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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
6
Ad reads Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women and girls developing into womanhood. Testimonies from Mrs. Della Lea Mrs. A Thorng and Mrs H E Williams in Houston claim it builds strength heals nerves and improves health during motherhood and feminine troubles. The ad urges trial tablets 10 cents from Dr Pierce Alo New York.
The saying frames a comic point that a sermon can fail to reach one listener while striking another, implying unpredictable impact and humor in preaching.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to renew worn garments from wool to feathers. It claims rich fadeless color for dresses, blouses, stockings, skirts, coats, draperies and more with the company direction book.
Fragmentary lines joke about faculty and school days. It oddly pairs misquoted sayings with a marketing claim about restoring regularity. The tone resembles a miscellaneous page of quotations and dubious health hints with scattered, incomplete phrases.
A homemade hair darkening formula claims to shade gray hair gradually. It mixes water Kay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and a small dose to apply twice weekly until the desired shade is reached. The ad promises soft glossy hair without scalp cooling stickiness or transfer to clothing.
A staged dialogue features a comic line about engagements and a pun on flac as a play on words. The exchange evokes wit and lighthearted banter without further context.
Textile writers note season's fabrics include auto wear woolen pile used for motor and fashion coats. A teen miss coat features narrow beaver trimming. a small girl coat uses Baby Persian lamb look alike chinchilla. An ear covering napoleon hat frames the cozy scene as a young girl models winter wear.
The article notes the five women from the French government wearing vivid colors like toms red victory blue cerise and manda. They wear top coats of red crepe de chine praised for their capricious charm and beauty. One coat is lined with gray Angora and heavily trimmed, likely the standout piece.
Beavers remain the favorite for younger girls with a mix of felt duvetyn and velvets in winter millinery. Designs range from a piloted beaver crown with ribbon trimmings to duvetyn tams and velvet hats with ribbon bands and velvet buttons, highlighting age appropriate trimming and style.
The article notes woolly fabrics as the chief winter characteristic with velvety surfaces. It explains varieties woven differently upon close examination and mentions a rough light material for negligence and evening wear that imitates velvet in function though appears distinct.
An old advertisement warns against calomel for liver issues describing its harsh side effects and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute. The copy claims quicker, safer relief and pale warnings about salivation and sickness.
An item notes aspirin for headache branded Bayer is genuine and available. The entry identifies the product name and emphasizes authenticity without additional details.
Bayer advertises Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with proper directions for Headache Colds Pain Neuralgia Lumbago and Rheumatism. The Bayer name signifies genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. A Handy tin of 12 tablets costs a few cents.
Advertisement for Liquid Shumake Remedy Company of Fort Worth Texas claims a bottle helps overactive kidneys in children and adults by reducing frequent urination day or night. It notes not a universal cure and urges purchase or mail order for sixty cents.
An assertion that political strategy centers on defense as a counter to offensive moves. It suggests a viewpoint on how political actions are framed and justified in public discourse.
An ad touts Tetterine as a cure for blotches and eczema promising clear skin and softness, sold by Shuptrine Co of Savannah for 50c. It also promotes Roman Fye Balsam to ease eye strain and tired eyes, urging nightly use to prevent eye fatigue.
A brief dialogue shows a beggar explaining his wife is starving and unable to work while a passerby questions the family’s plight. The exchange captures urban poverty and moral judgments in a concise street scene.
The ad touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as instant relief for acid indigestion and stomach distress. It claims one or two tablets neutralize stomach acids and make you feel fine immediately, noting the low cost at drug stores.
Austin officials S B Cowell Adam R Johnson and L W Tittle sworn as state board of control with Mark L Wigington as controller. Board elected Cowell chairman and will draft budgets for legislature while maintaining gubernatorial veto checks. The act marks sweeping changes in Texas government and finances.
Austin Texas reports a year start cash balance of 5 537 396 dollars in the state treasury with 2 354 666 dollars to the general revenue fund. The prison commission holds 641 706 dollars while the highway commission shows 1 353 286 dollars. The available school fund totals 386 120 dollars and the permanent school fund 245 784 dollars. December receipts reached 1 526 389 while disbursements were 2 031 878. Highway receipts were 93 654 against 198 682 in disbursements. The available fund will yield about 75 to 1 for the month’s apportionment and the permanent school fund nears 100 million dollars with large bond and land holdings.
The British War Office estimates Germany's armed forces total about one million men. Breakdown includes 400,000 regular army, 12,000 regular navy land forces, 40,000 to 50,000 armed constabulary, 150,000 to 200,000 temporary volunteers or reserves, and 300,000 to 400,000 civic guards.
President Carranza urged the Mexican chamber of deputies to approve a 50 million peso funding to buy lands held by foreigners along the frontiers or coast, reports reaching El Paso.
The federal trade commission reports a record high in news print consumption and prices in the last quarter. Prices at mills began December at 3.90 a hundred, up from 3.775 a year ago. December 1916 saw 1.88, the lowest in years.
A reader describes extreme weakness and loss of appetite, credits Tone tonic from an advertisement in Rich-Tone, and reports feeling much better. They recommend Tone to friends as the best tonic in the world.
Rich-Tone promises to renew strength and vigor by enriching the blood and easing nerves. The tonic claims to restore appetite, promote healthful sleep, and provide energy, with a sale at drug stores for $1.00 from A. B. Richards Medicine Co. of Sherman Texas.
A bold prescription style ad touts a reliever for rheumatic aches sprains and neuralgic pains. It claims speedy relief and strong sales at drug stores with prices 35c 7c and 1 40 in a compact, period ad tone.
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