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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1890
Page
2
The column surveys weekly market quotes for Galveston spot cotton with price ranges and closing tone. It covers miscellaneous global notes from crimes and public notices to agricultural tips and farm life, highlighting weather, industry shifts, and domestic events.
Sherman picnic crowd reports a serious wire fence injury to Tom Jackson of Ranger. Uvalde plans a new courthouse costing about $34,000. Prison escapes from Richmond jail, a fire at the Swiss steam laundry in Fort Worth, and a 100 pound watermelon sent to President Harrison are noted. Counts of census data show rises in Leon county, and various accidents, arrests, fires, and local developments across Texas are summarized with multiple named towns and individuals.
A juried quip recalls Brown sending a poem to the editor of Scissors who replied by publishing it. The exchange highlights a mean editorial prank and Brown’s reaction to the published verse.
A New York Weekly quip notes Chicago innkeeper charging higher rates for top floor rooms claiming extra sunshine and smoke-free upgrade above the street level. The exchange frames a cheeky spar about hotel pricing and daylight.
A simple experiment shows how water and alcohol exchange with air, using a bladder over a bottle mouth to induce diffusion and reveal vapor exchange. It notes carbonic acid and watery vapor in breath, lime water turning milky, and moisture on a cold mirror as evidence of lung emissions and impurities with varying quality among individuals.
A survey of motives behind child kidnapping argues mental derangement often drives abduction rather than love or reward. It recounts Charley Ross and other cases, noting varying motives, cruelties, and the long, public pursuit for missing children across Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Chicago.
A collection of quips and snippets references playful sayings. Notes on characters like a railroad conductor Judy and a punchin Judy. Observations about behavior and language show a lively 19th century newspaper flavor.
The text describes how sprains cause gradual swelling and loss of motion, while dislocations bring immediate swelling. It advises keeping a sprained joint perfectly quiet and using wormwood hops or tansy to prevent inflammation, attributed to Erald of Health.
A collage quotes a New Jersey teacher urging cheerful work ethic and a Rahway pupil’s light reply about skeeters singing. It contrasts childlike wit with remarks on sleep piano playing by a 12 year old from Oil City and a barb about a 13 year old not cutting wood. It also notes a note grace rule not applying to musicians.
A New York man collapsed and died from a heart attack after laughing at a joke in The Epoch. The anecdote ends with a humorous quip urging caution and a barber gag about mustache removal.
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