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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
6
A vintage ad touts Vacher-Balm for 99 of 100 headaches and aches. It urges keeping a tube handy and warns against imitations, offering mail order in New Orleans for 30 cents if local purchase is unavailable.
A brief wartime anecdote shows Sponeleigh borrowing $20 from the narrator this morning. The borrower wrote the amount on a scrap of paper, prompting the narrator to doubt the obligation will be met.
A testimonial letter from Mrs Albert Bouthcott of Medina New York praises Peterson Ointment Co for curing an old running sore after nine dollars worth of salve. The letter extols the ointment as a powerful healer and urges use by others, noting availability by mail order from Buffalo New York.
Washington reports official confirmation of rebel control of Mexico City on May 7. General Trevino leads the advance guard, banks urged to keep operating, and Obregon and Carranza movements are noted. Tampico and Nuevo Laredo see rebel progress as U S destroyers head to the region.
Advert describes harmful acids and gases harming the body and promises a cure. Chemists introduce Eaton ic tablets said to remove stomach acidity after removing the cause, with rapid relief and guaranteed satisfaction. Over half a million users report bloating indigestion sourness and gas relief from Eaton ic.
The Agriculture Department projects winter wheat at 484,647,000 bushels for 1929 based on May 1 conditions, up 1,030,000 from April estimates. Abandonment reached 11.9 percent, and harvested area may total 34,165,000 acres, with labor shortages and a slow spring delaying farming across the country.
Austin Texas the railroad commission was this week advised that the Lyerla gas well in Eastland County had been closed in after much effort following the extinguishing of the fire. It was a giant gasser and was afire running wild.
Brownsville Texas on Saturday the city school board voted a general raise of $20 per month for each of the fifty city school teachers.
A 15,000 bushel per day potato curing plant has begun construction in Nacogdoches Texas. The new facility aims to boost local processing capacity and create jobs in the agricultural sector.
Elgin Texas announces a five day chautauqua event from May 30 to June 3 featuring local speakers and cultural programs for residents. Organizers encourage community attendance and note schedule details will follow.
Forty five rural schools in Bell County have qualified under the rural school law and received twenty five thousand dollars in state aid for the first installment of funds.
Approximately 42 000 head of cattle were dipped in Bell County in April. About 12 percent showed tick evidence. Officials project Bell County will be tick free by fall.
Unanimous road bond approval at Falfur, Corsicaria hosiery mill plans, and $100000 hospital bonds for McKinney approved. Orange schools install electric alarms while Center workers build eight miles of road to Tenaha. Denton hosts a $150000 College of Industrial Arts auditorium plan as oil and ports topics draw attendees from multiple cities.
The attorney general prepares a proclamation to establish a single large non cotton growing zone in Texas to eradicate a cotton pest. It would take effect around June 15 after the May 24 special legislative session to discuss farmer reimbursements. The zone would cover Galveston Harris Orange and Liberty counties and nine infested counties.
Wichita Falls Tex There are 170 producing wells in the Red River territory under federal receivership with a total daily production of 8890 barrels. Wells once flowed at 1000 barrels or more but now rarely exceed 100. Major holders include Bass Petroleum 1500, Oklahoma Producing and Refining 1000, Lone Star 500, Cheneault Rowe 500, Minnis Snowden 350 and others.
In New Orleans the American Cotton Association held a meeting on the pink boll worm. A committee was named to pursue eradication legislation, another to push warehousing laws, and a third to secure rail protection for cotton on platforms. Officials estimated 250000 dollars would reimburse Louisiana farmers in the infested zone for this year’s losses.
El Paso and Juarez come under Sonora revolutionists as General J Gonzales Escobar proclaims the change. A peaceful announcement sparks a large public celebration while the Obregon junta from El Paso crosses into Juarez Monday night.
Paris reports French aviator R. Renaud, a contestant in the Mo naco to Bizerta trans Mediterranean flight, has not been seen since leaving Cagliari in Sardinia. Authorities search for the missing pilot amid the long Mediterranean route.
Mrs. Samuel Gompers wife of the AFL president died at her Washington home Thursday after a long illness. She was 69 years old.
Warsaw dispatch says Polish forces edge nearer to Kiev as bolshevik infantry and artillery resist. The report notes steady progress amid ongoing fighting and strategic movements impacting the frontline.
Heavy shipments of tomatoes are moving out of San Benito Texas as the crop harvest continues. Local growers report strong demand and steady freight traffic as shipments head to markets inland and along the coast.
Washington reports Dr. L B Rowe chief of the Latin American division at the State Department was elected director general of the Pan American Union to succeed John Barrett who retires September 1.
Newton County sheriff seized a still in a Thursday raid and charged three men with operating it.
Local druggists report calomel sales drop as Dodson's Liver Tone wins trust. The vegetable remedy is guaranteed by sellers and promises easy relief without gripe or aftereffects. Children and adults may use it with no risk, and money back if it fails to help.
Mrs. Flannigan long displayed green crepe wrapped geraniums in her Indianapolis front window. After a neighbor showed red white and blue pots, she fretted about loyalty to two countries, then restored her display with green ribbons tying red, white and blue coverings to the pots.
A dialogue jokes about a patient with a headache and a cheerful optometrist. The patient reports visiting the eye clinic and being told he is fine, though the optimist did not examine his eyes, illustrating a humorous misalignment between care and reassurance.
The passage argues dew is invigorating due to oxygen saturation and possible ozone during formation. It notes morning air feels refreshing partly from dew. It also suggests grass under a tree struggles to grow because dew cannot form there, not solely due to soil nutrients or shade.
A sympathetic visitor quotes poetry to a convict. The prisoner retorts that stone walls and iron bars cannot imprison him if he can find a way out, challenging the visitor's view of confinement.
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