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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
8
An ad touts Pape's Cold Compound claiming two doses every three hours cure a cold with the first dose giving relief and the next two breaking up the illness. It emphasizes safety with no quinine or opiates and notes millions use it at thirty-five cents, with druggists guaranteeing satisfaction. A farmer’s farcical deathbed remark about ham closes the piece.
A vintage ad touts Danderine as a dependable tonic to revive lifeless hair. It claims immediate relief from falling hair itching scalp and dandruff, restoring strength color and youthful beauty. The ad highlights glossy non greasy results and recommends any drug store, reflecting period advertising tone.
A salesman asks a river town hotel clerk if locals bathe in muddy water. The clerk replies no, then explains a tub of mud proves the water’s only useful for show, not bathing. The exchange showcases dry humor about practical needs versus appearance.
Colorful classified style notice promises dye or tint services for worn or faded garments and draperies at a budget price of fifteen cents, appealing to homemakers seeking quick refreshment for fabrics. It emphasizes affordability and immediacy in fabric restoration.
An advertisement for Diamond Dyes assures perfect home dyeing even for beginners with directions in each package and colors from druggists. The text shifts to a humorous poem about an owl named Too Whit and his earnest, nonlethal courting tale.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest and surest relief for indigestion gas upset stomach heartburn sourness and acidity. A few tablets provide near immediate relief and correct digestion for a few cents. Druggists stock millions of packages.
A professor ends a dull recitation with a brusque warning to students not to flap their ears as they leave, signaling impatience with the session and a terse exit cue.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as antiseptic and finely scented for face skin baby and dusting use. It positions it as economical and superior to other perfumes, and brands it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment.
An 19th century ad for Dr Peerys Dead Worm Medicine promises heart and vanity appeal, claiming a 50 cent bottle expels worms including tape worm. It lists 372 Pearl Street New York as the address and touts saving money time and anxiety.
The dyeing of wool for Persian rugs is esteemed as a fine art and the tribal dyer is regarded as a person of considerable importance.
An advertisement proclaims Brandreth Pills use the best ingredients and are unmatched for constipation and suggests taking one or two at bedtime. A second sentence notes a man filing a patent application believes he will revolutionize things.
In a tale laced with loneliness and awakening, a wealthy club patron abandons idle luxury to become Santa for a janitor’s children, decorating a tree and sharing a Christmas meal, finding genuine affection and a sense of belonging he long sought. The act transforms his holiday from isolation to warmth.
A brief playful note on Santa Claus as a generous figure from childhood memories. The piece humorously imagines him as a Rewsboy, reflecting a cheerful, nostalgic tone.
Rutherford New Jersey legion members appeared before the city council to denounce municipal workers removing veteran grave flags during a cemetery clean up. Flags were later found in a dirt heap outside the burial ground.
Fort Worth Tex nearly 118 000 farms and ranches cleared of fever ticks in fifteen months under county commissions and Tex livestock sanitary commission with the bureau of animal industry records. Thirty five counties show 459 infested premises now versus 117 866 fifteen months ago. Quarantines fall from 113 917 to 64 547 head of cattle. final clean up area shows 18 912 head under quarantine, a drop of 77 900 cattle. Boog Scott urges constant work to prevent reinfestation as some counties resist the program and warns of vast losses if stalled. Current dip or inspect totals reach 2 400 189 cattle in October with most in systematic work.
Thelma invites six foster children to a lavish dining room party at her home. Hubert and Thelma present each child with food, gifts, and games while parents watch surprised. Santa leaves a tree and presents in the library as the children join in a warm, festive afternoon.
The liner Leviathan arrived from Southampton and Cherbourg, covering 3078 miles in five days seven hours and 20 minutes, surpassing the Mauretania's record by 13 minutes.
Lake Charles La. Practically all the rice in Louisiana and Texas has been harvested but field yields in both states are disappointing. H G Chalkley president of the American Rice Growers Association said demand for rough rice remains steady despite large movement from farmer to mill.
A young woman under a chandelier teases a professorial observer with a sprig of mistletoe. The professor, peering through his glasses, describes the plant as Viscum album in Loranthaceae and notes its jointed dichotomous form.
An advertisement warns buyers to look for the Bayer name on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin, claiming it has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 23 years. It urges asking for Bayer when purchasing Aspirin to avoid imitations.
In the Pearl islands area of the Bay of Panama pearls are so plentiful that early settlers observed natives using them to decorate their canoes.
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