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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
8
A city or suburban home’s front yard on a rectangular lot is treated as part of the public street. Planting should harmonize with neighboring grounds and home architecture, reflecting occupants while avoiding conspicuous displays and fleeting bloom. Foliage longevity is favored for year round harmony.
Dr. Max C. Starkloff health commissioner of St Louis says paint saves lives. In a lying-in hospital painting cleaned and sanitized rooms, floors, ceilings and walls, after which puerperal fever cases dropped dramatically. New York health dept uses paint to sterilize rooms for contagious patients. Henry Gardner notes painted surfaces resist germ growth in tests versus unpainted areas.
The piece urges readers to pursue high ideals in home making and community building, arguing the ideal home pictured is attainable with effort. It emphasizes progress through aiming high, noting the ideal should exist in every community and on every farm, and credits the Anniston Star.
Parents who save to own their home look forward to a happy old age while those who do not save often become dependent. The piece argues thrift honesty and self-discipline are best learned through familiar family life.
The Anniston Star condemns rats as a menace to health and property. It argues no town or home is free from their damage and calls for wholesale elimination to prevent further harm.
A savings principle states that every dollar spent on paint prevents five to ten dollars of future repairs or depreciation. Proper paint shielding can extend a frame dwelling’s life for generations, dramatically reducing renewal and repair costs over time.
Mrs. Nellie Richter of Gonzales visited Mrs. C B Welhausen last week, sharing a social call and updating acquaintances in the community.
Mrs B E Smith and her son Floyd attended the funeral of the late A P Hornburg in Victoria last Wednesday.
Mrs H M Richter and daughter Alice of Houston are guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Luedtke and other relatives.
Dental practice will be closed from Monday July 6 until on or about August 3. J A F Kroschel.
Dr. J. A. F. Kruschel leaves about July 6 for a cool Colorado vacation. He is accompanied by Dr. M. L. Kroschel and his wife.
Classified ads will be inserted under this header at five cents per line per insertion. No order accepted for less than twenty five cents.
For sale a 59 acre farm three miles northwest of Shiner offers splendid improvements and good crop prospects with cotton blooming. Owner Anton Schaefer. includes 32x4p structure.
Men are invited to learn barbering at Lewis Barber College in San Antonio Texas. Employment is ready and wages good with a few weeks required to qualify. Catalogue mailed free.
For sale opportun ity offers a Draughon’s Business College scholarship with details at the office. Potential buyers are invited to call for particulars and a noted saving of fifteen dollars on the scholarship.
For sale pure bred big bone Polan China pigs at 3.00 dollars each. Contact Walter Podsin in Shiner Texas. Also for sale three desirable residence lots in front of St. Ludmila's School. Apply at this office.
In a brief notice, Emil Bonorden states two cars of No 1 Prairie Hay will be shipped. Instructions ask to place orders at 84x2 with Bonorden to arrange shipment on track within a few days.
George Martin of San Antonio and sister Mrs. Fred Griffin and son George Gregory of Fabens near El Paso were guests of their uncle W. L. Martin last week.
Mrs C L Williams and Clifton Monroe returned Saturday morning from San Marcos where they visited in the home of Mrs Kate Sanford.
J R Mikes and family toured 700 miles through Junction Kerrville and Medine Lake country seeking crop prospects but found little. The report mentions sales inducements from Shiner Motor Sales and keepsake medallion offers for customers. E J Henkhaus and son visited Lubbock and Waco and Central City, noting both promising crops and areas with poor outlook inclining to water hauler carts and wagons.
The Garbade Lumber Company presented this office with a new accurate thermometer this week. The device, dubbed a little treasure, aims to climb to the top of the ladder and is praised for its 100 percent record of accuracy and efficiency.
State Senator Bailey was a business visitor in Schulenburg on Tuesday. He said politics had not started yet in this section and noted that crops looked much better locally than around Cuero, according to Schulenburg Sticker.
An advertisement touts Veedol oils as the life of your car claiming the best oils are the cheapest in the end. It urges customers to bring their vehicle to Highway Filling Station City Garage B3tf to fill the crank case with Veedol, including Fordgars.
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