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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
10
Columbia reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after years of illness. The letter claims relief from backache nervousness and menopausal symptoms and urges others to start the remedy at first signs of trouble. It cites a large country survey showing 98 of 100 respondents benefited from use.
A New York newspaper set a loud speaker beside a linotype to relay radio play by play. A compositor cast the type describing each moment as the game unfolded, producing near real time reports that outpaced street papers by minutes with full game details.
Lydia J. Roberts writes in Hygeia that in 1923 Americans spent about 390 million dollars on candy at an average 40 cents per pound. That money could buy nearly 1 billion pounds of candy in a year, averaging over one million pounds daily.
Lawrenceburg Kentucky coal dealer J P Nevins recounts severe bilious attacks that hit two to three times monthly. After trying pills with little relief and constipation, he started Thedford's Black Draught and found lasting relief, noting a cleansed system, clear head, renewed energy, and doubled work capacity. One cent a dose.
President Coolidge designates the American Legion as the chief veterans body and signals strong support for its legislative agenda. Key aims include universal service acts, adjusted compensation amendments for charitable allotments, accelerated retirement for disabled officers, and civil service preference for ex servicemen. The message urges humane, generous administration and approval of World War veterans act, with full congressional consideration.
O L Bodenhamer former Arkansas American Legion commander is slated to become national chairman of the Legion legislative committee pending final approval by the national executive committee. He previously chaired resolutions at the St Paul convention and led ex service men and women delegates at the national Democratic convention. The move is expected to boost the Legion's legislative program in the short congressional session.
Seth W. B. Strellinger of Hollywood California has been recommended to Governor Richardson by State Commander Nathan F. Coombs as the Legion choice for a seat on the new state boxing commission. The Legion backs a Legion member on the commission to aid boxing interests and Strellinger has promoted Hollywood post boxing events that boosted post funds.
Ten existing American Legion posts in Indianapolis consolidated into a single large post with about a thousand members to enhance community service and efficiency. The move unites resources and expands veteran support programs across the city.
Regular watering is essential but palms prefer a touch of drought to overwatering. Browning leaf tips signal root trouble likely from overwatering or pests. A healthy palm typically grows three new leaves per year.
Duluth Herald notes a humorous proverb about a husband who pays attention to his wife after she finishes speaking, reflecting a common domestic quip on patience and financial duty.
The Electrical World reports a single 2,700 foot submarine cable spans the Hudson River at Garrison just below West Point. It will carry power from the east to the west side for local distribution, starting at 2,300 volts with ungrounded star-connected transformers and later at 4,000 volts with the neutral grounded.
An advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for babies and children. It claims to ease constipation without griping, sweeten the stomach, and start the liver and bowels, noting it contains no narcotics and to insist on genuine product with directions.
Paris reports United States Ambassador Herrick told French Premier Herriot that Washington expects payment of the war debt. The move follows Finance Minister Clementel’s controversial budget statement excluding debt to the U.S. and England. Herrick urged Jusserand to counter misimpression and reaffirm France’s intent not to repudiate its debts.
Washington reported Texas farmers have received 190,097,491 in Federal Farm Loan Bank loans and 39,192,861 from joint stock land banks, totaling 148,490,000 since the system began. Texas holds the top loan total among states, with Iowa second and Illinois third.
New York leaders in industry and finance predict 1925 will be a historic year for American business. They foresee substantial prosperity driven by presidential election outcomes, the Dawes plan, and strong domestic production and purchasing power. Overseas markets are expected to recover and expand, aiding the upswing.
Denver residents report Colorado's newest underground cave with forty rooms will be explored to assess monument status. Explorers led by J M Eubanks describe the largest chamber as 100 feet by 30 feet by 15 feet with a six foot square smallest room, and hunt for a likely opening in Park County hills.
President Coolidge decided Friday to appoint Rufus E. Foster, a federal judge from the eastern district of Louisiana, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Rupert Hughes novelist and motion picture director wed Miss Elizabeth Patterson Dial known on screen as Patterson Dial in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
An early druggist touts Joint East as a low price cure that penetrates to tendons and ligaments within seconds. It claims rapid relief for joint pain, inflammation, and related ailments, also aiding congestion, lumbago, and neuraglia faster than most liniments.
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