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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
9
A 1900s style advertisement promotes Black and White Ointment to remove pimples and blemishes. It claims widespread use with nearly two million packages sold yearly and notes the 50c size contains three times as much as the 25c size. The pitch targets youths feeling humiliated by imperfect skin and promises affordable, ample supply from any dealer.
A brief note from New York Sun and Globe describes Flint and Lint discussing efforts to present a pristine home. The line suggests a prearranged meeting with Lint-Company this afternoon, highlighting domestic pride and social impression.
A brief Wisdom quote shows a farmer and an old lady sparring over a strong field odor. The farmer explains they are applying fertilizer to the distant field, eliciting a shocked exclamation from the Old Lady.
A longtime harmless vegetable butter color called Dandelion is sold in drug stores and general stores for 35 cents. An advertisement notes its 50 years of use by millions. The passage also mentions a rise in electrification in conservative India with fans and electric lights replacing hand-pulled punkahs and coconut oil lamps.
An old newspaper ad dense with patent medicine claims features Cascarrets for liver and bowels at 10 cents a box, Allcock's Plaster touted for external relief, and Roman Eye Balsam for morning relief. Odd quips about a bald guest and mother’s brush appear, with 372 Pearl Street, New York, as an address.
A terse verse notes the paper mark shrinking to nothing as time spans from morn to dark to complete a necessary decimal writing task. The speaker contemplates the fading value of the paper mark amid persistent effort to calculate.
Windom Minnesota mother of ninth child reports relief and strength after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and urges other sick mothers to try it. In Glen Allen Alabama a mother credibly says the remedy eased bearing down pains after years of discomfort following birth.
A multi tale piece follows spring migration of birds led by Leader Robin and the robin song of spring. It then switches to two Christmas romances where Freddie Freedman and a widow meet the Spirit of Christmas who reveals true affection and rekindles love in a village setting.
A daughter recalls a parlor moment with a young man, admitting embarrassment after her father accuses her of following his instruction to sit on him if he got sentimental. The dialogue reveals playful family dynamics and a misattribution of guidance.
A playful verse about a girl with striking dark brown hair who speaks with a perfect elongation of vowels. The speaker notes her quick retorts and hints at a teasing, affectionate dynamic as she answers with stretched syllables.
A short poem excerpt inviting readers to a symbolic open house of faith and home. Chesterton portrays an older place than Eden and a taller town than Rome, where the wandering star leads and God is homeless yet all are at home.
On Christmas Eve Mrs. Fogarty sleeps with a long stocking in her lap a needle in the last stitch. She wakes to find gifts where the stocking sat and a darning ball at its heel. She muses Santa Claus may have visited but wonders who he thinks she is.
He Knew It Jim Higgins visits a country farm on his first trip abroad and learns locals eat the rind. The farmer quips we all eat the rind, Jim replies he will save his own for them. A separate gag has a golfer handing cigars to a caddie after inviting him to smoke then keeping the cigars.
A concise view suggests the town may be beautiful throughout, though the remark implies limited expectations beyond its appearance. The statement emphasizes local sentiment and communal appreciation without detailing events or figures.
A reflective note on evolution and aging suggests people wish to be around 10,000 years hence to observe change. The speaker links wisdom with aging and notes that this perspective can dampen enthusiasm or pep in daily life.
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