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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1905
Page
4
Local brief covers insurance, quarantine talk, and regional issues. Reports include editor politics, a potential candidate, turkey day observations, new hires at the electric plant, a jewelry store opening, a new baby, westward farming, and county court sessions upcoming. Mentions theft arrest of Henry Halten and property purchase by A. T. Devall.
Local notes report that a depository for the county funds was approved, with use allocated by the county superintendent for 1905. The city prepares the water works plant area painting and lists several residents and officials connected to the event.
Government cot ton reports align with the National Ginners forecast showing under 8 million bales through Nov 14. The immediate firmer tone pushes January prices up about 6 dollars per bale while spots rise next day. The trade broadly expects crop not to exceed 10.2 million bales as buyers pay 11 cents or more at interior points amid prevailing sentiment.
A brief ad touts St Nicodemus Laxative Chill Tonic and St Nicodemus Balsamia for cough. Tonic claims to kill the gripped germ in one day at 25 cents while Balsamia outperforms other cough medicines at 50 cents. Also advertised are holiday candies and assorted nuts.
A Texas Experiment Station bulletin reports hogs fed cottonseed meal show leaner carcasses and cheaper gains in early feeding, with benefits complex over 40 day periods. It notes fermentation hazards and suggests mixing cottonseed meal with corn for extended periods.
The Gazette lists legal blanks kept in stock for sale at the Georgia office. Items include affidavit forms for accounts and facts, bills of sale, chattel bills, road for title, and mortgage notes including river or crop mortgages all cash terms.
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