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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1925
Page
4
A satirical piece argues that advertisements target average adults by poking fun at perceived low literacy. It lampoons draft boards and suggests the public is happy in ignorance while demanding results, noting Bully Durham and literacy tests.
A thirty year veteran preacher recalls wedding ceremonies, fees, and odd anecdotes. He notes legal fees, credit paying grooms, and humorous misadventures, including a groom’s vow to pay later and a mother’s breakfast table musings about Edward and Myrtle. He compares bride and groom behavior at ceremonies, attributes calm to the bride’s prior experience, and describes the minister’s solemn exhortation and a chaotic hymn moment at a Texas tabernacle wedding.
A short advertisement offers a standard subscription for £1.00 per year. It promotes access to a newspaper service with annual billing and basic sign-up details.
Ohio Department of Highways promotes safety slogans at exhibitions to cut road accidents. Sayings urge care at railroad crossings, obey warning signs and avoid reckless driving, with lines highlighting consequences and shared responsibility for safe use of motor vehicles.
The KNOPP & METZGER firm announces that its Fil lino Station will be open on Sundays and will offer gasoline and oil products for sale along with various seeds including cane seed maize and Sudan grass.
Crabapple School invites students and families to a picnic barbecue with dinner and supper options. Afternoon and night programs feature plenty of refreshments and live music on the grounds.
The Texas Highway Bulletin argues that good roads and motor transport have connected all communities, eliminating isolation. It contends highways boost home and farm values, enable marketing of crops, and advance economic progress by making every place accessible and linked to national commerce.
A regional buyer announces willingness to purchase eggs, chickens, cream, butter, hides, and assorted country produce from farmers. The notice emphasizes ready payment and prompt services for rural producers seeking market outlets.
An insect control device named Fly Fox is offered for sale at H Maier Cash Grocery. The listing claims it kills flies mosquitoes bed bugs and ants, providing a simple pest solution for households.
An offer states the writer will assist ill people free of charge, visiting every Wednesday and Thursday at Mrs. August Lange’s residence in South Heights. The note also promotes Hy C Maier Cish Grocery promising top prices for eggs, chickens, butter, and hides.
In Bexar County civil action Bank of Fredericksburg vs Peter Kleck et al, an execution directs sale of Gillespie County land in Fredericksburg. On July 7, 1925 between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM at the Gillespie County courthouse door, the sheriff will sell all interest of Peter Kleck in described property known as the Charles Priess property for cash.
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