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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
6
A vintage advertisement touts Joint-Ease as a cure for stiff swollen inflamed joints. It claims the product removes agony reduces swelling and limbers troubled joints after ordinary cures fail. The copy urges rubbing a tube on the area and mentions Joint-Base as a contrasting reference.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use genuine California Fig Syrup to gently cleanse a child’s bowels. It claims a quickly restored, playful mood in hours, even when the child is cross or feverish, and warns to refuse imitation and to buy only the real product with age appropriate directions on the bottle.
Sir David Bruce, president, spoke on The Prevention of Disease at the British Association meeting in Toronto. He highlighted the microscope as vital but noted many germs are too small to see or filter out, leaving diseases like influenza measles and scarlet fever as still not fully explained. He recalled smallpox and yellow fever diseases, saying progress now shows mosquitoes spread yellow fever and future germ discovery could stamp out smallpox.
The article notes muskrat skins priced at 20 cents for a generation age, with peak prices around $1 in 1913 before the war. By 1920 the same grade fetched $6.80. It also mentions the Hudson seal, a dyed muskrat pelt.
Given ad copy urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin, claims 23 years of physician usage, and warns that imitators may be dangerous with guidance to say Bayer when purchasing.
An advertisement at 372 Pearl St offers Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills to promote good health through improved digestion. The copy targets women with a slogan about marriage and well being, urging purchase as a path to better health.
In Ashford Ireland the town council stopped efforts to attach a wireless aerial to a tree in the cemetery. The move blocks the proposed installation and preserves the cemetery site from external structures.
A historical view explains malaria transmission and spring sporadic cases. It notes that cold kills mosquitoes and stops transmission, while malaria germs can lie dormant in a patient’s blood through winter and awaken with spring sunshine. The article discusses hypotheses and missteps in early attempts to control the disease.
Edge Community Brazos County district 2 won first in district and state with 94.6 of 100 in the Boys and Girls Agricultural Community Club contest begun January 1 1924 by Colonel Frank P. Holland. Peters Prairie Mason County district 8 and Dientsburg Jackson County district 7 followed, with Dessau Travis County district 5, Tryon Gregg County district 4, Sunset Kerr County district 6, Harpersville Stephens County district 9, Lakeview Hale County district 3, and Meridian Creek Bosque County district 6 among others. Edge also won the Delco-Light plant. The program used a 100 point score based on enrollment, attendance, books, exhibits, and reports. Details on project requirements and county judging were outlined.
The American Legion launches a 5 million endowment fund for rehabilitation and child welfare with nearly every cabinet member high officers of the armed services and notable women joining the honorary committee. Vice President elect Dawes and Mrs Coolidge lead with President Coolidge as chair and Mrs Cleveland Preston Mme Schumann Heink Miss Barrymore and others named among the supporters. The drive, endorsed by the AFL at El Paso, aims to aid veterans and their families nationwide as veterans still require assistance. The first gift comes from Dr C S White of Rosedale Ind who gave 100 in appreciation of return to his wife and five children.
Omaha Nebraska Legionnaires elected Anan Raymond attorney as commander of the largest post in the world for 1925. The ballot spanned over two days, succeeding Leo B. Bozell, who helped grow the post’s size and fame and leaves a substantial treasury to the Omaha post and plans to host the 1925 national convention.
A stranger from the East enters Red Peters' back room in Scarlet Gulch and wagers about a thousand dollars in a sociable poker session. Yukon Jake accepts the bet and rakes in the pot as the dealer orders a white chip to the moneyed man.
To Veterans of All Wars plan a memorial building at the civic center in Milwaukee Wisconsin by the county council of the American Legion. The structure would display Civil and Spanish American war trophies and Milwaukee county World War exhibits and serve as a meeting place for veterans organizations.
A concise excerpt underscores the basic distinctions between plants and animals, noting that the difference is perceived as that of human comparison. The text implies a focus on inherent biological contrasts without delving into specifics.
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