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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
7
An advertisement touts Tetterine as the best remedy for pimples blotches itchy patches and eczema with claims of rapid improvement. The product is sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents from Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga.
The King buys an old James II portrait revealing enduring Stuart interest in the royal line. The passage notes Queen Victoria’s strong attachment to Stuart memories, her dislike of Elizabeth I, affinity for Mary Stuart, and a sharp exchange with Macaulay over James II’s memory.
An advertisement touts Bond's Liver Pills as a mild safe remedy for bilious headaches and upset bowels. It claims the liver can be stirred to function properly, cleansing poisons, with a nightly dose for two or three nights and a large bottle priced at 2 1/2 cents at drug stores.
In a Kansas City Star snippet Claudine at a rapid fire restaurant tells a customer a seat will be freed soon while a man nearby quarrels over a lost date. A skinny patron proclaims he will spend to outlast the rival, who claims the dancer stole his girl at the prior night’s dance.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt quotes a suitor pressed by a father who argues that mere surmise shows lack of perspicacity for a son-in-law as he cautions about the pace of courting and the seriousness of the relationship.
An advertisement states Capudine provides rapid relief for headaches of all kinds. It promotes a liquid remedy with trial size 10 ets and available larger sizes, highlighting its quick action for headache sufferers.
A Yonkers Statesman quip from a welcome committee exchange in Wyoming. A Western plains cow pony responds that the biggest game there is poker, reflecting frontier bravado and humor about local culture.
The Indianapolis News notes Little Bobby watching a home parade after Ringling Bros experiences. He asks his mother when the elephants will appear, reflecting a child’s imagination during the marching lines of soldiers. A later ad promotes Dr Peery's Dead Shot claiming tapeworm removal and digestion boost.
Sammy Coles of Luxborough in West Somerset walked 35 000 miles over forty years to keep preaching engagements. The outbreak of war saw Captain John Mace Gregor M C DC M Canadian Mounted Rifles, a Victoria Cross recipient, snowshoe over 100 miles to join the colors.
Johnny reports a Sunday school lesson about Gideon fighting the Midnights and knocking the day lights out of them. His father asks for clarification as the boy recalls the tale with excitement and humor.
An ad describes Liquid Shit Make as a remedy for over active kidneys causing frequent urination. It claims to help both children and adults and notes its price as sixty cents, marketed by Serpe Sai in Shumake Rem Worth, Texas.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture argues for extensive federal aid road building in 1919. It outlines large expenditures, bond funding, and the economic and military benefits of improved surfaced roads, urging city automobile owners to support road bonds.
Experiments show that dipping vats provide the best overall lice eradication on hogs. Medicated wallows and rubbing posts reduce parasites but do not eliminate them. Dips using coal tar creosote or pine tar with crude petroleum are more effective when applied from a sprinkling can than in wallows or on posts.
Start a fight against the weeds early in the season. A young weed is easier to overcome than an old one. Sweet clover is a substitute for red clover and should be cut for hay early in June before buds appear. Sweet corn and peas suit canning and drying. Pumpkins and squashes require little effort to grow and may be included in calculations.
Advertises Freezone as a tiny bottle from druggists that cures hard and soft corns and calluses without pain. Claims instant relief after applying and lifting corn away. Attributes discovery to a noted Cincinnati genius.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless liver and bowel cleanser that replaces dangerous calomel. It claims the product clears sluggish livers, prevents sickness, is vegetable, cannot salivate, and is backed by a money back guarantee with widespread use.
A courtroom exchange shows George Scifres pleading inability to serve on a jury. Judge Roberts insists on a legitimate excuse, then smiles when the defendant says he will go fishing. The judge chooses to accompany him, turning a legal moment into a parlor joke.
A fragment discusses costs of building a skeleton structure and notes it would be expensive. The dialogue questions the price and mentions high expenditures for materials.
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