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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
3
Supervisors declare that letting artesian well water run to waste in Riverside county is a misdemeanor. The note sits among eclectic claims about Britain and medicine and contrasts per person costs in several European nations.
The ad claims two applications of Tetterine cured a severe ring worm case for Julian M. Solomon of Savannah Georgia. Available at 60 cents per box by mail from J T Shuptrine Savannah Georgia if local druggists do not carry it.
A pithy saying warns that prudence in timing matters for debts and actions. It contrasts a cautious son seeking timely loans with a rolling stone gaining momentum, implying risk in hasty or repeated moves and advising caution.
Fragments describe pumice behavior in ocean depths and a dubious home treatment offer for female ailments. The text promises free remedies and instructions by mail, mentioning a Mrs. summons at Box M Notre Dame Indiana and a sea depth note near Martinique.
Advertisers claim No chromes or cheap premiums but a better quality and one third more Defiance Starch for the same price as other starches. The saying about marriage warns against hasty unions and courtroom regrets. A man seldom marries unless in love or in debt.
Try One Package. If Defiance Starch does not please you return it to your dealer. If it does you get one third more for the same money. It will give 790 satisfaction and will not etter to the iron. DREISS SPECIFIC MEADACHE POWDER, the only harmless and sure cure for all Headaches. Price Wandt5c, sent by mail upon receipt of price. Adolph Dreis, 119 Alamo Viaza, San Antonio, Tex.
London Exchange reports that Newgate Prison will begin destruction and rebuilding on May 24. Temporary cells rise in Old Bailey as the soot-darkened jail and its famous inmates fade, an army of workmen loosening granite blocks to erase an aging landmark of London.
Amid peace talks in South Africa the Transvaal government issues ten postage stamps bearing King Edward's head in a beaded frame. Colors range from bluish green to scarlet orange olive green and purple with prices from one cent to $2.50. The article notes British Colonial Office weighing a new Orange River Colony coat of arms designed by Lockwood Kipling.
Yale professor Verrill explains the St Pierre disaster as caused by hydrogen and oxygen released from water and lava contact. He notes chlorine from salt water would dissociate with hydrogen forming dangerous hydrochloric acid. The rapid flame and toxic fumes would explain the widespread fatalities.
News notes ongoing tension between Miss Guard and Carruthers after a church misunderstanding. Carruthers, thinking to mend things, feels a bug crawl on his neck and discovers Miss Guard’s feathered hat in his grasp during a moment of deliberate restraint. The conflict remains unresolved.
Mrs J H Haskins of Chicago recounts relief from pregnancy related health issues after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Pills. She credits the regimen with restoring strength before and after birth and continues annual use for overall health. The ad offers free counsel from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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