12 Oct 1878
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1878
Page
1
A reflective poem about the pressures and social snubs faced by a newspaper man. The speaker defends his profession, contrasts wealth and fame, and questions moral judgment as he notes how society treats those who profit from the pen versus those who steal or worship beauty. He ends by pondering if angels will welcome him or dismiss him as merely a newspaper man.
The piece blends a parish-like chorus about a candidate with a vivid Indianapolis News anecdote of Flood and Bruce, then shifts to Samuel Barnes describing being shipwrecked in 1872. He recounts amputation, survival on Freshwater cays, turtle and cocoa nut diet, and eventual rescue by Captain Trenwith, ending with a reunion in New York.
One farmer thrives on equal land by focusing on his business and guiding his workers, while the other fails due to laziness and distraction. The prosperous farmer stays with his team, studies to improve productivity, and keeps his mind on the farm, unlike the neglectful counterpart.
A North Carolina editor states that a man who reads a newspaper for three or four years without paying will pasture a goat on his grandfather's grave. The remark underscores tensions over paid content and reader loyalty in the era.
A Paris youth lighting a match on a railway journey to Lyons scratched it with his thumbnail. A fragment of incan descent phosphorite penetrated under the nail causing severe inflammation. His hand swelled, pain grew, amputation was advised, and he died twenty seven hours later in great agony.
In her eighth annual report Jennie Collins of Boffin's Bower notes young girls are pretty but middle aged women, including widows and single women, suffer in all occupations. She argues middle aged women are more dependable workers, free from the scramble for a husband in every new coat.
A wry observation notes that railroads transport 3,000,000 passengers without incident while hinting at danger arising once those counts begin and a fatal outcome follows.
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