Market Receipts and Fleecy Steple Price Report
Total receipts through Saturday night November 16 were 8 424 bales. The fleecy steple sold at 27 cents a pound on that day.
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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
5
Total receipts through Saturday night November 16 were 8 424 bales. The fleecy steple sold at 27 cents a pound on that day.
Local Adrian era notices from the Shiner Gazette page highlight sales at Wolters Brothers Bargain Store and Shiner Drug Co. Ads promote coffee from O G Blohm and Kero Gas Oil, clothing hats, home purchases, school reports, and church updates. Names include Pauline Burkett Isabel Daniel W C Schusidt Rev J A Swanson D C Daniel and Mrs F J Cox.
A brief homeward message mentions receiving a letter dated 10 30 and the Gazette dated Sept 19. It notes two fires, rain and cool weather at camp, and sends regards to Mr Habermacher and Mrs Lane while promising another soon.
The Burkett family expresses deep thanks to friends for support during the illness death and funeral of their son and brother Bailey. They name Rev J W Rowland Mrs Hugs and her Choir for hymns at home and at the grave and the floral offerings. May God bless you all.
The text extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as effective for winter coughs and colds. It claims many families rely on it and follow directions on the bottle, promising good results and fewer serious consequences for those who use it.
City ordinance bans riding bicycles on Shiner sidewalks. Violators face a 25 dollar fine as pedestrians dodge these machines and danger to public safety is noted.
Cuero News editor A E Fritsche reports in the Nov 14 issue that after DeWitt County Council of national defense ordered German usage halted, a Washington post office permit was sought to rename the paper to Cuero News in English. the transition was approved a few days ago this week.
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