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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
2
Cairo police warn tourists of a brisk trade in renovated mummies. Sellers use humble local remains dragged from villages and decorated with gilded scarabs to imitate genuine pharaohs. Profits can reach thousands, with some fakes created from animal bones and resold to oblivious visitors.
The oldest church in Tacoma St Peter's Episcopal features a steeple built around a giant tree trunk cut 48 feet above ground. Columbus era rings mark the height and age, with a bell added after a Philadelphia request. Ivy now cloaks the tower as the bell tolls atop the enduring landmark.
Detroit reporter notes Lanzeman, a Brown City area farmer, spotted a protruding nails horseshoe in the road and waded through mud to salvage it. While loading the shoe he discovered a mud buried pocketbook containing $50 in bills, prompting a turn of good fortune.
London report: James Donaldson seventy seven suddenly recovered his sight after twelve years of blindness. The first person he saw was his son, whom he did not recognize due to his baldness. He had gone blind twelve years ago while out walking as everything suddenly went black and his vision returned just as abruptly.
Thomas M. Davis and Harry Davis, estranged for six years, were placed in adjoining cells at Mays Landing jail for contempt of court. Tom Davis faced charges for contempt, perjury, and election-law violations, while Harry Davis was jailed for contempt tied to alimony arrears of 50 dollars weekly.
Paola Kansas sits atop one of the world s shallow oil fields with over 1200 wells in Miami County. Population 8500. Oil reaches 450 feet and pools have produced for decades. Many locals own wells or stakes with maps displayed in shops. Some wells yield big profits while others dry up. Back yard wells and gas wells supply local homes and businesses.
Alaska earned 610,750,038 from salmon exports, surpassing all other exports and mineral wealth. More than 25,000 people were employed in fishing and canning, with investments around 55.4 million dollars. The figure reflects sixty years since the 1867 purchase by the United States and shows salmon as a dominant Alaska industry.
Ketchikan Alaska reports the bureau of Fisheries will deploy a 55 vessel armed patrol fleet with 88 small tugs to patrol the Alaska coast against fish pirates and poachers. Coastal headquarters will be in Kodiak Cook Inlet Chignik Afognak and Ketchikan to watch over millions in canned fish values.
Antonio Scotti the Italian baritone who has sung with the Metropolitan Opera for twenty seven years is to become a citizen.
In a sunny Oklahoma pasture a tired dairy worker, Mrs. Cora Short, describes improvement after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports weight gain from 115 to 135 pounds, better sleep and renewed energy, urging other hard working women to try the remedy and ask neighbors.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as the best laxative for kids. It claims a teaspoonful cleans the bowels and restores a happy, healthy child within hours, noting its pleasant taste and suitability for babies through older children. Emphasizes asking for the genuine product with printed directions and to refuse imitations.
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