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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
9
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic highlighting quinine and iron as tonic ingredients. It claims effectiveness against malaria chills fever weakness debility appetite loss and biliousness while aiding nursing mothers and pale children. The ad promises liver stimulation and blood purification and guarantees satisfaction through local druggists.
The Buckner Orphans Home near Dallas cares for over 600 children annually from across Texas. It serves all religious sects, educates in English, and trains in industries. Non Christian children are welcomed. The home is funded mainly by voluntary contributions with receipts issued to donors. Write to R. C. Buckner for more information and to send remittances.
The Detroit Free Press poem warns of risky winter follies. It lists unloaded guns, dynamite candles, gas leaks, acid drinking, and dangerous pranks as examples of folly that endanger lives. It notes the dangers persist despite repeated cycles of folly.
The article traces Christmas customs at the White House from Washington to Taft, noting family celebrations, turkey gifts for staff, and abundant presents. It highlights child centric days under Roosevelt, shifts between middle day dinners and state banquets, and consistent holiday joy even during Civil War years. The piece mentions Lincoln’s and Grant’s eras and the long tradition of holiday festivities at the executive mansion.
A nostalgic verse depicts Christmas in Billville with joyous crowds and fiddlers. It describes sunny weather and blizzards as the backdrop for merriment and the town driving trouble away.
A description asserts that every object in existence from pins to steam engines seeds to forests and animals to humans is represented in toys, claiming toys reflect the entire scope of our civilization.
A reflective verse notes gifts for all the family while a missing gift for Santa himself haunts the holiday. The speaker finds toys and trinkets for each relative, yet laments no present for good Santa Claus despite Christmas joy.
Plainly address the box to avoid misroute danger. Print clearly as shown. If no disaster occurs the gift should reach its destination in perfect condition.
Confederate veterans rely on state pensions and charity as they age toward a hoped Christmas. Homes in the South receive gifts of food and fruit while strict rules ban alcohol. Relatives visit with stories, cigars, and memories of the lost cause and Union preservation.
The article warns that many holiday packages violate postal laws. It notes forbidden foreign mailings such as tobacco, patent medicine, gold or silver items, and liquor. It emphasizes high inspection rates and penalties for misdeclared or illicit contents.
A brief conversation reveals Madge asking about gifts and Marjorie replying satisfaction with presents. Marjorie notes receiving seventeen items and plans to exchange fifteen of them.
Readable text outlines three holiday dishes popular at Christmas. Plum Pudding uses butter sugar eggs milk brandy and spices. bake in a cloth for five hours. Mince Pie combines beef suet apples raisins currants citron spices and sherry with a long aging time. Oyster Pie builds a rich crust and fills with oysters beaten with eggs and crumbs, then bakes with the top crust sealed and ornamented.
The article highlights southern Christmas cheer and hunting traditions from Virginia to Texas. It notes extended quail and duck shooting, rabbit chases, possum and coon nights, deer and wild turkey days, and bear expeditions, all tied to regional flavor and winter sport lore.
An old carol verse celebrates Christmas morning with bells on earth and angels in heaven singing. The text imagines shared joy as all souls join in rejoicing for Christmas.
Instructions advise using heavy brown paper to wrap the Christmas box and a stout cord to tie it. Ensure the ends are not cut too close so the knot can be untied later.
A cheerful Christmas shopping approach turns the season into light exercise. The article praises enthusiasm over crowds and delays, comparing shopping to basketball or tennis as a way to strengthen muscles. It urges a positive mindset to finish the task with fitness and joy.
A compact look at the origins of beloved carols. Charles Wesley wrote Hark the Herald Angels Sing, once titled Hark How All the Welkin Rings, and set to See the Conquering Hero Comes. John Byrom’s Christmas carol to his daughter Dolly and William Dix’s As with Gladness Men of Old are noted as well.
A historic lyric excerpt celebrates Christmas with lines praising mince pies plums porridge good ale and meat. The verse reflects seasonal hospitality and rustic abundance enjoyed in winter gatherings.
Adan sighs over Christmas wishful thinking as he laments outfits and gifts including a necktie, in a fragmentary scene.
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