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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
4
Reading shows a garbled May 15 1901 notice with stray references to a paper’s film copies, a local correspondent near Street Wash, and scattered comments on population centers, justice in Ohio, government health investigations, Spain, and Texas oil wells. details are unclear due to damaged text.
A public figure named Conger announces a campaign described as a push to uncover truth amid accusations of being stuck and pressured. The statement implies a focus on public material matters and a reformist agenda.
A Chinese report claims local brigands attacked Western forces and expelled them from a garrison. The source suggests the brigands should be organized into generals and placed in command of their armies.
The text laments predicting pension roll expirations based on deaths of pensioners, noting walls still show a yearly decline despite 39 years since the war ended, and arguing it is premature to assume a decrease in pensions.
Mrs. Alice Harris wife of G B Harris died Friday night at 12 after a 15 day illness of grippe and pneumonia. Born February 19 1854 in Alabama she married G B Harris August 12 1875 in this city. Survived only by her husband, with many friends mourning her passing. Interment took place Saturday afternoon in the city cemetery.
Wire reports destroy 3700 bales of cotton in Augusta Florida while Archbishop Martinelli becomes a cardinal in Baltimore. A cotton seed oil trust is proposed and real estate booms as oil discoveries appear in Vinton Louisiana. Inspectors probe bogus oil firms in Beaufort. Confederate Veterans reunion draws about 5000 in Waco. O O H S grand lodge holds large session in LaGrange with new officers. Sherman volunteers back chemical engines. Oil orders flood Beaumont as wells gush. Vinton expects a big find. a chemist calls Beaumont oil a suitable fuel source.
Bitiousness is described as a digestive disturbance with a torpid liver and vomiting of digested food and bile. Chanberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are promoted to soothe stomach disturbances, stimulate a healthy appetite, and tone the liver. For sale by Schultz & Seydier.
The May 12 1901 Witting Letter notes E E Wildebrandt visiting Gonzales to buy land. It reports the May feast of May 5 with Miss rnda Stulken queen and Henry Seuroeder king. Local visitors Win Bruning and family from Yorktown and illness among Wm Joost and Stoeltje. Hildebrandt park dedication at Shiner is mentioned.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution features a dialogue about enduring hardship and illness with humorous dialect. The brief exchange references muscle trouble and rheumatism across seven wives.
Civil War veteran M M Austin of Winchester Indiana recalls his wife’s illness cured by Dr King’s New Life Pills noting their health benefits. A Georgia jury verdict is joked about by the Chicago Record Herald as nearly guilty with implied pity. The passage mocks public discourse and a fragmented constitutional joke.
An offer from Atlanta papers The Sonny South and Shiner inzette combined weekly, priced at 3.25 dollars. The ad urges quick subscription with a brief, promotional pitch for the illustrated stories and sketches.
New York May 9 1901 a Wall Street panic shakes all listings with no decisive control of Northern Pacific. Two day losses reach enormous sums as financier Finstell Sage and others are linked to high rate loans. Rumor says Keene gains 22.5 million Gates suffers heavy losses. A bank syndicate pledges 16.1 million to halt the spread. Northern Pacific shorts rise to 1000 and settle at 15. Value dips and calls loom.
A Levanon Ohio mail carrier recalls years of back pain and fatigue from kidney trouble. Six bottles of Electric Buvers completely cured him and made him feel like a new man. The testimonial implies relief of stomach liver and bowel issues.
Willie Yeager visits relatives in town while Mrs. Henry Simank and Mesd J C Jackson spend time with kin. F T Fehrenkamp attends Hermann Sons grand lodge in LaGrange. F C Jackson and wife plan Rockland home. C M Kotzebue buys A F McKay homestead and business property. Oil promoters Measie Wim Blakeslee and Otto Rosenberg visit on business.
An observer notes that Grove's Pastelenr Chill Tonic bottles show the formula clearly printed as Tron aid Quinine in Ghafeleae feria No ete, indicating the contents and intended use.
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