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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
2
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe remedy for kids stomach liver and bowels. It emphasizes a pleasant taste and visible label California on the package, with directions on each bottle.
Ailing child prompts father to question the rector about medical care as the night ends. The child reports the doctor only telephoned and took no physical action. An advertisement touts Wright's Indian Plegabic Pills promising regularity.
In a playful local item Uncle Ril Bettlerop notes the oaken bucket no longer hangs at the well. The bucket is reportedly in the kitchen, with a whimsical remark about yeast cakes in the mix.
A fragmented line praises a man as well behaved since his riding eye for ladies suggests he aims to impress or attract women, implying social reputation and flirtatious conduct in a past era.
Mrs. Ger eaupe Sell of 2117 Common Street credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with restoring strength after ptomaine poisoning and influenza. She notes rapid improvement after the second bottle and urges others to try the tonic for stomach, liver, or blood issues. Over twenty year million bottles sold. available in liquid or tablets.
Doctors favor Calotabs as a key first step in treating colds and influenza. The tablet calms nausea and frees the sick feeling by activating the liver, with a single dose at bedtime followed by a clear morning. The method promises no appetite loss or vomiting and claims a vanishing cold by morning.
The weekly Markets report from the U S Bureau of Markets notes heavy hay receipts with 165 cars in Cincinnati terminals and a Western lines embargo. It details Chicago grain gains, mixed futures, and weak dairy butter while listing prices for timothy prairie alfalfa and various meal products alongside cattle hog and lamb price shifts at Chicago markets.
Secretary Hester's New Orleans Cotton Exchange notes for November show a 655000 bale decrease from last year, a rise of 43000 from the year before last, and a 403000 drop versus 1917. November total stands at 1790236 bales versus 2445698 last year and 2193046 for the same period in LOST. The four month crop in sight totals 900000 unde last year and 1400 under 1917.
Washington reports a November public debt increase of 112.6 million dollars to 24.175 billion, driven by treasury certificates issued November 15. Officials forecast a year end reduction of 100 to 300 million from September's total, aided by tax installments and cautious financing.
Washington reports the Mexican department of industry estimates about 151,500,000 acres hold oil potential with only 54,000 acres developed. Concessions granted in Tabasco Campeche Chiapas Yucatan and northern Baja California. also in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and in Chihuahua and Durango. Development active in northern Lower California.
Boston promoter Charles Ponzi pled guilty to using the mails to defraud in federal district court. Judge Hale sentenced Ponzi to five years in Plymouth County jail for the get rich quick scheme that collapsed last August.
The air mail service announced a new record for the Chicago to New York run. Pilot J. Y. Christensen flew a single engine De Haviland 742 miles in 5 hours and 31 minutes.
A Kansas leprosy case, the first in six years and the fourth in state history, was announced by Dr. J S Crumbie. The patient, a soldier, is at the U S military hospital in Fort Leavenworth.
Texas pipeline companies reported 8,184,527.77 barrels of oil gathered during October, per a Saturday Railroad Commission release based on company statements.
Sacramento estimate puts 800000 bags of rice lost across California valued at 1.5 to 2 million dollars. Pacific Rice Growers' Association president K H Stephens announced the figure on Saturday.
In Palermo Sicily about 70 000 Europeans await chances to sail to the United States with only 1600 departures possible each month causing congestion at the port and asylum for prospective migrants.
The Finnish parliament on Friday ratified the peace treaty with Soviet Russia by a large majority, according to a London dispatch.
Judson Marsh, once a town terror, reforms at Cedar Grove and secretly funds a piano for Miss Gladys Revere. On Christmas Eve he serenades her at the piano, gifting a community note and confessing love, while Madeline the ward finds a caring home with Revere.
In a Houston Post snippet a youth protests not altering the current chronology but requests fewer hours for his work period. The stern firm head notes his complaint as a demand for shorter hours while maintaining the existing system. The text closes with fables: the ostrich tickles, and foolish and wise fish meet slow lessons.
The article discusses how photography aids industry and national progress by documenting processes, improving safety, proving patents, aiding sales and training, and turning workers into productive citizens. it notes cameras assist in stock records, plant inspections, and advertising while mentioning attachments and evolving tech.
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