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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1899
Page
7
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as the cure for swollen and burning feet with corns and bunions. The powder is shaken into shoes and sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents, with a free sample offered. Include address in LeRoy New York by Allen S. Olmstead.
Congressman Richard Parks Bland died at his home near Lebanon Missouri on the morning of the 11th after a period of illness from la grippe. Bland, born 1835 in Hartford Kentucky, had a long political and legal career including service as a Missouri lawyer, miner, and longtime U S congressman. He remained a proponent of free silver coinage and sponsored the Bland bill to mint silver dollars. The obituary notes his early hardship, education, and political life culminating in leadership of mining and finance legislation.
Under dated 14th Otis forces occupy territory south to Bacoor and Zapote river. Enemy forces retire with several hundred killed and wounded. U.S. losses total ten killed and forty wounded. Navy casualties zero.
The Christian Endeavor union elected officers including President H. H. Grotthouse Dallas and Miss Leonard Cleburne as vice presidents. A. M. White Marsh Texarkana Rev. Philip N. King Hillsboro Rev. M. E. Chappelle Brownwood Rev. C. McPherson Fort Worth Rev. R. E. Chandler Vernon and M. J. Biem San Antonio served as secretary and Rev. R. E. Chandler. Fort Worth to hold next session.
W M Rea of Fort Worth elected president M J Niland of Corpus Christi first vice president H E Criswell of Yoakum second vice president G E Cornwell of Dallas third vice president M F Forest of Houston secretary and treasurer LH Houston selected for next year meeting location.
On the 15th, 4000 insurgents faced heavy casualties with about a third killed wounded or captured as their lines broke and they retreated. A Filipino ally of the Americans was assassinated in the same period.
In Waco the Underwriters association met on the 13th to discuss numerous matters in the fire insurance business.
Delegates gather for the Texas Real Estate association opening in Waco on the 18th. R L Henry gives welcome, C T Swan of Norvanna replies, and the executive committee report is read. A resolutions committee recommendation proposes Texas representation at the 1903 St Louis exposition and a district committee to advise on exhibit plans. The next meeting will be in Fort Worth. Various papers and speeches are noted.
The fourteenth marked commencement with Gov. Sayers presiding. Regents, officials and alumni on the rostrum as W. A. Morriss J. B. Warren and H. G. Reeves vied for the W. J. Bryan medal. Degrees conferred and a final Driskill hotel reception followed.
The second day in Waco featured a large Society of Christian Endeavor session marking ten years in Texas. The service was impressive and included touching remembrances within the proceedings.
Heavy rain left nine tenths of the thickly settled area of Laredo submerged from two to four feet. The Mexican National railway shops were forced to shut down temporarily due to the flood conditions.
The Abilene home of T. J. Anderson was wiped out by a blaze. Residents rescued by ladder when a person sleeping on the second floor escaped danger.
A second Waco gathering of oil men convened with President present to discuss industry issues and potential policy directions. Attendees reported focus on market stability and energy investments amid ongoing discussions.
In 1888 my wife went East and was attacked with rheumatism. She received no relief until she tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Since that time we have never been without it. We find it gives instant relief in cases of all rheumatic and neuralgic pains. D. C. Brant, Santa Ynez, Cal. For sale by all druggists.
Mr W M Terry of Elkton Kentucky, a twelve year druggists in the area, testifies Chamberlains Cough Remedy gives better satisfaction than any other cough medicine. He has sold hundreds of bottles and recommends Chamberlains. For sale by all druggists.
The uncle questions the young man about yesterday's several thousand dollar gain in the stock market and cautions that such transactions are gambling. The youth admits today’s loss of those gains and more, prompting reminder that risk in speculation leads to eventual grief.
A Worcester Enterprise advertisement for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy quotes a testimonial from W A Stroud of Popomoke City Maryland praising its effectiveness in treating colic and diarrhoea with one or two doses and noting it is sold by all druggists.
A mouldy vagabond named Tufford Knott asks a woman at a kitchen door for aid, receives a one cent piece, and mutters through a keyhole that she is an anti expansionist in a terse Chicago Tribune style vignette.
W. G. Phippin editor of Red Creek Herald endorses Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a splendid rheumatism liniment and household remedy. J Cuyler of Red Creek, a leading merchant, also recommends it. For sale by all druggists.
A humorous exchange where a prospective lodger seeks a quiet room while the landlady notes the next room hosts a singer who practices all day, insisting the house is quiet despite the constant singing.
A compact dialogue jokes about memory slipping with age as a grandfather and child reminisce on counts of Indians killed. The exchange sharpens wit and hints at storytelling tradition.
Advertises monuments for sale with emphasis on patronage and guaranteed satisfaction. Claims wide selection and prices as low as possible while maintaining first class work and material.
After the case, Bronson notes his lawyer already helped himself to most of his possessions, Johnson denying any invitation. The exchange hints at lingering tensions and possible conflict over recovered items.
A prosy boarder notes the bell nearly replaces the knocker while the Cheerful Idiot quips that this proves the knocker remains the key. The line captures a playful clash of old and new door signals.
A witty exchange echoes through a New York World piece as a father says George Washington led in war peace and in citizens hearts while the son counters with a jab about Washington not leading a bicycle race against Jimmy Michael.
Washington Star reports the army scandal worsening as critics condemn General Eagan's language and actions. The exchange highlights heightened objection and ongoing controversy surrounding military leadership.
A Chicago Post quote depicts an old man lifting a boy onto his knee and the boy replying that he has never hurt himself on purpose, highlighting a resigned exchange over pain and self-harm.
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