The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. [18], Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1928 Page: 2 of 16
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tonight?’’ “Yea. All finished now,
though. MKRRY CHRISTMAS |"—AI
bert K. Perks.
<A till. Waat.rn Nawapapar (Jala*.)
" Do you know that oar Joseph baa
J*a had a haltin' out with his girl and
h«re It la almost Christmas."*
"Joe always was inckjr. wasn't bar
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No Return Giftt
No Cfirlatmna giving, however lev-
lab, la truly generous unless It la
dudea some from whom there can
be no return of gifts" .
THE OOMANCHE CHIEF DECEMBER SI, IMS.
ANCtES
mow om Christ
duy hi regarded as
a lucky New Year
Hret became tbs
trlstmaa dish la the reign of
James I. who could not eat the
boar’s bend usually pruvhled.
One ki»» for each berry area
the original mistletoe ritual, a
berry being removed at a kiss
was taken
Tbe Aral Christmas cars was
published 80 years aga.
Christmas carols <*rtgtoare<i
In tbe Eleventh ceotary, bring
•ung between the ereaes of Che
miracle and mystery pfbya al
tbe period.
Christmas tress originated la
Germany, and crackers In
franc*.—Montreal Herald.
yBBMWWHWHBMdM
/•us ft
MiiugaMUtagMtgoasuMMMOiataiatatatm
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Christmas Day
And any day la Christman
When shepherd : r ment
Behold the star that gluwa above
A good Impulse, new-born 1
—Kdlth Daley
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“The Still, Small Voice”
Chrlstin s season Is bnllowet by the
amiill gift not by tbe princely gift, and
•the still, small voice” remains tbe
hope of the wortd.
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The Mistletoe Bough
Brittany Is the place of origin (it a
groat deal of the commercial mistle-
toe for th£ foreign markets.
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Spendthrifts in Sentiment
it there ever waa a- time when we
should be spendthrift* la amtlroent
It la at Christman. "
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A Day for Reverence
Christmui essentially la a day Cor
reverence, for Joyousness, tor thought
CHRISTMAS PROVERBS
*TK) ISSUE gn Invitation la to
1 make onraelves responsible
for our guest's happiness as
long as he la under our root.
It Is a sin against hospitality
ta open year door and shut up
roar countenance.
The giver mnkci the gift
precious. . ->
A gift with a kind count*-
nance la a double present.
Tbe charitable give out at the
door and God puts In at tbs
window.
There Is no
that sticks to
Henrtn alom
Kindness
t»y
In ra gift
Christmas in Italy
Assembling miniature iimm|*Is of
Christ'a birthplace forms an Im-
part of Clirlstaaa observance
where the Uttle manger Is
a "preaepin.” Rigid- fast hr
hours berore Christmas
over marks ths religions obeervanen.
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A Christmas Superstition
In pnrts of rural England U !g Uc-
<-«-|.i.il us iit-youd urgument that If, oo
it - morning of Christmas day, the sun
. -in - iMtnigh the apple tree tbe apple
ii.iiwm will be good.—Montreal Her-
ald.
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Norway Chrittmat Legend
In Norway they hove a pretty legend
that on every Christmas eve the little
Cbrlst-chlld wanders all over tbe
world bearing on Ills shoulders a bun-
dle of evergreens.
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Christ maa Renews Our Youth
We come nearer renewing our youth
at Christmas than at any other time
of the year. Alas for us, If we miss
Its chance for this!
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Christmas Gift Giving
Tbe custom of Christmas g'ft giving
has Its wn significance and very few
of oa would forego the pi a sure of
Christmas giving.
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Christmas Rightly Observed
N’ t'hrlstmaa Is rightly celebrated
whl'h has In it a sting ot neglect
OUR WISH FOR YOU IS
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Our feeling is of gratitude for your past patronage
Christmas
Our 20c per pound special on pork effective until
Moody’s Market
Christmas Time Clean
the Road to Happiness
npllINGS were bad.
i All year they had been bad. and
Huy were worm. The pile of books
lay <>j>en. one on top of the other, oo
the big desk, and sheets of ruled pw
I ter covered with figures lay all around,
mingled with slieots of scrap covered
with penciled cutculalions.
Hill*, bills, bills. And benveo knew
where lu .meet them, or what to meet
•hero with.
Stock on band that wouldn't move.
Debit* outstanding that wouldn’t come
In. Debtor* that drouian t pay, and
creditors that wouldn’t waiL
Darkness and despair and hi cfc hid-
aonaneaa everywhere.
The world no better off than he.-
Tbe burning match of national hatred
hanging low over the powder barret.
Quarrelsome lands and laodlets threat--
eslng to Start another Wortd war.
Tbe yellow peril.
Greet oriental peoples torn by In-
ternal turmoil, but atowfy timing
fb**lr hatred (Tom each other to con-
cern rate It oa tbe western races.
War In Europe three toning to give
place to war against Europe. Stride
In the East slowly preparing the «fky
for strife between Mat end West
. Why struggle and struggle lor ever
against the petty troeMek of k tiny
business world, only to graduate Into
tbe gfenter troubles of k world ready
for tha melting pot?
Why strive for nothing? Why labor
vt-h-Mif reward? Why win when
i • * - no prize?
• »• .juickest out of tbe fight waa
iHe,* 'lest winner.
i i c Uttle drawer opened almost an-
t"noi illy. There beneath hla tin-
u v- v the real solution. The short
• i .- it Thumb and forefinger ca-
i - .-it the benutlful. shining breach,
i I metal magazine. It Utted so
n t into hla palm. —
• >w? Why not?
I ding, ding. dong.
I *ii :. dong.
Tin . u was a church across Uie
aired "...
l»! Mi, DONG.
“Iliir!;, the Herald angels sing.
Glory . .
A choir was singing.
A clock struck midnight. Christ-
mas morning.
The weapon fell useless Into tbe
drawer. " «.
Another day, perhaps, bat not to-
night. If a dying world could sing
glory to God, what little, trumpery,
tenthrate dry-goodsman bad any right
to give In?
There wos almost a laugh In hla
voice fls he called to the night watch-
man, on hla way home. "Merry Christ-
mas, John." - v
“Merrv Christmas, air. Workln' fate
uiiwftftimimniwiwriMmnnrinnnnniiMifi
BIG CLOSEOU
ill
TIRES
Special Reductions on
Pianos .
Effective from now until January 1st in order to close
out this stock -
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10 Percent and 20 Percent
Oft
With thirty months in which to pay
Musical instruments of all kinds "
some from whom there can
return of gifts." .
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Not Just Reduced Prices -
But Prices Reduced to Closeout
Our Entire Stock of
Goodyears
ay ton Tires
_ r FIRST 1929, WE WILL OFFER AN ENTIR-
0F TIRES AND BETWEEN NOW AND THAT DATE
^ TO SELL EVERY TIRE NOW IN STOCK
es Are Smashed _
Riae on Old Tires
at These Prices
k * r ■. 1 • ‘v . ,
30x32 Pathfinder
4.95
29x4.40 Regular
GOODYEAR
7.60
Other sizes are proportionately low. This
is an opportunity to secure good tires cheap
THE OUTSTANDING CHEVROLET IN CHEVROLET HISTORY
The Six in the price range of a four ~
ON DISPLAY IN OUR SHOW ROOM SATURDAY DECEMBER 29th
Healer Chevrolet Co.
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Chevrolet Schooled Mechanic* . Chevrolet Shop^ Equipment
E. Hall Music Co.
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Christmas in Spain
In Spain tha Bethlehem mangnr
aceno la a neceasii.y feature of the
keeping of Chris; nuis. *
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. [18], Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1928, newspaper, December 21, 1928; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth903877/m1/2/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.