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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1922
Page
5
Entry recorded at the Fredericksburg Texas Post Office as second Jass matter, noting official handling within local postal records.
The piece notes France under Poincaré's cabinet moving toward stricter fulfillment of the Versailles terms, contrasts with Shakespearean rhetoric about Shylock and Antonio, and urges local support for homegrown entertainment and municipal finances. It also covers Woodrow Wilson Foundation aims, poll tax concerns, and calls for higher tariffs to aid farmers amid rising butter imports from New Zealand and Denmark to protect butter prices.
A Texas Creamery Co letter to its stations notes butter markets have fallen 6 to 10 cents per pound in a week. The Chicago Market down 7 1/2 cents dominates the middle west, while Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska pay 21 cents at stations. The drop boosts Texas farmers who receive higher fat prices than central state cream producers due to ample butter supply.
The fourth grade Blue Bonnet Society held its weekly program on January 20, 1922. The schedule featured Long, Sweet and Low, Who's Who, Extemporary Speech Why I Teach School, Long Long Ago, Violin Solo Marvin Joseph, A Poem Erna Klinsick, Extemporary Speech Why I Went to the Tent Show Alberta Keidel, and Long The Eyes of Texas. Miss Ruby Riley led readings and the story Persimmons was shared after the program.
Nebo Literary Society met Friday afternoon for a program including songs America and Till We Meet Again, current events, and student questions. Burling Bert Lee Logan Young led four minutes talks, with participants Myrtle Self Ethel Stovall Elsie Moehle Jakes Logan and Alice Stovall. Also advertised are Army clothing and secondhand implements from Gus Malchow and baled shucks from E L Schmidt.
Notice hints at a forthcoming sale with the phrase Will be here soon and an inquiry about Who. It urges readers to watch next week’s paper for details and advertisements.
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