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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
2
A cat at Louis Marshall’s Manhattan home triggered a burglar alarm in a neighbor’s house where it had visited. Police found the house boarded up and empty, but heard a faint meow. The cat then dashed back to the Marshall residence seeking food.
Advertisement claims headaches dizziness neuralgia bad breath indigestion and pimples indicate an inactive liver. It urges taking Bond's Pill at bedtime to wake up well next morning.
Jesse Rainsford in Harper's Magazine notes that in 1900 about 6 000 bankruptcies occurred in the United States matching England and France. He cites the past year with more than 2044 bankruptcies, over twice England and France combined.
For colds grip or influenza and as a preventive take Laxative Bromine Quinine 1 tablet. A safe and proven remedy is advertised with the box signed by E. W. Grove. 20c. Adv.
Harry A. Truby of the Aero-Philatelic Society of America preserves stamps from early air mail flights. A note records Jules Durouf flying from Paris on September 23, 1870, sending messages to Craconyville during the Prussian siege. The collection highlights pioneering global air mail activities.
The article notes 6822 deaths in a year in the United States from whooping cough. It warns of the disease as a neglected childhood killer and claims Dr Drake's Glossco relieves paroxysms and shortens illness, sold for 50 cents with physician endorsement.
A Salem New Jersey flower shop reports a full bunch of bananas harvested from a tree over ten feet tall. The tree has matured in a greenhouse for several months, while outdoor fruit is typically nipped by cold weather.
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union piece recounts the nativity from the viewpoint of humble Judean shepherds. An angel proclaims great joy, and a heavenly host sings Glory to God as they travel to Bethlehem to witness the newborn Savior.
A business man recalls yearly Christmas greens trips with his wife and children. They gather spruce and hemlock, ground pine, and mistletoe whether by car or train, wrapping the home with wreaths and festoons. The outing remains a treasured holiday custom rather than buying decorations.
Children search secret shrub hideouts for stockings filled with fruits and candies on Christmas morning in Spain, a festive custom noted by Farm and Ranch.
William L. Gaston describes a Bethlehem tale where shepherds from Boaz Hills and travelers from Nazareth encounter a newborn in a manger. Kings from the east bow with gifts as incense fills the cave and a scroll proclaims him Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
A Christmas reflection poem notes how the day stirs vivid recollections of loved ones, places, and unfulfilled desires. It muses that joy is tempered by memories, with music and child laughter surpassing royal feasts and the warmth of enduring friendship outshining wine.
The National Safety Council warns that this Christmas could see more home accidents unless people exercise greater caution. It cites many injuries last year from air rifle shots and fireworks as the nation braces for a safer yet festive season.
The text notes a Christmas superstition claiming that oxen kneel in their stalls to worship the infant Christ at midnight on His birthday. It presents this as one of many quaint beliefs connected with Christmas night.
For Christmas table nothing more striking could be chosen as a decoration than a pair of silver pea cocks or a large pheasant either in silver plate or pottery.
A Victorian note describes a Christmas custom in Sussex and Devonshire where blessings are given to apple trees, reflecting regional horticultural folklore still practiced in rural England.
In southern Italy a Novena begins nine days before Christmas and small nativity models are crafted in village homes as part of festive customs.
Packing shed for the Rio Grande Vegetable Growers exchange rises in Pharr. Brady cattlemen sell 5000 Hereford steers for a record 500000 dollars. The 1927 Valley Midwinter Fair ends with 130000 attendees, a 15000 boost.. D. C. Ganaway owns a 35 pound Seedless Marsh grapefruit exhibited at Edinburg Chamber of Commerce. Imports through Galveston district reach 3154805 dollars. Oil prospects in Gulf Coast Texas projected to 1 billion barrels in 25 years.
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