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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1926
Page
3
The Smoky Hill River bed near Sharon Springs collapsed by about 200 feet over a 100 foot area. Dust filled the air as a funnel opening formed and banks caved in, growing to 150 feet across. Residents three miles away heard the event as hundreds flocked to the scene.
Chicago announces a Carnegie medal request for 8 year old Paul John Muldoon for saving playmate Edward Corboy's life on Lake Michigan. Muldoon crawled onto thin ice to reach Corboy who had fallen in, keeping his head above water until rescuers arrived. Edward Corboy is the grandson of former Governor Edward F. Dunne.
The United States Department of Agriculture announces kamala a brown powder from an Indian plant effectively removes tapeworms from chickens and turkeys in trials conducted by Dr. Maurice C. Hall and Dr. J. E. Shillinger. Dosing individual birds yields about 95 percent worm removal in chickens and two grams in turkeys. Fasting and purgatives unnecessary. Prices under one cent per bird. availability at drug stores uncertain but expected soon.
Interest in the annual statewide clean-up campaign sponsored by the state board of health expands with many towns planning intensive efforts for the week of March 28 to April 3. County-wide programs are under way in Hill, Lubbock, Hale, Bailey, Terry, Crosby, Navarro, and Van Zandt, with emphasis on rural sanitation, typhoid and malaria prevention, and maternity welfare. Continuous efforts will target water safety, septic systems, milk sanitation, and mosquito control to curb summer disease spread.
Crossley Radio Sets promoted at H. H. Heyland with 10 oz Duck Pants and Jackets priced at 2.00. Subscribe to the Standard for 1.00 annually. The RCA Radio Essay Contest offers a 5000.00 prize. entry is free. Rules and blanks available at Loyal Music Store Radio Headquarters. contest closes March 31.
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