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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
8
A Christmas candle, a portrait silhouette, and a small decorative item form a group of charming handcraft gifts. Elaborate sealing wax, gold or silver paint, and light modeling enhance items like the pagoda candle. Portrait silhouettes made from photographs delight grandparents and family members.
A palm leaf or bamboo fan becomes a pretty gift when adorned with bright colors and clever designs. Wool or silk yarns ribbons yarn flowers and paints are used as mediums. Small mats of colored yarns hooked through a foundation create useful pads to protect table surfaces.
Texas faces unsettling state department findings but remains optimistic about progress. The editorial urges public duty, transparency, and continued development across roads, factories, water conservation, and education. Advertising groups plan a major educational drive to promote Texas resources and growth.
In a family scene from Christmas 1925, grown siblings instinctively reclaim gift giving despite vows to stop. Before church and holiday songs, they gather around a shaky old table, load it with surreptitious presents, and admit Christmas should be for everyone as they share simple, thoughtful gifts and pride in their finds.
A terse report notes that calm retreats mask storms of any kind in East Turkestan, highlighting hidden tensions and regional sensitivities without graphic detail.
Tiny Tim tells Bob Cratchit he hopes people see him in church because he is a cripple and that it may please them to remember on Christmas Day who made lame beggars walk and blind men see. Tiny Tim ends with God bless us every one.
The American Legion’s child welfare service pushes from national to local levels, starting in New Hampshire, Washington, and Oregon. State conferences in Utah and Colorado precede more, with Illinois, Indiana, Iowa next. The plan aims to cover the nation via district and community structures, using existing agencies where possible to aid veterans’ dependents and place foster children.
The American Legion announced that South Dakota won the Franklin D Olier cup for best growth in eligibility and France claimed the Han ford MacNider trophy as the first foreign department to top a national membership race for 1924 25. Nebraska led the next group in both contests with strong percentages.
John R. Quinn former national commander of the American Legion says veterans must work for rights, noting human nature and societal attitudes toward World War I heroes. A grocer recalls a wounded young hero, praising bravery but wishing he would stop returning to shop.
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure authentic Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 25 years. It cautions that imitations may be dangerous and instructs to say Bayer when purchasing Aspirin.
Mayor Ralph of San Francisco delivered a sharp critique of American literary criticism at a New York Algonquin luncheon. He argued criticism should be pungent and brief and offered humorous examples across drama motion pictures and cuisine to illustrate pointed commentary.
A teacher explains instinctive love and protective care using biblical examples and asks about mothers who wear feathers. A bright girl answers Indians. In the same class a child defines a frog as a creature that sits, then jumps up and sits again, in a playful classroom moment.
The Cuticura Toilet Trio. Having cleared your skin keep it clear by making Cuticura your everyday toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal, the Talcum to powder and perfume. No toilet table is complete without them.
Mrs Nagger, bored with life after marrying a wealthy husband and traveling, confides to Mrs Holland that she sometimes feels she has nothing to live for, prompting an unexpected suggestion about spite as a motive.
General Sir Frederick Maurice recounts a wry tale about a vain snob and a conceited nobleman at a dinner party. Mrs Langtry is cited in a playful exchange, noting repeated meetings that the nobleman nonchalantly calls luck.
Fragmentary OCR reads imply a claim about worms and a single dose called Dead Shot, mentioning 872 Pearl St. The readable portion notes a belief about worms and a remedy, but lacks clear context or verifiable details.
The era sees grasshoppers far more prevalent than usual across New England, the middle Atlantic states, and the Ohio valley. A stray line notes that girls should not throw kisses unless they wish to miss the mark.
Frank J. Trumbull of Jersey City writes that Carter's Little Liver Pills relieved his sour stomach and gas, enabling him to eat without biliousness and improving his appetite by fully 100 percent. He endorses the product and notes he will promote it in future. Houston distribution ad reference included.
A notice promoting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for people over fifty. It argues for regularity without daily purges, claiming long intervals between doses, harmless pleasant use, and recommends buying a 60 cent bottle to test.
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