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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1891
Page
3
A jumble of 19th century ads promoting at home work, tonics, bitters, and patent cures. Kilmer & Co offers home employment. Brown's Iran Bitters claims relief for digestive and debility. Dr John Bull's Sarsaparilla touted as blood purifier. Epileptic Nemary Co advertises a cure. various miracle tonics promise strength and youth. worm destroyers for children.
In a vivid journey through political and personal trials, the narrator chronicles a campaign visit by Colonel Haynes and Lady Waverland, a shooting incident injuring the Colonel, medical care, and a hospital stay. Annie comforts him, Stella muses on love and secrecy, and the family reflects on faith, reading, and lasting companionship as elections loom and recovery ensues.
A Washington correspondent describes the vice president gavel as an ivory relic with no handle and notes Capt. Bassett guards its history. The column then recounts a New York diamond smuggling scheme where smugglers hid jewels in a state-room floor, passing them between ships without triggering searches.
A London paper reports curious math claiming 1.4 billion people could fit in a ten mile square field and be addressed by a single speaker via telephones. The piece also touches on a fictional veiled proposal about maintaining landed estates as essential to national prosperity.
A Brooklyn night train tale describes a bridal couple aboard a crowded car. The husband Reuben jokes about tolls and coins while his partner Baby looks on as passengers laugh at the scene. The tale ends with the farmer's regret over a missing dime and plans to pursue a remedy.
A vivid street scene outside the Manhattan Athletic Club reports ragged boys reacting to a large poster depicting the melodrama heroine’s death. The crowd gathers as the two youths cry and mimic the scene, prompting a sympathetic inquiry from a passerby before the crowd disperses.
A story recounts a woman crafting a new parasol from worn silk by washing and redesigning the cover and lining for style. It then shifts to a London Truth note on gambling, claiming a small but persistent cheating edge among men and women in games of chance and detailing potential earnings from baccarat.
The preserved lines reference a Toledo druggist and an address with a catalog like listing. Content is garbled but implies a pharmacist or product listing tied to Toledo. No clear event or person besides generic mentions.
A naval reminiscence describes a monkey named Wineska who climbed the rigging, rode the yardarm, stole provisions, and appeared loyal and playful. The account notes his eye glow when hiding and his bath by rope, plus a humorous shipboard method to keep him in line.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal tonic for women suffering from exhaustion and disorders. It claims to restore vitality, improve complexion and eye expression, and offers a money back guarantee from the makers.
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