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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1901
Page
4
The Thrice-a-Week World provides first news coverage with 156 issues annually. Subscriptions are $1.00 per year, or $1.65 for a bundle with THE GRAHAM LEADER, discounting the two-paper combo from $2.00.
A promotional notice touts the Twice-a-Week Republic as a versatile newspaper. It promises telegraphed updates on political, domestic, and foreign affairs, market and commerce information, household tips, fashion, fiction, new books gossip, and a broad range of topics for both men and women.
A Chicago political mix up features Senator Dolliver discovering his own name is already a household word. A Republican committee member charms him with talk of a Chicago audience while mispronouncing his name in a humorous exchange. The senator finally asserts the line about his name being a Chicago staple.
A gallery incident unfolds as a doorkeeper orders a reader to stop and quit the area. The old man, described as grizzled, defies the warning and insists on reading the holy book despite the official demands. The exchange turns into a tense, stage whispered confrontation.
A Washington Star note recounts a Pennsylvania Quaker who reads the Bible in a gallery provoking a rude retort from a doorman who orders him to stop. The exchange ends with the man calmly leaving, Bible in hand, while the doorkeeper dismisses Quakers as queer.
A gent traced Robertson lineage via Charles II through the female line and informs a senior Robertson. The elder responds with restrained humor that the Robertsons have maintained respectability despite various shifts in rank and fortune and has no wish to hear the details.
Practical cautions on choosing a chafing dish with wooden handles and using water pans. Advice on avoiding wood alcohol and assembling essential utensils, plus tips on cleaning, kitchen setup, serving fish, and economical foods. Includes a method for giving medicine with a new utensil and turkey mold ideas with cranberry jelly.
A boy asks his mother what she wishes for Valentine’s Day and learns she wants him. His father laughs and takes him to a photographer to capture the moment. The scene shows Cupid imagery and the mother’s happiness when she receives her desired gift, her child.
A biographical anecdote recalls Daniel Webster’s reply to a young lawyer who said the learned professions were crowded. Webster’s remark, There is plenty of room at the top, urges ambition and aiming high in any career.
Alva Agee notes a horse drawn weed er kills weeds as they start and cultivates quickly. It smooths the soil after rains, preserves undisturbed roots, and levels the ground. In loose soil it excels, in tougher soil it is crucial after shaping ridges. It saves money by cutting weekly cultivation costs.
The article argues dairymen increasingly keep cows housed during winter for protection from cold and storms. It notes advantages include exercise on sunny days, access to running water, and well ventilated barns to provide fresh air while staying warm. Continuous confinement is not cruel or unsanitary under these practices.
The Pennsylvania experiment station summarizes manure values from cows. Feces from milk cows carry about one third of nitrogen, three quarters of phosphoric acid, and one sixth of potash of the food. Urine holds half of nitrogen and three quarters of potash with nearly no phosphoric acid. Milk contains less than one sixth of nitrogen, a quarter of phosphoric acid, and one tenth of potash, equating to under one sixth of the food’s manurial value. If urine is wasted, more than half the manurial value is lost, around sixty eight percent of the solid liquid manure value.
The key to superior butter is daily neatness and cleanliness. Milk must be cooled immediately after milking to prevent odor and scum formation. Keep the milkroom airy and spotless, avoid careless surroundings, and avoid aeration devices.
An Ohio farmer touts alfalfa as a valuable crop for small holdings. Planted in April with oats, it yielded hay by September and produced heavy growth after frost, with roots over two feet long. The observer suggests a one year break from other farming to plant alfalfa.
A boy declares whistling faster than thought after receiving a ticking for it in class. The remark follows a saying that nothing is quicker than thought, prompting the quip that sound can outrun reflection in the schoolroom.
The total cows kept for milk in US towns and cities is 1,466,970. Texas has the most with 116,107, Illinois 110,460, and Pennsylvania 95,515.
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