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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
2
The excerpt notes post office classification and a publisher correction policy for any erroneous reflections. It also mentions a price line showing amounts of 2.00 1.25 and minus 75, likely a ledger or rate reference in the Graham Texas Leader.
The text expresses belief in a government of the people by the people and for the people. It affirms democratic principles, federal union, and the duty to love support obey respect and defend the nation and its Constitution.
Ten rules from the forgery prevention bureau quoted in the American Banker outline steps to protect checks. These include locking blank checks, using safety ink or shredding machines, tight spacing between figures and words, alteration proof paper, destroying marred checks, avoiding payments to strangers, not signing blank checks, scrutinizing certified checks, careful signing of banking signatures, and stamping deposits with For Deposit Only to prevent unauthorized cashing.
A merchant’s wife bears a child and the editor boasts of the event in grand fashion. The physician receives forty plunks while the editor writes a long notice praising the mother and her daughter. The dressmaker is paid well and the sweet graduate receives thanks from her peers.
A playful, archaic column portrays a town editor who prints wedding bids from afar, a lengthy funeral notice, and a cascade of notices, ads, and poetry. The piece mocks editorial vanity, wedding commerce, and the readers’ reactions as subscriptions and loyalties fray.
A historical plea praising an ideal boy from J Frederick Qualls. The verse lists traits such as honesty hard work self denial and devotion to family and church alongside daily routines and early rising with a focus on character over leisure. The piece highlights moral standards for boys in a community context.
An advertisement touts Pepsinated Calomel as a mild imported English remedy with pepsin for indigestion biliousness and constipation. It claims gentle action without harshness and promises prompt relief from bad colds and sick headaches with one tablet at bedtime. Scott Lung Drug Co. endorses it.
The piece notes both young and old ignore vital issues despite education's reach. It mentions architects designing Manila houses to endure earthquakes and contemplates the chance to test such resilient designs in this country against cyclones.
An Oklahoma minister who officiated at his own wedding and ran away with his 15 year old bride now faces abduction charges. The minister reportedly used his own authority to secure the union as he pursued the marriage amid legal scrutiny.
In Austin a suggestion calls for a “petticoat cabinet” for Mrs. Ferguson. The dispatch does not state whether her husband James E. Ferguson approves. Yet Ferguson supporters say Ma will wear the britches in this and similar matters.
Three youths jailed in Jacksboro describe Jack County officers as hill billies after robbing Loving State Bank. The piece notes their crude handling of a gun while acknowledging they may appear unsophisticated. It also comments on Coolidge era optimism and rising automobile accident casualties.
A Constable sale in Graham Young County Texas will on the first Tuesday in January 1925 offer Lots 6 and 7 in Block 13 Olney Townsite Addition Olney Young County Texas for cash to satisfy a September 27 1924 judgment for 1257.34 plus costs in favor of Advance Rumely Thresher Company against R E Hill and Edwin Hill. The sale proceeds apply to the judgment and costs. J D Dawson Constable Prec 1 Graham Texas December 4 1924.
A brief quotation attributed to Bovee places kindness as a universal language that transcends barriers, emphasizing inclusive communication and universal understanding.
A concise reflection notes that friendship doubles joy and halves sorrow, linking happiness to companionship and mutual support.
Oswin King reports on valuables found in pockets at Dallas cleaning shops. Large establishments employ workers to search garments for money jewelry watches and odd items. A woman asked to retrieve stockings and underwear from her husband’s suit, and the item list was located at the desk.
Dr G W Black reports a strange change after acquiring artificial teeth. He notes his tobacco craving vanished and he swore off. Since the reform he sleeps better, has lost weight, and his appetite remains steady. He formerly favored Brown Mule tobacco and now says he can face a mule with a clear conscience.
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