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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
4
A miscellany reports December in Shiner Texas with subscription price and postmark, local and national events include Buffalo Bayou, school bonds, Rice mills, bank heist near Beaumont, prohibition rally in Houston, pickpocketing at Austin game, Mariana mine disaster, US Japan talks, US politics and mission preservation, plus Pacific tensions and misreadings of church property.
The article discusses a paper shell pecan tree hybrid called the mule, noting it is not ashamed of its ancestry. It explains that pecan seeds often fail to produce nuts equal to wild varieties, yielding small thick shelled nuts, emphasizing the need for high quality seed and strong young growth for superior fruit.
The article urges nurserymen to use budded or grafted pecan trees with all desired traits rather than seedlings. It stresses buying genuine grafted pecans from a reliable nursery and questions readers about edible paper shell pecans and whether previous generations planted grafted varieties.
Local readers recall Thanksgiving with letters from Kamensky noting moves and visits. Charley Mladenko and family moved to a new home near St John. Louis Koester of Moulton seen with cattle. Otto Schultz and others from Cheapside and Moulton visiting area families. E Westphall returned with a black pony. E Breitschopf, Henry Wenske and kin from Haase and Oak Grove feasted and shared news. E Westphall also lost two yearlings and a horse in a week. Leap year ball at Herman Park Hall noted after Thanksgiving.
Regular visitors Anderle of Kuehne's Grove and others spent Sunday in this section. Heinrich moved Tuesday to Oak Grove to start his future home. Miss Edna Ruhmann visited family, W. H. J. Wenske of Komensky joined her. Ben Stock hosted many relatives and friends Sunday afternoon with beer kegs and abundant fare. A light rain Sunday benefits Fall gardens. Rosemary. Oy
An advertisement urges sufferers crippled with rheumatism or stiff joints to try Ballard's Snow Liniment. It claims the product drives away aches pains and stiffness and leaves users as well as ever. Sold by Schlottman Drug Co.
Readers are invited to a daytime concert by the Eiler Rip Van Winkle Band praised for its expected splendor and strong reputation. The piece mentions China’s current upheaval with the dowager queen and figurehead king dead, signaling potential upheaval as 250 million Chinese people enter global affairs.
Thanksgiving passed off pleasantly with residents enjoying the holiday. Local moves and visits fill the week as Dreyer family plans Yoakum relocation and Kurt Franke returns to join Ben Schumacher’s smithy.
Dallas Texas November 28. The anti prohibitionists of Texas plan a statewide campaign as directed by the Texas antiprohibition executive committee. The meeting in Dallas outlines organization and strategy for statewide efforts.
The plan calls for appointing a county chairman in every county, recommended by the senatorial chairman, who will then appoint precinct chairmen in all voting precincts. Each executive committee member will raise funds to cover organization costs and appeal to opponents of statewide prohibition for support.
Mr A J Berckenhoff of Shiner and R G Blake of San Antonio visited with others on school business. John Fischnar completed a bridge over Rocky Creek near Sunset School. R C Migle the road commissioner approved it. Otto Reinhaur family left for Roscoe Nolan County and Joe Schroller for Hamlin Jones County. Miss Mary Derrich returned to the deaf and dumb school in Austin November 17. Frank Derrich traveled to Gonzales. John Koenning made a brief trip to Gonzales. A party at John Nagelmueller’s home drew a nice crowd and good times. Our school attendance suffers from cotton picking.
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