04 Oct 1879
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1879
Page
1
Rates listed for one square to twenty lines, with price scales for 3, 6, and 12 month runs. Special notices priced per line per insertion. Deductions offered to regular advertisers. Political candidate announcements require advance payment with district state and county levels given. Additional 50 percent surcharge for personal advertisements.
Directory lists district court, officers and schedules, with judges and clerks. It also covers church services, Sunday schools, Masonic and temperance groups, and post details. Other items include weathered notices, emigration notes, and multiple local curiosities and anecdotes.
In Houston Texas on Sept 25 a liquor dealers association formed to oppose bell punch and Sunday laws. Members have subscribed funds to hire attorneys to handle the case. Saloon keepers plan to refuse the register and stay open on Sundays. Those arrested will be jailed and their case brought to trial on a writ of habeas corpus.
Private advices from Little Rock report discovery of very rich lead mines near Spoonville in Clark and Hot Spring counties. Mineral is found near the surface in great quantities.
The State Prohibition Convention in Boston nominated Rev. Daniel C. Eddy for Governor and Timothy R. Early for Lieutenant Governor. A resolution urging women’s ballot access drew debate. Mrs Lulu Warner opposed it, but the measure passed. Also noted: Mrs Thankful Taylor, 70, of Washington Vermont, educated herself in languages and history at a spinning wheel, and a lawyer joked about a divorce case as a counselor prepared a bill in court.
A physician notes a woman reading Twelfth Night. He asks if Shakespeare meant patience on a monument. She replies that monuments don t hold patience but patients do under monuments.
A gentleman asks a lady if she can name her best friend. She answers that she cannot even predict her own name a year from now, highlighting uncertainty and playful denial in a clipped exchange.
A terse note warns that eating watermelon in the current season is risky, likening the sensation to a man feeling a live turtle in his stomach. The remark conveys caution and a vivid metaphor without extended context.
Ongoing dispute between mill owners and workers in Manchester escalates as another wage cut is planned for September 2. Details of the proposed reduction and bargaining positions remain contested between the parties.
A young man in Dallas serenaded at night and was disturbed by a large dog that tore part of his pants. He then returned home, singing a different tune about a girl he left behind.
The New York Greenbackers nominate Harris Lewis of Hemmer for governor and John M. Whiting of Onandaigua for lieutenant governor, presenting a ticket aimed at state leadership.
A noted French chemist declares adulteration of tea has become so widespread that genuine tea leaves are nearly impossible to obtain in markets worldwide. The warning highlights concerns over quality and authenticity in international tea trade.
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