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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
3
A Missouri Farmer essay argues Christmas is not just a day but a practice of giving and considering others. It urges readers to forget self, remember others, and sow happiness, making Christmas a year round duty rather than a solitary observance.
Lesson for December 25 Luke 2 1 20 centers on Jesus birth foretold and fulfilled by Micah and Gabriel the shepherds message and the first Christmas service. The golden text John 3 16 proclaims salvation through faith in Jesus. The study moves through birth announcements shepherds witness and praising God as the response to Christ’s birth.
Hens fail to lay for various reasons with worms being a common cause in fall. Treat infested flocks and keep birds in clean quarters to prevent reinfestation. Ensure clean houses with ample ventilation and space, plus sufficient feed hopper and water. Use home grown mash ideas from Circular 275 and a sample mix of corn, wheat, oats, meat scrap, dried milk, soy meal, bone meal, lime, and salt.
In Oregon near land and gardens the earwig control program using tachinid flies, imported from Europe, ends as city county and Oregon State College finance a wage of biological warfare. Thousands of flies raised in cages and glass phials released to attack earwigs across homes and gardens.
The piece reflects on Christmas as a time when families gather by the fire, stockings hung and children asleep, highlighting the enduring appeal of hearth scenes. It frames Christmas as a universal call to kindness, comfort, and the betterment of life beyond wealth or loss, urging goodwill to all.
The passage asserts that love is the crown of virtues and that fellowship with God heals bruised hearts. It describes God as Father of mercies and God of all comfort, and suggests that unplanned good deeds may exceed deliberate benefactions.
The Detroit News explains that Xmas does not mean crossmas. The X represents the Greek letter chi, the initial of Christ in Χριστός, forming a traditional abbreviation used similarly to Xn for Christian and Xty for Christianity.
Otto Ruehle of Pleasant Valley Dutchess County bred pullet D-4818, finishing a 355 egg record on October 1 after returning from the 1931 New York state fair in Syracuse where Prof. L. M. Hurd crowned her grand champion pullet of all breeds. Hurd notes ideal conformation for a white leghorn and strong vigor in five pounds. D-4318 stems from 25 years of breeding. her mother laid 82 ounce eggs per dozen and she has 638 sisters averaging over 240 eggs yearly. During the first 140 days of testing the pullet laid an egg every day.
A well dressed young man on a street corner feels nostalgic for Christmas. He contemplates the star and the child and the need to forget himself to make someone else happy, echoing the old tale of the rich man who went away sorrowful.
J H Bodwell, a commercial poultryman, advises maintaining 90 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit for newly hatched chicks and warns against overheating in incubators or brooders. He stresses starting chicks on liquid milk or a starter with skim milk or buttermilk and not feeding crid in the initial weeks.
The data show 379 million mature chicks on farms in the United States with 329 million in flocks under 400 birds. In Ohio, about 183,000 of 200,000 chicken farmers own under 200 birds, around 15,000 keep 200 to 400, and 2,700 farmers have more than 400 birds, most flocks under 700 hens.
The article explains rare two egg days for hens fed white corn and legumes, notes pests like lice and de-pluming mites harming birds, and recommends cabbage as a starter green for pullets. It warns dirty eggs fetch lower prices and contrasts pelvic bone spread between heavy producers and non-producers.
Doctors recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight and relieve congestion. One or two tablets at bedtime with milk or water, then wake to a vanished cold and purified system. Sold in 10c and 35c packages at drug stores.
A Stuttgarter Illustrierte caption notes a domestic scene where a woman requests a loudspeaker to dance at night, but another voice counters she wants sleep. The brief reflects a humorous clash over noisy behavior in a household. The item captures period social wit.
A brief note from a jail visitor exchange mentions fondness for music and the convict replying that he likes the opening bars. The exchange hints at a Congregationalist context without detailing names or locations.
Persistent coughs and colds lead to trouble. Creomulsion soothes inflamed membranes and inhibits germs. It is touted as a two fold remedy for bronchial issues and respiratory diseases with a money back guarantee if relief is not found after following directions.
A witty exchange frames a stock broker’s tale about margin and risk. True to form, the character’s plans hinge on leveraged funds, revealing how ambition intersects with market volatility.
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