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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
2
The text notes Canada rejecting British rule with a new constitution pattern modeled after the United States and a group forming to establish the dominion as an independent power known as the United States of Canada. Also mentions Phil Armour, Chicago pork packer, dying January 6.
Traditional hand weeding yields to modern farming as a riding cultivator increases efficiency. The comment notes that machinery outperforms elbow grease in field work.
A brief editorial urging self-reliance and steady effort, praising Providence for aiding those who roll up their sleeves and begin work without watching the clock. It reinforces a values-based message of diligence and practical virtue.
A columnist warns that public fear over meat safety could repeat the infamous embalmed beef episode and compare current concerns to the Dreyfus affair, suggesting vigilance against government coverups and sensationalism.
A collection of aphoristic observations on reputation, action versus resolution, political figures, missteps, judgment of manners, and personal responsibility. It notes that talk can erode meaning, breaking into the penitentiary is a misplacement of trouble, and personal faults reveal themselves when finances fail.
A diamond find in Glero County New Mexico reports four gems unearthed after digging twelve feet. The stones are described as of the first water and prospectors say the bed yields a valuable deposit.
A quip notes two faults tied to cigarette use the cigarette itself and the boy who smokes it, reflecting a cautionary stance on smoking.
A classified notice seeks a live sales agent in Graham to market the Best Vapor Lamp from Southern Gas Lamp Supply Co of Dallas Texas. The ad emphasizes the lamp’s quality and availability of hundred candies as stated in the listing.
A compact wartime reflection notes that despite British strength, the Boers gain momentum after another Christmas. It recalls Buller as the planned decisive blow, but South African forces continue to resist, with weekly British reverses signaling a stiffened Boer defiance.
In Washington January, Senator Hawley warned on the Senate floor that war with a European power remains a distant possibility. Officials monitor Germany as the army and navy prep for contingencies, with Admiral Dewey leading a policy board seeking to position American forces to defend interests if war arises.
The Farm and Ranch notes that Texas could surpass Kansas in wheat and Iowa in corn, but cotton remains a better paying crop. It argues Texas should grow both cotton and grain, as two crops together can be more profitable than either alone.
In sluggish liver, Herbine by its action on the biliary tracts renders bile more fluid and restores a sound liver, banishing drowsiness lethargy and apathy from liver disorders. Price 5 cents. Graham Drug Co.
An Indianapolis doctor argues that most illnesses stem from overfeeding and advocates only one meal a day. He eschews meat, says brain workers need one meal, laborers two, and predicts the noon meal will become a city fad. The report notes W J Bryan’s Texas hunting visit with Col Moody in Galveston.
The statement highlights two key pillars of civilization. It argues newspapers mold public opinion while public schools sustain and implement it through education and civic formation.
Extremes of misery in areas under foreign occupation fuel bitterness and the likelihood of new assaults on Europeans, as reports warn of escalating tensions and danger amid relentless devastation.
The U S informs Germany it will not pay damages Germans suffered in Cuba during the Spanish War. Germany plans to seek compensation from Cuba once it becomes independent, expecting Cuba to refuse and potentially face force. The piece suggests the U S may intervene as protector of its ward when the moment arrives.
Harmeworth, editor of the London Daily Mail, arrives in the United States and praises American journalism. He predicts the twentieth century paper will form a vast combine, owning paper mills, type foundries, inks, and controlling a majority of U.S. newspapers.
Mr. Pettigrew again asks for information about developments in the Philippines. He closed the last century with this inquiry and may seek further details if he lives to the end of the current period.
Guthrie Oklahoma January 6 Gov Barnes and U S Land Office officials report flood of inquiries about colonization schemes. Indiana based company offers farms for 250 to 500 dollars each while others sell 50 dollar memberships promising homesteads or town lots. Real agricultural land in Oklahoma is largely taken. land must be settled in person or bought from individual owners. Money paid to such schemes is wasted.
The state now possesses the full battle site at San Jacinto after acquiring the remaining 135 acres last week, finalizing the purchase of the entire tract.
The Pennsylvania Legislature faces bribery charges as both Republican factions accuse each other, a development that has stirred national interest yet provoked little shock, reflecting ongoing partisan tension in the state.
Dallas News notes Frank James has a strong chance to be elected door keeper of the Missouri House. It adds that if James reminds a member of the rule requiring gentleness and order, the member will not request a copy of the rule.
A New Jersey baker fined for selling bread on Sunday buys a cigar at the justice’s drug store and stamps at the post office to prove the blue laws hypocrisy. He demonstrates that the government also violates the law, highlighting absurd enforcement.
El Paso hosts a grand Mid winter Carnival opening January 17 1901 with parades like the Sons of Montezuma native dances ranch events and a Juarez cross border flavor. Texas and Pacific Railway offers low round trip fares with agents in Fort Worth and Dallas to attract visitors.
An advertisement for a large art book titled The Light of the World promises high earnings for Christian canvassers. It claims nearly $100,000 production cost, about 100 full page engravings, biographies, European gallery references, a Child's Department, and potential earnings of $1,000 per Christmas season. It seeks state and local managers and provides terms from THE BRITISH AMERICAN Co in Washington DC.
A man was fined 30 dollars in police and justice courts yesterday for whipping his wife. The Denison Herald notes the fine as weak medicine and a local paper suggests a whipping post for such offenders as cattle, reflecting strong opinion from the Van Alstyne News.
On a Cape Town to England voyage President Kruger avoided dining with others for days. He said he had no money to waste on lavish meals. He later tried to catch up after learning meals were included in his passage cost.
An old saying’s origin is traced to a soldier writing to his mother. She finds a woman who appears free of troubles, but in a closet she reveals a skeleton and confides that her husband makes her kiss it each night, as he once rivaled her.
A child explains a math riddle about sharing one pound of candy. The sister receives two thirds and the brother one fourth, leaving the speaker with one twelfth of a pound. The quote captures a playful exchange from Puck about not feeling like eating.
Lordlady threatens with a threat of “a piece of my mind” while joking about the small piece of pie given. The exchange appears in a humorous Detroit Free Press fragment reflecting sharp, domestic wit.
The custom of placing crape on doors after a death stems from ancient English heraldic practice dating to 1100 AD. Hatchments, diamond shaped with quartered arms, were displayed in front of noble or gentry houses upon death.
In a rustic exchange Mr Reuben Hay of Four Corners asks where to find a good farmer’s suit. A cheerful young man recommends a nearby pharmacist as the place to start, noting a suitable option within two blocks.
A quote from Barnes Tormer recalls that the troupe staged Turned Adrift but failed to attract performers to bring it to life. The Indianapolis Press report notes the play’s experimental nature and reception challenges.
The article explains how snow acts as a natural icehouse storing moisture for irrigation. It contrasts snow with rain, noting in arid regions snowmelt sustains rivers and crops in summer while in fertile lowlands the difference is less obvious. It also discusses snow’s misunderstood role in soil nutrition and erosion prevention.
A London Telegraph piece argues the Turk’s historical misrule and persistence. It claims Turks lose provinces then emigrate, remain fundamentally Turkish, and leave ruins. It highlights discipline as a binding force and laziness as a barrier to progress.
A Turkish humorist Khoja Nasreddin Efendi avoids preaching a sermon in a mosque by using a riddle about knowing or not knowing what he will say. After three Fridays the villagers adapt and tell those who know to address those who do not, leading them to abandon sermons in frustration. Odysseus Turkey In Europe.
The text explains that a spider’s body holds four masses each with numerous minute holes. Each hole allows a single thread to pass. About 1,000 threads per mass join to form the single thread the spider spins, meaning a spider’s thread is over 4,000 threads in one.
A humorous quip notes a failed proposal by letter. The speaker recalls proposing in writing, only for the letter to be diverted into a book and sent to a second admirer, illustrating comic misfortune in courtship.
The Cabman’s Watch notes cabmen plan shorter hours while a rider jokes about 40 minute shifts. A Wall Street quip calls lambs always bulls, reflecting market chatter. A Philadelphia editor cites dyspepsia as a reason people deny rising crime.
A man recalls wandering Richmond streets till after midnight then sleeping under a raised sidewalk. He wakes hungry, leaves to help unload a pig iron cargo from a ship and earns money for what he considers his best breakfast, with Booker T. Washington quoted in Outlook.
A playful tale about Little Harry who loves puddings and schemes to eat the dessert first. He pretends the meat and potatoes look so good he will save the pudding for last, revealing a humorous mindset about self control and appetite.
A letter to Mark Twain compares asking for an autograph to asking for a specimen of a professional's work. The piece notes that doctors or builders might be asked for work samples, but not for a corpse. The letter itself is entirely typewritten and lacked an autograph.
Tutt's Liver Pills promise twenty years proof by stimulating natural bowel motion and cleansing the system of impurities. The ad claims an absolute cure for sick headache dyspepsia sour stomach constipation and related maladies.
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