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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
4
A column discusses table manners, place cards, and the social ritual of dining including the excesses of tableware, finger bowls, and the decorum of conversation. It also reviews summer rugs and American fiber textiles, noting color schemes and patterns and comparing them to other international examples.
A simple sewing project from the Young Ladies' Journal describes making a versatile bag. Use willow green cloth 13 by 19 inches, line with pale blue fabric of the same size, add a blue and gold or blue and green silk band reading WORK BAG, sew sides and lower edge, then stitch two rows an inch apart below the top edge to create a drawstring channel.
A British officer in South Africa writes home in a hospital after losing a leg. His mother is addressed as “Dear father” by mistake and a witty reply notes this is his fourth leg, admonishing him to cope with any remaining limbs. The exchange preserves a grim war reality with a dark joke.
Joseph Ramsey Jr was elected president of the Wa bash railroad after earlier serving as Pittsburg Southern superintendent. Millionaire coal miner Joseph Walton heard of his talent and offered him a post, meeting Ramsey by chance when a mechanic pretending to be Ramsey revealed the truth by fixing an engine himself.
Lillian Russell, famed for wit more than stage vivacity, neutralizes a boastful Russian noble at a banquet. He disparages American fare, calling hothouse corn fit for hogs, and Russell retorts with quiet, pointed humor.
A Boer farmer outwits a British staff officer during a tense exchange over forage. The officer threatens to burn a oat straw stack as he orders confiscation. The straw burns. the farmer reveals he had sold the supply to the English colonel earlier and jokes about the Khakis being straw people in British coins.
A mother disciplines her son with silent tears and gentle care. The boy's pride hides his sorrow as the mother prays beside his bed seeking forgiveness for past faults. The scene ends with a plea for divine mercy when all are faced with fatigue and remorse.
The Austin Statesman laments a sharp drop in Yellowstone Park buffalo numbers once protected to preserve migrating herds from the plains. A park scout reports only cow and calf tracks, suggesting fewer than fifty remain in the park. The piece notes climate, poachers, and confinement challenges as factors threatening the species' survival.
A dramatic account describes a widow by General Burnham of Machias Maine facing death from pneumonia but saved by Dr Kings New Discovery. The piece also reports on Amalgamated Steel Workers leaders under Shaffer facing blame for strike failure and commentary on the Gathmann gun at Sandy Hook capable of massive casualties.
An advocate argues the state must provide a proper Confederate veterans home in Texas instead of small pensions. He proposes transferring 250000 dollars yearly from pensions to build a decently equipped facility in Austin, capable of housing every truly indigent veteran with dignity. The piece also notes oil industry hurt by Standard Oil and mentions depot rights for Northwestern railroad in Palo Pinto area.
A Henriet ta lawyer recounts a claimed malaria cure with Electric Bitters. The ad touts health benefits and a $0.50 price at Handy & Matthews. A humorous note compares poultry gains to sardine investments. Merkel Mail laments idleness and urges work for state welfare.
A collection of midcentury claims notes malaria as weakening health, promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill as strengthening, urges using idle Black workers on roads to reduce racial unrest, and critiques Gen Kitchener's proclamations as ineffective. East Texas reports forecast larger fruit and vegetable acreage next year, with more pig pens expected to boost cash income in the region.
Report notes extensive damage to Texas cotton over the past three weeks due to continuous heat winds light showers followed by high temperatures boll weevils boll worms rust and honey dew. Crop likely at or below 75 percent of last year with some areas seeing slight improvement from late rains. Also mentions death of Mrs. Brigham Young at Salt Lake City with four surviving descendants.
Notice that the author has separated from husband A. J. McCan due to cruel treatment and warns others not to deal with the community property. Signed by Mrs. 8S. E. McCan. Rockefeller's millions remark about growth from sub irrigation and a 25 percent cut in plate glass price cited.
A reference notes Carrie Nation enjoying several swims in Atlantic City surf, illustrating she is human. It then pivots to a broader remark about the difficulty of deciding the next Democratic presidential candidate.
No abatement in the oil interests near Henrietta is reported though several discouraging dispatches have arrived. Boll weevils have struck cotton in Lamar county and farmers assert there will be no top crop. Not a boll square or leaf is left by these pests.
A rustic sermon urges a son to work hard in any task from digging ditches to editing a paper. It argues sustained labor prevents idle mischief, builds appetite for meals, stabilizes sleep, and sweetens holidays, claiming the world rewards tireless effort. The speaker, signed as a Sour Vindicator, champions lifelong industry.
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