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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1925
Page
7
A carload of Aermotor Self oiling Windmills arrived praised for improvements since 1914 and priced to match current conditions. The Gillespie County History books are selling fast at the office and readers are urged to view them now.
Notice states the filing station will open on Sundays and gasoline oil and related products will be sold. Blacksmith and Machine Shop will operate with Sunday hours.
An advertisement states the healer has moved to Fredericksburg and will be available after June 29 at Mrs August Lange's residence. Absences occur every first and third Saturday and Sunday each month. The healer will accept only gifts for services and claims belief in healing.
Giants beat the Pressmen 11 to 2 at home with Hollmig allowing four hits and Reichenau finishing after one out in the ninth. Jordan led the Giants with three hits, while U Henke A Henke KE Henke each had three hits. Express errors and timely hits produced both runs. Saturday and Sunday the Giants meet the Pittsburgh Heat ers on the home diamond.
H C Mater Cash Grocery advertises a weekly Saturday prize drawing with a ticket given with every purchase. The notice invites young men and women to apply for part time representation to earn education through Pleasant work with the Woman's Viewpoint Publishing Co. in Houston Texas.
A traveler narrates a June road trip from Cairo to Memphis covering 478 miles from Chicago to a tourist camp then the Mississippi crossing on a large ferry. They describe varying crops and rain shortages, handsome forests in Tennessee, irrigation in Missouri, and plans to return home next week with final details about the Hamilton Pool trip.
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and UT alumni organize a July 6 visit for summer school students. Buses depart from the campus in the morning to deliver over 100 students to Fredericksburg for a noon barbecue and tours of historic spots. The round trip cost is $2. Earlier trips include June 22 to Hamilton Pool and June 29 to San Antonio.
In 1915 Americans watched a growing car culture with 2 445 666 vehicles and rising optimism. U S Rubber foresaw rural miles ahead of cities and began tire advertising in local papers, linking home town dealers to national brands and shaping purchase choices. By 1925 the nation neared 16 million cars, with a large share owned by SOS.
The article notes a shift from a single dealer in each small town to hundreds of merchants across farms and communities. It traces a vision from 1915 becoming a widespread reality by 1925, highlighting expanding local retail networks and economic growth.
The advertisement promotes Fairbanks-Morse gasoline engines in all sizes with either Fairbanks magneto or battery ignition sold at OSCAR KRAUSKOPF. Subscriptions to the Standard are offered at $1.00 per year.
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