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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1923
Page
5
A local sale advertises tools including axes chisels and other implements with discounts on a five day period. The listing notes a wide range of hardware categories and promotes a hands on day for customers to test products.
Social Notes list visits and travels across Texas towns. R S Miller and son Jack visited Mr and Mrs Burte in San Saba. Milton Gold of Kerrville spent Monday with Mrs August eron. Oswald Schram Miss Jet Schaefer W H Schaefer Walter Schaefer Jr of San Antonio and Menard guests of Mrs Bertha Nauwald over weekend. Louise Toepperwein returns home after a month with Miss Meta N Riley. Willie Wahrmund and daughter of Beaumont visit Mrs Wertheim. Mathilde Gliddon journeys to Europe with friends. Moursund of San Antonio visiting grandparents A and Mrs A Moursand. J and Mrs Emil Gold and Enderle of Kerrville with Sophie Mears and daughter visiting Menard relatives and friends.
A Stonewall area column reports on 1923 Eckert Agricultural Club events and a school district encampment plan. It covers a Saturday meeting, upcoming speeches, attendance hopes, and a Friday night gathering. Additional notes mention school improvements, staff changes, local visits, birthdays, and community activities including picnics, concerts, and a barbecue.
The note suggests money invested in advertising in the Standard, considering the rate and bonafide subscription list, will bear good interest. It frames a financial teaser about returns from ad spending based on credible subscriber data.
New subscribers listed for The Standard include Emil Mund Doss A E Fiedler Dallas P H Jacoby San Antonio Robi Zesch Mason Eddy Luckenbach Fredericksburg A A Lange Fredericksburg Ralph Gold Fredericksburg Esther Mueller Austin Ottilie Immel Willow City Harry DuVal Chicago Olga Staats San Antonio Katherine Kimbrough Click Rev K Konzack Fredericksburg C F Spaeth Loyal Valley Hy Horlen Willow City Arthur Ahrens Llano S B Evans Eckert We thank You Mens Summer Suits 10.00 at Schroeder Bros.
A 1784 letter by Benjamin Franklin to Benjamin Vaughan discusses US Senate state legislatures and international conferences. It laments that general interest often yields to private interests and praises the paradox of parliaments guided by wisdom yet driven by passions and prejudices. It ends with a strong verdict that an assembly of great men is the greatest fool on earth.
Johnson City emerges as the leading inland wool market in this Texas section with over 100000 pounds of fleecy wool reaching the market this season. About 20000 pounds were bought at a railroad point and moved to Johnson City for storage before shipping. the total season’s clip exceeds 100000 pounds. Purchases made by E P Ross and W E Withers, credited for turning Johnson City into a top wool and mohair market with the highest prices paid locally.
When Abraham Lincoln was a young man he ran for the legislature in Illinois and was badly swamped. He then entered business, failed, and spent seventeen years paying debts of a worthless partner. He loved a beautiful fiancée who died. He returned to politics, ran for Congress, and was defeated. He then sought a federal appointment.
A historical profile notes a figure who faced repeated defeats from failing to win the presidency and senate race, including a failed bid for vice presidency in 1856 and defeats to Douglas in 1858. Despite repeated losses, he rose to be regarded as one of America's great men, inspiring with resilience.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Livergard as a safe laxative for babies and families. It markets a money back guarantee through H C Maier and dealers, claims benefits for children and aged, and invites free samples from Lungardia Company of Dallas, Texas, with sale through Harry V Heyland.
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