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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1887
Page
1
The Leader lists subscription terms for one copy per year and six months. It also details advertising rates: one inch first insertion one dollar, each subsequent insertion fifty cents, two dollars per issue for longer runs, local notices at ten cents per line per insertion, and a liberal deduction for regular advertisers.
The article notes Isaac Jeans, a Philadelphia Quaker worth about 3 million dollars who began as an apple man forty five years ago. It highlights Houston oil mills opened by the Oil Company at a cost of 200 thousand dollars as the world’s largest. It also reports the New York Herald’s simultaneous publication in New York and Paris as a journalism milestone. The Cincinnati Price Current estimates 1887 corn production among thirteen leading states at 1.51 billion bushels, down 203 million from 1886, with a 58 million bushel gain in other states, totaling a 145 million bushel national shortage.
A man who succeeds on the farm is sensible and truthful about exchange. He keeps soil fertile through thorough cultivation, raises good crops, maintains stock, houses his farming gear, avoids daily town trips, seeks productive Sundays, and stays alive to modern ideas in theory and practice. Stickability drives success. commit to a feasible enterprise and see it through.
Superintendent Cooper tells school examiners to award first grade certificates only to pupils with 80 or higher general averages, second grade at least 70, third grade at least 60, and no certificate below 50 in any legally required subject, all on a 100 point scale.
Denton Texas October 20 Messrs Bell and Myers struck a bold artesian water flow at the Alliance Mill last night at 500 feet. The two inch diameter stream is considered the best water flow yet in the city and Denton can now join Fort Worth in supplying good cheap water to neighboring towns.
The piece argues a worker must perform 10 to 20 percent more work than their wage to prove value to an employer. It suggests scaling effort with salary from 20 to 75 dollars, with higher pay reducing extra labor needed, and claims labor yields its market value through experience and know-how.
The New York Herald backs Frederic Grant saying he is the son of his father and should be forgiven for past remarks. It notes he may have said no colored youth should graduate at West Point as a cadet but argues apologies during campaigns carry little weight.
The passage states Parsons will accept a full pardon or none and warns that if the governor doubts his understanding of rude and his involvement in the anarchist conspiracy, a pardon may occur. It warns that commuting the sentence would leave Parsons facing gallows with his co-conspirators, just as he struggles to prove innocence.
Abilene Texas Oct 18 a leading citizen who toured California reports many idle laboring men without means eager to return home. He characterizes San Diego as the city of land men and haven of capitalists and says the present outlook for California is not inviting to men of limited means. He asserts Texas offers a finer field for investment than California.
Anson Tex Oct 18 reports another fatal shooting in Haskell last night. Jack Baldwin killed a man named Carter, both saloon keepers. The trouble followed the Williams killing by Sheriff Scar borough and his brother. Details remain unclear.
Augusta Chronicle argues that a town grows by promoting itself not by belittling it. Citizens must unite and support ventures, showing belief to attract outsiders. Merchants and residents should speak positively of local goods and prospects to foster prosperity.
A reflective piece urges valuing friends as rare jewels. It compares David and Jonathan, notes the tenderness of true friendship, and warns against letting jealousy, slights, or coldness push partners away. Face conflicts quickly or risk losing a friend and finding no replacement.
About thirty families on Eden creek and Salt Fork of Red River in Collingsworth county built homes fences and wells with plans to buy the lands when classified. The Rocking Chair ranch company surrounds the area and claims to have leased all lands including improvements demanding immediate possession. The governor is asked for protection as settlers vow to resist. The Rocking Chair ranch is owned by an English company with Earl of Aberdeen among owners.
The Texas State treasury is expected to have a substantial surplus, with estimates placing about 800000 dollars beyond operating costs. The next legislature will begin session with this anticipated balance.
Southwestern University at Georgetown lists 265 students with 87 young ladies among them, reflecting the gender composition reported in the college’s enrollment figures.
Joe Howard mocks modern youths by contrasting rugged early day boys with present city boys in long coats and rings. He laments the loss of roguish vigor, marbles, and honest mischief, calling today’s youth pale and cigarette ridden.
From Pompeii a dispatch to London reports discoveries include a wooden case with a complete set of surgical instruments, four tall silver urns, eight open vases, four decorated dishes, a statue of Jupiter on his throne, and gold ornaments such as earrings and rings, with excavations advancing rapidly.
A mob of about 180 men overpowered guards, broke the jail doors with a sledge, and lynched Amer Green seven miles east of Walnut Grove, seven days after his alleged abducting and murder of Luella Mabbitt. Green, captured in Texas with his brother Bill, was taken to Michigan City for protection. Also noted: large pecan sales in Brownwood, and yellow fever quarantines in Tampa with limited spread risk.
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