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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
2
A reader letter discusses the Leader article The Way I See Things, praising it as a study of human nature while critiquing certain statements about teaching courage and virtue. It argues mothers shape virtue, notes the balance between truth and tact, and endorses cautious reform through editors and physicians in a progressive society. A PUPIL.
The letter describes travel from Graham on March 9 to Amarillo, meeting several Young County natives, relocation to a claim near Horner, building four houses and fencing, planting trees and crops, and noting climate and moisture patterns. It mentions access to one mile of Forest Reserve land opening June 6 at $16.10 per quarter section, local land similarities, and nearby settlements at Melrose with a railroad, depots, stores, services, and prices.
In Melrose New Mexico on May 4 1907 F M Kinaur reports prices for staples including patent flour two dollars forty cents per 48 pound bag dry salt bacon twelve cents per pound smoked fourteen cents per pound hams fourteen cents per pound sugar sixteen pounds to the dollar corn seventy five cents per bushel barb wire three dollars fifty cents to eighty four twenty five per spool galvanized wire laid down at three hundred dollars per spool lumber prices similar to Graham grain and livestock market notes wind conditions and a humorous closing remark referencing Bur kett’s fish.
A London Graphic piece explains how architectural distance misleads the eye as the Westminster clock seems tiny from afar. The clock sits about seventy feet up, with a dial that looks small yet would require four arm spans to cross, and hands larger than life, underscoring how scale can deceive observers.
A mirror of literary vanity unfolds as Alexander Poje translates Homer for Lord Halifax at his home. Halifax repeatedly suggests edits, provoking irritation. Garth laughs and advises leaving the text intact. Poje returns a month later to reread, prompting Halifax to declare the revisions perfect.
The London Saturday Review argues mature men move beyond love as adventure into domestic life where relations become tested by experience. It laments novelists for pandering to youthful readers, noting most people remain immature in age or nature and that writers seek a larger market.
The article surveys fans across civilizations from Eve to Egypt, Rome and Greece, noting materials like parchment, leaves, silk and feathers. It highlights Chinese and Japanese devotion, elaborate decoration, and royal collectors such as Queen Elizabeth and Mme. de Pompadour, with painters like Greuze and Watteau contributing to fan art.
A London Tribune item reports Percy accusing Alzie of mental decline after claiming to have witnessed him gift his railroad $20 yesterday. Clarence questions the claim while Percy insists on the sighting.
Samson Wind Mills claim durability in lighter wind and quiet operation. The ad notes sales of a carload of Samsons since January 1 and upcoming Pipe delivery. Graham Hdw Co invites customers to view Mull and learn more about the product.
The Thrice-A-Week World pledges a better paper in 1906 with global news coverage full, prompt, and accurate. It claims fair political reporting and continuing serial fiction by leading authors, offered at $1 per year for 156 issues, or $1.65 with Tax GRAHAM LEADER, far below the combined $2.00 yearly price.
An ordinance of Graham city prohibits filling or altering the grade of gutters streets or alleys without consent of the Mayor or Street Commissioner Violations carry a fine from 1 to 100 dollars Approved by Mayor M K Graham on May 7 1907.
An old-time advertisement urges mothers to use White's Cream Vermifuge to rid babies of worms and quiet crying. It claims most babies have worms and promotes keeping a bottle at home. The price is 25 cents and it is sold by B. H. Blakeney.
Mrs. S. R. Crawford, president of Oak Grove Cemetery Association, asks those with loved ones buried there to make their usual contributions to fund fencing and grounds repairs. Leave contributions at Beckham National Bank.
Local healer offers a no knife no medicine cure promising relief for chronic ailments through natural methods. He states he will not take cases under physician care and requires no payment until a cure is achieved.
Notice to parties desiring to sell or buy land. McLaren offers direct communication with eastern buyers and state-wide dealers. He invites listing land now to reach buyers early, and offers to handle vendors lien notes and loans with strong mortgage company backing. He also proposes discussing large tracts split into small parcels for summer sales.
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