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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
2
Mrs W H Jackson of Route 1 Box 264 N All dealers endorses Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as effective tonics for general health and feminine troubles after quick, noticeable improvement. She recommends them to others and notes a trial package offer of ten cents from Buffalo NY.
An English court faces a social dilemma as a man argues a woman cannot govern a husband after training him, while the opposing view suggests a wife’s role remains unsteady without proper guidance. The exchange reflects evolving gender norms.
Green's August Flower claims fifty eight years of proven success in relieving nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness head discomfort and related digestive disorders. marketed as an effective remedy in 30 and 90 cent bottles with broad distribution across civilized regions and households. The notice also mentions France Belgium and Germany implementing family allowances within wages.
An old newspaper fragment warns to look for Bayer on genuine Bayer Aspirin packages or tablets, touting safety backed by physicians for 23 years. It also advertises Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills as an old-fashioned medicine for stomach, liver, and bowels. A quip on manners closes the brief notice.
A vintage exhortation advising women motorists to drive carefully and considerately. It urges keeping to the business of driving, avoiding careless wet-street behavior, and not overemphasizing gender. The piece mocks stereotypes while urging poise, warning against reckless speeding and urging sharing the article with a husband for broad benefit.
An old Motor Life advisory warns against starting or running an engine with the storage battery removed or disconnected. If the battery is out of the circuit the generator can build voltage that damages windings, the commutator, or brushes. Leave a defective battery connected until replacement or disconnect the field winding if no substitute is available.
Percy Owen of the U S Department of Commerce returns from Europe where he studied urban motor and traffic policy. He cites London and Paris as models, noting they ban permanent parking to keep streets for traffic, allowing only taxi stands. Owen, once Broadway auto salesman and noted racer, recalls early G B Bennett cup races in Ireland.
An observant chauffeur notes that bright headlights make side objects vanish from view. The eye adjusts like a camera. the iris contracts to block excess light, causing temporary blindness after entering bright light from darkness until the pupil adapts.
A classic guide describes the correct method for filling a grease gun. Remove the nozzle, push the piston down, and feed grease with a wooden paddle. If piston resists, lower it an inch, add grease, and repeat until filled. The piston suction draws grease into the vacuum space smoothly.
Dr Hugh Cummings notes colds are the most common disease in the United States ministering a yearly toll of hundreds of millions of illnesses. The Public Health Service reports one hundred ten million Americans, nine million free of colds, while ninety nine million suffer an average of four colds yearly. The first outbreaks begin in October with a mid winter peak, then rise again in late winter and early spring. Elderly and delicate individuals face higher risks of bronchitis influenza and pneumonia following cold bouts. The ongoing nationwide study aims to reduce this pervasive pest and benefit public health.
The piece recounts Miss Shattuck a Weber and Fields chorus member known for her figure who reportedly shed 69 pounds in days after a Chicago hospital stay. It explains fat causes and distribution, outlines surgical removal of fat in wedge shapes, and cautions against rapid drastic methods in favor of sensible dieting and exercise.
Austin Tex Ten of Governor Miriam A Ferguson s appointees became state officials Friday when the senate without a dissenting vote confirmed every appointment she sent up Friday morning Those named include Mrs S W Meharg Plainview secretary of state Mark McGee Brownwood adjutant general J J Timmins Austin state fire marshal Dr H O Sappington Galveston state health officer W R Dulaney Houston prison commissioner Edward Edwards Red River County tax commissioner Frank Willis Denison state mining inspector W P Sebastian Breckenridge and J N Aldridge Gilmer on the pardon advisors board Charles O Austin Dallas banking commissioner and others The actions accompany bills and resolutions on education reform the prison system probe and gubernatorial impeachment matters The day also covered Ferguson move into the mansion and remarks by former governor Pat Neff praising her work and loyalty to Texas The session noted bills on drug clerk medicinal whisky prescriptions and a consolidation of markets and warehouses The house and senate prepared for inauguration day activities and invited President Coolidge to attend a regional chamber event.
An aphoristic line reflects on private charity starting locally while corrective action or reform tends to be pursued in neighboring communities. The saying contrasts domestic good deeds with broader social change happening beyond one's own doors.
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