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Newspaper
San Saba News
Location
San Saba, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
3
The notice states the newspaper is published in San Saba Texas each Thursday and entered at the San Saba Post Office as second class matter.
A long, eclectic column from an Arkansas Texas area paper discusses political tempers in Texas, disgust with leaders, and local civic notes. It mentions Cleburne voters backing Wilson, Mrs. Eula Cage as a female fire commissioner, Jewett electing women to office, a Johnson county convention, and remarks on Joe Bailey, Woodrow Wilson, and local politicians. It notes a lunar eclipse, rising tea party sentiment, and school staffing worries as teachers consider leaving the profession. It closes with World War I reflections and Allied victory rhetoric.
A London Opinion fragment quotes Binks discussing a play seen in New York. He notes a remarkable aspect centered on a butler character and fame, mentioning a name confusion with James and praising the play’s impact. The text preserves quoted dialogue and a fleeting commentary.
Morrow Mayo writes in Home Sector about the war ending and sailors returning to civilian life. The poem recalls ships, ports, stars, and the call of the sea, asking who among the crew would have it otherwise as memory lingers like tides and dawns.
Greenland has had no contagious disease cage since 1825, notes Roger Pocock in Wide World. Measles and influenza wipe out tribes there, prompting Denmark to ban native commerce except via accredited agents. Visitors face medical exams and officials prohibit liquor, helping Greenland Eskimos grow while others decline.
A devotional piece urges daily prayer for all people as the primary Christian work. It compares prayer to the bow powering action, notes Christ invites prayer, and shares anecdotes about persistent prayer leading to conversion, including a Gypsy Smith example and guidance to pray by name for those on one’s heart.
A devotional reflection urges daily renewal of sight to perceive the common as well as the extraordinary. It calls for asking the Lord to grant fresh discernment each morning so compassion remains alive and startling, revealing the compassions of the Lord in everyday events.
Rev W M Speegle will preach at the Mothers Day observance at the Harmony Ridge school house next Sunday. This annual local custom draws the community together, and all residents are cordially invited to attend.
The Tabernacle Christian Sunday school will observe Mothers Day next Sunday with a special program and invites all friends to worship with them. Sunday is Mother’s Day with a Say it with flowers theme and Corner Drug Store offers to take orders before Friday night.
The eleventh of February brought the last good rain, with more predicted as farmers race to plant cotton and feed crops. Alfred and Mrs Whitley welcome a baby girl, while Mildred Walker visits Tam in Position to assist with clerical work. Mrs Campbell of Mullen and W Hinyard in Horton visit San Saba this week.
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