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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1923
Page
3
The entry informs that at Brookshire Texas the item is received by the post office as second-class mail matter under the Act of March 3 1897 with related processing details.
The article recounts the shepherds going to Bethlehem to see the newborn Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and the infant in the manger, with Mary and others pondering the events in their hearts. It also calls readers’ attention to mules for sale ads and schoolchildren selling Double Cross Christmas Seals to fund TB-fighting efforts.
A M Highrabedian departed Thursday night for New Orleans to board a steamer bound for Cuba where he will spend the holidays with his wife. The note also mentions offers to handle job work.
A church notice states Mass will not be celebrated in the chapel here on Sunday, prompting parishioners to adjust attendance plans and seek further guidance from church officials.
A Leverkuhn Truck Line rig hauling furniture for A. H. Muske overturned near Dorson switch on Katy Road. Ralph Davis drove the vehicle, minimal damage reported and no injuries noted.
The Times remains a valued Christmas gift with its continued story, a comic strip, and all the local news about worthwhile people.
W. E. Bemus visited Houston earlier this week on business. Sam Garrett left Thursday morning for Saaly to take unto himself a wife. The passage also promotes a remedy 666 claimed to relieve Bolds Fever and LaGrippe, Constipation Biliousness and Headaches.
L Tillotson offers 25 or 30 cotton mules for sale cheap in Sealy Texas. D C Martin spent Tuesday night and Wednesday in Houston. J W Avery has the thanks of The Times for pecans shipped—several thousand pounds yearly. Miss Virginia Mills shopped in Houston Wednesday. Notary work available at The Times Office by A B Anderson.
Austin officials reported at a North Texas Medical Society meeting in Wichita Falls that doctors endorsed a health crusade. The event highlighted medical professionals backing community health initiatives and reforms.
The resolution endorses the Texas Public Health Association’s disease prevention work. It notes Texas loses about 10 000 citizens annually to tuberculosis, a preventable and curable disease, and pledges support for TB education, the Modern Health Crusade, and the Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Sale to expand future efforts.
The piece recalls the Johnstown flood to warn against socialism. It likens government control of banks railroads public utilities insurance coal and oil to mud pies, arguing reformers mask their aims and lure the public unaware. It urges vigilance against a dark lantern method and political deception.
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