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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
8
Eupora Mississippi woman Mrs. B. E. Tedder recalls five years of pain from knees to waist and weakness before taking Cardui. She reports regained appetite and strength after doses, staying well for four years. Cardui is advertised as a mild tonic built from harmless ingredients sold by druggists.
Keep it handy if you paid a specialist 25.00 for a prescription you would not get quicker relief than Vacher Balm priced at 30c per jar or tube. Write for samples and agent's prices. Beware of imitations from KE. W. Vacher, Inc., New Orleans, La. Straight actions do not spring from crooked thoughts.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a quick remedy for severe colds and grippe misery. A dose taken every two hours, up to three, supposedly clears nasal congestion, stops runny nose, relieves headache and feverish symptoms, and costs only a few cents at drug stores. The copy ends with a moral quip about rushing in where angels fear to tread.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio with soap and ointment. It markets a scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use, priced at 2d everywhere. The note contrasts poetic style with newspaper copy.
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for children. It urges mothers to look for the California label and promises a tasty fruit flavor with clear dosing on each bottle. The copy also mentions plant shrubs and protective greenery in a brief, unrelated line.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. The report urges expanding cheese use in the American diet, noting low per capita consumption versus Europe and Australia. It highlights cheese’s high protein content, compares it to meat, and calls for education campaigns and advertising to boost demand.
A guide urges careful inspection of plows, listers, harrows, rollers, drills and other farm machines to identify worn or broken parts. Create per implement lists of parts to repair or replace with new. note manufacturer, year bought, and part numbers. Order parts early as dealers may lack stock.
The stock of old corn on farms November 1 is estimated at 722,038,000 bushels, about 2.8 percent of the 1918 crop. A year earlier it stood at 114,678,000 bushels, with the five year average at 87,277,000 bushels.
Niobrara County Wyoming farm bureau members build many pit silos. County agent conducts demonstrations showing collar construction digging the pit wall plumb lines cement plastering and hoist setup.
Time and tide wait for no man but time and care in farm tasks pay. Barns, stalls and sheds should be arranged to save manure. Alfalfa returns nitrogen to soil beyond its keep. Ensilage is corn sauerkraut and the cheapest way to place corn in feed. Farming is a business needing careful cost, method and salesmanship.
Washington reports Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, pledging workers to do their full duty in solving the nation's 1920 problems. He emphasizes equal opportunity, opposition to special privilege, and labor's role in production and national welfare.
A border report to the state department cites unconfirmed fuzil fighting as Mexican government troops failed to attack Villa forces near Muzquiz after Villa’s three day hold. Villa reportedly led about 1000 men, with Carranza troops observed but not engaged. Hugo paid a ransom over $1500 for his release.
Official returns from the Texas state canvassing board show every amendment defeated in November. Counts: Road Bonds For 29,844. Against 84,518. Confederate Pensions For 56,886. Against 59,701. Partition of Convict Earnings For 42,358. Against 70,911. Galveston Bonds For 55,600. Against 1311. Local Option Taxation For 30,214. Against 43,285. University Divorce For 37,560. Against 96,422. Constitutional Convention For 23,549. Against 71,376.
Federal state and city authorities pursue alleged poison liquor ring after scores of deaths and hundreds of illnesses in New York New Jersey and New England. Six men in custody with more dispensers expected to be captured.
A Manchester Guardian piece notes rare doubles among rulers. It compares Nasr-ed-Din’s famed lookalike Edmund Yates, cites Elisabeth and Darnley as possible double, and suggests an imposture long unseen until Darnley’s death.
A unique apple tree in a Glamorgan garden planted last spring bloomed twice more this year. It yielded a crop of good apples, then a second flowering produced two large apples of different size and color, and now the tree is blooming for a third time in a year.
John tries to force quarrels to avoid playing with Edith revealing a growing rift. He storms off after Edith pulls his hair and cites danger. His mother downplays the incident while John warns future trouble, invoking Samson as a warning about women.
A man clashed with a store manager over a bill claiming he cannot see 17 cents worth of milk and sugar in an ice cream soda. The manager insisted customers pay for labor and material, noting the labor of making change as well as drawing the soda.
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