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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1929
Page
3
A string of local visits and shopping trips highlighted by Will Masters and J J Rogers as business visitors in town, with residents like the Hopfs Gibson Baumann Fairchild and Staudt families seen in Harper, Fredericksburg, and Kerrville areas. Odier mentions include trips to San Antonio and Mason, plus fishing outings on the Llano River.
Dallas court reverses a $50,000 verdict against the Texas Electric Railway, ruling an interurban motorman cannot foresee a buzzard striking the car. W. E. Scott Jr. sued after a buzzard crashed through the front glass, injuring him en route to Corsicana two years ago.
An advertisement touts Sargon Soft Mass Pills as a miracle cure proven to relieve vast health troubles. It cites massive sales across California Kansas Missouri Minnesota and other states and markets the product as a household word nationwide. It also notes Ford Motor Company safety tips and lists twelve driving rules distributed by Taylor Burke Ford dealers. The piece concludes with Fredericksburg distribution through Central Drug Co and an Icyball testimonial.
Austin reports 407 fires in May causing total losses of 542 520. Fire bugs started 20 fires. unknown causes numbered 134 with losses 243 426. Defective chimneys, explosions, gas, lightning and other causes are itemized with monitored losses.
The line notes that valve grinding is a technical chore, a routine task for mechanics rather than a glamorous job for drivers, highlighting precision work in automobile maintenance.
Two of Comal County’s early inhabitants died in New Braunfels on Friday. Albert …
Kopplin died early Friday at age 55 and Mrs Elisa Haag died later that day at 81. Haag was buried from the home of Mr Ferdinand Kramm on Sunday, according to local notices.
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