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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
4
The writer reports a two to three hour rain benefiting cotton and feedstuff, forecasts for corn depending on tassel viability, and notes that August and September rains should mature crops. Also mentions Bertye Wilson’s return from Bowie Business College and a local gathering at Tank Valley schoolhouse with observations on the girls and boys.
A local update reports a beneficial rain Sunday night easing crop damage from a Friday heat wave. Corn and gardens suffered, cane millet oats and wheat yields noted with wheat promising twenty bushels per acre. Social visits, Sunday School, a teachers meeting and community events fill the week as residents share well wishes and quotes from John B. Gough.
Community letters recount weekend visits to Graham and Monument, with residents from Loving Pleasant View Rocky Mound and Jermyn sharing travel, illnesses, and family updates. Weather notes report three days of rain and forecasts of more, plus enthusiasm for oil-field output and boundary-line humor.
Dr Johnson describes the kitchen dresser as a bench for dressing meat, citing Shakespeare and Dryden. Wright notes the dresser as a display for plate in grand houses, with shelves arranged to show items. The passage connects antique dressers to modern poetic images of gleaming pewter.
In 1813 near the French frontier John Colborne later Lord Seaton and Sir Henry Smith witnessed Colborne coax 400 French soldiers to surrender by singlehandedly presenting his demand. The French officer surrendered his sword and the entire force followed, a remarkable display of calm presence of mind noted by the London Spectator.
Lord George Sanger recalls showing King Edward the white elephant in his stables. The prince asks if it is sacred. Sanger replies the elephant is white thanks to daily whitewash, a joke on showmanship and deception.
A Richmond man asks a friend about his “misry” and back pains. The dosed-up slang speech leads to comic guidance: place yourself in the hands of Doctab Blank, whom a street-smart narrator calls the finest backteriologist in the whole soul.
A reflective line contrasts secular political fault lines with religious identity. The author warns of growing partisanship near denominational divides and urges focus on Christ over church-centric loyalties.
Fragmentary market snippet notes scarce pea and oat supplies. It mentions lentil substitutes and a price cue with a reference to 17 pounds for $1.00 by K C Bterall.
The London Chronicle notes the English preference for fireplaces over stoves. It argues stoves offer whole house warmth and efficiency, contrasting Vienna and Dresden practices with England's obstinate chilly homes. It cites Lady Mary Wortley Montagu praising stoves for comfort.
The article explains use of ocotilla fences in Mexico Texas and New Mexico. Tall twenty to twenty five foot cactus like stalks with long thorns form protective barriers. Planted in parallel rows held by buckskin string or wire they need little water and bloom with deep crimson flowers.
The Women's World urges readers to practice pushing out the chest to improve posture. By taking a long breath and holding the chest position, shoulders straighten, the back forms a straight line, the stomach retracts, and the chin lifts to a modest angle. Maintain this position until it becomes natural, claiming the secret is to push out the chest.
A hobo recounts being chased from a back door after a failed attempt at charity. The crowd teases him about how she beat him, with each quip escalating until soapends are thrown, a detail the Plain Dealer notes as the punch line.
Complete lighting plant pipe fixtures and globes offered for 125 dollars cash or credit. Orders solicited by mail or telephone. J. B. H. Wesbburn, Je.
A Chicago packing house head recalls a salesman’s lessons learned from a brusque but fair approach. The three essentials he cites are humility, clear knowledge of the product, and concise, direct speech. He adds a fourth rule to leave the office before he changes his mind.
The pole star stays fixed in our sky because it lies near Earth’s axis. A telescope reveals two stars, one brighter and nearby. the brighter pair are three stars around their common center. The spectroscope shows their composition and motion, while distance implies immense remoteness beyond 190 million miles.
A Paris cafe scene captures a woman's vision of war as an affectionate couple indulges in bold romance. The girl, selling dainty machere, muses that if war came she would nurse a wounded partner in a pretty infirmerie costume.
Hans Richter attended a concert by a brother composer and heard a long, dull work. After the performance he offered a blunt comment saying he too had written pieces to make a fortune but burned them, implying the present work would not endure.
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