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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1924
Page
4
Practical household notes on preserving salt shakers with paraffine and holes, tile floor cleaning with warm water soap linseed oil and silk, whitening boiled potatoes with a cloth cover, bread greasing timing for softer crust, grease removal with gasoline, mustard flavor boost with oil, using breadcrumbs to prevent pie juice, lamp chimney cleaning by steam and whiting, iron rust remedy with salt lemon sun, and flour dusting to prevent pie sticking.
County Judge W E McCharen of Raymondsville Texas is in the valley this week to tend to business interests. He notes his longtime roots in Young County and says the lower Rio Grande valley agrees with him as he appears well.
By virtue of an execution issued August 20 1924 in a suit where B A Moore is plaintiff and R E Hill is defendant the 1924 judgment for 92.08 dollars plus costs bears interest at 6 percent per annum from April 26 1924 will be sold November 4 1924 at Graham court house door to satisfy the judgment and costs the property to be sold is Lots 6 7 8 9 and 10 in Block 13 in the town of Olney Young County Texas W J A Cooper Sheriff Graham Texas September 29 1924
Gas by products derived from coal fuel supply drugs such as aspirin and acriflavine and fertilizers like sulphate of ammonia. Creosote and carbon bisulphide aid roads and rubber, while ammonia and nitrogen enable countless household and industrial uses. Coke replaces anthracite in furnaces and blue gas lime fights wireworms. Saccharin and dyes reveal gas works’ value beyond fuel.
Texas remains the second largest export state in the nation for the first six months of 1924, with values totaling 232 million dollars. New York leads at 376 million, followed by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California, Louisiana, and Illinois, with cotton and refined petroleum driving Texas trade.
Mr Spencer Mayes returned Monday from Dallas where he accompanied Mr Allen Craig to Baylor Hospital for an examination. Mr Craig has been ill for several days and hopes to be well soon. Mrs Craig remains with her husband in Dallas.
Reports say Murray and nearby parts of the county received good rains last night, bringing moisture to fields and gardens and aiding early-season farming. Additional details on rainfall totals or exact locations are not provided.
A compilation of reader questions on social manners covering glove etiquette during handshakes whether to remove gloves, how to thank flower senders by card or note, and proper utensils for shortcake and fruit cocktail. Answers advise removing gloves before shaking hands, using brief personal notes or a simple card, and using a fork for shortcake and a spoon for fruit cocktails.
When buttered toast is served it should be cut with a knife into small pieces as wanted. Soft boiled eggs should be eaten with a spoon.
The boss warns Bronson about falling behind while Bronson retorts he has been doing enough work for two. The exchange suggests tension over productivity and workload expectations.
President Splawn submitted the University of Texas budget to the State Board of Control requesting an adjustment fund. The move aims to raise faculty pay and elevate working conditions to a higher level.
A paraphrased meditation urges renouncing forbidden joys and all anxious desires to seek only the will of God. It promises peace when one concentrates on divine guidance and upholds spiritual restraint.
Henry asks why the engagement ended with a school teacher. Kenneth says the split came after she required a written excuse from his mother for any night he did not call.
Mrs. GC R Fields, formerly of Dallas, is named to the newly created Texas office of secretary of public health education. The move establishes a statewide role to oversee public health promotion and educational programs.
A timeless thought notes that inner conscience wields the fiercest scrutiny beyond any external accuser. Sophocles voice echoes the pressure of moral reckoning felt within every person.
A philosophical line declares anger as nature’s method of delivering an unpleasant poison to the self, implying self-harm through unmanaged emotion. The statement frames anger as a toxic force harming the person who seethes.
A proverb notes that restraint when anger rises minimizes later need to retract actions. It urges measured words to prevent costly reversals and maintain control in heated moments.
Austin notes Senator Eugene Miller of Weatherford plans to push tax reform in the upcoming Legislature. He proposes lowering the motor tax while doubling the gasoline tax from 1 to 2 cents per gallon, arguing farmers bear unfair motor tax burdens on nondesignated roads. The plan targets revenue to designated highways, estimating at least 7 million dollars yearly from the higher gas tax to offset motor tax cuts.
The line proclaims that true love creates a heaven on earth, with God abiding in the lover as love itself, a devotional reflection attributed to Lamennais.
Dr. George C. Butte a Republican candidate for governor stated his platform has one plank the Governor's oath in Article of the Texas Constitution. He declared belief in white racial supremacy and social purity, pledges reappointing honest public servants, a strictly business administration, no legislative handouts to gain votes, and top priority for all public education.
A Bulwer quotation states that a good face acts as a letter of recommendation and a good heart a letter of credit, highlighting appearances and character as social credentials.
A saying declares that a lying tongue is an abomination in the sight of the Lord and a hindrance to mankind's progress, reflecting moral admonition and religious sentiment.
A tremendous storm floods Leningrad causing $100,000,000 in damage. Hospitals overflow, thousands are homeless, typhus has appeared, and the flood waters cover about fifty square miles. In a separate river shift, the Rio Grande near Browns September 25 cut off 30 acres of land from Mexico transferring sovereignty to the United States.
A bright new comet was announced by Harvard College Observatory and confirmed by two German astronomers. The object is seventh magnitude and visible to the unaided eye, two hours after sunset.
The executive board of the Women's Missionary Union voted in Dallas to fund a girls dormitory at Baylor University in Waco costing about 350000 dollars.
The American Bible Society in 1923 set new records by distributing 2 396 000 Bibles in 100 languages and dialects. This surpassed all prior years and far exceeded the 1922 totals, which were less than half that figure.
Short quoted line attributed to Goethe notes a reflection on how affection shapes identity and taste. The inscription emphasizes influence of passions on character and life choices.
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