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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
21
Auto accessories springs and leaves for all ears. Springs re arched, re tempered, repaired. Old springs made like new. Standard Spring & Axle Co. at 2816 Main St Dallas Texas.
Advertisement seeking young women to enroll in a Beauty Culture program. Complete course priced at 50 dollars. Full particulars available by writing The Arkansas Hairdressing Academy located at Hot Springs National Park Arkansas.
A summary of Jesus driving merchants from the temple and overturning money tables, declaring the house a house of prayer rather than a den of thieves per Matthew 21 12 13.
From the Magi following the eastern star to Bethlehem, they worship the child Jesus and present precious gifts. The journey is marked by joy as the star leads them to the house where Mary and the child reside.
Aunt Mary sends Merry Christmas wishes to young readers and promises Santa's deliveries. Elisa-Marie, her daughter, adds love and Yuletide blessings. She hints that the 1926 Boys' and Girls' page will be bigger and better, counting on readers to help.
A London story recalls a starving street girl known as the Little Match Girl on Christmas Eve. She lights matches for warmth, imagines a warm embrace from her mother, and dies in the cold, leaving the crowd to ponder the sad end and a brief glow of joy on her pale face.
The piece describes two holiday games for children. Snow Ball Relay uses crepe snowballs, two facing lines, spoons, and baskets, with prizes for the winning line. Jolly St Nicholas reenacts rules a keeper reads, children respond yes sir, move, and obey, with taps and hugs as rewards and a prize for best behavior.
A vintage Christmas cookbook entry offers two simple treats. The Christmas Oat Macaroons mix oats coconut cornstarch sugar eggs milk and butter into walnut sized cookies baked twenty minutes. Date Loaf combines dates nuts sugar milk and butter boiled to a soft ball then cooled to set for a flavorful holiday candy.
The article lists prize donors and values for a radio contest with many Chicago firms supplying kits and components. It recounts a family Christmas scene where Jimmie receives a three-tube radio set, wires an aerial, and enjoys broadcasts at noon on Christmas day, noting future gift-giving expectations.
An independent prize will be given for the best crossword answer by any boy or girl under 16 who is crippled or permanently invalid. The prize is a Closely one tube Pup set from the Radio Editor. Answer must be independent of other entries and specify it is for this prize. A winning letter may be published later.
Last Christmas Jimmie woke early to find his Christmas tree adorned with pop corn and candies. Santa had hung a tie and a pair of mittens on the tree for him.
The bell transformer provides alternating current of 6 to 8 volts, not direct current for a B battery. The likely cause is leakage along power lines. request the electric company to investigate transmission-line leakage in your area.
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