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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1891
Page
3
A terse reflection on human fallibility. the line suggests that every person lacks at least one virtue or strength. It frames weakness as universal and invites contemplation of personal shortcomings.
A nostalgic advertisement extols Dr Bull’s Worm Destroyers as reliable candy for children and claims Brown’s Iron Bitters revitalize the aged and energize the young. A patron testifies their dog stays healthy after using sprays and patent descriptions appear in the text.
Enterprise Land and Colonization Co. of Beeville Texas advertises 20 000 acres in Hee County subdivided into small farms. Buyers pay in five installments to build homes and improve land suited to cotton corn vegetables and fruit with maps and information free.
A terse aphorism notes that not all bugs stay under chips and not all monkeys remain in bandboxes, illustrating a playful inversion of expectations and the idea that appearances deceive in simple categorizations.
A weekly display advertisement challenges readers to identify a unique word used once each week by Dr Harter Medicine Co. Each new word carries a crescent mark and readers submit the word to receive samples or products in return.
A witty remark notes that before marriage people speak openly about each other while after marriage they hide their true thoughts. The recycled line attributes a humorous skepticism about marital honesty.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes products like Hansen's Munete Corn Salve and pills for digestion and cold relief. It mentions a health system rebuild claim and urges readers to consult their pharmacist for prices, implying a broad range of tonics and nostrums. Historical tone and dubious efficacy implied.
Excerpt shows a dialogue where Laly questions an applicant about monthly pay and use of Pearline. The exchange hints at eccentricity and reluctance to engage, reflecting a scene from a Kings Jester piece in New York.
John Parker reports on methods to use flaxseed or oilcake in dairy rations. Boiled, soaked, or mixed with straw or silage, linseed supports milk, butter, and cheese when fed at about seven pounds daily for a fair cow. Oilcake compares favorably to bran, with richer cream and thicker milk, while unboiled corn meal should be avoided in large quantities.
The Rural Home extols earth as a natural, cost free medicine and cleaner. It urges using clean soil in stables under cows, in poultry nests, and as litter to absorb manure, banish lice, protect planks, and enrich fields, calling earth the farm’s life and bank with sure dividends.
The article argues that saving home manure is essential for thrift, while buying commercial fertilizer or city manure risks waste. It notes that stable manure and mineral fertilizer complement each other, and that more stable manure allows more mineral fertilizer to be used effectively.
An unnamed narrator recalls Totten riding a stallion seven miles each way and delivering a forceful, technical lecture on road making and farming. Across a fourteen mile round trip the horse endured frequent kicks and jerks as the speaker describes the journey.
A cryptic excerpt questions how ample precept can coexist with harsh practice indoors. It contrasts total threats and whip licks with the idea that even a life’s earnings cannot buy comfort for one of the seven sleepers. The piece ponders who did the most hard work on a journey, Totton or his horse Natonui Farmer.
Agricultural reference notes that large stable manure boosts nitrates but risks blight and rot in potatoes. Clover sod with a touch of fertilizer gives cooler, longer moisture and better yields, while acid-treated phosphate aids subsequent crops. Potatoes benefit from nitrate and potash rich formulas for top yields.
A Journal of Agriculture summary extols a hatching machine as always broody and nestbound, offering ten thousand eggs at nine tenths the cost of hens. It claims independence from weather, minimal daily attention, vermin-free chicks, and the ability to hatch any egg with a life germ.
Lice will live in the stables for years. Whitewash and kerosene is a good remedy for lice. Look well to the general comfort of the animals to secure the best results. Cut straw and clover mixed with a little bran makes a ration almost equal to good time by day. Market the surplus stock in good season. There is no gain in keeping stock that will not make a good growth for the food supplied. It is not the largest animals that return the most profit but the one that makes the best growth in the shortest time in proportion to the amount of food supplied. Whether the hogs have the run of the pastures or are fed in close pens, keep their sleeping and eating quarters clean and dry to maintain health.
Guidance on roosters and hens for egg production outlines ideal ratios from twenty five to twelve hens per rooster depending on range. Recommends Hondans as top egg breed, ducks and geese as efficient scavengers, roosting and nesting practices, breeding cock selection, guinea care, and feed staples like buckwheat corn and oats plus minerals to strengthen shells and digestion.
A list of home maintenance tips outlines cleaning and repairing methods. It covers kettle descaling, kerosene wash, cement for china, hinge lubrication with mutton tallow, rusted locks, stove crack patches, iron filings ammonia cement, lamp safety, an invalid writing pad with foldable legs, silver cleaning with hot water soap and chamois, and practical storage ideas like a rope portiere.
The Forum notes that accident insurance reveals counterintuitive patterns such as left hand or eye injuries being more common, and that insurance prompts risk awareness which can shift the actual accident profile. It also observes higher accident rates in sparsely settled areas and unusual seasonal occurrences.
The article notes that historic bride maids guided invitations and dress, entertained guests, and served the bride. It claims maids often found husbands at weddings and cites the saying three times a bride maid never a bride. It mentions an English superstition about discarding all pomp.
The article highlights St Louis autumn festivities from September to October 17, featuring Gilmore and his 65 piece band, the Veiled Prophet parade on October 6, and new attractions, lighted streets, reduced rail fares, and a mailed programme from J Cox. It notes St Louis as hosting a large expositions and a modern rapid transit system. The Earth Growing Larger section explores space dust, meteorites, and sun heat.
The National Armory discontinues the old triangular byonet in favor of a new red bayonet praised for simplicity. The slender cylindrical rod design can dislodge shells, is held by ring attachments, and raised or lowered by a spring button. Trials are promising, with no further production of the old pattern expected.
A Columbus man D W Davies invented the cow catcher on locomotives by adapting the mould-board of the plough. He never patented it and lived to old age. The device remains unchanged and saved railroads millions of dollars and likely many lives, though Davies saw no gain from it.
The article states that forty in every 1000 men are color blind and about two in every 1000 women. It notes color blindness hampers work but mentions color blind individuals can excel as etchers engravers or wood engravers due to a heightened recognition of tone. It compares color vision in savage versus civilized races.
A clever hand notes twelve thousand vehicles pass through the Strand daily, a quarter of them omnibuses. Narrow streets waste three minutes per vehicle for each of their occupants, totaling about four thousand one hundred fifty hours worth about one shilling per hour, yielding large yearly losses.
An unclear quotation features Hos Mad Boough Russell Sage asserting frugal loan ethics and strict payback rules. The erratic text cites misdeeds by a thief who evades justice, while a referenced “philanthropy” program appears amid confused wording and mis-spellings.
Joseph Jeffer son recalls actor Burton as quarrelsome and litigious with Irish traits. He notes Burton’s humor on the witness stand and cites a bankruptcy scene where Burton allegedly deflected questions about money from the Naiad Queen era by quipping the lager cut it.
A Maine Supreme Court judge in his chamber jokes with a visiting lawyer, Lightweight, about marriage and living costs. The exchange reveals the judge’s blunt humor as they discuss annual living expenses.
The New York Sun notes clever canes carried by men in town combine useful features. A silver angled handle holds a small watch, a cavity for dollars and coins, a spring to pop out coins, and a top to hold matches. This design aims to reduce need to unclasp coats to access valuables.
A report from the Upper Eyetic road notes Clark Brown's exhumation of bones and artifacts allegedly linked to prehistoric Americans, including vessels and bottles, with skeptics calling them remnants of a prehistoric apothecary swallowed by an earthquake. The piece also recalls Mme Boulanger’s guarded stance in Versailles amid her husband’s political estrangement.
Fragmentary reminiscence notes that John L. Manning and his kin, including Richard Manning, James Richardson, John Peter Richardson, and Wade Hampton, shared a family legacy linked to the state's gubernatorial history. The passage also references John Peter Richardson as a cousin and mentions other contextless lines about the people and era.
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