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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
6
Four men on a rear car platform smoked while a strong odor spread. One man noticed a cigar burning down past the red band. The smoker replied that he was not saving them, prompting a quiet confrontation.
A young girl riding a Brooklyn trolley pays half fare and then adds two pennies. She tells the conductor that his fare is paid while declaring that her statistics are her own, a witty remark on personal data.
The dialogue recalls a grimly humorous moment where a husband questions if his wife died naturally and is assured she was alive and talking at the end. The line reflects a macabre anecdote from a historical newspaper context.
Tulsa protests sparked by referendum show majority for Oklahoma City as capital. Governor Haskell declares his office will stay in Oklahoma City and officials prepare temporary quarters while Guthrie injunction fights move forward. Late returns put pro capital location between 30,000 and 35,000.
Hill Printing and Stationery Company in Waco receives charter with $100,000 capital stock and incorporators J S Hill R H Hill B H Hill and E Kellner. Placedo Irrigation Company in Lake Placedo Victoria County capital stock $10,000 with George B Peck C L Conaway W M Gregory and others. Meridian Mill Company in Meridian capital stock $16,000 with L F Grimes J D Grimes and J W Grimes. Nuc e s County Gin and Milling Company of Corpus Christi files certificate of dissolution.
Wharton Texas reports the potato crop larger than expected after rains. Prices rose with some potatoes at 80 cents per bushel. Quality improved with less scab. Twenty nine cars shipped Thursday and eleven the day before, bringing total cars shipped to 300.
Henrietta Texas sees fresh excitement as a Taylor tract well flows after test. The well produced for forty minutes filling a 100 barrel tank, drilled to about 1700 feet and breaking through gas-bearing strata as the first in the field.
Floresville Texas reports two cars of watermelons shipped Saturday with more on the way and a likely bumper corn yield. Farmers anticipate about forty bushels per acre as favorable prospects for the Wilson County crop outlook.
Webb County onion shipments through May 1909 totaled 1 759 cars and 1910 totaled 1 808 cars. 1910 was a banner year with net results expected to approach one million dollars.
The Texas controller released taxable value estimates showing King County valued at 1,504,223 with an increase of 115,523 and Gillespie County at 5,512,120 with an increase of 231,219.
Mrs Mary I Remington of Figleberry Street Gilroy California suffered severe kidney pain frequent retarded secretions and burning passages during a critical period of a woman's life. After trying other remedies she used Doan's Kidney Pills and was permanently cured. The ad urges readers to remember the name and buy 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A State's Attorney questions a prospective juror about bias while a juror mentions his wife has not read the case, followed by a quoted David Starr Jordan reflection on children. The Nautilus excerpt extols philanthropy through caring for children as path to salvation.
A brief humorous note recalls a classroom moment where a teacher offers Johnny a book and asks him to sing. A girl interrupts, suggesting Johnny would improve if he whistles, prompting a lighthearted unit in a judge’s memory.
A reader credits Postum with curing nervous prostration caused by coffee. The letter claims improved sleep, weight gain from 146 to 167 pounds, and lasting energy after switching to Postum. It notes children also stopped coffee and grew healthier. The doctor’s experience is cited as proof coffee is harmful.
In a stark exchange an unidentified speaker asserts control by denying information. The other retorts that no one can speak plainly to them, underscoring isolation and a power imbalance. The fragment hints at a tense relationship shading into mistrust.
A mix of agricultural advice praising Quaker Scotch Oats for farm workers, plus short humorous snippets on Jones and the will, plus light jokes about diplomats and old-time remedies. The column blends food prompts with quick quips and advertisements of tonics and products.
The Overland car boasts four factories employing 4 000 men to produce 140 Overlands daily, meeting strong demand. Its simple, nearly trouble free design centers on a two pedal control and an engine built for endurance, with prices from 1 000 to 1 250 dollars and generous output. It claims superior value and invites readers to request two books about automobiles.
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