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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1926
Page
6
The piece critiques Ferguson administration and Moody while noting editorials favoring Davidson. It argues Davidson failed to aid Moody against grafters, northern Texas politics and amnesty bill opinions, and ends with a call to question how public funds are divided between contractor and the public.
The speaker defends Dan Moody and endorses voting for Moody while criticizing opponents. He cites Moody’s past actions against the Ku Klux Klan and major Texas firms as proof of effectiveness, urges fair discussion, and laments overbearing political interference in national affairs.
The article condemns a two week surge of calculated murders for money. It laments endless legal delays and courtroom games that hinder swift justice while reporters flash news and moving pictures of trials. It also criticizes bar associations for eroding respect for law.
The passage urges focusing thoughts on self-improvement and contentment, warning against envy and wishing for others successes. It emphasizes effort where you are, overcoming obstacles, and notes a maxim about mindset counting more than self-perception. William Wrigley is referenced with a playful Chicago slogan.
A grown man reflects on guidance from his parents given in childhood. Though it seemed insignificant then, the wisdom now proves valuable and timely in his current life and decisions.
The article notes boys wear hats to save their fathers money not by law. It also mentions Ma Ferguson planning to seek re election, arguing her husband has not been vindicated, and that clearing his reputation remains difficult.
A prohibition group urged Congress to ban boys under 15 from bootlegging citing widespread illegal whiskey traffic. The statement framed youth involvement as a social harm and urged federal action.
A Farm and Ranch statement by F. G. Senter decries the legal system as a game of trickery supported by perjury. It warns that licensed lawyers rob clients and threaten government, claiming the evil pervades every community and demands public attention.
A column argues the farm to city migration signals positive change. It says fewer in farming could raise prices and demand for farm goods, as towns need to buy more raw products. The piece suggests sentimentality aside, farmers should pursue better opportunities and fair prices.
In Lubbock on April 15 Loreen Waldrop a 16 year old girl died after a relapse of purpura hemorrhagica the unusual blood disease that caused skin blood oozing and drew national attention. Transfusion offers had been sought after she began recovering but she collapsed after the relapse.
Three young men who fled bond on assault charges were arrested near Falls County jail after Claude Glenn 18 vanished from a fishing party on the river. Investigators shifted from accident to the frameup theory as searchers combed the river with no trace of Glenn found.
A vivid-era call to moral virtue urging men of integrity and duty who will face truth and work hard without boast. It emphasizes courage, honesty, responsibility, and readiness to say no to unearned gains, followed by a subscription note for the Standard.
Agricultural notice advises poison bran mash as the primary control for cut worms and wingless May beetles. It details mixing bran, white arsenic, molasses, and lemons to create a wet mash, and application methods for gardens and row crops. Aimed at preventing heavy losses in cotton and other crops, with emphasis on timing before above ground growth and along weeded borders.
A carload of wind mills has arrived and Fredericksburg Implements Co offers bulk purchases to meet curb stone competition with details on prices and particulars.
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