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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
2
At a social dinner a host’s carving mishap leads to a comical moment when a skewered roast piece misfires. The host’s temper cools, and son Willie seizes the moment to tease about the cook burning her nose while trying to pull skewers out with her teeth.
A drug store cashier recalls a man phoning another to meet for shopping in multiple public places. He notes it as a new sight in five years and laments altered views of men and shopping.
Advice to treat ankle sprains at once with very hot water to relieve congestion and speed bandage readying. Warns against delaying to assess severity as hot water can cause harm and patient suffering is reduced by prompt action.
Donato Digilia, a young Italian bootblack in New York, has earned about $15,000 after years of hard work shining the boots of financiers on Wall Street. He and his American wife have sailed for Italy for a three month honeymoon. The bootblacking trade in the city is largely controlled by Italians who pay high rents for stand space in lobby entrances of major office buildings.
Worcester weighs a proposed law prohibiting whistling with a license option for those who think they must make music. The Boston Journal mocks the bill predicting sidewalk talk tax and even suggests fines for bare rubber heels.
Africa yields the world’s ivory supply and hosts mammoth elephants with ancestral Arctic links. India’s elephants lack tusks, staying tuskless and valued more alive than for ivory.
A strained clipping notes that a married Austrian subject requires express consent to travel, with authorities pressing for formal approval before journeying can proceed. The fragment hints at passport controls and potential restrictions on mobility for married individuals.
Wool imports for the fiscal year reached 266.5 million pounds, up from 126 million last year and 203 million in 1907, with only about one third of U S consumption imported. Treasury officials flag late arriving foreign goods under tariff changes and plan notes redesign. Secretary Wilson amends sheep scabies quarantine rules in Texas. Taft ally group eyes action against Dr Wiley as officials prep Denver dairy convention attendance.
Harry K. Thawe's bid for liberty ends in dismissal by Supreme Court Justice Isaac Mills who says releasing him would threaten public peace and safety. The day also brings Texas appointments under a new labor act, a Scottish Rite session close, and other scattered notices.
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