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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
8
The Atlanta Constitution notes weekly papers invest one to two thousand dollars yet anchor the town’s image and prosperity. A strong paper with broad local ads and county reach reflects a thriving community, while poor papers reflect poorly on their towns. The fault often lies with the town’s support and paper quality.
An advertisement by Worth's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo seeks testimonials from women who did not benefit from Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It offers 500 dollars for uncured cases and 3000 dollars for proof of authentic signatures. Massachusetts woman Carrie P Hannaford extolls its benefits.
The report mentions recent rainfall benefiting corn and early cotton in the area. It lists visitors and locals such as Louis Ehlers, Mrs. Lockmann, Hubert Prause, Otto Buske, and Jack Eason. The Phoenix Scheutzenverein plans a new dance hall next month and Home Circle society activity is noted.
A colored man named Wiggins led white men to an old Spanish gold mine in Brewster County near Fort Davis. They located a cave with a wide entrance, five shaft holes, and a damp air filled with the scent of recent activity, suggesting Mexican involvement and possible wealth if confirmed by a mining expert.
A nationwide postal circular urges printing a return card on envelopes to ensure return when addresses fail. It argues every businessperson farmer or worker should print name and address to aid the Dead Letter Office. The proposal would forbid mail transmission without a return card on envelopes packages or other mail.
In a satiric note from The Commoner Bryan Brieflets mocks Senator Allison's tariff plank as empty. It parodies John Bull absorbing Nigerian lands and Mr Hay's need to seize a Philippine island. Rockefeller defends Standard Oil silence as policy under attack.
Advertises for several industrious persons in each state to travel for a longstanding business. Calls upon merchants and agents to sell a profitable line with permanent engagement. Weekly cash salary of $18 plus all traveling expenses and weekly hotel bills advanced. Include reference and self addressed envelope. National 334born 8!.. pt欟
A Texas advertisement touts Texas Wonder and Halls Great Discovery as cures for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to remove gravel diabetes backs rheumatism and all clarities of the kidney and bladder in men women and children. Dr Ernest W Hall sole manufacturer offers mail order and druggist sales with testimonials.
A fragment mentions Wonder Hall and family gathering in Texas with cheer and companionship among peers. Names and precise details are unclear but the note hints at a cheerful familial reunion setting.
More than 60 000 hides moved through Amarillo Texas hide dealers in four months. The skins come from cattle that died during the winter from freezing or starvation as reported by the Houston Post.
An ad warns readers of Grave’s Tasteless Chill Tonic showing its iron and quinine formula on each bottle. It declares No Cure No Pay and emphasizes the tonic’s contents as the remedy claim.
A dialog declares a clash between a sale attorney and a boastful lawyer in a Gazette Weekly News style fragment. The text mixes old time speech with hints of a case and station opening. It preserves a dramatic, period tone with fictional duel phrasing and a mock legal exchange.
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