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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
2
An essay on bird superstition traces fear of birds to primitive humans who felt birds signaled unseen forces. It links ancestral omens to death portents and the ancient Roman Auspex role, suggesting “bird-talk” shaped early predicting.
Poem by Douglas Malloch reflecting on a respected woman’s kindness and loss. The speaker recalls her mothering presence, peace, and dignity that quelled anger and hatred. He contemplates heaven after her death, concluding such goodness implies a greater beyond. (1929)
Practical guide for parents on shaping children's eating habits with appealing preparations. Emphasizes disguising milk in desserts, using vegetables like spinach and carrots in tasty forms, and pairing meals with milk as a core element for healthy growth. Provides recipes such as pineapple carrot salad and whole wheat scones and notes spinach as sauce or gravy base.
The piece argues that bluffing about unknown things is common especially among women and that those with higher learning bluff less. It cites University of Cincinnati tests showing freshmen bluff most while top students bluff least. It concludes that true knowledge comes from recognizing limits, and that strong, active minds resist the urge to say it all.
A fragment notes a superstition that a girl with one button or five thump and a tiny heart will marry a wealthy man, reflecting turn of phrase and rural belief.
The first moving picture show drew a cold, skeptical audience that mistook the shadow graphy technique for a trick. They were harsher than today’s first-night crowds and did not applaud after the screening.
The three cornered hamentashen pastries contain poppy seed mixed with sugar and honey. Jews serve these cakes on Purim to commemorate the fall of Hamen who plotted against the Jewish people.
A short poem fragment notes that fire dies from lack of oxygen while burning bright and heat helps coal combine with oxygen to stay lit. The lines imply a basic observation of combustion and the role of oxygen in maintaining fire.
A lighthouse keeper's son recalls a fierce storm when four men arrive during a supply crisis. He keeps striking the bell as the father and three guests arrive soaked but safe. The scene shifts to warmth, conversation, and a plan to bring more supplies from the village as hunger tightens their time.
A catalog of Egyptian symbols and artifacts includes Ankh life emblem Wooden Head Rest Bronze Cats Wooden Fish Goblet of Lotus Design Wooden Comb Scarabs as protective charms Pyramids Statue of Osiris Temple offerings carried by people Four vases The Sphinx
The family and helpers repair to the lighthouse after a storm wrecks their dory. With the boat damaged and no nearby vessel in sight, they plan to signal distress using red and white flags and a bell. Two children assist Norwegian fisherman Eric on watch as a boat appears.
Fort Worth attorney Judge Pete Arnold says he has not missed work in twenty years due to headaches or indigestion. He credits Nature's Remedy NR Tablets and keeps a box in his desk. He urges readers to ask their druggist for the 25 cent NR Tablets.
A substantial financial institution seeks full or part time sales reps in South Texas, requiring community standing and bond qualification. Also includes ads for California Orange Blossom Perfume and various sales offers, with prices and mailing details. Other notices promote home jobs in Kentucky and Florida land offers with price terms.
Advertises opportunities targeting readers over fifty to represent a group in their community. Includes a return address Box 5061 East Liberty Station Pittsburgh Pa. Also seeks a partner with two thousand dollars to start a business in a Mexican border town not a saloon with large profits and lists E Clark 6812 Wayne Ave Chicago Tl.
Forest rangers conducting a census report that the grizzly bear population on the Pacific coast is extremely low, with only about twenty bears remaining. The species once thrived in mountain forests but is rapidly disappearing, paralleling the fate of the buffalo, passenger pigeon, and great auk.
In London gossip column Tit-Bits notes Mr Destyle faces financial embarrassment and deep debt yet suggests he remains unshaken by such rumors. The brief item frames the debt as a public whisper rather than a confirmed fact.
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