02 Mar 1911
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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1911
Page
1
Garbade Lumber Company distributes a new field fence named Pittsburgh Perfect. It claims all galvanized steel wires and electric welding for a durable fence. Every rod is guaranteed perfect and large wires maintain consistent sizing with no moisture-trapping wraps.
February 26 notes from the Lake Tree area report on weather and school life. H H Janzen's photo with 46 pupils is mentioned. Local visits to Williamsburg and Victoria are noted, along with a postponed masquerade ball at National hall due to bad weather. A crowd attended Vinstenec mask hall and a short social update from Girlie closes the item.
An aged ad touts Dr Kings New Discovery for croup and coughs. It claims relief for children and adults with hay fever la grippe and whooping cough. Sold by Bchulse Gray Co Beary Rept contwraptain with samples and bottles offered.
A narrative claims Chas. B. Allen of Sylvania Georgia endured years of rheumatism and other ailments before using Electric Bitters, which allegedly cured him. The ad asserts thousands endorse the remedy for stomach, kidney and female complaints and health boosts, with a 50 cent price at Schulze Gray & Co.
A fine rain Saturday evening aided gardens while Rocky Creek rose on Sunday morning causing minor fence damage. A strong norther affected fruit trees and gardens. Fred Koening and family traveled toward Charlottenburg to visit Wiph relatives as some farmers near corn planting and others start cotton.
60 acres cultivated with good house and improvements, water well, located near Nickel in Shackelford County. Price 17.50 per acre with easy terms. Write to Gazette office, Shiner, Texas.
Fragmentary auction notice indicates a cotton gin for sale at a local location with dates and seller details obscured. The readable bits reference W H Tewane or related names and a penny sale style listing, suggesting a small farm equipment sale context.
The Cole and Rogers circus offers a larger, more lavish program with educated Lisma, Elephants, untamable Lions, trained dogs ponies monkeys and goats, Bob Cook the funny clown and his mule Hosaki, the Tinsleys on a triple horizontal bar and daring acts plus acrobats and two bands. Balloon ascension parade at 1 30 p m precedes performances. Also a health note promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and germ diseases.
Hermann Wiechring unexpectedly reached Shiner on a recent Saturday after traveling from Rennel Moor Germany via New York. He spent two months in Kansas learning the whereabouts of his father, brother, and sister Mrs Emil Rossaw near Gonzales, a brother in California, and his father in Australia. He plans to remain and adapt to life in the old home.
A nostalgic column laments Christmas tree waste while urging planting. mentions residents Joe Nedbalek and Agnes Kavanagh visiting kin, Rev. Joseph Hegar's sermon, cattle buyer Joe Konecny, Louis Becka at the river, Fannie Nedbalek and nephew Emil Balysek with friends in Hochheim, and a fire loss suffered by J. C. Neighbors and family at Waelder.
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for cures over forty years and lists uses from sores and eczema to burns and bruises. It claims strong results and notes a 25 cent price at Schulze Gray & Co.
Dilworth notes a heavy rain on Saturday night filling cisterns and tanks, the warm spell easing into a brisk norther, mild February described by locals, upcoming school term exercises, and community mentions including Ruby Lockwell and Alfred Griffin. The town also notes hog losses, fruit bloom risks, and local visits from Pema Wood and Ellie Pogue along with other residents.
February 20 1911 notes a quiet period with weather commentary, local visits by Mr and Mrs Hillmer of Kuehn's Grove to Reinhold Huebner’s home, and a report that telephone line No 30 workers raised wires on high posts after two days of labor. They also mention a keg of Shiner beer shared among workers before signing off.
Greensboro Pa residents hear a homespun tip on cold remedies from John W Sickelemith while Schulze Gray Co showcases an attractive house paint window. The store features color swatches and house images to inspire exterior refreshes and attract passers by amid spring marketing efforts.
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