19 Oct 1878
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1878
Page
1
Poem reflection on dream and disillusion. The speaker contrasts fleeting pleasures of youth with betrayed friendship and vanished love. He longs to escape worldly ties and seek a higher, eternal home lit by divine light beyond earthly realms.
Advice for grape growing from soil choice to planting and pruning. Use decomposed shale or well drained clay, thorough preparation, and well rotted manure. One year old vines best. Mulching and watering essential, with one deep soak preferred. Summer pruning concentrates sap and guides growth across three-year cycle. Remove fruit in third year if growth is vigorous.
A concise reflection states philosophy corrects poetry like age corrects youth, with stern truths and chilling experience eroding hopeful fictions on each side.
A citizen who offers a note stating it is never to be paid would not be presumed to be accepted by the merchant. If the offer is a government note that is never to be paid, the acceptance would similarly hinge on the merchant’s perception of value and enforceability.
Governor Cullom warns that Illinois fortunes now rely on population growth and transport expansion, not production. He cites real estate speculation as a major risk, with unimproved lands failing to rise in value and forcing debt. The piece also praises Southern journalists’ courage during yellow fever and recounts a sorghum syrup filtration method using clay.
A collection of aphorisms about prudence, restraint, and virtue. It urges sober thought, careful speech, and faithfulness to God family friends and enemies, warning that anger harms writings and temper forfeits arguments. It reflects cautionary advice throughout.
Vice President Wheeler spoke at the St. Lawrence county fair urging soberer views and patient toil in useful arts to regain prosperity. He warned youths against climbing the ladder of wealth without effort and emphasized manly independence as the foundation of lasting prosperity. A North Carolinian veteran stubbed four toes when a dog was kicked. A boy misremembered a hawk between two pigeons and recited the line Why halt ye between two opinions.
Memphis took the leading prize at the Paris exposition for the best bale of cotton praised as the finest ever grown. The claim highlights global recognition of Memphis agriculture and the quality of the cotton exhibit at the event.
A poor young man watching anglers wishes for fish to buy food and shelter. An old fisherman offers a line and fish if he helps by tending the line while away. The youth earns fish, learns to work, and realizes the lesson about taking action. The tale ends with a note about Georgia’s night cotton picking.
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