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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1919
Page
5
The speaker contends the Morgan bill harms common people by banning small in-home alcohol supplies for emergencies while the wealthy in northern states hoard liquor for nonmedical uses. He argues abstinence should apply to all with no evasion.
A Brady Sentinel clipping reprints an anti Pro-German editorial and rebuttal. The contention accuses a Texas colonization scheme to relocate boozers into Coahuila Mexico while praising restraint and warning against prejudice toward German Americans. The piece urges fair treatment and condemnation of wartime hostility.
Washington dispatch reports a growing split among House dry supporters over Representative Morgan of Oklahoma pushing a prohibition enforcement bill amendment to ban liquor stores in private homes. Morgan refused to yield and said he will press for a vote, while conservatives seek a plan to block it.
The Smith amendment of March 4 requires delivery of white cotton grades from low middling up for futures. This ends broad mixed deliveries and slumps below spot values, forcing sellers to buy from farmers at market price. Cotton specialist W B Yeary notes the measure curbs speculation and supports southern production progress.
The article lists a large wartime fleet including dreadnoughts New Mexico Wyoming Arkansas Mississippi Idaho Arizona Texas New York, pre dreadnoughts Vermont Nebraska Georgia Rhode Island Virginia New Jersey, cruisers Seattle Chicago Cleveland Denver Tacoma Marblehead Machias Vicksburg Montana North Carolina Pueblo, plus 108 flush deck destroyers and 14 S type submarines, with ships to be built after U S entry into war.
600 choice Holstein calves highly bred from heavy milkers beautifully marked offered at 25 dollars each. Crated for shipment with safe delivery guaranteed. Fernwood Wauwatosa Wis. Thrift Stamp purchase encouraged.
The camel, long seen as a Prohibitionist emblem, is described as filling its hide at every chance. Joseph Weldon Bailey is portrayed as the lone old-school Democrat opposing strong anti liquor forces amid heavy odds.
A newspaper note remarks on a calm Fourth of July with fireworks and contrasts it with costly food and drinks. It highlights abundant crops and rising prices affecting shoppers and vendors.
A bustling Swiss hotel scene features a landlord noting crowds and visitors. A guest asks to share a room with an ex king, highlighting the mix of travelers and notable figures amid the busy setting.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker asking Jim about feeding horses cows and ducks. Yassir answers hay was fed, noting the animals did not eat it yet, as observed before leaving.
A mass meeting called for Tuesday night to discuss a new railroad between Willow City and Llano failed to start as only about twenty people attended. Four Willow City business leaders formed a committee, disappointed by the no show, while a Llano delegation was to arrive to confer on linking Ardmore to Oklahoma and opening Ranger oil territory for cattle freight.
Washington on July 16 President Wilson moved to curb Senate opposition by calling 15 Republican Senators to the White House for a conference. The aim is to explain the peace conference decision on Shantung the 40 million Chinese population and the U S response to Japan. Supporters say the president is aligned with Japan to secure a League of Nations vote, a claim opponents dispute.
A Federal Employment Bureau warning from Kansas City indicates Western harvest fields are oversupplied and no new jobs are available for late arrivals. Despite the notice sent to federal directors, many laborers still arrive in the harvest belt as far north as the Canadian line.
A country gentleman plans a Westminster seat and hosts a grand garden party inviting voters. An independent grocer, at ease among guests, provokes the hostess by noting shopkeepers don’t enter the best society, in London or elsewhere.
Quoted exchange suggests a court will determine which beverages are legally intoxicating, with emphasis on the need for many demonstrators to pressure the decision. The dialogue reflects tension over prohibition era drink regulation.
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