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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
2
A preview of local guidance on air, health and daily life alongside nostalgic vignettes. The column notes open windows for fresh air, mentions past wages, trades, and domestic tasks, with a captioned reflection on era norms.
In the fall plant paper-shell pecans where cotton grows. Edge of yard or barnyard suits them, with moist conditions likely. Varieties to consider include Schley, Stuart, Delmas, Success, and Moneymaker, noted by The Progressive Farmer.
The article warns that closing sleeping rooms to seal in warmth reduces fresh air, causing greater harm than exposure to cold breezes. It stresses the health hazards of poor ventilation and urges readers to ensure adequate air flow during cold months.
A farmer’s wife spreads slander about her pastor. After months she falls ill, confesses the falsehood, and asks forgiveness. The pastor grants pardon on one condition, asking her to fetch a coal black hen’s feathers in a basket. She returns with the task incomplete of course, and the tale hinges on the implications of unretracted words.
A pastor instructs a woman to cast feathers across a village and later collect them all. She admits the wind cannot recover every feather, illustrating how words once spoken cannot be undone. The pastor forgives but warns about lasting harm from untrue words.
The Bureau of Mines semi annual survey finds United States gasoline of better grade with greater volatility than two years ago and a more uniform character over years. Winter gasoline remains easier to start in cold weather, while the end point and volatility trends indicate quicker, more intense explosions but less carbon residue in cylinders.
Mr and Mrs Dud Ford returned Tuesday from New Mexico where they had been visiting for several days.
Evelyn Carter aged four, daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Carter of Salem, died after a fire started by her brother striking a match. The night dress burned as she fled the yard. she died Thursday and was buried Friday at Oak Grove cemetery.
Light weekrain improves plowing grounds though stock water remains scarce. Some wheat has been sown with more to follow. The Couger well recently came in and is expected to be a strong producer once finished. Beckett Lisle and his nephew Pete Lisle visited I W Steele’s home last weekend. Joe Johnson and Annie Smith married October 15 at Mrs Mattie Wesley’s residence with Elder Lloyd Hanks officiating.
Jean and Clyde Poole of Olney were visitors in Jean on Tuesday. Dr. H K Weems was in Graham on business. Libbie Thompson visits her mother in Decatur. Ernest Bailey visits his sister in Jermyn. Chas Thompson returns home from Jermyn after a short visit. Raymond Orr returns to Graham after visiting his parents. Y Swaim and family visited in Fort Worth with his son. Jas Staples shopped in the metropolis Saturday. W D Allen family visits Abilene to see daughter and relatives. J W Thomas and son J W Jr return home from a trip Wednesday.
Miss Hattie Casey travels to Amarillo to stay with sister Mrs. Hubert Gray. Mrs. Pearl Biggers and children visit Me gargel and return. Little Lela Ruth to return Thursday. Rural carrier Sidney Baldwin ill. M. H. Sims covered. O. E. Sumner hosts at Jermyn. Roma Gray hosts Daisy Hawkins who departs for Memphis. School openings at Ben Waters. October dates shifted. New baby girl born to Sidney Baldwin. Reverend Miller visits Jermyn. doctrinal sermons planned at the Methodist church.
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