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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1903
Page
3
A garbled ad fragment mentions a laxative with dubious cure claims and refund promise. It cites population figures in Ireland and Scotland for Gaelic speakers and hints at June اما grocery pricing or dairy color notes. The text mixes product pitch with unrelated demographics and dates.
A witty exchange compares misfortune and calamity with a quote about Gladstone. The joke suggests a calamity occurs if he falls, and a misfortune if he is helped out.
Three major western railways the Wabash Alton and Rock Island and the Western Electric company impose prohibitions on cigarette and alcohol use by their workers asserting strict abstinence policies across the workforce.
A garbled excerpt notes mosquitoes hibernate in barns and cotton patches. It mentions uncertain lifespans, winter behavior, and possible movement behind objects, with hints of a woman’s movement and a bull, all in obscured wording.
The paper notes the World's Greatest Jewelry Exhibition and mentions Indian Territory public schools. It states 19,864 Indian scholars enrolled with breakdowns 6,883 Creek, 4,788 in the Cherokee, and 939 Chickasaw students among the enrollees.
A fragment discusses economical foods like cereals and vegetables, praising their nutrition compared with meats. It includes an ad for Simmons Syrup priced 26 and 50 cents, claiming it safe and effective for coughs sore throats colds.
The text notes grocers rarely stock De Gance starch and describe limited inventory of 12 oz and 16 oz packages. It hints at a finance counter and a potential delay in sales due to scarce branded starch stock.
Fragmented text discusses global population impact and hypothetical outcomes if Cleopatra’s height or other factors differed. Mentions Simmons company and prices, suggesting a speculative view of world wealth and influence without clear events or dates.
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A wide range of brief notes from various places reports fires in Oklahoma and a Westville strike incident. Other items include the death sentence affirmation for Rufus Bunyan of Ardmore, a birth to Mrs. Vanderbilt, and a rumored pension official resignation. Also reported are a cattle accident near Guthrie, a Marion Indiana burglary attempt, a murder conviction near LeFlore, a Springfield Oklahoma death, Santiago drainage measure, and Pan American treaty timing.
Aggregated items report shipwrecks with drownings near Norway and Pennsylvania railwreck fatalities, a Mar shall child burned to death, Manchuria tensions, a nine foot Sabine river project, fires destroying a Hubbard City school and a new Atoka building, a Vicksburg shooting, a bank collapse settlement update, and a reward for a Chickasaw Nation bank figure.
In a Philadelphia Press snippet, Ascum and Merchant dispute a debt owed to Bur roughs. Merchant reveals he lent the item to Bur roughs to preserve self respect, but now refuses to appear foolish enough to expect repayment.
The piece notes a shift toward a mechanical navy with trained officers and men. It cites Hunt’s Lightning Oil for rheumatism and other ailments. It lists American newspaper wages and ad receipts, touts a Gobron-Brille racing car, and ends with a humorous remark about married life and a Cork wedding officiated by clergymen.
The report notes that tin oxide veins have been discovered in the Transvaal with a tin content of about 67 percent. It also mentions that a bank cashier occasionally saves enough to cover his running expenses.
Freddie L a known angler spent a day fishing with friends in the down river district. He invested $2 in bait tackle and liniment. rose at 3 am and returned by 11 30 pm. The next morning the net showed an empty bottle a swollen head and a small four and a half inch fish.
In ancient Egypt India and China a health method was practiced. Asclepiades the Greek physician contemporary to Cicero advocated it. About a millennium later Ibon Sina the philosopher argued for teary abstinence as easier than constant moderation.
A group of young writers gathered to meet Robert Browning and one outspoken member dominated the conversation. Browning gently interjected with a remark that he was monopolizing the discussion, delivering a quiet rebuke.
A Connecticut woman credits Grape-Nuts with ending long standing indigestion and heart trouble. She describes constant fear of sudden death, nausea after eating, and weakness from dieting. After a year on Grape-Nuts she reports no dyspepsia, the ability to walk ten miles daily, no medicine, and a younger appearance.
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