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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1924
Page
2
The Graham Leader urges personal initiative in 1924 with authorities predicting improved business and lower unemployment. It warns there will be no handouts, but rewards for those who work hard with real service. The editorial ends with hearty wishes for a very Happy New Year.
The passage narrates Abraham Lincoln's early setbacks including business failures, debts, failed engagements, and repeated political defeats. It emphasizes perseverance through losses, noting he persisted after defeats for Congress, a land office appointment, and the vice presidency, culminating in his rise to the presidency.
A religious controversy erupts over the allowance of fifteen gallons of sacramental wine per priest per year in Pennsylvania. Protestants question priests’ use and fear evasion of the law. The piece criticizes church indulgence while urging support for teachers and praising Governor General Wood's voyage to Java for a three week visit.
West Texans hailed The Old Gray Mare as a regional anthem after a Plainview convention. Legend ties the tune to Hood's Texas Brigade from Bull Run, where a laughing night march became the joked origin of the song, later embedded in Hood’s memoirs and local memory.
Constipation relief ad claims general gas on the stomach can inflame the appendix. It promotes Adlerika as a remedy that acts on upper and lower bowels to remove gas and poisons in ten minutes. Sold by druggists for ten pence.
In August 1890 W M Templeton moved to Elm Jereck area near Shamrock and planted two cotton seeds found among saved seed. The lone stalk later yielded fifty two bolls, marking the first cotton grown in the Panhandle area. By 1923 cotton crops expanded greatly with local gins reporting 8010 bales ginned and farmers receiving about 1.2 million dollars, as King Cotton reigns in Wheeler County.
Willie asks to be Eddie Smith and his mother replies Willie is stronger with a better home toys and pocket money earlier lines imply admiration and comparison between two boys within a family dialogue
A treatise on perfumes by a Greek scientist dating back over three centuries B C reveals the ancient roots of perfumery. Initially used in religious services, the practice spread as caravans, such as the one that transported Joseph to Egypt, carried perfumes from Persia.
American bullfrogs have been shipped to Japan to aid agriculture by feeding on insects harmful to crops. Officials expect them to thrive in drainage and irrigation ditches and paddies, reducing vegetation damage.
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