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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
8
In Columbia South Carolina Mrs A Holley testifies after three years of illness that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health enough to resume housework. She endorses the product for the change of life and cites a country wide canvass showing 98 of 100 users benefited.
A New York newspaper set a loud speaker beside its linotype machine to hear radio plays and cast type in real time. The compositor's rapid transcription gave a complete, minute by minute account of the games, beating rivals on the street by several minutes according to Collier's.
A patient describes severe bilious attacks two to three times monthly with nausea dizziness and exhaustion. After failing with pills he used Black Draught and reports dramatic relief cleansing the system and restoring energy, claiming one cent per dose and ability to double work.
President Coolidge designates the American Legion as the chief veterans body and approves much of its proposed legislation. The Legion plans universal service for wartime mobilization, amended compensation and disability provisions, and swift retirement for disabled officers, with emphasis on rehabilitation and hospital care for veterans. The president urges Congress to study and consider the proposals.
O L Bodenhamer former Arkansas department commander of the American Legion is slated as national chairman of the Legion legislative committee pending final approval by the national executive committee. He chaired resolutions at St Paul and led ex service men and women delegates at the national Democratic convention. The move is seen as strengthening the Legion's legislative program in the short session of Congress.
The Electrical World reports a 2700 foot submarine cable laid across the Hudson near Garrison below West Point. It will carry 2300 volt current initially with ungrounded star transformers and later 4000 volts with the neutral grounded for local distribution on the east to west side of the river.
Seth W. B. Strellinger of Hollywood is recommended to Governor Richardson by State Commander Nathan F. Coombs as the Legion's choice for membership on California's new boxing commission. The Hollywood post member has promoted boxing contests that have raised significant funds for the post.
Ten separate American Legion posts in Indianapolis have merged into a single large post of about a thousand members to provide greater community service and cohesion.
Regular watering is essential but palms should stay slightly dry. Brown leaf tips indicate root trouble from overwatering or worms or nutrient deficiency. A healthy palm grows about three new leaves annually.
In a Duluth Herald item a humorous note says the worm turns but often reverses when his wife finishes speaking, reflecting a light domestic quip about money and conversation.
Paris reports Ambassador Herrick told Premier Herriot the United States expects immediate payment of France’s war debts. The move followed Finance Minister Clementel’s budget remark excluding debts to the U S and England. Herrick urged Jusserand to clarify Washington on repudiation fears and to act quickly to settle the debt.
Washington reported that Texas farmers 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 program began through October 31. Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana followed. National loans reached 1,497,771,003 across 395,407 loans, with neighboring state totals listed.
New York reports high hopes for 1925 as leaders in industry and finance foresee the greatest year in American business. Executives agree on substantial prosperity driven by the election outcome and Dawes plan, plus strong domestic production and overseas market expansion.
Denver reports a new underground cave in Colorado with forty rooms. 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. Further exploration aims to determine national monument suitability and locate an opening in Park County.
Washington reports President Coolidge decided Friday to appoint Rufus E. Foster, a federal judge from the eastern district of Louisiana, to the federal court of appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Rupert Hughes novelist and motion picture director wed Miss Elizabeth Patterson Dial known on screen as Patterson Dial on the set Wednesday in Los Angeles.
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