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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1922
Page
5
Farmers in the Leader issue share arsenic based recipes to kill grasshoppers affecting cotton, detailing mixtures with water molasses bran and instructions for spraying along field edges. Additional formulas cover whitewash recipes and pest sprays for chickens, dogs, cats, blue bugs, and general farm sanitation.
Grasshoppers caused about 500000 dollars in crop damage in Stephens County, Breckenridge, Texas. County agricultural agent J C Patterson said pests were under control after a week of control efforts, using arsenic mixtures and large flocks of turkeys and chickens. The campaign saved an estimated 500000 dollars worth of grain and cotton. 14000 acres of cotton were planted but much was wiped out before containment.
A customer complains the salmon smells dubious but the butcher insists the fish is dead and fresh. The exchange hints at a mystery or humor in a market setting, leaving readers curious about the truth behind the fish.
The death of Alexander D. Mebane of Lockhart recalls two late 19th century era breeders, with W. B. Truitt of Waxahachie also recently passing. Mebane’s cotton variety gained wide adaptability and public benefit, aligning with progress from old to new breeding methods. His work left an enduring imprint on Southwestern agriculture.
Rev Dr George A Carlee pastor of the Baptist church in Childress has secured a patent for an economical grave filler. The device is a hopper on tracks that catches dirt from graves and, when positioned above the grave, tilts to dump dirt back into the grave speeding filling and avoiding shovel work.
M D Brown Elmer Graham Brown and Graham Lawyers First National Bank Building Graham Texas W W Price Attorney and Counselor at Law Office Smith and Smiley Building Professional want ads card listing two law offices in Graham Texas with names and addresses.
Henry B. Walthall stars in The Long Chance at the National Theatre with Ralph Graves and Marjorie Daw in a triple role. Grace Marvin, William Bertram, Jack Curtis and others fill principal parts under Jack Conway’s direction. The Universal scenario by Raymond Schrock and Peter B. Kyne’s story present a dramatic old West Mojave mining tale without dull action, maintaining the era’s popular hurrah.
Viewers describe The Long Chance as typical of Universal’s all-star productions, part of a sequence of star-studded cinema.
Mr. J. G. Harris and his family are visiting relatives in Stamford. It is reported Harris plans a fishing trip during his vacation.
A reader asks if eight hours of sleep is enough given long office hours. The doctor replies that eight hours is not a long day.
Norman Stovall came back Monday from Ithaca New York where he had been in school the past session.
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