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Shiner Gazette

Location

Shiner, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1909

Page

4

Shiner Texas Post Office Entry Noted

A fragment notes a one dollar entry at the Shiner Texas Post Office as second class mail, with unclear context and missing details about date or purpose.

Shiner, Texas

Pay Your Poll Tax and Vote for Liberty

Don’t be aclam, pay your poll tax and vote for personal liberty. January 31 is the last day to pay your poll tax and have a vote. Shiner rises in prominence as 1909 brings improvements. The Texas State Teachers Association meeting in Austin is engaging and informative. Prohibition may be on the ballot this year, so paying the poll tax secures a voice.

Shiner Texas State Teachers’ Association Austin

Prohibition Takes Effect in Louisiana and Alabama

Prohibition began January 1 in Louisiana and Alabama. The author argues the fight continues in Texas, asserting strong laws and strict observance will defeat prohibition.

Louisiana Alabama Texas

Failures and fires sweep 1909 notices across Texas towns

The Gazette notes the failure of A Sindermann in Dilworth due to unpaid accounts. Shiner holidays passed quietly. A US envoy to Venezuela sparks anti Castro sentiment. A $100 reward for gambling convictions may prompt informers. Moulton and Waelder suffered holiday fires. a $5,000 brick building and a $12,000 stock were damaged or lost. origin suspected incendiary. Southern Italy earthquake devastates Missina and Reggio with up to 200,000 deaths.

Moonlton Waelder Moulton Helpin W. H. Nash Italy Missina Reggio

Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy Regions

Destructive quake centered on the Strait of Messina leaves Naples and Sicily in ruins. Refugees flood hotels as Etna quiets while Calabria and eastern Sicily suffer extensive damage to vineyards, orchards, and coastal scenery. Reggio and Palmi are reduced to blurred horizons amid widespread devastation.

Naples Messina Strait of Messina Etna Bay of Catania Calabria Sicily Italy Reggio

Holiday Letter From Vlastenec News Source

The writer reports holiday enjoyment and notes social visits including Miss Fannie Nedbalek traveling to Fayetteville and planning a trip to Austin Co to visit her uncle. Miss Fannie Keneeny attended a grand park ball. A recent shower aided Fall gardens and the scribe planned a gravel hills trip.

Bo Peep Vlastenec The Gazette Fannie Nedbalek Fayetteville Austin Co Tom Lara Fannie Keneeny Lone Tree Fall Gardens

Shiner Social Notes Mention Family Visits and Departures

Minnie Schmidt visited cousin Ida Kure at Yoakum last Monday. Willie Kincheloe spent the week visiting her aunt Mrs. Wm Green. Mrs. Daniels of Houston, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jos Weishaar, returned home after a pleasant visit. Johnnie Lockmann left for Columbus to attend her brother Wm Hillmer wedding. H A Woods was in the city several days. Hicks welcomes a fine boy born in San Antonio. Gazettes thanks local merchants for calendars for 1909. Dr S F Nave departed for Kennedy to start practice there after fifteen years in Shiner. Mrs Nave and the children will follow in ten days.

Minnie Schmidt Ida Kure Yoakum Willie Kincheloe Wm. Green Daniels Houston Jos. Weishaar Johnnie Lockmann Columbus Wmn. Hillmer H. A. Woods Hicks San Antonio Gazetts Messrs. Wolters Bros Welhausen & Co C. L. Williams L. Gantert Schlottman Drug Co S. F. Nave Kennedy Shiner

Ballard's Cough Cure Promoted Amid Rainy Season

An old advertisement extols Ballard's cough remedy as a sure cure during rainy weather and the common cold, implying it protects against consumption. The brief blurb urges readers to try the product as a preventative measure during winter ailments.

Ballard

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the Gazette J. C. Habermacher A. Sindermann Dilworth Nrg United States Venezuela Castro Roosevelt Tue Vlastenec News Dan Beard J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company Chicopee Falls Mass J. Stevens Arms & Tool CO Dekalb Fence CO DeKalb, Lil Kansas City Shiner. ‘ Ve Joe Rosenauer Geo. Kuykendal Kid Fertsch Aug. Seifert Anton Deharde Robert Maeker Gus. Picha Mrs. A. Polak Ernst Krause Henry Ahrens Chas. Krupala EK. Morgenroth L. B. Richter J.C. Blohm Ad. Blohm Aug. Schram R. G. Dreyer Joe Macha S. A. Curtis John Ani Tain Wolters Bros Texass Farmers State Bank Chas. H. Flato A. G. Lichey Dreyer J. G. Koerth R. G. Plato Henry Dreyer Julius Dreyer Theo. Rogge Bright Music CO Gonzales, Texas City Meat Market R.T. Daniel Romomomoro Bank First National Bank of Shiner Lavaca County
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