28 Jun 1879
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1879
Page
1
A Brushy correspondent debates public behavior and officials, praising improvements among contributors and gardens while critiquing Wanderer J J M and Tamp. He defends traditions, warns against revolutions, and urges more definite local information from Brushy residents.
June 17 1879 Joannie Cake urges Brushy residents to endure a water shortage and stay united. She thanks Gem City citizens for schoolhouse aid and county support, notes revival plans by Methodists, and urges local paper readership and patriotism amid challenges.
A Detroit Free Press item humorously contrasts a fourteen year old boy mowing a lawn with distractions and tasks. It notes how a boy shifts focus from bee lines to dogs, water breaks, and shade downtime, concluding with a playful view of a boy surveying tools, kites, fences, and a neighbor’s bird trap.
A farmer predicted his death on a specific day ten miles from town. Despite warning from friends and his wife, he believed until he said he would die as foretold. He grew sick at 11 and died while his wife prepared more wood, death said to begin at his feet.
Special to the Missouri Republican reports upbeat signals from New York merchants across industries. Rising demand, full employment, and strong production in New England and Pennsylvania contrast with lower coal prices yet sustained mining activity. Southern trade improves with tobacco tax cuts and Australia commerce expands. Bob Ingersoll's brother dies and is mourned in a striking funeral tribute.
The conference committee reached an agreement to modify Sec 2 of the judicial expenses bill and will report to both houses. The provision limits appropriations for deputy marshals on election days until funds are lawfully provided. Senate deadlocked on army appropriation at 12:50 a.m. in Washington.
The Lime Kila Club reports on Hoopin Cough and household economy at their meeting. The committee mocks fad diets, notes Hoopin Cough affects rich and poor, criticizes drug profits, and favors frugal refrigerators for black communities.
A playful note recalls a girl who endures hours under the sun wielding a croquet mallet without complaint while a broom’s wooden end tests her patience with a brief struggle and a laughable twist.
Allen Allensworth, Kentucky negro society chairman, calls a July 5 convention to discuss an exodus. The Courier-Journal urges blacks to stay if well off but wishes God speed if they leave, noting Kansas immigrants’ hard lessons.
Counties in North Texas report rain recent providing assurances of sufficient grain to meet all local needs, signaling improved farming prospects and stability for the region.
Archery has suddenly become popular across the States with women taking up the sport and nearly superseding croquet, while men embrace it as an outdoor pastime alongside baseball and other activities. The trend even meets approval from once-cynical moralists.
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