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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1885
Page
6
Poem reflection on a Southland songbird that once sang with joy to God and the sun, now husked and dead. The speaker laments the loss and ponders the pathless ways of God. From The Current by Wm. J. Duggett.
Mattie Van Wyck, a 15 year old girl, helps her financially struggling family after her father dies. She writes a story about their home, hopes to sell it, and with support from Mrs Thornton and a kind editor, earns two eighty five dollar payments just before Christmas. The family celebrates with a roasted turkey, a frosted cake, and presents funded by the income.
London World reports on how two warts on a Khartoum ship carpenter's deck may shape history. Mohammed Ahmed cites divine signs from the warts on his face, inspiring deck officers to rally to his cause and claim the Mehdi's cheerful countenance augurs victory.
A young editor from a poor background wins a rich man's daughter. He asks the father for consent to marry, the father questions his finances, but the couple persists. The girl agrees, and they plan to marry, matching funds with a plan to support themselves as needed.
Dr. W. Xing theorizes oil in muddy bottoms near Narrakal and Alleppy calms seas during southwest gales. He suggests petroleum deposits beneath the sea-bottom or along the coast ooze up, stabilizing waters and keeping anchorages smooth.
A reflection on scientific progress where Newton likens learning to a child on the shore. He admits personal limits while noting the vast ocean of truth awaiting exploration beyond current discoveries.
A brief quotation from George Eliot notes that pity tenderness and charity may come after death but the living refuse forgiveness in life.
A pithy Chinese proverb contrasts self-critique at dawn with judgment of others in sleep. It suggests self awareness grows while others’ faults are seen most clearly in rest. The saying frames daily introspection vs. nocturnal perspective on people.
A wry meditation contrasts age and music as a decrepit man describes his fading energy and tremors. He notes sharp wants, flat energies, and a natural slur that ends with rest and a final grave. The piece ends with a moral about restraint in speech.
Sufferers of coughs colds sore throat urged to try Brown's Bronetuian LRocHEs. Sold only in bores. Widows and widowers often mend their condition by repairing.
An omnibus advertisement catalogs Wells earth Renewer for palpitations dropsical swellings and insomnia. Dr Harter’s Iron Tonic claimed to combat virus in blood. Prickly Ash or Burrrers touted for liver derangement and blood purification. Also claims for Wells rough on corns and several lines of general medical assurances. Ends with aphorisms about hesitation. World’s Dispensary Medical Association address in Buffalo, NY.
The ad text touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for pulmonary disease and liver and blood derangements. It also pitches free publications via railroad agents and notes the removal of Prof. Saborn aided by Dr. Carter’s connecting remedies and Ter’s Iron Tonic, with advertiser profits implied.
A fragment mentions Rough on Rats clears rats mice roaches and pests while advertising Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a safe pleasant tonic for women s ailments. It notes signs of melancholy in ladies may be due to female ailments and urges relief through the remedy. Business in the city is described as picking up, with rag-pickers noted.
Geran Corn Rembue kills Irae and Runions in a brief cryptic note as the OCR reads a fragmentary historical item with unclear context and characters.
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