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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
6
In 1868 the first refrigerator car with galvaized iron tanks 80 arranged along the sides began service. It carried strawberries and peaches for ten days in transit and a beef consignment to Boston in September 1869 proved the concept. By 1887 thorough shipments of all produce expanded as roads improve and city populations move back to rural areas.
Aline Stem Hornway of Tiffin Ohio writes Frank H Bowron Editor Leader Graham Texas correcting the 1911 Graham Leader account of Jesse Stem Indian Agent. She recalls Fort Graham and Fort Belknap life with her family, Sanaco and Jose Marie, the Comanche and Waco chiefs, a captive girl, and disputes the tale of severed heads.
South Haven Michigan man J. 5. Donahue long served as a lighthouse keeper and avoids wrecks, crediting Electric Bitters with curing kidney troubles chills and improving sight. He praises the tonic at age seventy and urges others to try it for dyspepsia indigestion stomach liver and kidney issues. Manufactured and sold for 50 cents by local druggists.
In Beeville and other Southwest Texas counties farmers are watching public demonstrations of dynamite subsoiling. Proponents claim blasting loosens soil better than other methods and helps retain moisture, with costs affordable for thrifty landowners. If successful, farming methods may be revolutionized.
The report notes Texas surpasses other Southern states in the construction of religiously themed roads and highways, highlighting statewide efforts and regional leadership in faith aligned infrastructure.
Public health warning urges thorough home disinfection and damp area lime, wearing warm clean clothing, and reporting any infection symptoms immediately to a health officer. A nasal spray and disinfectant supplies are offered via drugstores or physicians, with legal penalties for noncompliance and prosecutions for failure to report suspected cases.
Austin January 17. A comptroller department report shows Texas wealth increased from 2 386 972 599 in 1910 to 2 515 632 745 in 1911 a gain of 128 660 146. Land assessed totaled 161 245 304 acres valued at 1 067 048 206 with 425 394 more acres than 1910. Horse and mule stock dropped to 1 698 296 but value rose by 7 386 553. Vehicles reached 539 436 valued at 19 035 705 with 22 892 more units and 2 657 947 more value. Railroad mileage stood at 16 192 34 100 miles, up 2 127 89 100 miles and value up 4 150 285. Steamships and sailing vessels totaled 2 299 850 in value, up 728 120.
An advertisement promises loans on land with no heavy lawyer fees and outlines that the market expands with railroads. The note appeals to Texas farmers, claiming prompt loans and coverage beyond abstracts, urging rail expansion as a path to greater producer benefits.
A compact reference volume promising up to date facts and figures across politics, economics, science and social data. It highlights 1911 milestones, global events, and extensive statistics with delivery by mail from The New York World.
The United States will jointly operate the Rice Experimental Station near Beaumont Texas with the Texas state government. An expert will head the Beaumont Station and conduct the most extensive rice culture experiments in the United States. Additional agricultural experiments will be carried out and monitored by the federal government.
Frightful polar winds and rough skin draw buyers to Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for chapped hands and lips, burns and sores, sold widely. A drive argues for roads and rail to farm markets, Texas rail mileage, and new maps. Texas Commercial Secretaries urge more lines and seek tax pamphlets for Washington University library.
A Wisconsin led dairy venture, represented by R S Allen, buys 33 000 acres northeast of Amarillo. The plan aims to boost Plains agriculture with cows grazing curly mesquite grass producing high butterfat milk. They plan to manufacture cheese believed to rival Swiss cheese quality.
The piece praises Rev. Irl R. Hicks as a longtime public servant who warned of storms and weather. It urges readers to order his 1912 Almanac and Magazine from Word and Works Publishing, noting the Almanac is 150 pages and 35 cents by mail.
San Antonio on January 17 reports Texas advancing toward self sufficiency in necessities of life with strong gains industrially economically and agriculturally. Soil samples near the Median dam sent to Chicago for alfalfa adaptability analysis show promise. Alfalfa expert J J Wing predicts potential yields of six tons per acre with local price around seventeen dollars per ton.
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