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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1924
Page
3
Local shoppers find fresh Uvalde county honey at H. C. Maier Cash Grocery. The store posts new stock and offers natural honey jars for everyday use.
Herman Jung and wife of Red Hole country were in town Wednesday morning. Mr. B. H. Whaley and family returned Wednesday after visiting Del Rio. Mr. W. W. Parker and mother Mrs. M. J. Parker came back Wednesday after Brownswood trip. C. F. and W. O. Cloudt and families were guests of their sister Mrs. Max Hopf and husband Monday and Tuesday.
Mesdames Scarborough and Sellers with children shopped in Fredericksburg last Tuesday. Mrs W B Bivins joined them part of the return trip. Miss Cecil Floyd attended her regular music lesson Tuesday with Mrs L A Stevens six miles out, and is progressing well in her new study.
Mildred Duderstadt wins bronze for individual work as Gillespie County Poultry Judging Team takes first place over fifty nine counties at the A and M short course. Declamation first place at County Meet noted. Also mentions visits and travel among Stevens, Billings, and Duderstadt families with trips to Kerrville and Kerrville travel.
Mrs. Annie Bierschwale born May 31 1860 in Baltimore moved to Texas 1877 to Harper 1887 died July 28 1924 near Segovia after a stroke. Wife of Rev Win sierschwab married 1881 and mother of ten children two died in infancy. Survivors include Henry Willy Ray Albert Fred Floyd and Mrs A S Parker and Mrs W S Fairchild plus her father W R Price and brothers Rev Will Price and Chas Price. Funeral in Harper Presbyterian Church July 24 1924 with burial in Harper cemetery. She cherished faith in Christ and aided orphans and the church all her life.
The article celebrates Brer Coon as a symbol of resilience in the natural world. It notes fur trade booms before and after World War I, with millions of coon skins traded and annual killings reaching hundreds of thousands. It argues for rational protection of fur-bearers and criticizes destroying hollow trees. It discusses coons seeking shelter in hollow logs, crevices, or rocky cliffs, and references Thompson Seton’s view that they may not use ground holes.
The article describes the raccoon diet and habits including corn in the milk as a favorite food, its northward movement with settlement expansion into northern pine regions, and early sightings in Itasca Forest near the Mississippi headwaters. It discusses mating, life history uncertainties, the Waschbaer name in German, nocturnal behavior, feeding in water, and the raccoon’s reliance on trees for habitat.
An individual announces intent to run for Gillespie County Treasurer. Due to current duties the candidate will not personally canvass voters across the county, seeking voter support through formal filing and public notice.
The notice advertises Panama hats at reduced price and promotes fifty year shingles. It highlights a sale on hats from 3.50 to 2.00 and announces a fresh shipment of long lasting shingles guaranteed for 50 years.
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