africa and beyond.
At a colored revival Jim Crown discusses faith with Parson Brown. He admits struggle with sin and decides not to bring dead roosters to the church, instead bringing two pullets, amid warnings to avoid lies.
The article notes Northern tea companies fear insufficient freezes will reduce supply. If waters fail to freeze by February, 2,500,000 tons may be unavailable, forcing reliance on Southern ice factories or new factories, risking price increases for tea.
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