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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1924
Page
9
H I Reynolds announces his candidacy for Public Weigher of Loving Precinct via The iLeader. He currently weighs at Loving, moved there a decade ago, and asks voters to elect him in the July 26 primary. A filing mistake left a blank ballot space for Precinct 4 for write-in.
Sam Copeland writes voters that a severe spider bite left him unable to canvass, he uses crutches and hopes supporters will back his campaign before the July 26 vote. He asks voters to judge his fitness for the Tax Assessor position and to influence others to vote.
The piece explores the historical penny a day for Jennie from Mother Goose, noting 1351 England wage standards, scarce medieval money, and the purchasing power of a penny with eggs, a hen, shoes, wheat, and a fat ox. It contrasts past values with today’s wages, estimating twelve days’ work could buy a fat ox worth about $120, or today would require $10 per day for twelve days.
State Fire Marshal G W Tilley of Texas argues fire is a greater national threat than theft. He says burning money wastes labor and materials, hampering production and market values across industries and reducing the value of every citizen’s output.
A brief reflection on life emphasizing action over gain, urging focus on deeds rather than rewards in every aspect of existence. The saying frames purpose as activity and responsibility, inviting steady, meaningful choices.
The Bureau of Entomology explains house flies do not fully survive winter as adults. In cold outdoors they die when temperatures drop, while in heated buildings they may stay active until late January. Evidence shows larvae and pupae can overwinter and adults may emerge from manure heaps in spring. Continuous breeding in heated spaces can occur if food and breeding materials are available.
War Department orders issued by presidential direction call three Texas men to active service from July 7 to 21 as part of the Dental Officers Reserve Corps. The selected are Major Allen Neal Kearby of Dallas, Major John Franklin Clark of Beaumont, and Major James Louis Pierson Irwin of El Paso, among others nationwide.
Tulsa reports progress on the International Petroleum Exposition site a seven acre former industrial plant being transformed for the second annual congress in October. Carpenters raze unsuitable structures and erect steel Texas and West Virginia pavilions while 60 by 200 foot spaces rise. Paint schemes will be white inside to suit decorators. A note in the article cites James A. Slater on South Africa diamond values 1917 to 1921 and compares the cottonseed oil value in six southern states to gold production, stating 1921 cottonseed oil values exceed all U S gold.
The Progressive Farmer advises never washing the inside of tea or coffee pots with soapsuds. For discolored granite or agate ware, nearly fill the pot with cold water, add a teaspoon of borax, heat gradually to boiling, rinse with hot water, and dry completely on the back of the stove.
A wry aphorism notes that marrying to reform a spouse imposes a lifelong task, yet the woman ultimately dies having failed to complete the reform.
The Japanese have developed a way to produce real pearls by stimulating oyster growth with a foreign object placed in the shell. After return to water, oysters form a hard coating that becomes a pearl, a process requiring five to seven years to perfect. Oyster beds off Japan cover ten thousand acres.
A concise remark by Churchill underscores that profit hinges on pleasing others. The aphorism frames commerce as service, linking success to customer satisfaction and ethical approach rather than mere gain.
A street car filled with riders carries Tim who notices a grouchy man beside a monkey. Tim asks if the gent paid his fare, the man ignores him and the monkey becomes Tim’s seatmate. Tim asks the grouch about his friend's nationality and the man retorts half Irish and half ape. Tim quips that the monkey is related to both of them.
A compact aphorism reflecting Montaigne on moral response to cruelty. The line frames a political ethics choice between emulating vicious behavior or resisting it with contempt, urging a disciplined stance in the face of wrongdoing.
E S Akin for the Horse Association of America reports in New York City and Boston that horses dominate short heavy hauls, with 73 percent of heavy hauling by horse in NYC. The survey counters claims of horse depreciation, noting horses cost less per day for hauls up to 25 miles than electric or auto truck transport, based on figures from Burns Coal, General Baking, Sheffiled Farms, and Borden Farm Products.
A humorous contrast between the soloist reading music with key signatures and the autoist keeping time with a chorus. It mocks misreading key signatures, references the key of F versus A flat, then segues into a Graham Tire Shop ad offering tires tubes and vulcanizing with a pledge to mend and satisfy customers.
A shy curate sits beside a deaf duchess at dinner. She asks for his name, and he repeats loudly Jinks. She apologizes that she is deaf and asks again, but the exchange ends with her saying it sounds like Jinks to me.
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