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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1916
Page
6
A call to foster local growth urges Fredericksburg residents to buy home grown and home made products. Emphasizes building a domestic market by patronizing infant industries and farm cultivation to support Gil lespie County's economy. Encourages the slogan buy it at home for prosperity.
A dry spell in the state prompts patience and a wash of plans including a proposed cold storage plant for Fredericksburg. The piece notes local talks about capitalizing on poultry and meat markets and mentions a broader push by the Cattle Raisers Association against a meat trust. Pancho Villa reference adds era flavor.
Store ad urges savings with a Monday April 3 visit and a bargain list featured elsewhere in the paper. The notice repeats the Juenke and Schoenewolf name and hints at special prices.
J S Cullinan argues business leaders must reclaim citizenship and liberty from fiscal self interest. He cites Morris Dickinson Franklin as ideals and warns against relying on laws or institutions to protect rights. He links bad citizenship to empire fragility and urges active, patriotic effort by Texas Economic League members.
J S Cullinan argues the Texas Economic League urges using income and inheritance tax revenue for defense. He advocates universal military training, stronger Navy and Army, and bonds funded by tax revenue to retire them, urging substantial ongoing expenditure and continental cooperation. He stresses government must protect citizens with force and supports US and regional defense plans.
Editor J S Cullinan argues the administration of justice is central to government and liberty. He calls for informed, active citizenship, criticizes legal rigidity, and urges reform to ensure justice, liberty, and the citizen contract with government endure.
Second Lieut Clarence Benson of the Thirteenth United States Cavalry was wounded in Villa s raid on Columbus New Mexico. He began military training at McKinley school in Washington and has served on Mexican border patrol for two years, stationed at Columbus Arizona.
A humorous note from the Standard references a 20 year marriage and a wife who still recalls courting promises, illustrating domestic wit and light social chatter in the era. The exchange humorously highlights memory and vow keeping within long marriages.
The notice offers breeding terms for a black stallion and a light jack at Pedernales. Payments include 10 dollars with 5 dollars down and 5 dollars cost drops. Mares may be pastured for 1 dollar per month. Ernst Becke appears as the contact.
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