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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
5
The readable parts suggest a sale event linked to a 54 unit or item and a payment arrangement. Details are unclear but imply transaction terms and a listed price or value. Further context would clarify parties, location, and exact items involved.
Poultry buyers announce high market prices for turkeys and urge farmers to sell locally before others. Indicates strong demand and competitive offers from the buyer.
A vivid scene at a toy shop faces dolls waking at night to hear a child calling for "mamma". French Parisian dolls, German speaking Krusen family figures, a boy scout with a papoose, and Santa Claus presence create a dreamy holiday tableau from a Chicago Daily News excerpt. In Denton, Texas, five North Texas Normal College students claim to live on 19 cents a day as a cost of living experiment, challenging Chicago Health Board benchmarks.
The narrative follows Bill a once strong farm horse now aged and blind his owner farmer Jones grows wealthy and indifferent leading to Bill being sold to a horse trader. Mrs Jones laments the humane cost of aging as the piece shifts to a report on Texas agricultural missions and a 1917 state visit by officials from the U S Department of Agriculture and universities to promote diversified farming and food production with a sequence of towns in January 1917.
The Texas Bankers Association's campaign urges diversifying crops beyond cotton to ensure profitable farming. Dr E P Wilmot announced acceptance of a position on the advisory board with other board members named including H A Wroe and Chester Thrasher and A F Martin.
Krank Blumquist of El Rey neighborhood was knocked from his wagon on East Sixth street at 7 30 Tuesday night. He suffered bruises and shock as one mule was badly hurt. He was taken to the city by the street car company. Camping and hunting with dogs or guns in our pastures is forbidden.
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