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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
6
A Department of Agriculture study of 40 north central Texas ranches shows taxes and interest absorbed 56.8 percent of income in 1923, with 25 ranches losing money and only 15 turning a slim profit. High tax and interest costs, low cattle prices, and debt patterns shaped profitability.
Iceland, once without railways, now uses motor vehicles and steamships for inland and mail transport. Reykjavik residents favor building a small eighty mile railroad to connect ports and inland areas as road improvements boost transit.
A canny Scot contemplates missing his meal if work keeps him away. He tells his wife Jeanie that if he cannot return home he will phone at six o clock exactly and asks her not to lift the receiver so he need not put in his two pence.
After the epidemic subsided, health officers moved to remove a sign from a Black resident’s house. The woman protested loudly asking why the sign must come down and insisting she has not had a bill collector visit since the sign was nailed up.
A meeting among a bishop and a rabbi features a witty exchange with a woman who proclaims she feels like a leaf between the Testaments. The rabbi retorts that the page is usually blank, delivering a dry, period-voiced joke.
William E. Knox of the American Bankers Association argues that true independence starts with personal finance. He calls for public financial literacy, industrial savings policies, and cooperative industry plans to empower workers to save, invest, and reach long term financial independence rather than depend on pensions or charity.
The article notes China holds 72 money values with diverse taels and coins. It cites Kaikuan Tael Hankow Kuantung Eiaoping Tookwai and other weights varying from the liang silver ounce. Travelers face constant exchanges and disputes across provinces, with coast shops using Mexican Yuan Dragon Hong Kong Hankow dollars, while interior markets add copper cash and cents, hindering trade.
Mary Philbin, once praised by King Baggot after Human Hearts, stars in The Gaiety Girl based on The Inheritors by J A R Wylie. Universal presents the production, directed by Baggot, arriving Monday and Tuesday at the Liberty Theatre.
A witty quip contrasts fashion and character noting that style defines the woman while attire can undermine the man, reflecting social banter on appearance and personality.
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