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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
12
Dr Frank Kent schedules talks on Diseases of Eye Ear Nose and Throat in Moulton January 7 Shiner January 8 and Hallettsville January 9. Mrs O H Schmidt and child of Houston are guests of Mr and Mrs Emil Morgenroth.
Sinclair Gasoline is cited as the most powerful fuel option among local stations, with Opera House and F. A. Petry Filling Stations noted alongside as prominent suppliers.
News from San Antonio reports the death of Fred Sparks at Baylor Hospital. Mrs Sparks, formerly Minnie Grasshoff, a Shiner native with many local friends, will be remembered in the community. Relatives' car plans for the funeral were halted by Wednesday’s bad weather. Ted Dziewas left Monday for Victoria.
Last Sunday night at her home eight miles west of Shiner Mrs Louis Becka was honored on her sixtieth birthday. Guests included her husband Mr Wm Becka and many neighbors and friends. The evening featured games of 42, merry conversation and a midnight lunch, with well wishes for many happy returns.
A seller offers a load of horses and mules to be unloaded at Shiner on about December 17th or 18th and sold cheap. The note also mentions Joe Dulak and Mr and Mrs Alfred Janca spending Sunday in Luling.
A Christmas remembrance offer for subscriptions to any magazine. The advertiser invites readers to send a subscription as a gift and asks to ring 108 or meet in person. Miss Leonida Schuhmann signs as the contact.
The Rathbone Lodge Knights of Pythias held a special session in Yoakum Tuesday night with attendees J.M. Canon H. H. Striebeck Walter Schmidt Otto Dreyer Hugh Koether C. J. Garbade K. C. Wolters and Wm Dziewas The state Grand Chancellor attended and visitors came from Cuero and Schulenburg lodges.
Mrs Thomas Hughes charmingly entertained the 500 club and guests at her new home last Friday afternoon. Crimson poinsettias and colored oak leaves adorned the reception rooms. After lively games a salad course was served, and miniature poinsettias were given as favors. Sealing wax sets for high and low score went to Mrs Walter Muecke and Mrs Otto Schmidt of Houston.
The Texas Grocery offers a well selected line of toys candy nuts fruits and fancy groceries for Christmas buying with delivery in city limits. Phone O. Herman Schroeder, Prop. Miss Annie Louise Plageman and Virgie Monroe spent last weekend at Edgar as guests of Miss Myrtle Monroe.
Voilles linens and per cales are priced 20 percent below red tag at J. C. Blohm and Son Sale. This local retailer promotes spring discounts on textiles and household fabrics.
A testimonial from Mrs. B. Brinkley claims Adlerika relieved years of gas, improved sleep, and eased the stomach. The ad touts one spoonful removing gas, relieving bloating, and evacuating old waste matter, noting benefits for constipation and urging purchase through The Shiner Drug Company.
A farmer near Robstown Texas offers a car load of pure clean cotton seed raised on the farm for sale at one dollar per bushel. Inspection is free. Apply to Theo Rogge in Shiner Texas for details.
Alfred Stoeltje of Moulton Rt 2 renewed his subscription last Saturday and bragged of his poultry wins at Eagle Lake Kenedy and Flatonia Fairs. He took Grand Champion with a Dark Brown Leg horn Cockerel in Kenedy and claimed top prizes at Gonzales and other fairs breathing a Gazette endorsement.
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