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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1922
Page
2
The Graham Leader publishes a notice about corrections for erroneous reflections and states subscription rates. The text references The Graham Leader Company Bowron and McLendon as publishers and notes entry at the Gra ham Texas post office as second class mail matter.
A reflective piece traces the arc from the Great American Desert to a thriving West, noting Burbank's legacy and Whitman’s wheel bringing apple orchards. It contrasts past frontier limits with today’s irrigation, industry, and expanding eastern development.
England attracts college trained agriculturists from the West while the Carolinas Florida and the Southern States showcase farms that lure experienced farmers. Agricultural colleges produce engineers to irrigate and drain chemists agronomists and business leaders turning farming into science with Lincoln quoted on planting flowers where thistles grew. More Burbanks and trained men would equip the nation to feed and clothe all people.
Secretary Mellon cites a pamphlet showing import costs, landed costs, and retail prices to illustrate how distribution adds to prices. He notes a German jointed dell example with 37 cents in Germany, 1.10 landed in the U S and 4.50 retail, arguing middlemen inflate costs and that fewer middlemen could lower living costs and boost producer profits.
Advice outlines starting a newspaper by acquiring a printing plant learning operation from front to back and gathering local and general news. It stresses the need to be everywhere in the community to collect timely information for publication.
The Palestine Herald says success comes from keeping readers happy and including key names in print. It notes paying bills is easy and that those who know how to run a paper often fail yet still find it great fun.
Since the last letter cooler northers arrived replacing the heat. Brit Mays and J M Bullard traveled to Boyd Texas on business. Gene Martin and family left for Oklahoma to make their home. We regret losing this family though they may return. Several residents visited Miss Floy Mays including Mrs Jones Mrs Bullard Miss Dollie Martin Jessie Alford Eter Pitman and Mrs Minnie Butler. Sunday School was well attended and additional neighbors visited Walter Cook Sunday evening. Chester Cook was missing due to sickness. John Shahan milks cows at Mr Moores dairy.
In Mason City Iowa a newborn five minutes after birth exclaimed Mother mother mother. The attending physician confirms the remark and others present agree no mistake occurred. The infant weighed seven and a half pounds.
A fragment describes Lazy Larry as a half brother to another man who eats grapes in bed and tosses skins in the air. It notes the man has one shoe to shine and many comforts, implying an ironic appreciation of his easier life.
Quirky quips mix prison life and travel as a warden and characters joke about rivers, fat men, and Amazonish misadventures. References to U S Prison Atlanta and a Longhair planning Boston music study color the playful piece with regional flavor and light wordplay.
In an urban venue Lilly Bots performs with noted flair, drawing crowds as she dances in a cabaret. The speaker comments on her busy schedule and skill, noting her undeniable stage presence.
A fragmentary verse note describes an Eskimo figure sleeping in bearskin high in the North. The speaker recalls sleeping bare and catching a rough grip, capturing a rustic frontier mood and a rough anecdote in sparse lines.
A humorous prompt invites readers to share what a so called Dumb Dan thinks about places and people mocking geography and politics. Submissions praised for wit may be printed.
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