This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1920
Page
7
A 1920 Marquez Texas mother praises Ware's Baby Powder for her three year old boy and seven month old girl. She reports dramatic improvement after using the product and recommends it for teething and stomach trouble. Sold by The Ware Chemical Co. Dallas at 60 cents and 1.20 dollars.
The article traces Christmas traditions to ancient sun worship and Saturnalia rituals, noting how early Christian efforts merged pagan and Christian rites. It explains how Britain, the Saxons, and other cultures kept old festivals while redefining their meanings as Christianity spread. It also observes the lack of a fixed birth date for Christ and its eventual central significance.
The narrator quotes Anna Farquhar's Convictions mocking Santa Claus as aging and weary. She imagines Santa shrinking from his mission and his reindeer dulling their bells, lamenting a world that pays for presents and children who demand the price of toys.
The article discusses the pagan roots of Christmas games such as snap dragon. It notes that heathen rites involved fire and ritual objects, comparing Victorian entertainment to ancient Druids who worshiped a flame and retrieved sacred items from burning spirits as part of their solemnities.
The U S Bureau of Markets reports heavy hay receipts across markets with an embargo on Western lines into Cincinnati after congestion. Prices vary by region with No 1 timothy at 21 and No 1 alfalfa around 26 to 31, while bran and middlings hit new low records and grain values drift before a stabilizing campaign. Cotton and potato prices fall, beef and pork markets weaken, and dairy prices slip as buyers seek cheaper grades.
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel in town drugstores as customers shift to the vegetable remedy. Pharmacists report strong demand and offer money back guarantees if relief is not achieved. The note describes liver sluggishness constipation and headaches as conditions it treats without harsh side effects.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.