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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1925
Page
6
Editor recalls the article urging ongoing Christmas spirit and charity. The piece notes hearts fill with generosity at Christmas but fade after New Year, as people return to selfish ways and lose sight of others in the year ahead.
The Hearne Democrat from Hearne Texas outlines September happenings with local notices, brief reports, and community milestones. Readers see updates on town events, business activity, and civic notices shaping the early fall season.
Iowa farmer complains pheasants eat his corn. Two game birds were killed and found 200 cutworms in their crops. Experts say birds help control pests. a five year halt on bird slaughter is urged to aid farming and insect control.
Mrs J J Atkinson of Wallace Creek reports a brisk turkey sale in San Saba with 58286 dollars in one day from a flock sent to a local dressing plant. She has raised over 000 turkeys this season and aims for 1000 in 1926 as San Saba turkeys fetch 89 cents during early Christmas dressings. Two local plants are busy and two cars of dressed birds have been sent to Eastern markets for the holiday trade.
The state health board urges keeping Christmas kindness alive beyond the season. Emphasizes understanding and sympathy over money, warns against candle tree fires and risky decorations, and promotes electric lights or battery power to save children from preventable injuries.
A century ago at Babbs Switch Oklahoma a school house fire stemmed from a Santa Claus figure igniting a tree with a candle. The blaze spread rapidly, triggering a fatal stampede and many deaths as the building burned and people rushed for exit.
Kentucky lawmakers approve a law penalizing the willful repetition of false rumors or slander. Conviction carries a fine of not less than ten dollars and 10 to 50 days imprisonment. The offender must show they investigated sources and had reasonable grounds to repeat the reports.
In Natches Mississippi on December 21 children watched as Santa Claus at Trinity Episcopal Church Christmas tree candles ignited his whiskers and forced a quick exit. Santa was uninjured though his whiskers were completely burned away.
F J Ross of Bodfish California reports killing four mountain lions in a single day near timber country. With two dogs tracking lion scent he located a den and, using a pistol, shot two male and two female lions.
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