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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1921
Page
6
The Fredericksburg Standard, issued Saturdays by Fredericksburg Publishing Co, lists WM Dietel as managing editor and WM Habenicht as business manager. It shows postal entry as second class and priced at 50 per year in Ohio.
Tulsa faces a violent race riot with estimates of 60 to 80 Black deaths and 20 white fatalities. Governor Robertson arrives to direct civil and military action as authorities disarm both sides and search for firearms. Thousands displaced, blocks burned, refugee camps established, and martial law under consideration amid ongoing investigations.
The article compares land elevations and ocean depths, noting the United States difference of 14 777 feet between Mount Whitney and Death Valley, Everest height and isolation, Ocean depths near Mindanao, and a closing note thanking the community for funeral assistance to Henry W. White.
A fragmentary item notes a $1,000 prize and a syndicate prize of $1,900 for post submissions. It mentions Christopher McShee editor of the Rocky Mountains and urges readers to send small subscriptions or mites to support the paper, with a humorous appeal about winter and pants.
A man angry at the table uses a strong epithet, silencing the room until his three sons react. The youngest son offers a gentle correction urging him to go to bed and school, prompting a quiet moment of contrition.
A retired farmer defends farm life against city bias noting blessings remain and urban happiness is not exclusive to towns. He rejects the claim God drained the countryside and concentrated bliss in the city, arguing the countryside still holds value.
A Confederate corporal from a Southern family endures a wounded foot at a first aid station. He speaks in dialect describing a gun ambush by an enemy sneaking up behind him while on a concrete gun emplacement. The medic asks about being shot and the dialogue highlights extreme poverty and racial language of the era.
A farmer experiences three dreams about farming and earnings. In the first dream he grows wheat and is happy at a high price. In the second dream he sells to many buyers at varying prices and ends unhappy. He wakes, declares intent to pay the printer, and warns his wife Rebecca.
A father asks Johnny if he would rather be a good boy and go to heaven or stay with him. Johnny answers he would rather be with his father, ending the conversation.
A stranger knocks and offers a fortune to a man, claiming many sleepless nights and tolls ahead as the exchange. The exchange unfolds with skeptical reaction and a vague warning of hard effort.
A Southern ticket office is told by a young man that his deceased brother will be buried in Charleston. He asks for round trip tickets for the funeral party, explaining forty kinfolk will travel to attend the service and return. The agent notes the plan as a practical cost-saving measure.
United States Department of Agriculture urges gardeners to burn plant debris such as stalks and vines promptly to prevent insect and disease spores. Remove trash after harvest, spade the ground, and replant. Regular cultivation fights weeds and stops seed carryover.
Market and growers face losses when shipments include damaged or poor quality potatoes. Specialists from the Bureau of Markets advise avoiding sunburn blight dry rot and excess scab or second growth to meet consumer preferences and stabilize prices.
Readable fragments indicate a marketplace note seeking oats and wheat and suggesting the highest market prices. The listing appears from a trade or roller mills context with emphasis on demand and pricing signals for agricultural commodities.
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