Early Citizens of Graham Suffer from 1886 Drought
The drought furthers hardship in Graham area with wheat and oats ruined while corn and cotton struggle in the heat. Local farmers report scarce stock water and stalled commerce as families search for income, with fishing as a pastime and livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Cisco
J. A. True
John
Jim Wood
Gregg County
J. B. Norris
Wm. Johnson
Gooseneck Bend
Dallas
Lizzie Graham
Joe Akin
Georgetown
Polly Thomason
Denton
J. W. Horner
E. S. Casenbary
Murray
W. M. Matthews
Mississippi
P. A. Martin
Arnold
George Carmack
Sallie Walsh
Russell
Henry Long
Eliasville
Pecantree Sells For 2500 Dollars By Kosciusko Man
J M Chestnutt a traveling salesman from Kosciusko Mississippi sold a pecan tree he planted 16 years ago for 2500 dollars. The tree has produced for nine years under careful care yielding 24 to 26 pecans per pound. A Memphis dealer offered 1 25 per pound and a nursery company offered 2500 for the tree plus a royalty. The nursery plans to graft and take parts to its Florida nursery once safe to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Chestnutt
Kosciusko, Miss
Chestnutt
Memphis
Florida
Woman becomes youngest grandmother at age thirty
Huntington West Virginia October 4 An aspirant for youngest grandmother in America is Mrs Nora Eggleston who turned thirty in April Her eldest child Mrs Calvin Meadows aged 17 recently gave birth to an eight and a half pound girl and relatives claim Mrs Eggleston is the country s youngest grandmother She has given birth to 12 children on a dozen occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
America
Nora Eggleston
Calvin Meadows
Cardui praised by Edith Seeman in Arkansas tale
Edith Seeman of Lamar Arkansas describes back pains headaches and nosebleeds improving after taking Cardui or Cardus. She reports gains energy and clear skin after two bottles and says her mother also benefited from six bottles. The note urges others with womanly ailments to try Cardui at their dealer.
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Cardus
Law Against Hazing in Texas Schools Enforced
The 1918 Texas Legislature defined hazing as willful acts causing indignity or humiliation among students and acts intended to ostracize or shame. Penalties include fines from 25 to 250 dollars or 3 months to imprisonment, with enforcement urged to stop hazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Honey Grove
Outbreak Near Houston Triggers Mass Slaughter of Cattle
In a Texas territory the foot and mouth disease hits cattle with nineteen hundred to be slaughtered and destroyed to stamp out the outbreak. State quarantines halt movement of Texas cattle and other products, risking serious economic impact if the disease spreads or is not contained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
One Night in Rome Opens at Liberty Theatre
Laurette Taylor stars in One Night in Rome a mystery romance from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer opening at the Liberty Theatre on October 13 and 14. She aims to prove she is not a type actress after Peg and Jennie Wreay roles and seeks varied dramatic challenges.
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Laurette Taylor
Rome
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Liberty Theatre
Peg
Jennie Wreay
Good Temper Brightens Work and Wards Off Worry
A classical reflection on mood, noting that a sunny temper improves all tasks and eases anxiety. The author praises cheerfulness as a daily blessing that enhances effort and steadies the spirit.
Inexhaustible good nature praised by Washington Irving
A quotation extols inexhaustible good nature as a priceless gift from heaven, likening it to oil that calms the mind amid turbulent thought and rough weather. Washington Irving emphasizes its soothing, stabilizing influence on mental states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving
Small Things Spark Large Outcomes Remembered
A compact maxim on the power of minor acts and words to shape fate, warning that even tiny deeds or phrases can ruin or enrich a person’s life. The saying emphasizes vigilance over small matters and the potential global impact of slight actions.
Democratic Platforms Through Twenty Five Years
A survey of Democratic platforms from 1900 to 1924 highlights opposition to militarism and trusts, calls for bi metallic currency and direct senatorial elections, rail regulation, and social reforms. It notes support for the League of Nations Covenant, woman suffrage, and civil service reform, with denouncements of corruption and secret societies.
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Kansas City
Bank
Denver
Roosevelt
Taft
Baltimore
United States
St. Louis
Nonpartisan Tariff Commission
Mexico
San Francisco
League For Nations
Poultry specialist codifies fattening methods for birds
Fargo, N. D. Sept 25. O A Barton of South Dakota Agricultural College states that properly prepared poultry sell better. He prescribes close confinement and a wet mash of pancake batter for ten days to two weeks for cockerels, with specific grain and milk ratios and feeding schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
O. A. Barton
South Dakota Agricultural College
Battles Rage as Rival Governors Clash Near Shanghai
Reports from September 29 30 say hundreds of Chinese soldiers died and many wounded on a six mile front from Nanjiang to Malu as rival military governors fight for Shanghai. Looting reported in cities near Shanghai amid rising hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanjiang
Malu
Shanghai
Nations at Geneva deem nonsigners aggressors in war
At the League of Nations meeting in Geneva on September 17, a ruling declares countries not signing the protocol of arbitration and security, and later resorting to war, will be termed aggressors by signatory nations. The decision will affect the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Geneva
Italy
United States
Church boards organized as new term opens
First Christian Church formed its official board with Dr. W A Morris as president and H H Avants as vice president. Fourteen standing committees were created, hymnals purchased, church property costs reviewed with the city, Bible School attendance grows, and a pastor led “What Is Christianity?” with a forthcoming series on “The Christian Heritage.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Morris
H. H. Avants
HM. L. Tidwell
A. M. Freeman
J. W. Hughes
Elmtreet
Christian Heritage
Graham
Radio Gains in Weather Reports Across Europe and U S
The article notes radio has rapidly replaced wire for European weather reports, with central points collecting data and broadcasting via high power stations. Paris Eiffel Tower distributes European data and U S D A reports from North America and Atlantic ships. In the United States wire telegraphy remains for domestic reports and cross border exchanges, while the Weather Bureau still uses radio for distant and maritime observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Africa
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
North American
Alaska
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Mexico
Far East
Miss Mollie West Visits Fort Worth Friends
Miss Mollie West traveled to Fort Worth last week to visit friends and caught up with local acquaintances during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie West
Fort Worth
Courtship Chaos at Constance Cottage
Constance Cuddley attracts two suitors, Charles Crashem and Clarence Coldfeet. Charles balks, Clarence collides and collapses, both suitors vying for Constance. In the end Charles capitulates, leaving a church cottage scene as the quiet conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance
Charles Crashem
Clarence
Charles
Cupid
Couple and guest attend T O Fair in Wichita Falls
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis along with Fannie Mae Byrd attended the T O Fair held in Wichita Falls last Sunday, joining other local attendees at the community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lewis
Fannie Mae Byrd
Wichita Falls
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J. W. Gallaher
Farmer
W. E. Kirtley
G. W. Black
South Bend
Norther
John Norman
Poughkeepsie
New York
Commercial College
Katie McMurtry
J. W. Casey
Ben Shumaker
Mr. Darden
E. P. Davis
Hettie Daws
L. P. Stanly
Jack Higgins
Jesse R. Fore
Gooseneck
Josh E. Morrison
Murray News
W. C. Beckham
Chandler
Burkley
Casenbary
Frank Kramer
J. T. Brockman
Mr. Price
Mr. Robinson
Gurmack
R. K
W. W. Mayes
Maude Mayes
Jack Fawks
Freiderich Lichte
Lichte
W. S. McKimsey
Palo Pinto
Robert Graham
Weatherford
Citizens National Bank
John A. Eddleman
A. J. Broyles
Daisy Price
J. G. Henderson
J. H. Wood
Tommie
Mattie Bell
J. C. Carmack
Fish Creek
Howard Norris
Col. E. S. Graham
J. E. Ryus
Arkansas
First Christian Church
Hinson-Hockaday Grain Co
Drea Iful
Tutt’s
Graham's Leading Theatre
J. Hartley Manners
Gaston Glass
Edna Murphy
Miriam Cooper
Robert Frazier
Charles K. Harris
Neil Hart
Pueblo
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