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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
2
An editorial condemns the vanity of leaders likening pyramids and Sphinxes to monuments of personal pride. It warns against pride in progress and calls for wiser actions to advance Texas through wisdom, infrastructure, and industry rather than vanity.
The article argues against predestined fate for souls and promotes heredity as environmental influence on character. It compares child development to plant cultivation, urging patient, honest shaping of young lives with light, air, music, and balanced nourishment to forge upright, self reliant individuals. Luther Burbank and The Training of the Human Plant are cited.
In 1909 burley tobacco sold for 13.4 cents per pound while in 1911 it brought only 7.5 cents, a loss of 5.9 cents per pound despite the crop being reduced more than one birth.
Dallas Texas January 21 big attendance promised at the annual mid winter meeting of the Texas Swine Breeders Association to be held in Athens January 26 and 27. Secretary Charles W Holman says the program will cover hog production costs top prices methods community cooperation landlord and tenant issues social center livestock farming and regional swine prospects East Texas and black lands featured. Association officers listed include Dr A E Flowers Dallas president Geo F McCracken Decatur vice president M Hart Grandview second vice president C F McCracken Seguin Tom Frazier Fort Worth R W Plummer Joshua and H E Singleton McKinney executive committee.
Judge Edgar Howard of Columbus Nebraska spoke at a Texas gathering praising Francitas promoters and Texas soil while describing a Gulf Coast sunset as more beautiful than Italian art. He painted vivid memories and urged Texans with visions of paradise beyond the horizon.
Farmers are urged to adopt scientific agricultural methods through demonstrations encouraging learning and progress. The message warns that those relying on old practices will fall behind in the competitive farming race.
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R L Shepard requests us to say he has control of Ind. Phone 45 rings. Texas cattle total reaches 6 791 502 with 1 011 204 dairy cows 709 663 calves and 5 000 635 other cattle. Roads as a science require modern practices for cost effective results.
The Rev Irl R Hicks long served as a national seer warning the public of storms and weather dangers. For over forty years he has warned readers, and now offers his Magazine and Almanac for one year by mail at a low price, urging response from all.
The advertisement touts a compact one volume World Almanac with up to date data on Congress, elections, prices, markets, global events, science, exploration, wars, population, taxation, and many other topics. It claims 1018 reference entries daily interest for all readers and notes price 30 cents post West of Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
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