27 Jan 1882
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1882
Page
1
The Alvarado Bulletin lampoons young sparking by boys lacking means and growth, predicting tragic marriages. It portrays green suitors as comic yet dangerous, urging restraint until they can support a wife, with vivid scenes of broken plans and failed finances.
The widow of Governor Randall of Wisconsin, left with 15000 to 20000 from an unproductive New York homestead, sold property and invested in a cattle herd in southwest Nebraska. She assumed 18000 in liabilities, took control, and now the herd nets about 6000 annually while expanding. She runs the operation solo, facing no interference in three years.
An old man browses cheap novels at Alfred Warren's bookshop on Sixth and Central Avenue. He laments modern yaller backed works while recalling adventures of Gouraldo and pirate tales, noting changes like electricity and steam cookery in the preserved memory of his youth.
The Temple of Solomon ruins in Jerusalem are to be restored by order of the Sultan. The site has long been neglected with debris and refuse buried beneath. Previous directions by Abdul Aziz were partially carried out during the Austrian Emperor's visit, but the effort stalled. The renewal follows the recent visit of the Austrian Crown Prince.
A Chicago Times report highlights the Chicago Imperishable Egg Company led by Mrs Lydia J Caldwell. It outlines rapid dehydration of eggs to preserve nutrition, initial capacity of 8000 dozen daily rising to 20000, three story factory at South Chicago, patents in multiple countries, and plans to expand to Great Britain amid rising global demand.
Aunt Tamah Brooks born in 1758 in Roanoke County Virginia is described as possibly the oldest colored woman in America at 123. Records show she was a house-servant in the Yancey family, later passed to heirs, and mother of seventeen who all reached maturity. her son, now 80, attended the Cotton Exposition.
A Stockton California correspondent publishes a claimed panacea for small pox and scarlet fever. The recipe uses sulphate of zinc one grain foxglove one grain sugar half teaspoon dissolved in water with four ounces more water and taken hourly. The note urges physicians to adopt it to avoid pesthouses.
General Joseph E. Johnston republishes a letter to the editor refuting a Philadelphia narrative about his interview. He denies accusing Mr. Davis of misusing Confederate funds and explains his remarks about accountability for public funds. He notes portions were made in an accidental conversation and relates to military pay in North Carolina.
The Chicago Times notes cabbage production has fallen due to unfavorable seasons and the cabbage worm. Prices rose from one dollar to ten dollars per hundred as farmers and markets adapt. Sauerkraut imports from Germany grow, with demand driven by German and native populations and by oyster saloon needs. Cabbages ship easily and can be stored over winter. sauerkraut becomes a farm level ecommerce product.
A terse line notes how ingratitude dissolves the tightest ties of friendship and weakens former loyalties. The remark reflects on shifting loyalties and the fragile nature of trust within social circles.
A San Antonio Express perspective on advertising stressing its necessity for success. It argues newspapers are the legitimate medium, delivering ads into homes and shaping public opinion, while careless advertising leads to failure. Pluck and advertising are named as the secret of prosperous merchants.
A City Derrick editorial muses on the habit of editors and writers to refer to themselves as we rather than I. It suggests self preservation public opinion and a sense of collective stance with editors reporters and staff. It notes social protection and the avoidance of personal risk in contentious writing.
A curious note observes that the elderly husband rarely smiles at his wife yet is amiable with other ladies during conversations. In Austin a contract for an insane asylum expansion goes to John McDonald for about 95 thousand dollars. The project covers three wards and the central buildings, with cottages deferred for now.
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