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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1891
Page
2
A garbled textual collage cites Graham Texas skepticism about hypocrites, a New York minister against Sunday papers, and printers toiling for Monday editions. It discusses humility as a safeguard, Harvard journalism training, luck versus proven qualities, youth fitness, ethical business practices, and changing names and tire designs across eras with remarks on rural and international roadways.
A New York physician defends the microbe as a potential helper to science in a pamphlet titled The Microbe Ho Rights. He argues the microbe removes disease traces, challenging Pasteur and Kooh. The piece cites India's population of 255 million in 1855 and comments on pestilence, opium, temperance, and British reform. It ends with moral exhortations to readers about industry and perseverance.
Dr G Talmage brother of the Brooklyn divine is dead while the village of Vailsburg New Jersey was nearly destroyed by a fire causing an estimated loss of 30000 dollars. The rest of the column surveys various rapid news items from across the nation including politics, crime, strikes, and accidents. The World’s fair directors pick Chicago’s Jackson Park for the art palace and Italian rail workers strike for higher wages in Idaho.
Overseas affairs include a Spain US commercial tieup, a Behring sea seal ban until May 1, 1892, and a German lottery plan to fund anti slavery efforts. A wreck off the French coast sinks three crew, with others rescued at Havre. A Chicago man dies at sea after insanity aboard Majestic. Prohibition data push supported by Foster in Commons. Rothschilds rumored to rescue Marietta & Co. Rhine wine vintages forecast failed due to frosts. Par nell seeks license to wed Mrs O Shea amid clergy hurdles. Ormonde Club posts 3000 pound purse for Sullivan Slavin bout with training funds and Fox as final stake holder.
A broad Texas roundup reports on artesian wells in Grayson and Longview, rains aiding Edna and Calvert crops, hogs and cattle markets near Henrietta, a $66,000 fire in Jefferson, a wool scouring mill for San Angelo, and various civic notes from Oak Cliff to Dallas. Ex-Confederate reunions, arrests, lynch questions, and a broad array of weather and agricultural updates color the state brief.
The New York Sun notes nine Halifax forts and batteries guarding McNab's island entrances with heavy guns at York redoubt and Ives point. Jamaica and Balize lie on a strategic line to the gulf and Caribbean seas while Esquimault hosts a large graving dock. Britain seeks to defend and deter rather than conquer in North America, with Newfound land hinting at independence.
A nostalgic account critiques Sunday crowds in New York as orderly yet playful. An observer notes a man slipping past the elephant house to the kangaroo pen, quipping "fish hooks" amid good natured ribbing. The piece mocks regional temper and public behavior with colorful characters.
In York Ja a fair young woman heard a long stored family clock ring at 1 11 in her bedchamber night. The ancient mechanism suddenly vibrated and sounded the hour then fell silent, leaving the event and its meaning as a baffling mystery for the anxious household.
A traveling man for a solid silverware house laments how retailers inflate prices. He notes candlesticks selling for $100 per pair and a butter dish bought wholesale at $55, with silver razors at $8 each. A three-piece silver set brings $40 to buyers. Dealers wish they had stocked more before Christmas.
Dr J Buchheister calculates energy expenditure for a 16 percent body weight climber on a 7000 foot ascent in five hours. Total work is 1,380,000 foot pounds, with 1,176,000 by leg muscles lifting the body, 12,000 by the heart, 80,900 by the chest in breathing, and 54,000 in balancing and other exertions.
A short exchange from Munsey’s Weekly contrasts a self styled count with an uncle figure. The Nice Niece questions the count’s authenticity while The Awful Uncle notes traits and borrowing habits as possible evidence of his status.
Judge Thayer of Philadelphia holds no person can be legally compelled to leave his home for hospital treatment, even with smallpox or other contagious disease. The patient has the right to stay in his own house if he chooses.
A garbled OCR passage describes a farmer facing a sudden sting and quickening event at a location named Youkers Garatta. The readable fragments mention the bee and aggressive action, implying a sudden agricultural incident or disturbance with potential harm. Further details are unreadable.
An 19th century journal tale recounts brigands in Asia Minor kidnapping travelers near Ephesus and hijacking a consul’s party. It details the klefts Greek brigands, their methods, disguise, ransom processes, and a dramatic escape after payment. The piece also notes mail thefts and touches on Buddhist congress prospects in Paris and beliefs.
Among admired young women approved by critics on both sides of the Atlantic is Joy Lindsley daughter of the late Dr. Van B. Lindsley of Nashville Tennessee. A pupil of Marchesi and Viardot in Paris she gained high praise for her soprano voice and before that studied in New York. Musically skilled in piano and mandolin she reached a refined level and has shone in charity events at St Augustine New York and Narragansett Pier. Her aristocratic charm and social success leave little for this young beauty to covet or gain.
Pietro Antonelli, son of Count Flippio Antonelli and nephew of Cardinal Secretary of State, emerged as a leading African diplomat and negotiator. From 1876 he accompanied King Menelek, shaping links with Italian figures like Cardinal Mas and Marquis Oragio Tinoni, earning early acclaim in Roman society. He was elected to a Rome bar last August, a move criticized by the radical press, while his alliance with Menelek solidified his reputation as a skilled diplomat.
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