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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
7
F A Walker urges how beliefs are shaped by feelings and desires. He warns that dwelling on airy visions without testing them biases the mind and harms intellect. The piece champions clear thinking, facts, and weighing evidence, citing past intellects who rose by reason and openness to counsel.
Wayne D. Mc Murray writes that Euripides uttered the line Time will unveil all things to posterity as a reply to critics. The Greek tragedian, praised as a master of tragedy, faced charges of impiety and exile from Greece, then honored at the Macedonian court before his enduring fame.
The black magpie in Tasmanian countryside is described as a weather prophet. Before a storm, flocks cry and flap their wings for a day or two, signaling the coming weather event.
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate essay urges keeping minds open and free from prejudice and bias, warning that close mindedness destroys progress and leads to poor judgment at critical crossroads for the foolish, obstinate, and self conceited.
Osiah Lamborn of East Hempstead born in England in 1659 had many children including Thomas, Maria, Robert, John, William, and Sarah. Robert migrated to America in 1713, settled near London Grove, Pa, married Sarah Swayne in 1722, and their son Thomas was a Quaker who supported peace in the Revolution. The name derives from an English estate dating to Edward II. The Wakeman name traces to the Anglo-Saxon waec man, a village watchman. Lavender derives from lavandier meaning washerman and the laundry.
A poem urging wives to shield husbands from temptation in a harsh modern world. It contrasts domestic warmth with streetwise dangers and calls wives to be steadfast, guiding their husbands through moral trials back toward faith and home. The speaker urges constant, vigilant love and moral leadership at home.
A reader proposes sprinkling whole cloves wherever ants are found as a quick, clean, and certain remedy. The note adds that the spice is objectionable to ants but harmless to humans, and claims cloves also drive out other creeping pests when they appear beyond bounds.
A brief poetic entry quotes John Tabb praising a hummingbird in nature. The verse portrays a playful, lyrical scene of a hummingbird moving from flower to flower, a sunlit moment of nectar, and a fleeting kiss of color in a harmless flash of lightning and rainbow dyes.
A compact home canning guide details pickling methods for cucumbers and tomatoes. It covers mustard pickles with small cucumbers, brining of vegetables, and a spiced vinegar boil. Also included is a tomato relish process using brown sugar, salt, allspice, mace, celery seed, cinnamon and vinegar, with cooking and bottling steps.
A playful remark says scientists claim coal on the market is a million years old, yet the speaker trusts the dealer and insists they deliver fresh coal.
A whale caught off Greenland carried in its body a harpoon head believed to be at least fifty years old. Experts estimate the tool remained lodged for decades, suggesting long itineraries before the animal died.
U.S. Department of Agriculture market summary covers dairy products with butter and cheese trends and wholesale prices, fruits and vegetables including potatoes onions cantaloupe and peaches, cotton price movements in spot markets and futures, and regional price details for several crops and commodities across New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago and eastern markets. Major notes include butter prices easing, cheese firm, potato strength, watermelon weakness, melons firm, onions softening, and cotton middling prices down by week.
Swampscott, Mass. The Coolidge administration proposes to cut income tax rates to a maximum of 20 percent next winter. The plan would set 15 percent surtax and 5 percent normal tax, down from the current 46 percent maximum (40 percent surtax and 6 normal). Chairman Madden announced the rates after talks with President Coolidge, who approved in principle but wants treasury experts to verify the revenue impact before committing to the final figure.
The first shipment of this season's rice sold in Bay City for $6.31 1 2 per barrel, the highest price since the war period. The 1000 sacks, grown by W S Horn Jr of Matagorda County, fetched $1.05 more per barrel than last year and arrived 25 days before the 1923 and 1924 first rice. It marks the first July market in Matagorda County with an outlook described as exceedingly bright.
Rains of the past several days, general across Texas, moved southward aiding drouth areas in Central Texas. Waco recorded a norther, El Paso saw snow flurries, and the state experienced low temperatures. Rainfall ranged from 1 to 2% inches in some Central Texas locales, with others receiving only light showers.
Angleton Texas reports the current cotton crop as the best in years and possibly in county history. Farmers anticipate a bountiful harvest as optimism grows, with the first bale arriving from Danbury signaling strong yields ahead.
Cameron County commissioners court reduced the tax rate from 86 to 83 cents, adding a 20 cent bond tax for flood control, total county levy now 1.03 dollars.
A compact note references Benjamin Franklin and a notion of idea house wifery tied to a woman's noble fame. The fragment hints at historical figure connections and reputational framing in a historical newspaper context.
The United States Department of Agriculture cautions the public about two so called new poultry breeds the Turken and the Kiwi. It explains crosses like turkey with chicken and ostrich with chicken are not supported by viable progeny and that the Turken image likely shows Transylvania Naked-neck chickens. The department urges sponsors prove such crosses and warns readers to safeguard interests.
Extensive experiments determine average protein and nutrient needs to maintain cows of varying weights. Tables show digestible nutrients and how much feed yields specific milk outputs. Balanced rations are built by combining feeds to meet total nutrient targets, though individual variation limits precision.
In the cooler evening, turn the mare and foal out on pasture for ample exercise and fresh air with minimal fly interference. When not working, pasture remains best for both, provided shade exists. If natural shade is lacking, build a cheap shelter and hang sacks under trees or in the shed to keep flies away.
The guinea pig was domesticated in the Andean region and used as food by Indigenous peoples. Carried to Europe by Dutch traders in the 16th century, it has since been kept in the Old World and North America mainly as a pet. The term pig reflects its form, while the origin of “guinea” is uncertain, possibly a corruption of Guiana pig.
Municipal authorities estimate the new Tokyo subway will cost about 187000000 yen with around 40 miles of lines. Surveying of routes will begin soon and construction is expected to start late this year or early next spring.
A fragment hints at Madam Ruff performing with emotion. The dialogue suggests mad feelings and strong sentiment in her singing style. No further names, places, or dates are provided in the readable text.
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