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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1906
Page
9
The corn bill bug is widespread in the middle west and damages plants by feeding on young corn stalks. Adults drill holes near the ground surface and feed inside, leaving elongated holes across leaves. Some species injure blue grass and corn roots. fall plowing and rotating crops help control spread.
An article urges farmers to study cow peas as a adaptable green manure hay and forage crop. They can be grown as far north as Michigan and Wisconsin, with varieties chosen for plowing under or for hay. South of central Illinois they perform better than north, and frost timing matters.
A farm fence built from portable panels is described with simple wooden posts and hooks. Panels attach to posts with hooks and staples to turn corners, allowing the fence to be moved as needed during the season.
A reader recounts failed homemade cures for the roup in hens and describes turpentine throat swabs and feather applications followed by oil. The note warns against sulfur in sitting hens and warns that sulfur can harm chicks if ingested. The account emphasizes caution with remedies and mentions occasional sulfur use for hens.
The text touts glycerine as a superior solvent and nutritive aid in Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It claims efficacy for chronic coughs bronchial and throat issues and notes it cures only in early or lingering cases. It invites readers to request Dr. Pierce's extracts and medical adviser, with confidential correspondence.
A reflective aphorism notes that rising corruption increases stigma of poverty while enhancing the standing of wealth, implying moral optics shift with governance. The statement urges consideration of social justice and economic inequality in public life.
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It attributes inner ear deafness to an inflamed Eustachian tube, cites catarrh as a common cause, and offers a $100 reward for any case cured by Halik Catarrh Cure. The notice promotes Cheney Co Toledo and Hare Family Pills for constipation.
A dialogue contrasts the idea of wisdom with the ability to voice unliked truths. The wiser leader is seen as one who states the real things the people already know, regardless of applause. A "good politician" speaks hard truths even without crowds.
The Linneus Bulletin reports Warrensburg residents ignored two Missouri Pacific trains, with only about two thirds of the population watching. Railroad investigators traced the crowding to an imported team of fire horses drawing the attention away from the depot activity.
A quote from Collector's Magazine extols collecting as a serious lifelong pursuit that provides education, pleasure, profit, mental refreshment, and wholesome exhilaration, transforming life into a joyful, purposeful activity.
An advertisement touts Simmons Liver Purifier tin boxes as the best regulator for those feeling blue and morally adrift. It endorses the product as a remedy to restore vitality and liver function amid a grim mood.
Houston detective agency promotes itself as the largest force of competent investigators in the South. They offer written opinions in cases they do not handle and advertise reasonable rates.
England will see the 7,000 foot Minster-on-Sea pier on the Isle of Sheppey, set to become the longest in the country. The item notes ambitious construction details and local prestige. It mentions various advertisements and consumer products of the era in a collage style.
The clock made for the French cathedral of St Gervais d Avranches weighs two tons, features five wheel sets and a six ton bell struck by a 22 pound clapper. Its carillon uses 22 bells with quarters bells from 1,300 pounds to two tons, and the clock has four faces, making it the largest in France.
A groom jokes about his marriages citing a bursa and a chapel before praising the registry office as the simplest method. He quips he would return there if he wed again, then jokes about the misfortune of another marriage as his bride smiles.
A fragmentary Cleveland Leader quotation notes a doctor visiting a house with a terse exchange. The speaker mentions two events occurring in succession and links them to luck as a brief, cryptic update.
A New York politician advertised for a wife and screened 200 applicants but did not pick a partner. The unusual bid drew attention to personal life in local political news.
Alpine’s new mountain railway in the Tyrolese Alps is under construction by Swiss engineer Strubb of Clarens near Montreux. When finished it is to break the European record for the steepest mountain slope currently held by the Stauserhorn railway.
A vintage ad extols Hunt's Cure as the absolute remedy for any itching ailment. It promises immediate relief from the first application, claiming to cure every form of itching without fail.
A three year old swimming prodigy from Forest Gate London swims 80 feet the length of her public baths pool. She is the daughter of the matron and has gained attention as a budding local champion.
A brief note describes choosing any starting point and turning back, with the idea that a cross mark signifies luck when doing so. The line emphasizes a superstition about beginnings and reversals.
An advertisement claims Hunt's Cure as an infallible remedy for itching and other ills at 50 cents a box. It links sneezing while eating to death and urges readers to contact Garfield Tea Co in New York for a sample of Garfield WaMES Tasative.
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