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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1900
Page
4
A Bonham Texas cotton mill gains $150,000 in funding while Texas merchants announce eight cent cotton bids for September delivery. The item notes political maneuvering in Gonzales county and Galveston crowds fleeing to Houston as tariff and trust issues dominate state and national debates.
A trade promotion extols American Lice Destroyer as the top remedy against mites and lice in poultry yards. It claims complete vermin eradication within 24 hours, protects 260 birds for a year per box, boosts profits, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold by American Mfy. Co. of Terre Haute Ind.
Prominent city residents received letters from LaGrange urging Senator A. B. Kerr to run for Congress in the Tenth District. The Halletsville Herald praises Kerr as a safe, conservative leader with business success and notes public support should he enter the race. Also an ad touts Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment with relief claims priced 50 cents and 75 cents.
The Nebraska Democratic convention adopts a Bryan crafted platform reaffirming the 1896 Chicago plank. It calls for silver at 16 to 1, opposes a large standing army and trusts, opposes imperialism, and supports popular election of U S Senators. A separate note reports a rich Indianapolis donor to Nicholson Institute funding free artificial ear drums.
The speaker attributes Dewey’s claim that the navy could defend the Nicaragua Canal but would require world naval parity and enormous costs. A fortification at each end, the text argues, would be impregnable and cheaper than a battleship. The Spain conflict is cited, noting Spanish naval defeat yet heavy fortifications at Santiago and Havana held ships at bay.
The Gazette reports a semi annual meeting of the Southwest Texas Press Association set for April 16 and 17 in Yoakum. Editor W L Johnston of the Yoakum Times is secretary and promises a good time for attendees. The Gazette plans to attend.
Advertises for a minor woman to travel for a large house with salary sixty five dollars monthly plus expenses. Position described as permanent with an included cost of living raise. Respondents asked to enclose self addressed stamped envelope and mail to MaNnaGeEn at 330 Caxton Building, Chicago.
The piece notes that Porto Rico exports only a small set of goods and that the Dingley rates are high on all of them. Tobacco exports would face no less than 25 percent duties, with some grades higher still.
The Vindicator editor reports two remarkable cures from Chamberlain's Pain Balm. A shoulder rheumatism attack eased after two applications with rubbing, bringing instant relief. A thigh joint rheumatism case also improved after two applications, enabling a comfortable night. Sold by all druggists.
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