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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
12
A stirring tribute extols America as a divine creation with vast continent and treasure. It lauds the arrival of diverse peoples bearing gifts and hopes, forging a nation blessed with sublime purpose and enduring prayer.
A farmer describes tending a small garden with care despite pests. Blackbirds pull corn and cutworms attack squash while bugs swarm. The narrator persists through diligence and working like the chickens to feed neighbors.
Daniel Webster praises the Constitution’s liberties and prosperity, urging citizens to defend the nation’s political and social blessings with gratitude and resolve. He argues education, industry, and general well being have flourished under constitutional rule.
An exchange shows a daughter telling her mother she accepted Ma Purdy's proposal last night and they plan marriage soon. The mother asks if it is the old man Purdy, surprised at his age of sixty, while the daughter recalls turning him down twenty five years ago.
J D Parnell urges a second term in the 39th Legislature after half a term in the Senate for the 23rd district. He defends his voting record, pledges no mudslinging, and advocates gasoline tax reform, highway maintenance oversight, oil development support, and continued education funding. He opposes search and seizure excesses, favors tax fairness, and asks voters to support his candidacy.
Dr. Crocker of Braggs Oklahoma and his brother Will Crocker of Seattle visited with J. W. Ham and A. J. Beard and praised the country and crops. Oil drilling advances near Loving with several new rigs and prospects at Kennedy and Baker wells while a Methodist quarterly meeting approaches at Markley.
Lynch Davidson reports Standard Oil Company spent 500 million dollars in the last ten months buying up competing firms, signaling a rapid consolidation in the oil industry and potential shifts in market power.
In a spoof from Greater Flint a schoolmaster’s remark on a boy’s report card notes “A good worker, but talks too much.” The father replies with a note: “You should hear his mother.” The wry exchange highlights family humor in school feedback.
Five reasons urge Graham residents to buy locally. Higher quality service and lowest prices at home merchants. money stays in Graham boosting circulation and benefiting all. Supports local jobs and community prosperity, funding better schools and improvements for a bigger Graham.
The Bible is described as shallow enough for timid swimmers yet deep for expert readers, surviving critics and remaining vital to civil law and daily practice. It comforts millions, guides nations, and presents life from cradle to grave and beyond as God’s inviolate Word per John Watson.
Poetic reflection warns that promises of heirship and borrowed money may fade. The speaker suggests uncertainty about tomorrow’s fortune and the reliability of friends, advising prudence despite hopeful verses.
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