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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
6
Fredericksburg shoppers are urged to try Lavoptik eye wash mixing witch hazel camphor hydrastis and more. A girl with weak eyes improved after one application and her mother, unable to sew or read, benefited in a week. A small bottle is guaranteed to aid any case and an aluminum eye cup is offered free by Central Drug Co.
Notice lists concession stand privileges auctioned at the Reunion Grounds near Mason on Saturday July 10 at 2 pm. Items include lemonade soda water ice cream candy cigars near beer hamburgers restaurant and chili milk shakes and grace. Committee reserves right to reject bids and details are available from R W Hofmann Mason Texas.
Texas voters receive a re election appeal from Judge N T Stubbs of the 33rd Judicial District He notes his July 24 1920 Democratic Primary ballot position and compares his record with opponent J H McLean of Llano He asks voters to allow him to answer criticisms and expresses gratitude for ongoing support.
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce expresses gratitude to Robert Penniger former President who has moved to San Antonio and severed ties. The resolution commends his devotion to Fredericksburg Gillespie County and public welfare and directs minutes to record the action and a copy to be sent to Mr Penniger dated May 11 19zv signed by Max Wahrmund Lewis K Smith and F W Arhelger.
Regular meeting June 10, 1920 shows cash on hand 343.43 after deposits of 117.00 and 45.00 and expenses totaling 67.00. Disbursements include salaries and bills for May and June. ending balance 276.43.
List of names for letters held week ending June 12 1920 at Fredericksburg Postoffice. Names include Fosar Ramirez Erasmo Hernandez Jose Hernandez Cenon Hernandez Victorian Gonzales Frutoso Gonzales Refugio Hernandez Felipe Salata Zenon Hernandez Onasimo Reyna. Four letters uncalled by June 26 1920 will be sent to Dead Letters Washington DC.
Washington report outlines high spots of the current session begun in December. Major measures passed include appropriation bills totaling nearly four billion dollars, railroad reorganization, water power, oil and leasing, budget, vocational rehabilitation, army reorganization, fixed army size at 997000, and civil service retirement. Bills failing to pass include soldier bonus, packet regulation, cold storage, shoe profiteering, cost of living fixes, tax revision, and a department of education bill. Versailles treaty, Austrian treaty, and Franco American alliance failed ratification.
A historic ad touts Cholarine as a cure and preventive against cholera in chickens. It claims it builds vitality and increases egg production and notes sale by H. Mater.
Henry C Maier of Fredericksburg Texas advertises a used Aultman Taylor threshing machine and an 8 HP engine for sale at a bargain. Located at 40 Charles Schmidtzinsky, the dealer also lists feed stuff hides poultry country produce cold drinks tobacco and cigars with phone contact 63.
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