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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
2
An advertisement claims Dodson's Levertone quickly relieves biliousness dizziness and bad breath. It touts a real stimulant for a balky liver and bowels that regulates them to vigor and normal activity. A free bottle is offered by writing Sterling Products Wheeling West Virginia.
The ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle effective laxative based on 1875 methods. It claims to treat constipation biliousness headaches indigestion and mood illusions with senna herbs and pepsin in a safe non narcotic formula. Elderly people are highlighted and a free trial bottle offer via Dept BB Monticello Illinois is included.
New York. Charles E. Snyder a longtime keeper at the Bronx Zoo was fatally bitten by rattlesnakes during a Ramapo Mountains excursion. He and companion Paul Snyder tracked snakes when a rattler struck his hand. A second snake delivered a bite to the other hand. Serum was administered at Good Samaritan hospital in Suffern but could not counteract the poison. Snyder died about 24 hours after the bites. He was 57.
A Bishop California source details a pioneering fish worm ranch run by a sunny haired seventeen year old. Ten acres host a 2000 square foot breeding plot where worms are raised in a damp straw mulch system with a bottomless box and feeding scraps. Millions of baby worms emerge from cocoons and are prepared for rapid market packing.
Sacramento California sewing was removed from the Preston reform school at Ione by state director BH. E. Jensen. Equipment will move to San Quentin woman's ward where he says it will be put to better use. Jensen added the boys never took to sewing and see no future in it.
In Butte Montana a veteran physician reports that tougher barriers to narcotics have driven addicts to chloroform. He says many Butte homes administer a few drops to ease excitement and quiet nerves after a party, reflecting a dangerous shift in local substance use.
William A. Radford offers free home building advice in this feature on a 24 by 28 foot two story house. The design uses shingles for exterior walls, an overhanging second floor to create a recessed porch and added sleeping space, a large living room and dining area, a breakfast nook, three bedrooms, and a dormer with double front windows for light and ventilation.
A homeowner hears from a lumberman and a seasoned businessman that oak flooring should be chosen. The article extols oak floors for beauty, durability, ease of finishing, and how they enhance interior appeal. It advises buying from trusted brands and following proper laying and care guidelines for lasting quality.
E Helen Dunbar urges readers to transform bleak porches into inviting outdoor rooms for spring. In People’s Home Journal she advises privacy via awnings or screens, comfortable seating, and colorful personal touches to give the porch personality.
Washington reports the sultan of Sulu, under U S protection, took his first airplane ride in an Army plane and enjoyed it. Capt Donald Wilson piloted to 5 000 feet above Manila, thrilling the potentate and triggering requests from other tribal leaders for their own flights. The incident sparked wider interest in military aviation among Philippine tribes and officials.
Miss Nellie Lee Holt, Stephens College religious education instructor in Columbia Missouri, calls for fifty fifty dates for college men and women. She argues such dating reflects modern times, shares responsibilities, and supports a Dutch date where girls pay for meals and activities. She praises today’s girls as sound thinkers who act wholesomely.
Travelers returning from a Sawtooth range region report a guardian angel in a valley beyond the mountains. In deadly bad visibility the hooded monk figure with a huge dog supposedly guides drivers and passengers along the trail. Old timers call it an apparition or mirage amid shifting temperatures, a mystic trail blazer.
Washington. Dr A L Quaintance warns that mankind struggles to control insect pests that destroy about ten percent of U S crops yearly. He notes heavier damage possible this year if the Mediterranean fly spreading from Florida is not checked. Science and entomology are vital to reduce losses and curb insect proliferation.
City health officer Dr. William C. Hassler argues shrinking burial space will exhaust San Francisco's available acreage in 25 years. He predicts the Sierra ranges or the ocean will become the last resort, reachable by airplane in a few hours from anywhere in California.
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