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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
6
England's inns and smithies anchor ancient villages dating back over a millennium. Inn signs reveal lords, past occupations, and the village character, with the Five Alls sign depicting the king bishop lawyer soldier and laborer as guardians of all. Many villagers know little of their hamlet histories despite old records.
Commander C Crawford says after a 20 year search he located Ophir in Arabia about 400 miles east of Aden. He describes a ruined temple and wealth potential with gold, stones, and minerals, urging excavations and development of the coastal land to restore prosperity.
French alchemist Jollivet Castelot of Douai says he has developed a commercial method to transmute metals into gold. From six grams of silver and other components he claims to produce ten milligrams of gold, after heating to 1100 degrees Celsius and a complex precipitation process. He adds tin improves the method and that most of the silver can be recovered.
The Rosenberger twins of Brooklyn aged five have fled home 11 times. Each escape ends with a policeman locating them, their faces resembling their sailor suits as they sleep.
Captain G H Leverton transforms an Imperial Airways Vimy-Rolls Royce air liner cabin into a bungalow at his summer home in Wallington Surrey. The relic, once hosting 10 000 travelers between London and Paris, now shelters rooms as a shaded residence in a rural setting.
London reports Prof. Leonard Woolley describes a five thousand year old golden dagger with lapis lazuli hilt and gold sheath from the Ur excavations. The team notes longer back to 3500 B C with rich early Mesopotamian culture, including seals of kings and a remarkable inlaid gaming board.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports total US income for 1926 at 78 649 000 000, up from 77 313 000 000 the prior year. If evenly divided among 110 000 000 inhabitants, that would equal 671.48 per person.
Andorra, a tiny Pyrenean republic of 5200 people, has paid its annual tribute of 1400 francs to its two co princes, the French president and the Roman Catholic bishop of Urgel, Spain. This long standing arrangement has preserved Andorra’s undisturbed sovereignty for 649 years.
Advertising copy praises Fletcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for Calomel Castor Oil Paregoric teething syrups. Claims no narcotics and that its directions are proven on each package. The genuine product bears its signature.
An advertisement urges readers to build up a run-down stomach with Dare's Mentha Pepsin. It claims the elixir strengthens digestion, allows eating any time without distress, and offers money-back if it does not provide real benefit. It emphasizes availability through druggists and discourages substitutes.
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