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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1904
Page
5
Mules and Horses Wanted for Purchases and Sales
Advertisements note a run for mules horses and mules 14 hands and up not over nine years old in Graham Eliasville and Farmer and Proffitt with specific sale dates. Also reports a bank theft at Arlington where W R Eaves is missing and tied to 7 000 dollars. Tidwell’s promotes high grade goods and a nonpolitical Union meeting occurs at the court house. Tax receipts show 1026 collected and 1223 due. 12 o'clock tomorrow night cutoff for voting eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Eliasville
Farmer and Proffitt
E. Hicks
Arlington
Texas
W. R. Eaves
Defauler
Eaves
Palo Pinto County
Beckham National Bak
Coe Cones
Scandal-Mongering and Moral Responsibility in Local Press
A newspaper proclaims a policy of avoiding scandal and shaming coverage. It argues publishing gossipy misdeeds serves no good purpose and harms reputations, preferring restraint over sensationalism to protect hearts and names.
Smallpox Report Hits South Bend Gun Man Love
A South Bend gunman named Mr. Love contracted a genuine smallpox case after a trip and sharing a hotel room with a feverish stranger. He was isolated after neighbors exposed during a large Sunday visit, with Dr. L W Price placing quarantines on those exposed. The doctor says Love has a well defined but not highly virulent form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Mr. Love
Love
L. W. Price
de. Price
Mark Twain on Audiences During a Train Tour
Mark Twain, traveling by train between New York and the West, answers a question about his favorite audiences. He says college men and convicts are the most responsive listeners, while on a lecture tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West
Mark Twain
Mark
Slarper
Wonderful Bird Flight Migratory Virginia plover sails 3200 miles
The piece praises a migratory feat by the Virginia plover. It notes the bird leaves northern North America, wings south along the Atlantic, and makes a single nonstop flight of about fifteen hours from 400 to 500 miles east of Bermuda to the Brazilian coast. The journey covers roughly 3200 miles at about four miles per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Atlantic
Bermudas
Brazil
Marriage Bureaus and Matrimony Ads Rise in Europe
The growing number of marriage advertisements in Austrian and German papers points to more commercial activity in matchmaking. A journalist found many ads posted by marriage bureaus, which profit by preying on gullible bidders. Bobby enjoyed his tea party and remembered polite phrases, but his reply showed he accepted everything offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Hogs for Meat and Farm Economics
The article describes Poland China hogs for meat and methods from birth to smoking and storage including scalding and salting. It discusses slaughter timing, humane methods, and traditional smoking with hickory or liquid smoke. It also notes Missouri correspondence and notes on farm economics during prosperity and downturns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Cor
Ohio
Eggs of Great Price and a Promising Outlook
The article argues egg prices rise from growing demand and better production. It notes farm flocks expanding, improved care, and widespread poultry operations. Cold storage steadies supply year round, tempering seasonal swings and maintaining profits for skilled producers.
Changing Farming Conditions for 1904 in the South
The Southern Cultivator discusses evolving farm realities as 1904 arrives, noting unpredictable weather and pests in 1903, shifting markets, and new abundance of communications and transport. It urges farmers to rethink crops, labor, and farm size, pricing, and planting decisions to adapt to higher wages, diversified crops, and small-farm viability.
The Cotton Estimate for 1903 04 Production and Area
Preliminary returns from the Bureau of Statistics indicate U S cotton growth in 1903 04 will reach 9 062 039 bales with an average net weight of 490 8 pounds per bale The area cultivated is put at 28 014 860 acres, down 802 495 acres or 8 09 percent from the prior year Total lint cotton production is estimated at 4 850 796 267 pounds 174 5 pounds per acre State by state lint cotton production per acre is listed Forestry products form a large part of U S foreign trade with fiscal year 1902 imports totaling 39 008 000 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
United States
Trade balance trends hint at shift in export dominance
The report notes that exports totaled 49 million dollars while imports exceeded them. It observes that the trade pattern over recent years suggests the balance may tilt in favor of exports, indicating a potential reversal of the current deficit.
Agricultural Trends Highlight Treasury Reports and Crops
Hawaii provides about 15 percent of U S cane sugar imports with a season total of 840 million pounds, up from 23.1 million pounds a year earlier. Secretary Wilson credits farm products for favorable foreign trade, while a Washington society function served home grown tea. Cotton farming gains attention in Massachusetts as Cornell students form an Agricultural Experimenters League amid a government forecast of 9,962,039 bales at 490.8 pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Cornell University
Agricultural Experimenters’ League
Electric Loaf Rival Promoted by Competing Grocers
A brief notice indicates competing grocers advertise Electric Loaf, urging customers to switch if their current grocer does not stock the product. The item name appears repeatedly as a product promotion across sellers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leader
P. A. Martin
Graham, Texas
Tidwell’s
the Farmer’s Union
Court House
W.L Tipwel. & Son
J. H. Gordon
Uselves
State of Texas
Youngss
M. Normen
J. M. Norman
Jme
Gay
Notary Public Young Co
Wm. D.crain
J. B.norris
Rk. F. Arnoup
Eoefarmi Fielde ‘Garden
Virginia
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Arkansas
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
Missouri
Alabama
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Indiana Territory
Hean
R. C. McPuar
Electric Loaf
Mar
Proprietors
J. D. Short
West 4Th Street
Ring
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