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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
6
The article extols toads as misjudged creatures valuable for insect control. It notes their gentle nature, habitat needs, and usefulness in reducing pests like cockroaches and mice, comparing them favorably to cats and describing their role in European urban pest management.
A fragment describing rare spring days with trees greening, wind tuning to a musical hum, brook murmuring, flowers blooming, a drone buzzing, meadowlarks aloft, and birds singing with shy, corrective cadence amid lively woodland scenes.
A historical note advocates stronger protection for live oaks, arguing natives should be spared and cuttings require state forester permits. The writer warns that appreciation of live oaks will grow as laws limit unnecessary removals.
George W. Wanamaker reports a sharp rise in diamond and luxury imports at the port. April imports total $78,725,064.23, with precious stones at $2,418,242 and autos at 172 units valued $315,662, reflecting larger shipments than April 1908 and 1907.
A pithy reflection on human progress noting that advancement ends perpetual fear of wild beasts barbarians gods and our own dreams as a key result of effort and civilization.
The passage muses on fame and virtue, noting that desires outpace reason and vanity surpasses wants. It discusses changing morals from successful crimes and criticizes drawing conclusions from faltering opinions. It ends by pondering Aristotle on genius and folly among offspring of great minds.
Mrs. Theodore Seligman widow of the late Theodore Seligman of New York is to marry Professor Charles Waldstein of Cambridge University in London. The couple’s plan follows her move to 47 South Street Grosvenor Square with her families in Paris and London. Waldstein a noted Cambridge archaeologist born in New York in 1856 and former head of the American School at Athens has excavated sites including Palatea Heraion of Argos and tombs once linked to Aristotle.
Fragmentary verse describes gold as bright and coveted, with images of youth and elders, crime, and decay near a churchyard. The text blends distorted phrases and names, hinting at themes of value, loss, and moral decline.
The passage argues that entering the midst of enemies signals cowardice, notes people lie but seldom reflect, and advising against cleverness. It claims wise men avoid entertained manipulation and would rather keep a friend as an enemy than betray him, and links hospitality to quelling hostility in strangers.
A philosophical line argues whether a woman loving or not loving would become a nuisance, concluding that marriage is the solution. It frames love as an unavoidable disturbance and proposes wedlock as the remedy.
A late 19th or early 20th era reflection asserts that chastity and sensuality need not conflict and that a genuine marriage demonstrates their harmony within a moral framework.
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