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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
3
Drafty miscellany from Graham includes notices of visitors such as Jno Kay and Sheriff Wil ame, business ads for Tidwell and Norman and home bakery, tax deadlines, railroad talks with Rock Island, local gins closing, deaths including Dr L A Loggins, school and church notices, and upcoming Epworth League program with lessons and leaders.
In the latest style I cut by chart to assure a proper fit at reduced rates. Mrs R N Price offers tailored dressmaking with confidence in fit and value.
A recount of Napoleon Bonaparte leading sixty thousand French soldiers over the Alps into Italy. The army faced impassable passes yet advanced with a forward charge, reaching Italian plains in four days. Napoleon declares that he who aims to win never says impossible.
The article argues for cleaning as you go to ease dishwashing. It advises washing pots immediately after use, drying on the range with a wire dishrag, and using hot water for greasy or floury residues. It recommends vessel materials like iron or porcelain for cooking and notes brass and tin require special care to avoid damage from acids.
A list of lemon based home remedies advises lemon juice for headache scalp care and skin glow. It suggests lemon mixed with glycerin for whitening hands and lemon juice in milk for facial care. It endorses lemon to prevent seasickness and enhance tea and lemonade drinks.
The article offers household gardening advice including soil mixtures for house plants using barnyard soil, well rotted manure, leaf mold, and sand. It suggests watering with coffee grounds and ammonia, and provides winter storage tips for geraniums. It also includes a brief theatre style dialogue excerpt.
Mrs Todd vents about cluttering the spare room with many items to make her mother feel at home. Mr Todd explains the plan to prepare for an expected visit, framing the chaos as hospitality.
A conversation from New York Weekly shows Mrs. Binks expressing misery over a deadly hate toward Nexdoor while Mr. Binks notes the neighbor lacks awareness. The exchange reveals personal grievance and unhappiness in a domestic setting.
Emma L. Kelly recalls landing near Daw son Yukon campfire night with tents in snow and a whisky price of ten dollars a quart. The crew drank in camp while singing songs of home around a stove. Morgan H. Morgan found a large pearl in fried oysters and sold it for fourteen dollars.
The 1900 census reveals a population of 76,303,387 with over 1.8 million more men and boys than women and girls. The male surplus translates to 512 males per 488 females across the nation, prompting curiosity and comment from observers.
A Minneapolis Journal item notes buffalo overcoats, scarce yet available to soldiers via requisition. The coat remains government property. if lost or destroyed, the soldier must pay sixty dollars for carelessness. The war department coats are relics from earlier days and are worn but issued yearly to soldiers.
The memo describes an insurance officer who claims unique access to Morgan. He asserts he once walked into Morgan’s office to discuss business, and Morgan challenged him to leave, prompting the officer to exit. The tale emphasizes daring entry and Morgan’s sharp rebuff.
The twentieth century will have the greatest number of leap years for a century with twenty five. The first occurs in 1904 and continues every four years through 2000. February will have five Sundays in 1920 1948 and 1976.
Mrs Henry Peck remarks on a Baltimore American story about a man declared insane whose wife obtained a divorce, then the courts declare him sane again, prompting his swift exit as he wonders about short time rates on padded rooms.
A rough Texas missive from Bill Singleton to his Tennessee father. He describes working for $15 a month, losing his boss and stealing his horse shoes, jokes about running for office, and notes harsh conditions with “the wemmin is pur ty and can shoot like a man.” He contemplates returning home for $20, and ends with an unclear future.
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