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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1917
Page
6
The Fredericksburg Standard published weekly by Fredericksburg Publishing Co with editor and manager Robt Pennizer and assistant editor Gliddon. Entered at the post office as second class matter in Fredericksburg Texas. Subscription rate listed at 41.50 per year.
The Kendall County Good Roads Association held a special meeting at Offers Hall Waring to plan road bond apportionment prior to the February 17 vote. Directors pledged precinct by precinct calculations and a voter circular, with Wiedenfeld to receive the figures.
Washington reports 1916 whisky consumption and tobacco revenues set records. Tax returns show whisky use higher than any year since 1909, with government receipts up nearly 24 million dollars from whisky and beer, plus cigarettes at a peak driven by broader taxation and fraud eliminations.
The note describes a planned highway connecting Fredericksburg through Waring and Boerne to San Antonio. It emphasizes the impact on Comfort’s interests if the route is built along this path.
A public notice urges eligible residents to pay their poll tax promptly, noting only three days remain before the deadline. The call emphasizes timely compliance and avoids penalties for late payment.
One more week of bargains at our clearance. White goods are discounted with exceptional opportunities to save money at Burrier-Maier Co.
In Fort Worth Texas on January 24 Alberta Smith twenty five believed a nightmare foretold her lover O Cross a traveling man then in Austin would die in a crash with a street car. The next day she drove to the same end with an automobile wreck occurring hours after the dream.
Miss Smith planned a south trip and arranged travel in San Antonio. On Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. a Trinity Park street car struck the auto she rode in, sending it across Weatherford and Royal Streets. She died near noon after being taken to St. Joseph's infirmary. chauffeur Roy Miller was injured.
In a telegram to a New York paper dated January 25 Governor Ferguson rejects Wilson’s peace initiative. He argues the U.S. should stay out of any league to enforce peace and oppose joining a world peace movement, noting the nation has kept out of the war so far.
Fredericksburg on January 26 reports cotton at 17.50 cents per pound and cotton seed at 240.00 per ton. The figures reflect local market activity in a routine price bulletin.
The report lists middling cotton prices for San Antonio Dallas Houston Galveston and New Orleans with figures around 16.65 to 17.50 per unit. Liverpool price shown as 10.74 cents. Market delivery terms noted unless otherwise specified.
Sun and Young Men’s Store markets daily cut prices on footwear. 200 pairs of shoes sit on bargain counters for less than factory cost. Customers urged to inspect goods and sizes in stock as spring approaches and sale ends in February.
E J Koen is identified in a fragmentary notice mentioning a toll related matter and a person named Frederick. The readable text suggests a legal or public notice style but lacks clear context or dates.
Advertises products from premium flour with careful preparation and prompt delivery. Customer orders to be phoned to number 178 for quick service.
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