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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1929
Page
5
A local advertisement from Knopp and Metzger seeks poultry eggs cream butter hides and all other country produce from area farmers. The notice requests prompt delivery and fair exchange terms to supply their market needs.
T M Campbell of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio testifies that Sargon Soft Mass Pills cured his chronic liver disorder and indigestion, restored sleep, appetite, and weight, and eliminated the need for laxatives. He urges others to try the medicine. available at Central Drug Co Fredericksburg.
The article explains how to distinguish whooping cough from a cold, noting three stages: catarrhal, spasmodic, and decline. It describes sneering eyes, lingering cough, and the characteristic whoop during spasmodic attacks, with contagion ending in the decline stage lasting 2 to 4 weeks. Parents are advised quarantine during infectious periods.
Victoria Texas March 9 Stanley Wilburn a 14 year old Seadrift youth lost his right hand when a shotgun discharged while he rode a plow and fired at birds. The explosion mangled the wrist and doctors at Victoria Hospital amputated the hand this afternoon.
A burglar broke into a house while the resident and friends were away. The intruder stole items while the wife mistook the returning gatherer for her husband. The incident remains under investigation.
In Fredericksburg area two brand new high grade upright pianos and one baby grand never unboxed offered by C. Chiles of Waco Texas Box 1054. Special low price for cash or terms preferred.
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