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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
2
Thousands of women suffer undiagnosed kidney and bladder issues. Back pain headaches and fatigue may signal kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, a physician prescription, is marketed as a remedy with an offer for a sample bottle via mail order and a request to mention the newspaper.
May Harness Shannon The Free State government of Ireland has entered into an agreement with an engineering concern for a comprehensive survey of the hydro electric possibilities of the River Shannon. A detailed scheme is to be worked out for harnessing the Shannon and for the distribution of power over the twenty six counties of the Free State. If the findings are favorable, the government may develop the project as a state enterprise. Acid stomach heartburn and nausea are corrected with Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills.
Peggy and John converse plainly about the truth with Peggy saying she would phrase it differently. The fragment captures a quick exchange showing mutual listening and direct talk in a London Answers tone.
Advertising copy touts Freezone as pain free for corns and calluses. It claims instant relief from hard and soft corns and corn between toes, with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents.
J G Jeckering a Dayton National Military Home secretary and World War II veteran aids disabled men. He visits bedsides offers comfort and handles burials and funeral tasks for those dying away from home. He also works with the American Legion welfare committee and helped arrange a World War memorial unveiling in Dayton.
The Frankfort PA post of the American Legion houses a prized library with over 1,400 books and notable historical relics. Among the items is the first American flag flown in World War I, given by Edward Holden, honorary colonel of the 168th Infantry. Other relics include an American ambulance flag from Italy, a Philadelphia centennial flag from 1876, and a Texas state flag captured at Gettysburg.
A group of Shamo kin Legionnaires from Pa. undertake a 25 day tour visiting the Canadian Rockies Pacific coast Yellowstone Pike’s Peak and other West locations. Two pullmans will transport the tourists ending in St. Paul for the national convention.
A welfare report notes that a family of five can live on $9.60 per week. The remark raises questions about the adequacy of such a figure and hints at broader health considerations like long hair potentially triggering asthma or hay fever, provoking thoughts about similar cases among bald individuals.
A weekly journal notes a claim that a beautiful mouth can be achieved by pressing lips tightly for two hours. The observation hints at a potential trend driven by an informal syndicate of weary husbands seeking cosmetic results.
The forty fifth annual Texas Press Association convention will be in Amarillo June 18 19 and 20. Secretary Sam P. Harden released the program with addresses by editors from Brownsville Paris Paris Athens Spearman and Jacksonville among others. The schedule includes panel talks on printing country papers and advertising with musical interludes and a canyon luncheon trip to Canyon City before returning to Amarillo. Friday features more sessions including contests, officer elections, and next meeting location.
Lightning started two oil tanks burning at Goose Creek and another at Webster before daybreak Tuesday. The Webster tank catch followed a prior Humble Oil and Refining Company loss ten days earlier when four tanks burned for an estimated 600000 dollars.
The home department announced plans on Thursday to send 3000 Japanese immigrants to Brazil in the remaining months of this year.
Alvin Texas reports the season’s first cucumber carload shipped Thursday bound for Kansas City. Officials say the crop is the largest grown at Alvin in several years and more shipments will follow as harvest continues.
A Scottsville Citizen-Times column offers the idea that a person without money retains a consolation, the freedom from being blamed for imprudent spending, framed as a reflective social thought.
A fashion correspondent notes the scarf craze dominates wardrobes this season. Scarves appear on frocks blouses coats and even evening gowns with prints bright colors and varied styles from Ascots to long silk shawl scarves. The trend includes 40 inch by 2 yard silk shawl scarves and decorative prints.
A fashion writer notes women, once tired of bright colored shoes, are reviving them for ballroom wear. Suede colors like orange, red, light blue and gray with rhinestone buckles appear on smartly dressed women. Stockings paired with these shoes are fresh or peach-toned.
Advice for aging women about style, warning against excess frills and infantile detailing. Notes blond hair showing through and pink cheeks as signs of aging waistline, urging dignified simplicity and restrained hats, modest patterns, and lace. Emphasizes avoiding childish coquettishness and over detailed fashion.
The article discusses styling details for a felt hat with a severe tailleur and block printed fabrics. It notes a 20 by 72 inch scarf and a square 40 inch square scarf, tied Ascot fashion, as especially smart options to add variety to summer wardrobe for traveling women.
A simple plaited white or beige crepe de chine dress can be paired with four or five scarves of differing lengths colors and designs to suit every mood and daily activity. This versatile wardrobe idea allows quick changes in style and tone.
White handkerchiefs once seen as refinement fade away as lace mitts and gaiters. Exquisite lace bordered kerchiefs persist only in rare hand-woven cobweb linen with Alencon Valenciennes duchess and other edges. New styles include violet green flame or orange linen with Chantilly lace and novelty printed linens batik and stenciled designs.
The article advises choosing vertical lines and careful corseting, avoiding attention to circumference with low girdles or bulky upper drapery. It cautions against extreme tight or loose garments, recommending easy fitting dresses coats and wraps in rich, dignified materials and notes outdoor costumes age well. house dresses can be homemade.
Bead and pearl necklaces gain prestige with weekly novelties. Latest vogue features large pearls separated by colored beads. One style sits high on the neck with a long end near the waist. Another uses graduated beads and wraps around three times.
A red alpaca dress exudes high fashion as humble material rises in style. The garment features dark blue crepe de chine trims and elegant folds, signaling a refined, aristocratic look for an era moment.
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