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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
2
Sacramento report notes the death in Santa Rosa of Mrs. M. Pyle, mother of the late Cash and Carry Pyle promoter who staged the Bunion derbies. The death ends a 28 year cycle of seven year gaps in her family, with she, her husband and her parents all dying at age 81, each at 6 10 a.m. on a Sunday.
The article reports on Pick, the man coordinating London’s wartime evacuation plan. He leads transport for half the city, prioritizing children and sick, with hospital patients moved next to free space. Ambulance trains and motor ambulances are planned, but road ambulance shortages pose a major hurdle.
Henderson Texas Carl Pittman, a stamp collector, stopped at a hillside farm and asked the farmer about ancient stamps. After a casual chat Pittman explained stamps as engravings from post offices, but the farmer replied he never heard of such a thing.
The sketch shows a decrepit car at a toll bridge where the gateman asks for fifty cents and a sailor replies Sold. A waiter's lean pork chop order leads to a quick exchange. A mistaken modern art caricature is revealed as a mirror. Johnny cites his birth date April 2 1924, and the teacher notes tardiness.
Easy cutwork guide showcases buttonhole stitches for floral motifs on linen and pastels. Transfer pattern 6331 includes 16 motifs from 3 by 3 inches to 4 by 15 inches with color schemes and needs. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 259 W. 14th St., New York.
A doctor explains constipation stems from its cause and advises preventing it by consuming bulk in the diet. He recommends Kellogg's All-Bran for breakfast, drinking water, and joining the regular routine. The advice targets refined foods and emphasizes daily use of the cereal sold by grocers.
A concise aphorism attributed to Aristotle notes that education serves as both an ornament in times of prosperity and a refuge during adversity, emphasizing its enduring value across circumstances.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for malaria. It claims the tonic contains tasteless quinidine and iron, combats the infection in the blood, relieves chills and fever, and is pleasant to take for adults and children alike.
Quotation attributed to Sheridan: a reflection on a life measured by virtue rather than years. The line emphasizes moral conduct as the true length of a life.
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