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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
2
A handheld automatic register records every visitor to the White House in Washington. The device is operated by a watchman at the door who presses a button for each entrant. Congress members, senators, cabinet members, and journalists are excluded from the count.
A reader note asserts Defiance Starch outperforms Cold Water Starch and offers 16 oz packs for the same price as 12 oz containers. It alleges a supplier fears keeping stock of 12 oz Defiance while customers wait for larger sizes to sell.
An American railway engineer recently placed on the pension list has one of the most remarkable records. For forty-two consecutive years he kept an account of the miles traveled, totaling 1,402,297 miles.
After the death in Vienna of actress Louise Mayhofer her papers were examined revealing she was a daughter of de la Motte Fouque. Born in Paris in 1822 she stood in the literary circle of her era. Defiance Starch is advertised with 16 ounces for 10 cents and a money back guarantee.
Advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder curing swollen hot sweating feet ingrown nails corns and bunions and selling trial packs by mail. Mentions LeRoy New York address for orders and lists druggists and shoe stores as sellers. Separate notes reference Mrs Clarence H Mackay using violet stationery and Chauncey Depew's son Buster studying medicine with plans for a Pasteur Institute lab in Paris.
Two hundred native beaters from eastern Bengal arrive to assist in the Mysore elephant hunt organized for Lord Curzon. The event coincides with the installation of the young maharajah in August.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure for internal use. The price is listed as 75 cents. The copy emphasizes personal sale and health claims typical of patent medicines.
The article notes a circular body with a triangular frame and five strings, an instrument found in monuments dating to 2,000 years before Christ. It references immigrant literacy, citing 62 percent of Syrians at Newark being illiterate last year, 55 percent of Southern Italians, 21 percent of Greeks, and 31 percent of Poles. It also advertises Piso's Cure for throat and lung issues with a testimonial from Vanburen, Indiana, dated February 10, 1900.
A 125 year old watch owned by a Gloucestershire gentleman still keeps excellent time. It was worn at Trafalgar during the Peninsular war, at Waterloo, through the China war in 1840, and in the Indian mutiny.
Smuggled tobacco once burned in the Queen's Pipe furnace was diverted in recent years to criminal lunatic asylums for inmates, instead of disposal by fire, according to British customs authorities.
Prof. C. W. Burkett at the New Hampshire experiment station conducted two year trials on horse feeding. Water use, ration costs, and feeding methods were recorded. Conclusions favor cost efficient nutriment, bran and corn mix as oat substitute, corn stover for winter hay, and stable weight with proper substitutes. Average yearly feed cost per horse was $74.32 and cost per hour of work was 3.4 cents.
Jason Hallock of Washington County Idaho notes good range conditions with bunch and brance grasses plus spring and fall short grass. Ranges extend 10 to 15 miles north and northeast of valleys, improve for 100 miles or more, stocked with cattle horses and abundant sheep. Horses winter on ranges with minimal feeding. cattle in some areas too. Blooded stock bring better prices though require more care. wool market strong. beef and mutton shipped east or west.
Kansas Experiment Station conducted an April to June 1901 trial with twenty young calves fed skim milk and grain. The ground Kaffir corn group (157 lb per calf) gained 1,580 lb in 112 days, consuming milk, ground corn, and mixed hay. Feed costs totaled $47.37, with per hundredweight gain costs: skim milk $1.40, grain $0.49, roughage $1.10, total $4.73 per head.
In frigid regions where vegetation is sparse, wild horses remain active and hardy. They stay compact in form with long hair, adapting to harsh conditions and scarce forage.
A reflective line on love and perception notes that in early romance people doubt rumors yet soon accept all that they hear. The observation contrasts skepticism and certainty as relationships mature.
The article outlines tight federal rules for renovated butter including a $50 yearly license for manufacturers, a $5,000 bond, mandatory revenue stamps, and strict factory separation. Packaging must clearly state Reno ved Butter typing, with prints bearing the same words and no sales below ten pounds per package.
The article explains western farmers face difficulty growing sugar beets due to high labor needs. Weeds must be kept down and beets thinned promptly, especially in large fields. Summer heat and rains surge weed growth, increasing labor demand when field access is limited by weather.
In a Missouri state meeting discussion H Augustine warns of soil injury from hot sun on exposed orchards. He notes central Illinois black soil and Missouri practices of occasionally feeding ground to clover to protect soil, and favors mowing weeds to create mulch that retains moisture.
A concise remark about disciplined server behavior, noting that well mannered club waiters are often required to maintain order and decorum in service.
A succinct proverbs style remark notes that worship lacking happiness resembles a sun without light, implying faith requires joy to fulfill its bright purpose.
A terse reflection on social status noting that virtue and spiritual elevation do not come from wealth or noble lineage but from personal conduct and inner character.
Letter from Miss Elizabeth Caine of Fond du Lac Wisconsin praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from eight months of suppressed menstruation and systemic weakness. The notice urges young women to seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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