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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1926
Page
5
After the Civil War Texas lint cotton yields fell from 236 to 135 pounds per acre. The piece urges terracing, deep plowing, green crops, soil-building rotations, and liberal fertilizers to reduce washing and improve long term fertility for better profits.
A historical overview traces the United States flag from its 1777 adoption to later changes in 1795 1818 and 1818 amid growth in states. It notes Betsy Ross legends and Key’s Star Spangled Banner, and connects the flag to national identity and commemorations.
An advertisement from Central Drug Co. promotes Blue Star Remedy as a guaranteed stain free skin treatment with a pleasant odor. Claims it helps various conditions such as Eczenia Itch Tetter cracked hands poison oak ringworm and other sores.
The article explains how households can distinguish hard and soft wheats and choose the right flour. It notes the higher gluten in hard-wheat flours suits bread and machine doughs, while soft-wheat is better for tender cakes and flaky pies. Methods include texture tests and weighing a quart of sifted flour: hard around 16 17 ounces, soft about 14 15 ounces.
Henry Mims died December 24 in Globe at age 109 and was buried December 28. He survived a 1869 Texas scalping by Native raiders near Seguin but never spoke of the details to his son Henry Mims Jr. The elder Mims would have turned 110 in April 1926. His sister, 112, died recently in Comfort, Texas. He had been blind the last three years and was an inveterate smoker.
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