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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1885
Page
1
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The Milliken Lee witnesses travel to Granbury for the James J. Milliken trial. Palo Pinto County justice John W. Squires is fined 100 for failing to return papers in State versus R Morrow case. S W Lanham and W K Baylor face 500 bonds to attend as witnesses. Landan may miss congress duties next term. if absent, 10 percent salary loss. Texas would miss a top Democrat if Lanham attends.
A historical figure sets the scale of U S newspaper industry showing 6,700,000 pounds of type to print 2,785 12mo books, enough yearly daily composition to fill 10,000 Appletons Cyclopaedia volumes, about 12,000 presses required for printing, and long newspaper slips stretching across the continent.
A critic decries a man who mocks the local paper, arguing that such a view ignores the paper’s benefits to the town. The writer asserts the newspaper elevates civic life and weighs more than the critic’s stance.
A correspondent recounts Ogden Utah life, farming plenty, and Mormon practices including large polygamous households. He praises hospitality, describes local irrigation wells near Salt Lake, and notes tensions with Native Americans during a Wichita Falls agency incident. He hints at future water ventures and funds for irrigation tests.
A humorous old text extols women’s loveliness in laundered dresses and the sweet perfume they carry after cleansing with soap. It notes men enjoy the air around a graceful woman and ends with a cheeky blessing that baldheaded men would be scarce if no women existed.
The Hillsboro Visitor quotes a plain farmer in Hill county urging independent judgment over party dictates in public matters. He warns that surrendering thinking to a party boss would mean the country is lost, and challenges the idea that he is not a solid farmer.
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