16 Nov 1878
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1878
Page
1
A mercurial captain named Hawkins is described as harsh and unattractive yet brave and loyal. A widow Mordant thanks him for saving her son, and he wins her heart through quiet, steadfast conduct, disproving first impressions of ugliness with courage and kindness.
A Boston area tale recounts a good woman suffering acute sciatica who seeks relief. She visits a nearby man with similar pain who offers two cures, curses and swearing, as the only remedy he has found. She returns home noting no ethical barrier prevents her but wonders how to apply them.
A hostile jab at impractical paths for boys. The piece mocks slick talk over labor and mocks genteel standards, contrasting wage labor with prideful peers. It suggests avoiding hard work and endorses straightforward labor despite poverty and social pressure.
Peter at heaven's gate denies entry while a maiden pleads for admission claiming she is sixteen. The stern guardian then grants entry stating that age makes every maid both girl and angel. In contrast a note describes the Croton Aqueduct as the world’s largest, in New York, extending forty and a quarter miles and costing $12,500,000.
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