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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
4
Dr. Morris Fishbein recommends only two baths a week and a Jersey City water official advises one bath weekly to conserve water. He argues winter bathing harms the skin and notes growing physician support for shorter bath routines. Meanwhile Christmas generosity is praised as an improvement over prior generations.
A Christmas message extols universal peace and goodwill, urging faith in better days for the United States and world. It recalls the Christ Child and wise men guiding light, invites reflection on past hardships, and hopes for a more bountiful next Christmas worldwide.
Two Cleveland youths Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created The Superman and rose to rapid fame without capital or pull. The piece argues ingenuity and intuition outperform reliance on connections, citing Bell Edison Nightingale and Ford as examples of self-made innovators who seize opportunities and build lasting value.
The Standard and its sister Wochenblatt urge readers to renew subscriptions at a special rate. The piece defends journalism as a voice for Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, noting human limits and the editor’s commitment to truth. It ends with a Lowell quote about sincerity.
State health officials describe undulant fever or brucellosis as a germ disease found in hogs cattle sheep and goats. The report notes higher summer cases and outlines human symptoms and preventive steps including pasteurization and testing dairy herds.
Stock market notes from the San Antonio livestock market report hogs calf and cattle prices and receipts. Listings include J W Rothmann and Sons hogs cattle and sheep buyers with individual consignors and prices. Market shows active demand with higher prices for several classes and calves and steers priced up.
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