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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1918
Page
8
A vivid narrative recounts skinning rattlesnakes for a ranch den display. Pete the novice falters after a ghastly box encounter. experienced skinning follows, with salt and alum curing, scraping, stretching, and drying skins for a trophy. The tale blends danger, odd humor, and practical taxidermy details.
The author notes applying glycerine and rolling up to preserve samples and explains readers may think the locality is unsafe due to snakes. He states rattlers are rare in Routt county aside from a couple of known spots, and that hunters and long time ranchers there have little or no experience with snakes.
London Feb 27 The hospital ship Glenart Castle was sunk in the Bristol Channel with no patients aboard Survivors were landed by an American torpedo boat Eight boats remain adrift The Exchange Telegraph Company reports 164 missing from the Glenart Castle The British Admiralty lists eighteen merchantmen sunk in the past week including fourteen over 1600 tons and four under that tonnage Seven fishing vessels were also sunk.
Semi official German and Austrian statements received in Amsterdam on March 2 claim forward steps toward peace between the central powers and Roumania. The reports note dialogue and potential diplomatic moves as world war tensions persist.
Mrs Annie Laurie Wilson aged 21 died in a local hospital from a gunshot wound sustained during a shooting at a San Antonio home. She was in an adjoining room near a kitchen cabinet when a stray bullet pierced a door panel and entered her body. She was taken to Physicians and Surgeons Hospital where doctors reported little hope for recovery. The incident also left S Shannon dead and her husband mortally wounded, dying after transfer to Robert B Green Memorial Hospital.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue urges taxpayers to pay income tax by check money order or draft to speed processing and save labor. Over 6 million people will pay this year and total individual income taxes under the 1917 act total 666 million dollars. Cash must be sent by registered mail or insured express. Deputies visit counties nationwide to aid returns and send payments to the local district collector.
A wartime agricultural call urges Texas farmers to boost food and feed crops. The author stresses expanding corn kafir feterita wheat oats and barley while increasing hogs and dairy stock. Emphasizes not selling brood sows or cows for market and urges youth on farms to participate in food production and animal husbandry.
Dr. L Werblun an optician from San Antonio will be in Fredericksburg at the Nimitz Hotel from March 16 to 24. Free eye examinations available.
A simple method yields a fine cooking fat. Grind two pounds of kidney suet, render to fat, strain, then add one cup vegetable oil before it thickens. The resulting fat stays pliable and adds a pleasant flavor for various dishes.
New York March 4. Viola tion of the espionage act through the magazine A Voice in the Wilderness is charged against Dr William J Robinson publisher. DOJ asserts articles tried to incite insubordination and disloyalty among military and naval forces and to obstruct recruiting. The publication was barred from the mails.
The Alien Slacker bill to bar citizenship and authorize deportation of draft age aliens who seek exemption, and to draft aliens for agricultural or manufacturing work, passed the House 344 to 21 and goes to the Senate. It targets citizens of nations at war with Germany and faces treaty concerns with Britain, Canada, France, and Italy.
Strikes and clashes in Buenos Aires on Friday March 1 left two dead and several injured as workers and security forces fought, with authorities responding to the street violence.
In Trenton New Jersey on March 4 the year 1917 fire losses totaled 230 million dollars, the largest since 1906 except for that year, per a Council of National Defense communication. The record cites the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 as a comparator.
Announcement column lists publishing rates for campaigns including Congress Judicial or Senatorial District and Representative District with set fees per issue. It also details county notices and reading notices priced per word, reflecting pricing structure for election notices.
Johnson of San Saba County Texas announces candidacy for the District Attorney, 33rd Judicial District, Texas, subject to Democratic primary action.
Alfred Klaerner announces his bid for the office of Sheriff Tax Collector of Gillespie County in the upcoming November election. He presents himself as a candidate seeking the combined role.
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