20 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
1
A local plea urging Graham voters to approve a bond issue on the 10th to fund a new city school building. The piece argues the measure is essential, explains tax limits remain at 25 cents per $100, and urges electing capable trustees on the 6th to empower the school board.
The Texas Senate reviewed the House corporation tax measures and disposed of most. The Kennedy bill faced many amendments reducing scope. A two percent tax on breweries failed after a lengthy standoff, while packing houses, foreign mortgage firms, and cotton exchanges would face two and a half percent if the House agrees.
A reminiscence of Confederate veterans highlighting their age decline, sacrifices, and lack of pensions. The piece urges public respect and an upcoming ceremony on the 6th to honor living veterans with flowers, urging all to participate before they pass into history.
The House and Senate moved through a flurry of measures with amendments and clashes. Changes to education funding grant county choice between community or independent districts while election law faces strong Senate scrutiny. A push backs state printing contracts to local printers amid contract pricing concerns. The Senate concurred on adjournment sine die with a special 30 day session to follow for appropriation work.
A discussion on the importance of weekly papers to distant readers. It cites a Virginia editor who received a Baltimore subscriber’s note about missing issues and explains how many weeklies neglect local news. The piece contrasts Alabama and Kalamazoo papers for lacking home community details.
The piece celebrates spring with rural pleasures and love lore. It jokes about young men choosing farm work over fleeting springtime romance, praises crops and prospects in Young County, and teases Roosevelt’s southern visit with local river water as a cure.
A Montgomery Alabama Adver tiser editorial argues that country weeklies cannot match dailies in world news coverage but should exploit their unique role. It calls weeklies the abstract and brief chronicle of the time in their own domain.
The Christian church ladies sold ice cream and cake at the courthouse last Thursday, yielding a neat sum for the Ladies' Aid Society fund. The event drew larger crowds than feared, boosting early-season hopes for success.
The report notes several women claiming success in selling ice cream despite male skepticism. They express confidence they could sell more if given the chance and cite a local grocer, Bro. Parker, predicting strong winter sales in Graham.
A letter to 5. B. Street & Co. Graham Texas argues clothing and paint share purposes beauty fashion and protection. It urges using Devoe paint over others to keep buildings dry last longer and resist weather and water, noting cheaper paints disappoint.
A promotional note urges readers to subscribe to The Leader to receive a new education focused journal. It emphasizes the value for families to learn local county history and states the journal will cover educational content for both children and adults.
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