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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
9
A literary piece titled Mental Mavericks by H. H. Avants presents fragmented musings on jazz, music forms, and eccentric descriptions. The author lampoons platform discourse and uses surreal metaphors such as jellybean and a chestnut horse to explore cultural contrasts.
A reflective note points to modest ambitions rather than wealth while observing a dwindling supply of red noses and a small uptick in cloves sales around town.
Oxford Baggs, a local sheik, struggles to raise money for a private secretary and to clarify mixed dates. Analysts note a roughly million-dollar profit on a six hundred thousand dollar transaction, highlighting financial acumen amid ambiguities.
A college is described as a group of buildings for mental development often linked to a large stadium used for mental distress when teams struggle. The piece laments rural youths abandoning corn bread and turnip greens and losing the mule’s daybreak song as they seek higher learning.
Real estate activity shows uptick in Morgantown with optimism for the market in the New Dominion era. Local brokers report rising listings and buyer interest signaling a brighter housing outlook nationwide.
A Marshall News report describes a bizarre traffic control in Constantinople where no car may travel faster than what it can stop in 55 feet. A cop stands 55 feet from a street corner and drops a plank studded with nails when speed seems excessive. If a car hits it, tires puncture and the driver is taken to the police station with no defense allowed.
Weather signs for Boy Scouts and others cover birds’ behavior, flies, dew, cloud appearance, and sky colors. Red sky cautions and seaweed in the house are cited as indicators, with hogs carrying straws signaling a rapid temperature drop, though reliability varies.
A moral reflection compares virtue to gold, stating true Christian strength emerges most in severe trials. It asserts minor stress reveals less than concentrated adversity where grace concentrates to meet the force.
A report from Paris News describes a practice in several Texas counties where young white couples obtain marriage licenses by using an older Black couple as fronts. The clerk is misled into issuing licenses to the Black pair, who do not swear to the ages or to acting for others. Incidents cited include Lamar, Fannin, and Delta counties with multiple range of cases recently.
Mrs Will O Connell hosted the Fidelis Class from the First Baptist Church at her home. Guests crafted items for the annual Christmas bazaar set for the second Saturday in December when Lunn's Furniture Store will become a charm gift shop. The class plans weekly meetings through the bazaar with next host Mrs M D Wolverton and refreshments were served to a group of ladies and two Misses including Jessye Hightower and Della Hutchings.
The frock features peacock blue Kashmire wool yarn in brick dust red golden tone and brown. It describes block work with cross stitches, horizontal yellow stitches, vertical brown stitches, and a brick dust tassel tied with gold yarn at the top.
The Tuesday Embroidery Club met at Mrs. W. C. Harrell’s home this week. Guests joined the host and Mrs. Ralph Shaffler for hours of sewing and chat. A savory shrimp salad plate with crackers olives and potato balls followed by cheese nut bread sandwiches cake and coffee with cream was served to members and Mesdames Bloodworth Davis Roach Hollister and others.
Poem recalls a newspaper editor pleading at the pearly gate. Peter asks what he did to gain admission and the editor explains he ran a country paper for years. The gate opens and the editor is welcomed with a harp in hand.
Sufferers from back pain joints or muscle stiffness can get faster relief without drugs. Mexican Mustang Liniment has long been used in many families across regions and is said to heal cuts bruises and sores as well as rheumatic pains. Sold by all druggists and wholesalers.
A new household novelty, an electrically wired tea table, moves about the house to serve the hostess who does her own work, offering convenient flexibility for serving and entertaining.
A brief note describes a family habit where the father shortened his old trousers for the son while the mother now wears her younger daughter's dresses without difficulty, highlighting practical sharing within the household.
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