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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
1
Garbade Lumber Company introduces a distributing depot for Pittsburgh Perfect field fence. The galvanized steel wire fence is welded by electricity, uses identical stay and line wires, and is guaranteed perfect with no moisture-trapping wraps.
A dry spell prompts a forecast for rain. Willie Pietsch and family visit kin in Boursville. Phoenix Schuetzen Verein held its last ball with a good crowd at the hall Saturday night. QO Miller spent Monday in Yoakum on business. H W Miller and family vacationed in Galveston. Max Webmann and family from Lindenau visit relatives. W and Wunderlich painting their residence. A baby girl born to Mr Herman Blaschke and family. Mabvuro.
Newark resident James B. Mershon describes nearly eight months of weakness and near death from lung hemorrhages. Three weeks of using Dr King s New Discovery helped him greatly curing a stubborn cough and lung trouble. The ad promotes 50c and 1.00 sizes with a trial bottle free and a Schulde Gray Co guarantee.
The Southwestern Summer Term of the Boston School of Expression, invited by the Houston Board of Education, will hold sessions in Houston. Dr. Gurry, president and leading spoken word exponent, will conduct the term limited to fifty pupils. Mrs. Eila E. Lane’s application to join the student body is accepted.
Lavaca County officials report anti amendment sentiment strong with Henry Paulus, Lavaca county chairman, leading a delegation of about fifty to Fort Worth for a big rally. Paulus predicts Lavaca will vote against the amendment by a large margin and claims the Eighteenth district will show the largest anti amendment majority, estimated at 10,000.
On the market 19 or 12 acres of black land with an improved house. Best chance yet within city limits. Apply to W. C. Emler, Shiner.
June 2 Austin Texas. Governor Colquitt has received anonymous threats regarding his stance on prohibition. A letter mailed on the Longview and Galveston route warns him not to attend the Fort Worth anti prohibition rally, urging his removal to spare a young man from drink, though no militia action has been taken.
Mayor Theo Wolters of Schuleenburg visited our city on Wednesday to organize anti-prohibition forces. He traveled to Shiner Yoakum Cuero and Victoria on the same mission. He notes considerable interest but says it pales beside the 1587 campaign and that some saloon men show the most indifference.
An old Cuero Texas ad urges readers to try cooked specialties and sausages. It touts pork and beef products from corn fed hogs and invites readers to write if their dealer does not stock the goods.
Dear Editor notes how dry weather limits corn hopes with no rain in sight. Local visitors include Frank Maresh at Wm Koholer’s and Joe Onhaizer at Joe Brosch’s. Births smile at the Barosh family as Edd Barosh celebrates a baby boy. Services and social visits continue as families gather at National hall for St Anna’s church feast on June 15.
A promotional note explains charm depends on health and claims constipation and kidney poisons mar the skin. Electric Bitters are advertised as a remedy to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys, purify blood, improve nerves and skin, and restore health and beauty. Sold for 50 cents at Schulze Gray & Co.
June farm and social notes from Green's community. Prof Martin Ruppel and Fred Kram traveled to the county seat on business. Local gatherings, hay cutting begins, and several ball games were played with mixed results.
The article highlights cotton as Texas’s leading staple, with mills expanding across sections and ongoing efforts to build cotton and cotton oil plants. It notes a Brazos River improvement project with a $300 000 federal appropriation and Robertson County plans for a $100 000 highway bond. A Temple mass meeting backs good roads, urging July 1 bond elections, while farmers and auto owners collaborate to boost roadways and prosperity.
Legal blanks of every kind are available in any quantity at the Gazette office including deeds notes vendor's liens bills of sale acknowledgements affidavits and related forms for contracts chattel mortgages and more.
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