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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1924
Page
9
Reading Windsor Magazine detours into the urge to return home on holidays. A speaker on a train notes anxious rituals about reserving seats luggage in advance and planning outfits for coming home. The piece playfully lampoons domestic worries and return logistics.
A narrator recalls walking with a young man who forced her toward bushes at a crossroads. She resisted and, moments after sensing her deceased mother beside her, the assailant fled. The account appears in the Chicago Journal with a supernatural rescue frame.
Famous the World Over Epsom in Surrey lies 15 miles from London. Once famed for a mineral spring that produced Epsom salts. Many medical men' s sons study at Royal Medical College nearby with a home for aged physicians or widows. The grand race meeting on the downs draws hundreds of thousands.
Roosevelt's quick response to a harmful rumor about a Nairobi guide transformed a fraught situation. He canceled the planned itinerary, hired the guide to lead a ten day expedition, and publicly praised him as intelligent, industrious, reliable, and satisfactory, restoring the guide's reputation and employment prospects.
A local retailer Leo J Blanchard offers Michelin tires to customers, highlighting the brand as meeting high standards and quality. The listing emphasizes availability and dealer name for potential buyers.
A cafe announces the public notice that Tom Brown has been engaged again as cook, confirming his employment at the establishment.
The Detroit News describes Belle Starr as an outlaw queen famed for riding with a ruthless gang yet showing a soft side to women and children. The tale recalls her death allegedly by Edgar A. Watson in Oklahoma in 1880 when a double barreled shotgun killed her after a land dispute.
The article cites varied claims of deep ancestry including Queen Elizabeth traced to Adam, a Burton-on-Trent town clerk’s tomb listing descent from Alfred the Great, the Magons with Magon lineage from Mago of Hannibal's era, the Porro family tracing to Porus, and the Samson family of near Lyons claiming biblical strength lineage with a temple column on their coat of arms.
A local tailor promotes made to measure Snits with a fitting guarantee. If the fit is not perfect, the tailor pledges to adjust or replace the suit at no extra cost. This assurance emphasizes personalized service and customer satisfaction.
Guy Struthers Burt writes in the Saturday Evening Post about affection for horses. He notes a rider’s bond grows with shared miles and quiet companionship on dark trails, but aging animals like Joe at sixteen remind us of time’s passage and the need for perspective through a wiser view.
A historical passage notes Arab bravery as a defining trait and details social consequences for cowards. It explains tribal punishment including social ostracism, potential marriage loss, and even suicide, with scars from childhood as marks of proving worth.
Mr. Farmer, a great reduction in Wagons. We are now in a position to meet any competitor's price on wagons. Our wagons are especially built for Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. The wheels will not far loose as they do on wagons that are built out of inferior material. You will never regret when you buy a Moline Mandt wagon, at Fredericksburg Implement Co.
Optometrist Wilbur C. Treadwell will hold an in office session in Fredericksburg at the Gold Building on Tuesday, September 2.
Mr. Merchant urged to advertise in the Standard due to over 1600 bona fide subscribers and the low advertising rate. The note emphasizes avoiding mistakes by leveraging the paper's growing reader base and affordable pricing.
Capt. Henry Schwethelm a highly esteemed Kerrville resident died at his Kerrville home on Saturday Aug 16 at 8 30 pm He was laid to rest Sunday at Kerrville Cemetery A large gathering attended funeral services Rev Dickey read obituary address Julius Real praised his life Comfort Liedertafel sang two songs Flowers were plentiful Born in Duesseldorf Germany Sept 4 1840 he came to America aged ten The family lived in New Braunfels 1850 moved near Comfort 1857 to a farm near Kerrville 1859 to a ranch near Kerrville Married Emilie Stieler March 19 1862 They had three sons Ernst and Bruno Kerrville Walter Comfort Surviving widow and sons Celebrated golden wedding in 1912.
A coming carload shipment will bring steel wheels for Farm Trucks and a large selection of extra steel wheels in varying sizes and widths. The wheels fit Studebaker wagons in 2, 4, 3 and 3 1/2 inch stud configurations at 45.
About 150 attended a Wednesday night picture show at Eckert organized by Herman Fischer to boost tick work in the county. J B Boog Scott originated the idea of statewide educational shows, with Mr. Fischer and Mr. Miller planning repeats in other communities. Films covered better live stock, poultry, screw worms, ticks, and West then and now. pictures aired during the fair and at Stonewall. H E Robards was praised for operating the projection. Professor Joseph M. Dubray of St Edward's College led to Fredericksburg for Beekeeping education. this year he leads the Music Department and directs the Glee Club, Brass Band, and Chorus.
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