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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
8
The article argues pecan trees are a wealth-building asset for smallholders. Plant ten trees yearly for five years without hindering crops, as a ten year old tree can be worth $100 and yield 20 to 40 pounds of nuts per season, with rising annual production. Wild trees exceed a century in age and grafted trees begin bearing at five.
The piece defines the mean person as one who frowns and answers sharply, blaming liver and digestion for misery. It urges taking Ballard's Herbine as a liver regulator, marketed by Schlottman Drug Co.
The holiday season ends as locals return to work. The Schuetzen Verein ball had strong attendance with over sixty tickets sold. Visitors include Fritz Brasser of Floresville and family from Halletsville. Prof. G. R. Stulken of Weimar spent holidays locally. The town shares in the sorrow of Henry Janea over the loss of his daughter. Wm. Lamprecht of near Victoria and H. W. Miller of near Wied were seen in Shiner recently.
In Dryer Valley the holiday season passes with warm cloudy weather and hopes for a prosperous new year. Residents report shopping trips, school reopening tomorrow under Miss Jenkins of Gonzales, hunting trips by Lewis and Frank Turk, local visits, a park ball, and a kitchen fire incident stopped before major damage.
Mrs. Henry Ueckert, sister of Lyt and Max Mittanek, died at 3 AM after a tumor operation by Drs. Schulze and Gray. About 43, she leaves a husband and no children. burial will be in Bellville after the procedure.
A 1909 January letter from L Pampee at Jan 3 reports Christmas and New Year celebrations, school attendance of fifty pupils, visits by locals to Yoakum, and a fishing outing with two perch and several minnows. Mentions illnesses, new lightning rods, and residents traveling to Hochheim Shiner and Galveston.
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