Texas Shines With Prosperity Of 1923 And 1924 Outlook
Texas ends 1923 with strong crop yields and rising trade. Cotton output reached about 3.8 million bales and farm prosperity grew as farmers paid old debts and deposited more. West Texas expanded the cotton belt, new mines and potash tests attracted investment, and roads and schools funded by bonds spurred development.
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Texas
United States
South
United States Department of Agriculture
Ghee
East Texas
South Texas
Tyler
West Texas
Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Absent One Reflections Amid Christmas Season
A nostalgic poem blends Christmas memories with longing for a distant loved one and hopeful notes on the season. The piece contrasts blue skies and lilies with wartime or travel distances, and ends recalling ancient solstice beliefs about the sun and December.
The Magic of Christmas and the Gift of Anticipation
A Philadelphia Ledger writer cites Christmas suspense as essential. He argues anticipation outshines realization and warns against knowing all gifts in advance. The piece favors faith over fact and the belief in something better waiting.
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Philadephia Ledger
Peace on earth to men of good will
A Christmas era appeal urges universal peace and arbitration over war. The piece highlights Argentina Chile disputes settled by arbitration and a Christ the Redeemer statue as a symbol of reconciliation. It notes Madame de Costa, Hague conferences, and Edison remarks on potential gas warfare, ending with the call for peace.
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America
Argentina
Chile
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Italy
Portugal
Netherlands
Casa Blanca
France
Germany
Venezuela
Alabama
United. States
Argentine
Madame Angelina de Oliveira Cesar de Costa
Association For Universal Peace
Madame de Costa
Holy See
Order ‘Pro Ecclesia
Societe
Academique d'Histoire Internationaille
Paris
Prince of Peace
Edward VII
England
Argenting
Chilé
Buenos Aires
Mateo Alonso
Madame Dé Oliveira
Europe
Andes
M. Lagas
The
Hague
Nicholas II
Russia
Washington
Edison
London
South America
The Tournament in Texas Continued From Page Two
A reflective piece contrasts modern abundance with nostalgia for older Texas holiday traditions, evoking a Garden of the Past with faded Christmas memories and simpler times. It laments lost simplicity while acknowledging current progress.
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Texas
United States
Why do we decorate our Christmas tree
A fragmentary explanation notes ancient worship of trees as a symbol reaching toward the heavens. It says lights signified lightning and decorations like apples huts and balls represented sun moons and stars, with animal figures as offerings to gods. It also mentions the Bethlehem star and angels added to the scene.
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Bethlehem
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Llano
Llano Gold and Rare Metal Company
Odessa
Frank L. Stanton
Pazarak
Llano County
State Comptroller’s Department
Powell
Corsicana
Peoper
Berlin
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