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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1893
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows times and Texas connection. Readable items include 11:00 am 22 p.m and 7:80 am, 8:62 am with scattered digital errors. No clear event, schedule, or identifying entities beyond Texas reference.
Gov. Hogg announces appointments for the new courts of civil appeals. Dallas district names Tom J. Brown chief justice, Anson Rainey and N. Web Finley as associate justices. San Antonio district names John James chief justice, W. S. Fly and J. Neil as associates. Don A. Bliss and James E. Dillard named to succeed others. The text includes editorial opinions on education and advertising, and racial language from contemporary papers.
The article reports that Bill Pitts, convicted of theft and given four years, obtains a new trial due to a variance between ownership allegation and proof. It shows property tied to C. P. Clayton rather than G. M. Clayton, as the wire was bought by the father for family land and placed on a son’s land, leading to reversed judgment and remand.
Fragmentary chatter mockingly questions Mrs Hamiger use of perfume and a local figure Mrs Skidmore. The excerpt then shifts to a boisterous Central University Kentucky cheer with calls of Brackety Kowax Kowax and Hullabaloo.
Charles Santley recalls a humorous incident during a duet with Adela Sartoris when the singer’s petticoat threatened to come down and the pair improvised under the piano. The tale captures stage antics and mid nineteenth century behavior with light irony.
In a brisk exchange a merchant notes low dress goods sales and suggests advertising a sacrifice sale to attract women shoppers. A floor-walker agrees, proposing promotions to clear inventory and entice purchases of dresses and related items.
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