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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
2
The chief operator dismisses a new girl for giving customers the wrong numbers on first contact. He says her errors hurt the service image and generate complaints, despite her questions about doing the job correctly. Times Have Changed notes a playful exchange about time and customer demand.
A playful verse notes how time changes a plain young woman into a pretty old one, a recurring joke about aging and perception. The poem quips on the strange twists of fate and the aging process.
A stingy old man is approached by a beggar who pleads for alms. The man refuses to give money in the street but offers his visiting card to display his address and connections. The exchange ends with a display of social leverage rather than charity.
The veteran’s son asks to view his father’s drill regulations. The father presents a bulky volume, then explains in a wry aside that the book is actually a cook book. The exchange ends with the veteran noting his service as a company cook.
Senator Sorghum argues that dueling is obsolete and unethical, claiming statesmen should avoid deadly confrontations. He notes modern pairings of safety-first boxers can split a substantial purse, making such battles more practical than old time duels.
Herbert Tareyton notes Janet’s photographs emphasize her profile, while the judge remarks the pose reveals only half of her face. The exchange highlights contrasting views on photographic style and presentation.
A discussion imagines forming a stock company to sell lots on an oceanfront. The proposal highlights abundant water rights and potential for development, illustrating excitement and skepticism about profit and feasibility.
A driver attempting to ignite a gasoline engine failed as a cigarette flame started the tank exploding. The incident left the vehicle wrecked and the driver uninjured though shaken.
Dialogues reveal social scruples about marriage proposals and notice delays. In one exchange a positive woman jokes about not marrying the best man living while Miss Cayenne cautions patience and advice about proposals. A maid’s three week layoff note and a chapel absence excuse stir light social commentary.
The article describes how ribbons wander through women and children's apparel and home furnishings. It details baby bonnets with satin ribbons, hats with tucked crowns, sachet bags of satin ribbons, camisoles with hemstitching and tucks, and decorative trims for coats dresses and pins.
The article describes bathing and swimming suits for women in wool yarns and different cuts. It explains a pure wool swimming suit with close fit and knee-length trunks, an overgarment, and matching half hose and cap. It also details a lighter bathing suit design for beach wear with longer trunks, a sash, and rubberized cloth cap, suited for looks as well as utility.
A Teddy Bear in a go cart beside a sleeping little girl in front of a grocery store explains to the Sun Fairy that he guards her at all times. He loves and guards his little mistress, sharing adventures and lemonade in imagination while she naps.
Overpeck Ohio resident Mrs Carrie Williams reports relief from backache headaches and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during and after childbirth She recommends the medicine to others and offers to copy her testimonial. The ad touts the product as a standard remedy for irregularities displacements and nervousness and blues with decades of market presence.
During a game the ball cover was knocked off and the referee announced the fault. A participant quipped about discovering the seam, while another retorted that the discovery had already occurred.
The phrase ponders fishery logic claiming a fisherman’s gain is all net profit. It frames wealth as tied to catch value and efficiency, implying fishermen could accumulate wealth if profits stay net of costs.
A Western evangelist paints religious lines on public rocks and fences with the slogan What will you do when you die. An advertising man painted beneath it Use Delta Oil. Good for burns. The piece notes how those who spend the present dreaming of the future may mourn the past.
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