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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1940
Page
4
A historic musing on the 30 day April census eliminating the illiteracy question. The piece argues education and freedoms big factors in America's progress and the population’s empowerment. It emphasizes democracy, free thought, and universal opportunity as key to national greatness.
Fire’s impact reaches beyond flames with loss of life property and taxes. A 1917 reflection urges fire prevention, citing $2 billion in indirect annual losses and nine fires out of ten caused by human carelessness before noting how daily acts of kindness and quiet news shape a living tapestry.
The article argues for a cooperative peace among European nations as war nears, highlighting the need for a united platform of justice. It notes President's dispatch of Undersecretary Summer Welles to gather factual input for postwar reconstruction and lasting peace, stressing secrecy of findings and broad definitional work.
The excerpt extols dogs as patient forgiving companions who endure long waits and never hold grudges. It notes a dog's hopeful gesture of returning to kindness after punishment, highlighting loyalty and affectionate persistence.
A reflective aphorism contrasts wise doubt with foolish certainty. It likens the wise to one who recognizes imperfection and questions, while the fool clings to a shallow self view and mistakes pebbles for pearls for the crowd.
An electrical current melted a brass air pipe in a bathroom and damaged electric lights and the telephone. No injuries were reported. Union Cemetery Association directors met to authorize a parking facility for funerals to ease car congestion near the cemetery.
Dr Geo W Cox state health officer warns scarlet fever remains a constant danger to Texas children. Data show 2426 cases in 1939 versus 4445 in 1988, with mild cases still capable of spreading infection. Emphasizes transmission through nasal throat discharges and contaminated objects and urges immediate care and isolation for affected children under ten.
Early diagnosis before rash assists treatment. Quarantine for about three weeks during illness is advised. Physicians may use scarlet fever antitoxin to shorten illness and prevent complications. The Dick test identifies susceptibility, and positive cases may receive scarlet fever toxin immunization to curb epidemics.
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