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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1899
Page
6
The Gazette published weekly by Edg Hapermacher lists subscription at one dollar per year postpaid and notes second class mail status at the Shiner Texas post office.
A learned professor discusses children and dolls noting that among 845 children 191 prefer wax dolls and 144 favor rag dolls. The piece cites size preferences with a four inch half penny doll for wigging and eyebrow drawing and another favoring a large doll to fulfill cuddling desires.
The Globe reports a Yorkshire limited liability company now farms scenic countryside for profit. It charges visitors to view the landscape, with one case granting a near monopoly over a wide stretch and admission set at sixpence.
In a boxing of words, Mr Mayricks demands proof from a fortune teller who promised satisfaction. The seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, born with a veil, counters that mere promises of forgiveness won t bring back his wife.
The piece notes a woman who dislikes overshoes fur tippets and mackintoshes will cry the loudest at the first warm wave. Her umbrella breaking becomes a symbol of stormy mood and blunt weather complaints.
A statesman laments biased convention coverage as he questions the omission of his speech being described as a ringing address. The editor defends the report, prompting a dispute over how proceedings are portrayed.
A humorous dialogue between Judy and Mr Grump features a memory joke about faces. Mrs Grump asks John if he recalls faces well, he replies he remembers her face when he could look at it without feeling ill but now struggles.
Evangelist Amanda Smith recounts an incident with her husband’s son in law John Bentley in Brooklyn. She describes his curses and a divine warning. Bentley collapses and dies before the new year, which she believes a sign of God’s displeasure.
The London Chronicle notes a custom tied to the birth of an heir to the earldom of Carnarvon. At Highclere Castle a 500 gallon oak cask is brewed from the estate timber and hooped with brass. The cask bears an inscription honoring Lord Porchester born Nov 7 1898 with Albert Streatfield named as butler.
Brown teapots reclaim a place on tables once dominated by ornate vessels. Tea enthusiasts push the revival, and the fad now includes monogrammed gold initials for gifts to a dear friend.
A brief dialogue shows a preacher warning an inebriate of impending punishment as the man realizes he is heading home, thanking the old man for putting him on the right path. The exchange evokes moral reform themes in a dated vernacular.
In a juvenile exchange, Tommy asks about an opti mist. Pa replies that an opti mist is someone who concedes the government matters more than the individual. The remark suggests a view on civic duty and authority.
The redwood forest along the California coast is described as the world's greatest natural timber resource. It spans a narrow coastal strip from Oregon to San Francisco covering about 2000 square miles and yields 250 million feet of lumber annually. Experts warn the coast could lose this noble forest in two centuries at the current rate.
A 73 year old man and 63 year old woman could not settle a gravesite and sought divorce. a London wife of 40 years was refused divorce after disputes over drinking. A Cincinnati man sought divorce over a glass eye fed to him and a Chicago man showed a photo of his pre marriage hair to witness baldness after marriage. A California man sought divorce because his wife went sea-bathing barefoot.
The tale follows a man who vows to start a new life and rise from his couch. He begins with enthusiasm but fate intervenes as a tack pricks his heel, yet he still gets up and makes a stir, proving action follows intention.
A town chatter spreads a tale about Lucy Weston and Al Winslow clashing after a pond outing. Reportedly they rowed at the park and tried an unusual seating change during the trip, stirring speculation.
A Boston man sneers that Chicago has eight churches without pastors. A Western reply jokes that Boston has many Edward Atkinsons eager to preach without churches or funds.
Internal Revenue and Treasury issued guidance on settlements for contraband cigars with counterfeit stamps seized in multiple states. Dealers may release cigars after purchasing proper stamps, with stamps affixed and canceled in the deputy collector's presence.
Jos C Cleveland, a Texan apprentice, reports being transferred to the battleship Texas with others sent to New Orleans New York Brooklyn and Indiana ports. He describes Newport Rhode Island naval lectures special skills and a lengthy voyage visiting Boston Portsmouth Bar Harbor with ten to fifteen days at each port and extensive target practice and squadron exercises. He notes he is in good health.
The first notices were placed on the doors of St Paul’s Cathedral in London marking the start of a new advertising era. The historic event signals a shift in public messaging as commercial notices gain prominence in urban life.
A historian asserts America acts as a colonizing force with immense influence for good over Europe. The piece links this outcome to the inevitable cure of indigestion and general toning of the body through Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The new method binds ladies visiting cards in book form with perforations between card and stub. This keeps cards together and protects them from soiling while occupying little pocket space.
Do Your Feet Ache and Barn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Eas a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Wet and Sweating feet At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 2c Sample sent LeRoy N Y address Allen S Olmsted
Professor Nothagel of Vienna reports that at least 80 percent of appendicitis cases follow a simple path and recover with medical treatment. He advises opiates but no purgatives and says there is no danger if bowel movements are absent for six to eight days.
Ad claims Faultless Starch eases laundry labor and yields best results. Mentions available in large grocery packages for 10 cents.
A lighthearted note suggests a woman can deliver a strong roast to a man when the moment calls for it, highlighting humor and bite in social banter.
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