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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1925
Page
7
Katherine Edelman writes of Christmas as a universal celebration filling homes with cheer and peace. She notes renewed fellowship, generosity, and a shared sense of welfare, with imagery of bells, wreaths, lights, and the timeless message of peace on earth.
A 1925 Western Newspaper Union note by W. D. Pennypacker laments that human kindness sparked at Christmas endures beyond the season. Candles fade and evergreens decay, yet the flame of compassion survives to brighten many days.
Three United States destroyers visited Venice for Christmas Eve port call. US sailors filled winding streets and gondolas, admiring ships decked with red and green lights and a bright electric Christmas tree aboard one vessel.
A reminiscence recalls a real American Christmas dinner by the log fire in Springfield. The narrator’s voice trembles as emotion rises, leading to a poignant moment with a family memory and a tearful farewell.
Charles toils in a busy post office during Christmas time as he sorts cards and packages for home. A sea of tissue paper and gifts surrounds him while the postmaster and coworkers watch the young worker’s cheerful rush to finish his load. The scene captures holiday spirit and duty within the delivery crew.
Cuero December 15 Sheriff G A Lenz and deputies vow a crackdown on drunks and liquor peddlers at community dances. Albert Benys of Yoakum pleads guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace, fined 16.30. The campaign targets both home brewed and imported liquor with a dry Christmas promised to DeWitt County.
Readers are urged to subscribe to the Standard at a rate of one dollar per year. The notice emphasizes affordable access and steady delivery.
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