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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
3
A Victorian ad urges mothers to ditch harsh purges for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It claims a single dose regulates constipated children's bowels for weeks, with months between doses, and notes the remedy is harmless and pleasant for even cranky kids. A 60 cent bottle is advertised.
Faustina Zappi daughter of painter Carlo Mazzati and wife of Gambatista Zappi, born 1668 and died 1719. She was famed for beauty and poetry, with some sonnets described as very fine. She lived mainly at Tome and found happiness in her poetry and in her husband.
A New York City man named John A. Perry testifies that Carter's Little Liver Pills stopped his habitual bad breath and stomach troubles after starting the remedy. He praises quick relief from sour stomach and says the pills ease constipation headaches and indigestion with mild gentle action. Sold at drug stores.
The Texas farm boy T O Walton born March 8 1883 in Gary Texas rises from rural schooling to lead the A and M College of Texas. His career spans teaching county agents extension work and national leadership roles culminating in his appointment as president, praised by former students and state supporters.
The American Legion's national rehabilitation committee led by Watson B. Miller plans to push World War era Johnson act provisions in the next session. They seek retroactive disability pay to April 1917, permanent TB disability rates, insurance reinstatement for the disabled, family allowances for totally disabled beneficiaries, removal of vocational training end dates and filing time limits, and a permanent medical corps. An appropriation of about 13.85 million dollars is sought for new veterans hospitals construction, following only 3.85 million cash actually appropriated previously due to legislative delays.
Friends of Woodrow Wilson nationwide will contribute to a fund to establish a college as a national memorial in Georgia where he grew to manhood. Col. Edward M. House, President Wilson’s adviser, supports the plan and will aid the effort. Pleasant A. Stovall leads the movement and cites House’s world wide recognition.
Guardians embezzling government funds for World War beneficiaries face federal prosecution. Legislation imposes fines up to 2000 dollars and up to five years hard labor or both. the American Legion backed the measure. Veterans bureau letters queried guardianships, revealing 100000 dollars recovered in six months from uncashed checks, including a block of 100 dollar notes dating to 1919. Records show 9519 minor guardians, 15000 adult guardians in total cases, with about 30000 minors under guardianship.
The Seward post of the American Legion in Nebraska sent a reply to a discontented youth who asked why he should stay in the United States. Commander KF Merriam offered to pay his way to a foreign land if he would promise never to return. The youth later accepted the offer but only if he could visit the U.S. “on risks” each time.
Demonstration by R T Lenoir and County Agent D W Roberts shows lime and legume use across 110 acres of wheat boosts yield and profit. Alfalfa sod produced 841⁄4 bushels per acre with $54 net, soybeans 27⁄4 bushels with $40 net, clover 25 bushels with $85 net, while wheat stubble with no lime lost $2 per acre.
A report argues silage is safe for cows, noting long use in dairy districts. It explains corn yields more forage per acre, but only when harvested green at the right time and stored well in a silo to limit nutrient loss to under five percent.
Michigan Experiment Station notes that a small iodine amount is required in cow rations to keep thyroid function. Deficiency causes goitre in calves. goitre is more common inland away from seas. Seaweed decay supplies iodine via wind and soil uptake. Adding one tenth pound of sodium or potassium iodide to 100 pounds of salt fulfills the need, aiding milk and butter iodine content.
Milk if sold for twice its present price should still be cheap on the basis of food value. One volunteer wheat plant may harbor Hessian flies to infest several hundred plants. Do not plant wheat in fields with take all disease last season. A bushel of corn fed to a dairy cow before calving is worth as much as two bushels after calving. Seed wheat free from rye smut and mixtures is the only kind a progressive farm can afford to plant. Sweet clover is the best honey producing plant known at this time. The silo filling season is at hand and it behooves all to ensure proper shape of the silo and filling equipment.
A brief quip plays on aging with a pun about what a person’s toes reveal rather than their age. The exchange hints at humor surrounding age guessing and footwear.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment to ease dandruff and itching on the scalp, advising a gentle rub, followed by Cuticura Soap with hot water for daily use to achieve clear skin and soft hands. It notes Japanese goldfish cultivators use open-air ponds rather than indoor tubs, like American hobbyists.
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