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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
9
Commercial secretaries state that the nation consumes 300 million dollars worth of dry goods annually. About 50 million is bought from Texas jobbers and manufacturers, while 250 million comes from out-of-state firms.
Simple gift ideas for Christmas including a paperweight made from ribbon and bird shot, a blotter with colored sheets tied by ribbon, a floral calendar from monthly flowers, a decorated calendar tablet, coat hangers adorned with holly, a shirt waist bag from white cambric, and a tiny kimono for a young girl.
The piece guides children on crafting proper Christmas thank you notes. It advises naming the gift, tracking givers, keeping note paper neat, and practicing neat handwriting. It emphasizes personal touches and polite expression rather than generic thanks.
Peter Radford outlines a broad reform program for Texas focusing on cooperative farming, rural credit, land tenure, cooperative cotton gins, and a stronger marketing bureau. He urges cooperative laws, expanded railroad collaboration, and anti-trust measures while opposing wide liquor legislation and supporting enforceable education and road-building. He ties policy to farmer welfare, tenant farming decline, and parishioner-like morality.
A reflective poem asks Santa Claus to visit all children, rich and poor, so no child wakes to find an empty stocking. The piece emphasizes Santa as patron saint of the poor and the hope every child is remembered.
A Washington Star verse contrasts a pallid crowd with a fearless woman navigating a busy shopping crush. She carries bundles in both hands and under her arms while seeking novelty with a bland smile. The poem notes football giants avoiding risk to the weaker sex.
A humorous Harper's Weekly caption references Santa claiming he is fat and jokes that the ideal helper would be the hipless gir, delivering a playful verse about Christmas lore.
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