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Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas

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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1918

Page

4

Round Up continues at wedding feast in frontier tale

In the ranch camp a wedding scene unravels with humor, feasting, and comic mischief as Sage brush and Slim manage chaos. Dick Lane arrives incognito to Jack Payson before Echo’s wedding, offering money and news while Jack scrambles to protect the ceremony and their secrets.

Slim Mr. Price Sage-brush Parenthesis Sagebrush Sky Pilot Parsons Sage Jack Jim Dawcon Fresno Brush Polly McKee Tucson Payson Allen Hacienda Sarsaparilla Echo Sweetwater Ranch Charley Buck McKee Howdy Lane Jack Payson Sol Save-brush Mexico Vin Old Home Ranch Dick Lane Diek Bud

Agricultural Report Highlights Weather and Wheat Losses

U S Department of Agriculture field notes from Houston Texas dated May 5 1915 describe extreme temperatures and rainfall with frost in the north and central west. Winter wheat abandonment is heavy due to planting drought and wind erosion. Rain in the south east and central districts improves crops though the Panhandle remains unsatisfactory. Hay production is near exhaustion with high cattle feeding demand and shortages of raw crops.

Panhandle Lower Plains

Farming outlook: spring plowing and pasture planting update

In the Northeast Center and Southeast districts most areas report dry conditions easing with soil preparation continuing. West and Northwest face delayed prep due to extreme dryness, while mid month showers and cool weather aid soil work, pastures remain uneven across districts with slow improvement in the east central regions and highly variable conditions elsewhere.

Pan West

City News Request Calls for Tips and Local Help

A public plea asks readers to ring phone number 40 with any news items of interest to individuals or neighbors. The notice expresses appreciation for tips to make the city papers more newsy and invites the community to speak the good word and help out.

Scrapyard Fragment Notes Scrap Iron and Parrels

A fragment from a historic listing mentions scrap iron, beeswax, metals, and empty wooden parrels amid a note reading Bermamn Old Wahrmund Bu SCRAP IRON and related items.

Bermamn Wahrmund

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