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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1922
Page
4
Moulton Alabama weekly newspaper records show Wednesday publication, postal entry as second class matter. Editor credited as Robert F. White with foreign advertising representation by The American Press and Press Association.
Execution issued from the Circuit Court directs sale of real property of Kyle and Stevens. Property described as Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter Section 13 Township 7 Range 40 West. Sale at public auction Monday December 25 1922 at the court house door Moulton Alabama. Jas T Masterson Sheriff.
Facias issued from the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court directs the sheriff to expose for sale the real property of G. W. Hill in Lawrence County Alabama. The auction is set for Monday December 25 1922 at the Court House door in Moulton during legal hours. Jas. T. Masterson Sheriff of Lawrence County signed December 8 1922.
Auburn Alabama Prof L N Duncan director Extension Service urges Alabama residents to eat more sweet potatoes to relieve a glut in the market. Alabama leads production with about 14,000,000 bushels. low prices hinder shipments. Extension Home Demonstration Agents offer sweet potato recipes to boost consumption. The parsonage shower story notes gratitude from the Metho dist church.
I J W Smith administrator of Saley estate exposes at Mt Hope Alabama on January 6 public sale to cash bidders. Personal property includes horses cows mules and farming implements plus listed real estate parcels in Sec 17 16 20 T7 R9 with specified acres. Sale follows December 11 1922 probate order of sale by Lawrence County Court.
A pronounced success in a uniform relief product, Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, has gained near universal use for relief and care of bone complaints in children and adults. It is said to be practically without a rival and with users asserting it has no equal.
The church invites all to attend next Sunday as Dr W P McGlawn preaches the service marking the first Quarterly Conference. Officials urged to be present.
A reflective piece urging Moulton and Lawrence County residents to prioritize spiritual alignment over material trust. It emphasizes God as the enduring guide for life and soul, contrasting passing wealth with enduring faith. The message invites trust in divine guidance.
The notice reports the deaths of Robert A. Bryant and Jasper L. Little on December 5. It describes them as good men, noting Little was not a church member but professed religion and spoke beautifully.
The Mor ris church house is nearly finished and will enable worship in all weather. Congregation expresses joy at the prospect of regular services regardless of conditions.
A report notes strong attendance at Morris last Sunday despite gloomy weather and widespread sickness. Local officials urge caution as illness persists and community activities proceed with precautions.
State Board of Health in Montgomery reports Dr L C Havens is testing a new rabies vaccine. If successful the remedy could end the Pasteur era, reduce infection risk to near zero, and cut costs enough for widespread dog use, safeguarding humans.
The Moulton Public School closed Monday due to a Fiu epidemic. Many cases are reported in and around Moulton and the county. Several rural schools in the county have been suspended for a while.
A reflection on the seasonal good will and selfless acts that define Christmas as a yearly oasis of brotherly sentiment. The piece emphasizes the nativity, the transformation of adults into kinder, childlike beings, and the noble gift of the true Christmas spirit quoted from the Pittsburgh Dispatch about conversion and humility.
The article recalls the peacock pie once served at Christmas with ceremony and even enacting the bird’s head and tail as if alive. It links the dish to vows and the origin of the oath by cock and pie, notes the belief in the flesh’s incorruptibility symbolizing immortality, and contrasts the peacock as a symbol of vanity today.
Old superstition holds Christmas Day births bring luck and prophetic gifts. French peasants link Christmas babies to prophecy, Silesian lore warns a Christmas boy becomes a lawyer or thief, Vosges locals expect Christmas Eve births to gift gab and Christmas Day births to sharper reasoning. A 1915 will leaves five pounds to each child born December 26 in the testator’s hometown.
A historized discussion notes no fixed date for Jesus birth, Dec 25 rising from a church tradition in the 4th century. It traces Rome first celebrating Christmas about 354, with later adoption in Germany and Norway, and links the date to solstice symbolism and the appearance of Kris Kringle and Saint Nicholas figures across cultures.
A reflective piece on Christmas themes linking Dickens and Scrooge to the spirit of mercy. It recalls the Spirits of Past Present and Future guiding Christmas in heart and year, inspired by Tiny Tim’s blessing. The tone echoes a historic holiday observance.
A fragment recounts inviting one or two to share a Christmas dinner, giving guests real Christmas cheer. The narrator notes the hosts felt no sense of condescension or mere charity, and that guests enjoyed genuine hospitality rather than being treated as beneficiaries.
The Italian kid’s Befana is a good fairy who fills children’s stockings with toys on Twelfth Night. She does not come down the chimney and stockings hang in the bedroom. The tale links Befana to Epiphany on January 6 and to the Magi who sought her.
Amidst early American history, Christmas observances were denounced as evil and pernicious. Geraldine Ames notes that along the stern coast Puritan influence limited celebrations to natural trees and snow decor only. Fires glowed yet children knew Christmas as just another day, with gifts absent even after Puritan strictures waned.
A devotional excerpt urges asking God for Christmas peace and perfect rest power and love. It emphasizes approaching God directly as a child, claiming peace comes only from Him beyond worldly understanding, and quotes a Town and Country Sermons reflection on divine rest and unity.
A nostalgic note on Christmas practices two traditions endure. The Christmas tree lights up homes and a stocking ritual delights children on Christmas morning, blending mystery with pleasure. Santa Claus presides over festive displays and presents.
A graceful lantern decor idea for Christmas uses a wire frame papier mache or crepe paper covering with cut-out figures. Long tassels of crepe paper flowers and leaves hang from cords to finish the pretty decoration.
A playful yet pointed look at Christmas neckties as gifts. The piece notes that 90 of 100 men receive neckties, but asks how many are actually worn. It argues neckwear is chosen by individual taste and often deemed a hazardous gift, likened to a curtain or drape worn only under pressure.
A pair of Nanette fans shown in a Parisian lineage begin as simple palm leaf and plaited fiber items. They evolve with paint satin ribbons organdie and millinery flowers into fashionable accessories for chic parties. One features a green ribbon bound binding with organdie rose trimmed handle.
Story mentions decorative candles with seal ing wax flowers, painted or gilded, as gifts for men or women. Also notes ribbon or cre tonne-covered picture frames with gold braid details and glass front, cardboard back, and a cut peas hors t buck design, highlighting seasonal gift ideas.
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