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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1899
Page
6
A humorous column mocks a new debt-collection device: a stylish young woman with a music roll hired to collect bills. The piece plays on gossip, gender, and social pretenses, noting neighbors’ chatter and the leverage of appearance in securing payments.
A boy asks for cobbler's wax from a shop. The shopkeeper suggests shoemaker's wax. The boy returns to say his father insists shoemaker's wax will do. He exits with a parting quip that the difference between the shopkeeper and a donkey is that their breath is the same.
The piece notes falconry is now taken up by the Duchess of Marlborough and other wealthy ladies in England and on the continent. Falcons cost up to 100 pounds each and trained handlers demand at least 200 pounds a year. It is described as the most scientific and demanding sport, usable year round.
Lightning struck a house post in Klausthal fusing two four millimetre nails. Siemens and Halske of Berlin measured the force, estimating a current of two hundred amperes and twenty thousand volts for one second, equating to seven thousand horse power.
The Detroit Free Press notes that a New York sexton functions as a manager for church funerals, using wholesale undertakers and taking a 20 percent commission. In large downtown churches the funeral business can yield about 10,000 dollars yearly, with other duties like weddings, pew rents, grave digging, and opening or closing the church adding to income. Collections remain a critical focus to avoid unpaid bills.
A plain spoken farmer, Mr McManus, declines a suitor for the eldest daughter but offers the second after his rule that all daughters marry in order. A double wedding is later announced as the eldest is taken by the brother, clearing the path for the second.
A London Post writer recalls a Boer dispute over the flag color. Two young Boers argued whether the Union Jack or ensign defined the British flag. An elder Boer declared he had seen the flag three times at Laing's Neck Majuba and Doornkop and found it always white.
A dialogue recalls a singer who once had a remarkable timbre but ruined it by chewing wooden toothpicks. The exchange notes how the voice declined from its former quality to its current state.
A gleaming new pair of shoes causes a stumble in downtown, as the wearer discovers fit issues and a quick tumble ends in minor embarrassment and a tale of footwear misfit.
The column honors Capt Francis Marion Poole known as Dave Poole a Missouri native 61 years old who rose with Gen Shelby and fought as a cavalry leader after the Civil War He lived in Dallas and Colorado City before moving to Arizona where he became a rancher He left a widow several children and a brother Survivors remember him as brave and humorous a brilliant mimic and a trusted captain in Shelby's brigade with legendary border adventures and wartime exploits remembered by Missourians.
A New York special reports Gulf Beaumont and Kansas City railroad plans extending from Newtonville to Waskom with connections to Missouri Kansas and Texas and Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific for an entry into Shreveport. A fifty mile Jasper to Lufkin branch would join St Louis Southwestern Railway. New mileage under Gulf Beaumont and Great Northern charter expands Beaumont Newtonville reach.
General Otis reports Lawton's troops in a fierce engagement at the Zapote river crossing near Bakoor Cavite with heavy enemy losses. Insurgents retreat in southern Cavite while rebels at Manila threaten an attack. gunboats shell shore actions and Luna and Ramon reportedly killed by Aguinaldo’s guard.
Reports from New Richmond Wisconsin describe a disastrous cyclone followed by a fire that consumed vast areas. People were cremated or carried to churches and schoolhouses as the town faced widespread death estimates from hundreds to possibly over a thousand.
At Ardmore I T on the 12th the law library building belonging to United States Attorney Johnson and the building belonging to United States Clerk Campbell were destroyed by fire. Loss $12,000 half insured.
Rev. Dr. John P. Greene of William Jewell College Missouri has declined election as president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville Kentucky.
Gov. Sayers has received letters from Govs. Bushnell Ohio Tanner Illinois Pingree Michigan Thomas Colorado Bradley Kentucky and Poynter Nebraska indicating intent to attend the anti trust conference.
President Grotthouse and other speakers addressed the opening session at Waco. Attendance was large and the gathering featured interest and energy among delegates.
Sharkey has accepted Jeffries challenge and preliminaries will be arranged at once. The two boxers are expected to meet in September in a major match with the details to follow.
The record lists counts of volcanos worldwide with regional totals for America Asia Africa and Java. It notes 172 known volcanoes with 270 active globally and cites numbers for New Zealand area including 63 volcanoes and heights from 196 to 900 feet.
An American exhibit at the Paris exposition of 1200 is announced as highly interesting. The item highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claimed to cure dyspepsia indigestion and constipation and urges trial for all sufferers.
A reflective adage notes that a parent who forgets his own youth becomes the harshest in critiquing his children. It implies that leniency or understanding is tied to personal past experiences and empathy.
A poultry pigeon and pet stock association has been organized at Texarkana with aims to promote breeding shows and stock exchange among local enthusiasts and breeders.
The Rio Grande Western railway began operating its new dining car service on June 1. All meals are served on its through trains, with a la carte options and high quality Pullman dining cars. The move aims to reduce travel fatigue and improve the Pacific coast route experience.
General Manager Underwood of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad issues an order letting trip pass holders stop at any station. Conductors will note the station name on the back of passes in ink or pencil, and this endorsement will be honored by conductors on subsequent trains.
A promotional note states Yor Easy Ironing uses Faultless Starch to prevent sticking blistering or fabric damage. It promises a beautiful finish and safe for delicate fabrics with all grocers selling it at 10c a package.
A humorous note from a Chicago Record quips that a purchase of curtain fabric was repurposed into a shirt waist after the material proved too loud for curtains. It reflects playful, everyday mockery of fashion choices in a city humor column.
An advertisement states Hall's Catarrh Cure is a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The claim is repeated, followed by a general remark that theoretical wisdom often proves impractical.
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