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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
4
Trereday night at 7:30 in the Baptist Seenias School will see Santa Claus receive gifts from a Christmas tree arranged by teachers and the superintendent. The church abandons the single tree plan. only the Henderson department will host a tree for the Sunday School.
The report outlines reorganized Sunday school classes for the year at the Baptist church. Fred MB Hib ke leads the men’s class formerly taught by Mr Cable while W Henderson’s class is split from a larger Bible group. The next study focuses on the birth of Christ with 69 men aged specified expected to join, aiming for a large class size.
A static wave device shown in London aids heart rhythm by passing current through the body in an insulated chair. A revolving ball times shocks to slow or speed the heartbeat, as seen by a Detroit News report. The machine can deliver strong shocks even from six inches away.
The article notes horseshoes as a quoit pastime dating to early quator era with links to Greece. It cites mid fifteenth century references and Cham’s 1545 mention of working classes using horseshoes for quoits, a practice still seen in rural areas.
The article explains why clock hand positions are set to fit a longer name above and a shorter word below. It notes the minute hand ranges from 17 to 25 minutes after 8 and that sometimes the longer name may curve above the hands. It debunks the belief that hands mark Lincoln's death hour.
Influenza dates back to 1580 with early outbreaks in eastern Germany once called sleeping sickness. It resurfaced through the 1700s across Europe. Notable sufferers included Sir Isaac Newton, Goethe, Kant, and Schiller, with Kant attributing it to pests carried by trade with Russia.
The Norman Holy Trinity church tower in Richmond York shire houses two bells dating to the eleventh century. The larger bell rings daily at six for morning and curfew at eight. The smaller bell calls Shrove Tuesday pancakes at eleven. The gathering bell gives mourners an hour’s notice at funerals. Restoration is urged to save the ancient tower.
For sale or trade a black shetland pony six years old and a two wheel rubber tired buggy. Also offering a herd ers cattle or hogs. Call 15 or see Wm Strzinek.
A lost and found notice reports a ladies sweater found near a residence. The finder offers to return it for a reward or payment and asks the owner to contact to claim custody.
The article extols melted ice water for dyeing hair and fabrics, brewing tea and coffee with less waste, improving complexion, easing dental and rheumatic inflammation, aiding circulation, soothing sore throats, cooling sick rooms, and even aiding candy making and food preservation to reduce doctor bills. It claims safety and wide applications from beauty to medicine.
The article notes oaks bear acorns as a key distinguishing feature and divides oaks into white and black groups. White oaks include the white oak proper, bur oak, swamp white oak, chestnut oak, overcup oak, post oak, and live oak. Leaves and bark characteristics are described, with bur oak having corklike branches and white oaks maturing acorns in one year, preventing old and new crops on the same tree.
Travelers report natives in the Malayan peninsula using water clocks a bowl with a hole that fills and sinks in a fixed period. Coconut shells float in bowls aboard junk ships to tell time away from port while ancient Egyptians used the device and the sand glass now times eggs and Commons divisions.
Three room unfurnished apartment with sink in kitchen telephone and water furnished and garage. Close in. Phone 155.
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