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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1891
Page
2
A Graham Leader column blends social advice and opinion on labor, self restraint, and progress. It derides idle boasting, praises industrious youth, and previews technology shifts from flying machines to steam and electricity while urging ethical conduct and prudent public discourse.
A broad survey from across the state notes Abilene hosting four county fairs, Brenham cataloging schoolchildren, Grapevine grain prices rising, and Eastland fruit crops thriving. Other items cover artesian wells, cotton worms, wheat losses from rains, new courthouses, and tax measures shaping local economies.
A wide array of incidents is reported from Tennessee Arkansas Kentucky and Illinois including a near Standing Stone distillery capture a woman Gracie Levy's suicide by morphine a fatal incident in Knoxville a murder in Paris Illinois arson and job losses from a Findley Flint Glass Works fire. Additional notes cover legal actions prison terms and political disputes with mentions of insurance losses and large estate suits.
Fragmented prose reflects on small daily duties and moral habits shaping character. It contrasts quiet integrity with grand display, citing public acts, punctuality, kindness, and thoughtfulness as the true markers of a virtuous life. A President anecdote highlights modest generosity.
A rancher on Rol River observes wolves displaying strategic actions during a sow and her dozen piglets ambush. The mother defends while the male wolf distracts and carries a pig away, then returns to join the attack as the sow delays. A piglet cries for help as the wolves flee with prey.
In Oxfort patient tale from Bodleian records, two boys at St Leonard’s Bridgeworth climbed near a beam when a joist failed. The elder grimly held the younger as they dangled, both crying for help. The younger offered to risk himself to save the elder, then released his grip and fell.
In a parent guidance note a teacher warns boys against vulgar language and urges spiritual cleansing. A suburban classroom anecdote follows showing a boy’s striking abstract written in one minute, ending with a grim self portrait about a worn shoe and a grave.
A sad man hears two brothers laughing and asks for happiness. The elder explains happiness comes from making others glad and living by example. By Kind words and deeds we help others, creating mutual joy and a redeemed future through God’s help.
The two generals, Grant and Sherman, differed over moving below Vicksburg during the siege. Sherman opposed the plan, but Grant pressed on and succeeded. Sherman later admitted he kept the protest in his pocket and sent it when ready, a tale publicized by Sherman.
A well to do New York woman riding an elevated train suspects a fellow passenger of pickpocketing her. She grips his wrist while his hand rests near her purse, only to discover the thief was himself the clergyman Rev. Dr Blank. The incident ends with embarrassment and a tourist-like misunderstanding.
A traveler notes that Southern rail lines rely on pine wood for engine fuel, causing thick black smoke and frequent sparks. Dust penetrates car interiors, prompting travelers to use linen cloaks or traveling cloaks for protection.
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