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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1924
Page
5
Nine States Require Bible Reading in Schools
Nine states now require Bible reading at set times in public schools, per data from the Bureau of Education. The states are Alabama Delaware Georgia Kentucky Maine Massachusetts New Jersey Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Maine Delaware and Kentucky have enacted Bible-reading laws since the 1923 Bureau report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Education
Alabama
Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Burea of Education
Balloon tiro s are best Graham Tire Shop
Ballon tire shop named Graham Tire Shop touted as best in local listings with brief praise and minimal details about services offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balloon Tir
Graham Tire Shop
The Passing Day on Voter Intelligence and Government
A critical reflection on public political involvement noting voters often lack understanding of government. It argues the governor’s power hinges on other officers and that enthusiasm for campaigning does not translate to effective leadership.
Governors and legislators blamed for mismanagement in Texas
The piece argues government ignorance among voters and lawmakers clergy mismanagement from local to state levels. It notes many candidates promise reform for 4000 a year and the Austin mansion, and asserts governance mirrors business missteps across all offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
You Must Be Good For Something Or You Are Not Good
A sermon warns that mere being good without a definite active purpose yields little value. True goodness must prove useful to others and serve a purpose. The speaker questions the existence of idle goodness and urges individuals to consider how their virtue is applied.
The Best Person Uses Talent For Worthy Service
The passage argues that the best person is the one who uses good traits for the best purpose and service. It warns that goodness can be squandered or used to bless others, shaping character through deliberate action.
Thy Name Is Woman Promises Dramatic Romance at Liberty
The Fred Niblo Metro production Thy Name Is Woman stars Ramon Novarro and Barbara La Marr in a Pyrenean Spain setting. Supporting cast includes William V. Mong Edith Roberts and Robert Edeson as the love tale unfolds with passion and spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thy Name Is Woman
Fred Niblo
Metro
Liberty Theatre
Paris
South America
Mexico
Italy
Pyrenees
Spain
Ramon Novarro
Barbara la Marr
Wiliam V. Mong
Edith Roberts
Robert Edeson
When a Man's a Man at National Theatre
Herald Belle Wright, a beleaguered author, is tied to Principal Pictures Corporation as their screen adaptation of his books begins. The National Theatre will host the first showing starting Thursday July 3, drawing movie fans eager for the Wright adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Belle Wright
Principal Pictures Corporation
Wright
National Theatre
Endowment pledged to aid Texas graduate nurses instructors
An endowment of 2000 dollars was pledged Thursday afternoon June 12 to enable Texas graduate nurses to obtain instruction to qualify as nursing teachers. The pledge came during meetings of the Graduate Nurses Association of Texas and allied health groups at St Paul Sanitarium in Dallas. A separate humorous quip about an unseen car follows, mentioning the Lizzie Driver and the Big Six Driver in a numbered joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Graduate Nurses’ Association of Texas
State League of Nursing Education and Public Health Nursing Organization
St. Paul Sanitarium
Dallas
Norris Town teen wins Legion essay contest prize
Sarah Heysham, 17, of Norris town Pa, won first prize in the American Legion annual national essay contest. First prize is $750 to defray expenses of attending a standard university, announced Sunday at Legion headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Heysham
Norristown
American Legion
Legion
A Fair Question She: Chiding the Talkative Gap
A brief dialogue unfolds with a woman accusing men of tiring of chatter while noting their own fondness for talkative women. He protests by asking what “others” means, prompting a pointed exchange about preferences and behavior.
All Alone Again Blues Quotation from Hermina Neu
A brief humorous verse centers on a girl asking moral questions of her mother and a few figures like George Washington. The exchange probes truthfulness and heaven with light, domestic wit and a lingering question about honesty and the afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Mamma
George Washington
God
Hermina Neu
Willie Learns Figures Before Letters Joke
Willie answers a teacher's question by saying the letter B is really 13 jammed together forming the figure. The playful quip highlights a child’s humorous misreading of letters as numeric strings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Ironized Yeast Clears Complexion and Weight Gain
An old advertisement touts Ironized Yeast as a cure for hollow cheeks and dragging fatigue. It claims immediate energy boosts and a youthful glow, promising figures fill out with hard flesh. Sold by Scott-Long Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott-Long Drug Company
Second Sight Biggs Joke About Dressmaker Bride
The quip has Biggs recounting a tale where he planned to marry a rich girl but learned she spent over 10000 dollars annually on her dressmaker. He then reveals he married the dressmaker herself in a punchline of financial irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggs
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Buy
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