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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
4
A protracted meditation extols character as the decisive asset in life, business, and war. It argues that willpower and resolve outlast cleverness and money, citing examples from sport and finance to claim character is the ultimate value and security.
The piece argues that Russian Jews and Ghetto life lack playfulness and light humor across art and life. It contrasts this with Japanese art and notes serious nightly conversations among Ghetto intellectuals, highlighting scarce sense of levity.
Report from Tomsk shows Moslem women at a mass meeting calling for an end to polygamy as both a religious tenet and practice. The piece argues broader reforms could ripple through Siberia Turkestan Bokhara Caucasus and beyond, linking suffrage to ending domestic slavery.
A historical note describes Montserrat in the Caribbean with a Negro population that retains an Irish brogue from deported Irish workers over a century ago. The region still shows Irish surnames like O’Hara and Ryan and a village name echoing that heritage.
The author extols coffee as a cure for marital woes praising the morning brew's power to calm nerves, spark energy, and set the day right. She imagines coffee and a cigar as the ideal routines that steady husbands and quiet dawn troubles. The piece quotes Helen Rowland praising the magical coffee pot from American Grocer.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recounts a man visiting shops to settle debts only to find shopkeepers away. He finally returns home to discover the proprietors had waited for him, turning the visit into an awkward reversal of fortune.
O G Sonneck of the Library of Congress argues librarians should shape demand for cultural works rather than simply supply popular items. He says libraries must retain rare or costly books used by scholars even if rarely, since their value lies in the depth of research they enable.
Two eleven year old Muncie boys Donald and Charlie failed to return by lunch, worrying Donald's mother. The father calmly left for work, advising if the boy does not return in an hour, to call him at the office for reassurance.
A home visit tale recalls British soldiers stopping a train engine to seize boiler hot water for tea. A Pittsburgh telegraph Scotch version adds a dry exchange with a commandant who jokes Scots drink whisky and steal water, prompting a sharp rebuke about being countrymen.
In New York, auto men volunteer to assess men for army truck driver roles. The admission questions yield humorous yet telling answers about resourcefulness, like fixing a spring or handling brakes without warning. A young applicant proudly claims border experience and fake expertise, leaving the examiner impressed by self-taught repair know-how.
At Fort Myer an Officers' Reserve corps student impressed an instructor by claiming to have fired rifles about 5,000 times in the past year. When asked where, he revealed he tests weapons for his father Lewis, the Lewis machine gun maker, exposing a confident boast and the instructor’s disbelief.
A French authority questions the idea that peace based on today’s war map favors Germany. He argues Germany would control Belgium Serbia Poland northern France and possibly Montenegro totaling 390 400 square kilometers. The Allies would hold Togoland Kamerun German Southwest Africa German East Africa the Bismarck Archipelago the Caroline Islands Samoa Kiao Chao Galicia Bukovina and Armenia totaling 228 341 square kilometers, about ten times Germany’s. He says Germany could not endure such a settlement as it would need colonies to exist.
The piece argues that reclaiming Mississippi delta swamps could feed 60 million people, twenty to thirty times larger than the Netherlands based on soil richness and scale. It compares land size to Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio and notes Holland feeds about 6 million people, implying vast agricultural potential in U.S. swamps.
A 1917 theme questions ancient food costs and the notion of dollar dinners. One speaker notes inexpensive ancient meals, while another urges caution, mentioning claims of free lunches as part of tradition and suggesting many such stories require skepticism.
The column reports on warm weather relief and holiday events in the county. Mrs Wade improves after a buggy ride. many families share Christmas time with relatives in Graham and nearby towns. School resumes, Miss Annie and Miss Willie start work, and the community notes health, moves, and local movements toward New Year.
The South Bend News notes holiday events and visits from Ernest and Jack Beckham, Jack Timmons of Elbert, and Miss Fannie Goode returning to school. Families from Tarant county, Post Texas, Lovington New Mexico, Newcastle, Henrietta, Olney, Rotan, and Olney are mentioned with Christmas and New Year greetings.
The new year brought a drop in temperature with no rainfall. Miss Bernice Long visited homefolks during the holidays and attends college at Denton. Mrs G W Alberts visited relatives in Collin County over Christmas and returned home Saturday night.
Community greetings and health updates. Rev Franklin preached at Brier Branch and Lyons led Sunday school. Soldiers Frank Gallaher and Bob Crawford visited homefolks. Local families shared Christmases with relatives in Wichita Falls, Flat Rock, and Floyd county.
The weekly chapel featured Rev. Smith discussing the Laws of the Highway of Life and the year’s milestones. Graham High student John Spivey urged responsibility amid wartime as students prepare for military drill uniforms and ongoing classes amid illnesses and absences.
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