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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1919
Page
4
The piece muses on what counts as a luxury under war era spending and scarce goods. It notes candy ice cream chewing gum and face powder as luxuries, reflects on wartime events from Chateau Thierry to Fiume, and laments inflation with butter at 60 cents a pound while pondering currency value and rationing.
A seller promotes a complete line of stock foods for chicken cow horse hog sheep and goat with a money back guarantee and a free doctor book with every purchase. Inquiry requested at 37.
Berlin reports a surge of arming across East Prussia as civilians are urged to seal homes and stay indoors. Authorities warn of an imminent escalation as Germany prepares for a potential war to the knife over the Danzig corridor and cession territory to Poland.
One Hundred Men's Shirts at a special low price of $1.00. All sizes, with and without collars. Get your supply of them before they are all sold, at Burrier-Mai er Co.
Under a newly passed law discharged soldiers may vote in any election this year if qualified, without a 1918 poll tax receipt. They must send their discharge to the presiding election officer. other voters must present poll tax receipts. If the discharge is lost or held by the federal government, an affidavit of facts suffices.
Mrs Hy Evers Jr nee Cordes died after a brief illness on Saturday. she was 50 years, 1 month and 93 days old. Born in Fredericksburg, she married Hy Evers Jr on November 19, 1887, leaving four sons and three daughters. Funeral services were held Sunday with Rev Puhl and Rev G H Holly speaking.
Washington May 13 The Copenhagen cablegram reports Danish reaction to the peace treaty’s Schleswig Holstein provisions. Parliament approves a resolution urging the Paris terms and the voting zones for plebiscites to reflect national wishes. In the southern zone near Germany Danish population concerns about Germanization and taxation are noted.
Iowa Senator Kenyon said he would propose a congressional investigation into the War Department's plan to dispose of 250 million pounds of surplus army meats in cooperation with Chicago packers. The aim is to avoid a meat price slump while considering selling abroad first, then distributing domestically under Packers supervision.
Paris May 14 three extra notes from Count von BrockdorffRantzau reach the Peace Conference, bringing seven communications with objections and treaty suggestions. Germany protests terms as intolerable yet Allied powers insist on terms as drafted.
Central Drug 35 Co offers Black Leaf 40 for spraying vegetables, advertised as a garden chemical product.
Local ad lists oat sacks offered by E H Riley for sale. The notice specifies available stock and contact details for interested buyers.
The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department extends hearty appreciation to Schlueter's Band for free music at the Firemen's dance on May 3. A chaotic scene in Savannah involved a terminal fight aboard a ship, leaving one dead and several wounded, with officers and railroad employees among those injured.
Austin May 14 Judge Morrow of the Crimminal Appeals and Associate Justice Lattimore concur that the state wide prohibition provision prohibiting manufacture of intoxicating liquors is not unconstitutional Presiding Judge Davidson dissented Also small ads note house paint sale Kolmeier Klier Jersey cows for sale and a rich milker with calf at H C Maier
Washington D C May 183 Republican Senators in conference unanimously named a slate of Senate officers and committees for the next term while deferring a debate on Progressive opposition. Cummins was chosen President pro tempore Lodge reelected floor leader Curtis whip and Wadsworth conference secretary. Brandegee chairs committee on committees with Lodge to appoint order of business and nine member steering panel McCumber to chair patronage distribution New to head the patronage panel. Berlin May 13 German demands for large cattle deliveries provoke bitter protests among Germans over milk shortages and child mortality as official press argues the plan is brutal and impractical. The peace terms would replace losses with thousands of head of cattle swine and other livestock totaling far above prior promises of American bacon.
Juarez May 13 official reports say Francisco Villa with about 500 men moves along the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railway toward Ojinaga opposite Presidio Texas.
J E Beavers of Sweetwater, a former San Angelo man, will supervise good road construction in Tom Green County using a $900000 bond issue approved March 29. Employed by the Commissioners' Court, he will report May 20. The court also directed leasing four two ton army trucks via the State Highway Department for material hauling to each precinct.
Four police officers escorting a Sinn Fein prisoner to Cork were attacked at Knocklong station in County Limerick. The armed group freed the prisoner, killed a constable, seriously wounded another, and a third officer is reported missing. Knocklong lies about eighteen miles southeast of Limerick on the Great Southern and Western Railway.
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