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Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas

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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1930

Page

11

Adventures of Big-foot Wallace continues frontier tale

The account follows Big-foot Wallace on a rough expedition from San Antonio toward the Medina River with Lipan treaties, a theft raid, and a rambling encounter with an itinerant author. The narrator recalls a wild dinner, a mock treaty, a pistol fiasco, and plans for a punitive raid.

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Tige in Buckskin and a Runaway Author on the Trail

The narrator recounts a tale of misfit clothing from Mexican traders, the comic rescue of Tige, and a trek with indians. An author rides a white eyed pony with a bird gun and umbrella as companions while the group jokes at his expense. The scene ends with the author revealed as loyal though limited in action.

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Grit Needed for Ducks and Early Season Laying Chicks

The text notes grit is essential for ducks and should be kept before them constantly. It adds that only early chicks reach maturity and begin laying in the best season of the year.

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