Hill Country On The March Toward Mineral Substation
The Hill Country advocates cooperative action across Gillespie and Llano counties to establish a Bureau of Mines substation in Llano County. Officials argue the move benefits all area counties, boosts mineral exploitation, and positions the hillside region as a future industrial center through regional unity.
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Hill Country
New
Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Mines
Llano County
Gillespie County
Gillespie
Smash Hits of 1939 Highway Fatalities Booklet Highlights
The Travelers Insurance booklet Smash Hits of 1939 analyzes official state records to reveal that over 93 percent of fatal crash victims were male, Sundays saw the most deaths, Saturdays most injuries, and night driving triples risk. It notes speed violations account for 36.5 percent of fatalities and 22.5 percent of injuries, with nearly 40 percent of victims pedestrians and most crashes in clear, dry conditions.
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Travelers Insurance Company
America
Brave Best Seller and Time’s Return Echoes
The piece cites the American Boy Scouts Handbook as a renowned best seller since 1910 with 6.1 million copies printed and outselling all but the Bible in the U S. It then shifts to a reflection on delayed returns and personal merit, invoking Emerson’s law of compensation about earnings and effort.
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Boy Scouts
Scouting For Boys
United States
Christian Science Monitor
Emerson
Turning the Corner Onto the High Road to Success
The San Marcos Record quotes a maxim urging continuous effort as the sole path to improvement. The message emphasizes applying this belief at home to shift toward productive progress and long term achievement.
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San Marcos
Hoover Urges Peace Tone and Help for Europe
In an Overseas Press Club address Herbert Hoover cautions against hate while urging constructive American involvement to aid Europe’s peace. A Texas pension issue dominates local debate, noting that states cannot fund promised maximum pensions. Texas payments depend on funds and rolls, with no fixed amount.
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Europe
America
You
Herbert Hoover
Overseas Press Club of America
Texas
San Angelo
Trachoma and Vision Rights Highlighted by Health Official
Texas State Health Officer Dr. Geo W Cox notes hundreds in the state are blind or visually impaired. Prophylactic eye drops for newborns reduced birth related blindness, while school screenings reveal trachoma as a common contagious eye disease causing inflammation and scar tissue if untreated.
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Geo. W. Cox
Texas
Trachoma Risks and Eye Disease in Poor Sanitary Areas
The article warns that frequent eye diseases like trachoma can lead to blindness if not diagnosed and treated early. It links prevalence to poor sanitation and urges parents to monitor children's vision and maintain sanitary conditions to prevent progression.
Maxwell stapes machine exposes up to forty sheets
The item from Fredericksburg Publishing Co describes a Maxwell stapes device with a capacity of up to 40 sheets. The text appears as an old catalog or advertisement fragment from a publishing company.
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Maxwell
Fredericksburg Chamber Sets Banquet and Local Improvements
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday with Klaerner’s head chair and Krauskepf as secretary. A April banquet for neighboring county groups was planned. New members Fritz Joseph Felix Stehling Hugo Eckhardt Edwin Grobe Walter Klaerner voted in. A baseball team support resolution passed. Local deaths included William Schneider Jr and Friedrich Lochte. A fatal accident occurred at Henry Bierschwale’s home when a pistol discharged killing Mrs. Bierschwale. European dispatches report a Russian czar overthrow amid hunger riots and street fighting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg
Fritz Joseph
Felix Stehling
Hugo Eckhardt
Edwin Grobe
Walter Klaerner
Railroad Improvement Committee
Henry Bierschwale
Harper
Europe
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Dissolution of the Duma and a People’s Government
The czar dissolves the Duma and organises a people's government by its members. This move could greatly influence future political matters across Europe, signaling a shift in constitutional and reform efforts.
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Duma
Europe
Clever Birthday Treat Using Doily Lace Coconut Marshmallows
A playful party tip for a clever favor features butter sized lace paper doilies. Dip marshmallows briefly in hot water, roll in finely crushed coconut, place on the doily, and insert a tiny candle at the center. Coconut can be tinted to match the color scheme.
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Tex
R. S. Klett
Arthur H. Rowert
Fredercmsburg
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Brave Best
America and the Peace
Predericksbure Publishing Co
State Dept. OF Insurance
KTEM
Temple
Central Texas Insurance Co
Bartlett, Texas
John Wacker
Otto Kolmeier
Wm. Schneider, Sr
Wm. Schneider, Jr
Frederiksburg
Germany
Henry
Jacob Schneider
Friedrich Lochte
Fisuschold Hint
Fredericksburg, Texas
Palace Theatre
Acme Harrow
Moline J
Fredericksburg Implement Co
Dempster No
Varnaeet
WinvVoMminwse
Rugeged
Dempster
Ranchman’s Supplies
Lochte A. & Folate Company
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