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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
5
A speaker complains about New York subways and crowds living underground likening residents to ground hogs. He mocks riders who miss trains and argues the city’s transit and lifestyle misfit with the rest of the world while noting the inability to smoke Bull Durham underground.
This historical note recounts Camp Verde eight miles west of Center Point on Verde Creek, its 1855 frontier post origin, and a 1856 camel post plan with Armenian drivers. It details camels versus horses in rugged terrain, notable commanders including J N Palmer and Wheaton, and links to Gen Robert E Lee and Gen Albert Sidney Johnson.
The 22 August 1839 National Intelligencer issue from Houston is described with ads for administrators of deceased soldiers, a Houston banking founder’s confectionery, wedding favors, and extensive town lot listings. Cushattee and Calhoun sale notices highlight frontier commerce with gold and silver as currency.
The article details camels used by the Confederates from 1861 to 1865, their sale in 1868 to Bethel Coopwood, and subsequent transfers. It notes breeding stock sales to a Texas circus and a California hair-valor buyer, a failed Mexico transportation scheme, a large feed bill, recoveries by the Vance brothers, and camels repatriated to the United States with some escaping Camp Verde.
The text discusses grasshopper poisoning methods from 1925, urging use of high grade amyl acetate and white arsenic or Paris green, avoiding bronzing liquids and low grade products, and detailing proper mixing, distribution, and anti insurance-related cautions. It notes past failures due to improper mixing and warns against improper practices like piling mash and using cane molasses.
An opinion argues that bridging or tunneling 250000 grade crossings at 20 billion dollars would cut only about 10 percent of auto accidents. It favors gradual elimination, notes impracticality of universal crossing removal, and proposes strict stopping at crossings instead of broad funding. It likens to compulsory auto liability insurance and criticizes money alone for safety.
A catalog lists Pure Cane seed Milo maize Feterita and Hyparia Sudan Grass among items for sale. The brief notice notes availability and invites buyers to participate in the upcoming auction.
An ad touts first hits of Columbia Records available at Walter's Jewelry Store. Subscriptions to the Standard are offered at $1.00 per year.
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