Mail and social notices from Lavaca county update
Mail should be in the office by 8 p m for Katy Flyer service. July 6 entertain ment at Burnes schoolhouse with free beer and amusement. E J Wangemann to open saloon July 1 with liquor wines beer cigars. Witting choir hosted feast for Mr H F Brunkenboefer who will teach next seat Uockheim. Juneteenth arrests include one man and two women. Shiner celebration with parade barbecue and baseball. Nath Austin led. F J Polasek won a phonograph raffle. Polasek is a Dreyer area farmer. Five weeks, three days without rain. crops suffer and water sources run dry.
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Witting Singing Choir
H. F. Brunkenboefer
Brunkenhoefer
Uockheim
F. J. Polasek
Walters Bros
Polasek
Mr. Polasek
Dreyer
Wuerreas
Democratic Party
Democratic Executive Committee
White Citizen’s Association of
Lavaca County
Halletsville Herald
Lavaca
Stomach & Liver Tablets Offered for Billiousness Cure
Promote relief for billiousness with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They cleanse the stomach regulate the liver and bowels and claim a quick and permanent cure. Sold by Schrulizer Seydler druggists.
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Chamberlain
Schrulizer Seydler
Proclamation ordering dog killings in Shiner
The mayor Louis Trautwein issues a city ordinance directing the marshal to kill every unmuzzled dog found running at large on the streets of Shiner starting June 18 1902. The order cites town ordinances and is issued under mayoral authority.
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Shiner
Louis Trautwein
New Lansing Wagon Sale At C H Plato Jr At Cost
Readable line invites buyers to visit C. H. Plato Jr to view a new Lansing wagon offered at cost price and available to customers seeking affordable transport options.
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Lansing
C. H. Plato Jr
Atcost
Patent remedy ad promising itch relief
An advertisement touts a cure for itch, tetter, ringworm, and eczema with a guarantee. It claims relief from itching and skin conditions and suggests purchase from local dealers.
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Hunt
How to Avoid Trouble With Diarrhoea Remedy
A promotional notice urges readers to buy a diarrhoea remedy now for family use. It claims high effectiveness for bowel complaints in children and adults and warns it may be needed during peak summer time. Sold by Schultzer Seydler druggists.
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Schultzer Seydler
Lavaca County Court Raises Rates and Debates White Citizens Group
Halletsville notes report the commissioners court completed equalization, citing tax hikes for the San Antonio Aransas Pass line and Western Union telegraph. It mentions county convicts used for water main work, teacher certification hearings, and a proposed White Citizens Association to control county officer nominations, drawing mixed local response.
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Halletsville
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
Board of Equalization
San Antonio Aransas Pass
Western Union Telegraph Company
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
County Board of Examiners
Messrs
Friend Simpson
Wm. Blakeslee
Galveston
Immigration Association
For Sale Home Place in Shiner with Out Buildings
Bargain sale of a one and a half story house with four rooms and hall on half a block of land. Out houses and barns in good repair and a good well on the premises. For particulars, an on FP Wonperlin.
Refreshing Coca Cola Ice Cream Soda Specials
A vintage ad promises cool drinks for May heat. It promotes Coca Cola, Dr Pepper, Maley Shake Soda, Egg Phosphate, Orange Kola and Soda Water, plus weekly Wednesday ice cream soda offerings.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Remedy Ad
An old box of Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promises to cure a cold in one day. Each box costs 25 cents and carries K W Grove's signature on the packet with a refund if it fails. Drugstores advertise the product to customers.
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K. W. Grove
Shiner Texas Calls Special School Tax Election
Mayor Louis Trautwein orders a July 9 1902 special school election in Shiner Texas to decide imposing a 25 cent tax per $100 valuation for school purposes. Chris Wagener is appointed to conduct the vote.
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Shiner
Texas
Louis ‘Trautwein
Chris, Wagener
Louis Trautwern
Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets with a claim of relief. It touts hope and wisdom in a 25 cent package and offers no cure no pay terms.
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Cheatham
Hunt's Lightning Oil Offered As Remedy For Aches
Advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as a wondrous cure for rheumatism and back trouble, urging readers to try the product for relief from pain and stiffness.
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Hunt
Chamberlain's Stomach Liver Tablets Promote Digestion
A period ad explains a bad taste signals stomach issues and recommends Chamberlain's Stomach Liver Tablets to cleanse and invigorate the stomach and regulate the bowels. Sold by Schultzer Seydler druggists at 25 cents per box.
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Chamberlain
Schultzer Seydler
New Tire Setting Machine Advertised in Shiner Texas
A. Pfaender blacksmith and wheelwright of Shiner Texas announces a new Henderson Tire Setting Machine. It sets tires cold, quickly and correctly, promising an improvement over the old method. All work guaranteed and other blacksmithing services invited.
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Henderson
Pfaender
Blacksmith & Wheelwright
Shiner
Texas
Local Notes and Social News From Town and Surroundings
Drs Gray and Cox occupy their Front street office. Griffin from Nickel brings 16 bales cotton. Miss Ella Jackson leaves for Rockland amid friends. Kotzebues attend Shiner dance. C M Kotzebue visits. Lillie Fehrenkamp visits Fehrenkamp family. Kotzebue advertises livery stable business. Sheriff Bennett’s illness persists with typhoid fever. Mason also ill. A. C Koepke offers a fine shave.
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Gray and
Cox
Front Street
Griffin
Nickel
Ella Jackson
Rockland
Julius Kotzebue
Mary Matzke
John Bronkenhoefer
Bertha
Alia Kotzebue
Shiner
C. M. Kotzebue
Mr. Helweg
Lillie Fehrenkamp
F. T. Fehrenkamp
Mr. Kotzebue
Hom
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Neare
C. H. Flato
C. H. Flato & Son
Katy
Burnes
E. J. Wangemann
Nath Austin
Waukegan
Democratic Pring
Halletsville Notes
Pealers
General Merchandise
A. J. Voelcker
Lone Star
Lydia Breiger
IIT
B. G. Bennett
Mr. Mason
A. C Koepke
S. Is
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