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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1942
Page
7
The mistletoe was revered by ancient Greeks Romans Druids and Celtic peoples for sacred and medicinal meanings. Festivals marked its annual harvest and belief in its protective powers persisted into the seventeenth century. In modern times the plant is linked to courting and kissing under its boughs.
An old legend explains that Saint Nicholas chose the reindeer after an angel prompted a child to select the animal in the Lord's kingdom. The lion, elephant, and tiger all displeased, while the reindeer looked on with affection, becoming Santa's Christmas Eve sleigh team.
Army scientists perfected a butter that remains solid up to 114 degrees Fahrenheit and can be shipped without refrigeration. Major J. H. White and Col. Rohland A. Isker reported tests showing the product stays good after three months at 110 degrees, with an experimental shipment proving stable from New York to Chicago via Philippines and Panama Canal.
The piece traces how travel speeds shrank the world from Magellan to Howard Hughes and modern bombers. It compares world sizes across eras, notes the 20th century acceleration, and highlights flight as a defining symbol of both progress and peril.
A devotional prayer asking God to fill the heart with wisdom and power. The speaker seeks divine guidance from morning to night, asks for help to live righteously, and to assist others, ending in Jesus name.
Aunt Mary sends a 1400 member Christmas greeting urging kindness to the poor and lonely by befriending others. She wishes a merriest Christmas and happiest new year and reminds readers to celebrate Jesus’ birth through charitable acts.
On Christmas morning the Brown family welcomes Aunt Lucy with a warm reunion. John Brown announces his plan to join the service and learn to fly. Lucy gazes at the barn and prays for her brother’s safety, recalling a war-time loss.
Raising bumper crops for war hinges on well maintained equipment. Sinclair lubricants and fuels are promoted as dependable for farm machinery. Contact your local Sinclair Agent to arrange direct deliveries to farms by Axle Graose. Care for your car for your country.
Bethlehem Pennsylvania marks its 201st Christmas with memories of Moravian founders in 1741 and Count Zinzendorf. The town boasted the oldest drug store fire engine and girls boarding school while hosting Washington Pulaski and Lafayette. Wounded soldiers were cared for in a Moravian College building.
A biblical verse is cited, “And all flesh shall be the salvation of God,” Luke 2 49, underscoring a theological claim about divine salvation for humanity.
The piece extols democracy as a national creed, praising town meetings caucuses and Congress as venues for plural voices. It lauds a free press with nearly 13,000 newspapers and emphasizes unity despite diverse creeds, warning against dictatorship in wartime and endorsing peaceful strength.
A brief excerpt quotes a New Testament line urging repentance from St. Matthew, framing a call to spiritual preparation for the kingdom of heaven. The verse appears as a standalone religious reference on the page.
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.