25 Oct 1879
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1879
Page
1
Advertising rates are listed for one square to full column ads with prices per inch and per insertion. Special notices cost ten cents per line each insertion. A deduction is offered to regular advertisers. Political candidate notices require advance payment with set fees by level. Personal ads incur a fifty percent surcharge.
Directory lists U S and circuits court officials led by A P McCormick and F W Minor, with district court, county officers, commissioners, justices, court times, and church and fraternal group schedules. It notes mail times, money order hours, and Thomas B Stevens as postmaster.
Judge Farrer recounted a tale of a friend who tried to ride a stray mule out of his yard wearing a night shirt. The mule bolted around the house as the shirt cracked and split, the man clinging on in fear while his wife laughed from the chamber window. He collapsed inside, weeks recovering, and the mule later endured fits of vertigo and flight.
A humorous office encounter unfolds as a couple greets and debates a peculiar galley in a tense yet affectionate mood. George shows frustration while Deddy and the fiancée exchange playful banter before a swift farewell.
A reflective line notes some people respond to talk of illness by listing those who have died from it. The quip contrasts cheerfulness with morbid recollection, suggesting a tendency to recount grim outcomes when given a simple stimulus.
A night intrusion describes a man slipping into a house at midnight. Every stair and floor board creaks loudly while the intruder moves quietly through the home. The scene contrasts with a burglar seeming to glide noiselessly like a zephyr.
A Southern Standard critique argues hard times stem from spending habits and costly goods bought from the North. It notes rural farmers once fed themselves with homegrown crops while modern purchases drain local funds, leaving communities poorer despite apparent prosperity. It laments fashionable, imported goods and urges self sufficiency and wiser economics.
A narrative mocks Eve and Adam’s roles by contrasting a supposed servant girl with Adam’s workmanlike conduct. It argues Eve’s burdens were not created by a negligent husband who shirks duties, citing Adam’s self-reliant, domestic labor and lack of gossip or social bustle.
A claimant against the French government allegedly funded a deadly device in a desk at lawyer Robert Parrish Jr. The blast injured office boy William O Donnel as two small cannon-like reports echoed. A trap ignition would ignite papers and send pistol barrels into the room, smashing a desk chair and bookcase rolls.
A brief exchange in the Bloomington Pantagraph features a child, Tommy, being teased about spelling b e n c h. The scene shows a misunderstanding about letters and a child’s reluctance to reveal what he is sitting on. The lighthearted moment captures small town humor.
A polemic comparing gender stereotypes and vice arguing that piety in women should not imply weakness and questioning the link between religiosity and moral strength. It contrasts women in prayer meetings with men in pubs, noting hypocrisy and double standards.
The Chronicle notes a trend of rich New York and Eastern frontier socialites selling costly jewelry after reverses. Leadville buyers snap up ear rings bracelets and finger rings worth thousands as a local house brings the era's finest gems to town, with season ballroom scenes promised to dazzle.
In Delhi New York last week mourners wore white instead of black to honor the deceased. He had requested plain white dress at his funeral, opposing heavy mourning and expense, and suggesting a brighter outlook for his afterlife.
Col. Charles DeMorse of Clarkaville contemplates renewing publication of the Standard at an early day. He is described as perhaps the oldest and one of the ablest editors in Texas, and the note expresses pleasure at the possible return to the field of journalism.
The Gonzales Inquirer recalls G W Kendall of the New Orleans Picayune as a pioneer in Merino sheep husbandry in Texas near San Antonio. The Merino ram is praised for hardiness, fleece quality, and longevity, with claims it improves mutton and domestic traits, enabling American wool manufacturing.
Two youths employed in different offices on Griswold street were seen licking many one cent stamps from a pile of circulars at the Postoffice. They discussed their boss returning from a summer trip and noted locals waited home to welcome him, while another piece mentions the Houston Age urging jury service reform by payment removal.
The piece argues parents should supervise boys reading at book stalls and news-stands, noting a bias toward sensational titles like Wild Bill Ned Boatline and suggestive literature. It condemns sermons and prayers as ineffective against moral decay from crime themed recitals and veiled passion.
A shy Scottish man named Jamie of 14 years wooes Jennie by the fire for years. He finally reveals plans and declares eternal union but buys a graveyard plot first. Jennie prompts him to choose life together while still alive before the bones.
A young man lacking funds sends a telegraph to his father in an interior town for cash. The clerk suggests erasing Esq from the name to save money, but the sender resists. The father replies with a plain ten dollar advance and more if needed, proving a man’s true character shows at home versus with strangers.
An elder in church whispers caution to a young minister to avoid discussing the whisky business. The elder advises preaching against the Mormons, claiming they have no friends in town, as a strategy to stage a moral stance.
In the Rockland Courier style note a simple gospel minister in a quiet village achieves more through gentle manners patient trust in the Great Master and diligent labor than flashy preachers in the newest vogue. The line extols humble clergy over ostentatious modern methods.
The Jacksonville Florida Sun and Press asks why a racial stereotype persists that Black people never sneeze. It cites an old planter with many enslaved servants claiming none sneezed. The piece uses a provocative antique view to illustrate how people overlook ordinary facts.
A boy kept after class recalls Sunday school lessons on truth telling. He sobs and admits lies lead to a fiery place, but he cannot recall the town name. The scene captures a parent teacher moment about honesty and moral instruction.
A fragmented excerpt notes a gang of burglars working seven hours to hammer a safe to pieces to obtain fourteen cents, while a country minister contemplates a donation visit the next day.
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