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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
5
George Lemley announces a fundraising effort after being appointed by local friends to collect donations for cemetery maintenance at Median Chapel Cemetery. Those preferring labor will meet May 29 to work. others may send contributions to Graham, Texas. Lemley praises the community's choice.
J. H. Fisher expresses confidence that Brother Lemley will faithfully manage and apply all funds entrusted to him, ensuring proper use and accountability.
Government bred and registered German Coach Horse offered for the season at a farm four and one half miles southeast of Loving near Monument schoolhouse. Terms ten dollars to insure. Seller L C Deering disclaims liability for accidents.
160 acres with over 100 acres in cultivation. All under a three wire fence with a good house and several sheds. Near school and post office. Quick sale at 26 dollars per acre though value is 35 dollars per acre. See Johnson Land Co at once.
Real estate notice for a Graham rental listing by C. P. Hutchison promises a well located house. Details indicate a straightforward rental advertisement seeking tenants.
Lieutenant Colonel A Heinicke describes Persian transport noting two common carriages the palaki open and the kejevah roofed with curtains and waterproofing. The takhtiravan a boxed sedan chair on mules offers luxury for princes and officials with pipe bearer and travel tea service amid caravans.
The New York World describes a method to distinguish typewriter ribbon types. Carbon ribbons produce an indelible mark and are insoluble in alcohol, while cheaper aniline ribbons dissolve and spread black when tested with alcohol on blotting paper.
The 1587 Raleigh family deed shows signatures by Raleigh senior and two sons. The elder uses Ralegh while the younger writes Rawlegh, and Sir Walter signs Rauleygh. Queen Elizabeth uses Rawley and in Walter’s lifetime Rawlye appears. This showcases early spelling variations.
A note on quirky idioms highlighting how coats precede vests and shoes follow stockings. The piece also observes mismatches in signs and a father’s remark about warming his jacket and pantaloons, illustrating peculiar language habits.
The dried juice of a low Syrian shrub yields the balm of Gilead, highly valued and scarce as one shrub gives at most sixty drops daily. Josephus records it as a gift from the queen of Sheba to Solomon, and ancient Jewish physicians used it for dyspepsia and melancholia.
A St. Louis Post Dispatch excerpt notes a collector and debtor sparring over a bill. The debtor jokes about superstition with the number thirteen, fearing misfortune for either party with ongoing calls.
A brief, witty exchange features a playwright refusing to write an apology to an actor who insulted him. The tone is sardonic as she suggests giving no gift of an autograph, underscoring pride and defiance in a sharp, terse remark.
Fragmentary quotation notes how hardship awakens abilities that prosperity would hide. The line reflects on adversity shaping character and skill.
Dr. Harlan of Philadelphia rose from surgeon apothecary to governor of Gujarat under Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh. He aided Dost Mohammad in Kabul era affairs, later aligned with Sir Henry Lawrence, and returned to New York by the 1840s after Sikh power faded and Gujarat merged into British India.
The excerpt contrasts Zulu views on women’s weight with Enlightenment ideas praising grace before meat. It notes the Zulu admire a 200 pound woman yet only love a 300 or 400 pound one, while Western thinkers emphasize grace as a virtue in social eating.
A Louisville Courier Journal quote questions gender roles with a witty reply about a 200 pound clinging vine clinging to an oak five feet high illustrating a humorous view on women and attachment.
A short quotation notes that no cloud weighs as heavy as a ruined reputation. The line from Youth's Companion implies personal honor suffers more from rumor than any visible blemish.
The piece recounts dwarf artists in English royal circles, focusing on Richard Gibson and Ann Shepherd. It notes Gibson served as miniature painter and court dwarf to Charles I, and Shepherd to Queen Henrietta Maria. Their marriage produced nine children, some surviving to adulthood. A prized painting depicting the lost sheep led to a fatal incident when Vandervoort, keeper of royal pictures, died by suicide after requesting the work. The couple’s combined height is described as about seven feet.
The Hartford Courant notes examples from Arthur Benson and George Birmingham where dangling or incomplete phrases convey intended meaning. It argues Professor Tom Lounsbury would defend such usage as acceptable, citing readers’ ability to infer sense from context.
A canvasser offered a six lesson etiquette course to a family head. The exchange reveals the belief that proper behavior cannot be taught in six lessons, noting years of personal effort have failed.
Daguerre, lying in his attic, observed a sunbeam painting a scene in the dark room and realized how objects outside appeared vividly on the surface. This moment sparked his study and the birth of modern photography, shaping its beauty today.
A young man asks if the eight day clock is striking the final hour of the night, and a sleepy young woman replies with a coy invitation to stay longer and discover the truth. Yonkers Statesman records this exchange as a light, domestic vignette.
A terse exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a speaker admitting serious intent toward a widow and a counterpart confirming the seriousness. The dialogue underscores a pressure or commitment by one party to escape the widow's influence if feasible.
A brief note praising luck as a favorable presence that tends to arrive when effort and timing meet. The line highlights midcourse encouragement and positive thinking for progress.
Temple Manning recalls a brutal endurance contest in British Guiana where men in loin cloths whip each other with fiber tassel whips as crowds offer pal warie. The bout ends in a draw with both contenders showing stoic endurance before moving to painake and new challengers.
A New Republic essay argues that actual performers returning to the stage would transform acting, forcing natural expression and ending the era of camera-centric grimaces. The piece frames the actor as evolving from machine to human presence, reshaping drama’s history with moving pictures as a pivotal stage.
In the Waiwai of the Amazon basin the courade custom makes the father stay in his hammock for a month after birth. He eats lightly and is waited upon by women while the mother continues her routines, reflecting unusual newborn customs described in Wilders travels.
Dialogues reveal a playful exchange between Bell Britely and Algy Staylate with a humorous wish to be a rajah in India. The brief banter captures a moment of shared fantasy and light royalty talk between the two characters.
A Washington Star quotation contrasts social hospitality with rising living costs. Mr Comrox notes early reluctance to attend wife’s gatherings, while acknowledging affordability pressures affecting attendance and social events.
A brief note clarifies a misunderstanding about Jones. The speaker says Jones went on the stage, not that he had become an actor, indicating a miscommunication over his career move reported by the Baltimore American.
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