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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1893
Page
3
The pine tree shilling or Boston Bay shilling was among the first coins in America, minted in Massachusetts in the late 1600s with dies cut at Lynn Iron Works begun in 1647 by Joseph Jonckes. On a clear day, vertical visibility distances rise with height as mountains loom.
The piece argues fatigue signals the need for rest, comparing ignoring it to closing a boiler safety valve. It warns that alcohol may falsely restore vigor, risking overheating and an explosion. The analogy stresses safety and the value of rest over continued work.
The flea wears hard overlapping plates with spikes set along each plate. The segments bend to match body movement, forming a protective armor across the insect.
A jumble of tax notes on Romanian duties and New York land values sits beside aphorisms on philosophy and conduct. The piece extolls Hop Hester Stomach Bitters for bilious symptoms, catarrh cures, and a dubious egg oil prepared by boiling yolks, claiming broad healing claims.
An English attempt uses absorbed braking power to restart tram cars. A charged spring can release to start the car without horses. A forward wheel push is applied, reversible if needed at points. Months of trials show satisfactory results.
An old Hawaiian belief holds that warrior chiefs inhabit the bodies of their favored horses after death. A white stallion in Honolulu is said to house the spirit of Boki, who led a rebellion in Tahiti years ago, and is paraded in ceremonial style through the city streets.
A visitor describes the World’s Columbian Exposition grounds in Chicago as a transformation from swamp to White City. He highlights the Grand Basin, MacMonnies fountain, electric fountains, gilded Republic statue, and canal network. The water features unify the architecture and landscape, creating a vast, luminous scene worth seeing.
The article argues that wheat grown on exhausted soils requires soil nutrients and rotation with clover. It warns against plowing under clover for wheat and notes rising harvesting costs and the use of hired labor. It urges improved farming, mineral manure, and nitrate dressings to maintain fertility and profits.
A dusk excursion aboard an electric launch across Wooded Island highlights the Grand Basin and lagoon scenery at the World's Fair. The voyage showcases bridges, terraces, and multiple buildings from Transportation to Liberal Arts while boatmen, willows, and Indian fishing boat color the view.
Turpin, inventor of melinite, describes a future gun with a minimum firتe of 25 000 projectiles in a quarter hour and claims it could sweep multiple army corps. He cites an electric principle, vows secrecy, and proposes a protected government trial on a Finistere headland with troops guarding the site. He will not patent the weapon, fearing shared knowledge with foreign powers.
William H. Preece of the London Institution of Electrical Engineers proposes a new cable form that could quadruple Atlantic cabling. The English government has granted 2.5 million dollars to long distance telephony research, part for experiments toward connecting the continents by speaking distance. Professor S. P. Thomast spoke on Ocean Telephony at the World’s Fair electrical congress, with British test results held back.
The venerable Rev. M. M. Vancleave, pastor of the Baptist church at Crawfordsville, has married 760 couples and preached the gospel for nearly eighty years. His old fashioned ceremony smooths the wedding knot, making the rite pleasant even for the bashful.
Advice on trimming shoes for dry hooves and promoting growth of the frog. Warns against tar or grease, notes moisture balance in horn, and warns that standing on fermenting manure harms the hoof leading to navicular disease. Emphasizes not neglecting foot care to extend a horse’s working life.
A Farmers Voice excerpt covers poultry leg scale treatment using sulphur and lard, plus early care to prevent wartish sores. It blends livestock advice with wide kitchen and home care such as disinfectants, soap suds for chair caning, salt in polish, and lemon to whiten white sailor hats.
A veteran attorney accepts a fee as a risk share in a big case, paying prep costs from his pocket. He remains composed through a verdict, but a loss shatters his nerves while a win brings calm. The contrast shows seasoned poise versus young anxiety in trials.
The Basques use basket and glove play for pelote a long open air game with a wall and marble slab serving as the bounce surface. Villages train players to server in long rallies with high stakes and cross border competition. The Gulf Stream strait Fiona narrows to fifty miles with a mean depth of 350 fathoms five knots noted, and halting it would alter national estimates.
A Maine Baptist deacon boasts of owning a highly aware young horse. While tied at a hitching post, the horse grows restless, breaks free, and returns to the deacon and his wife, nudging them toward the buggy before following the couple back toward the fields. The tale ends with the deacon recounting the incident.
On January 11 1613 at a site called the giant's field a brick tomb 30 feet by 12 by 8 feet was found. Inside lay a complete skeleton measuring 25 feet long with 4 foot shin bones and teeth the size of an ox's foot.
Ellis Island authorities enforce strict deportation rules as many paupers and contract workers are sent back to Europe. An Italian, facing removal, turned away and fatally cut his throat from ear to ear, amid a larger wave of refusals and returns.
A waiter in Paris dies and a marble table from a frequented cafe becomes the subject of a sale. The table bears epigraphs signed by Gambetta Floquet Casimir-Perier Jules Ferry and other notable visitors. An American offered 10 000 francs for the treasured table, but the waiter refused.
The item mentions F G Appley of Pawtucket Boat Club using an aluminum shell 164th inch thick and sailing 1200 miles to Toledo. It shifts to assorted 19th century ads for dyspepsia cures, nerve pills, Brown's Iron Bitters, Beecoan's Puts, laxatives, and a note on politeness and health.
Scribes advertise cheap fares to Birmingham for the ex Confederate National Reunion in Birmingham Alabama October 1 and 2 and Sept 20 21 travel with reclining chair cars from Fort Worth Waco and Texas points via the Cotton Belt Route. The notice urges readers to route through this line and mentions A A Cassos T P A Fort Worth and S G Wanxes GPA Tyler.
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