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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1919
Page
2
Wages rise tied to higher prices and prices then rise with labor costs in a circular pattern. Relief comes only for thrift and war savings stamps. Notes on yeast futures and Mexico’s stance, income tax, and the sixty sixth Congress. The piece contrasts rural progress via rural free delivery and transport with ongoing labor and policy tensions.
A local advertisement promotes stock food for chickens cows horses hogs sheep and goats with a money back guarantee and a free doctor book with every purchase. It urges springtime use and invites customers to ask for a seven.
Fragmentary ad text shows references to blue bugs, a product called Martin's Wonderful, and a sales offer with phrases about money and satisfaction guaranteed. Names appear garbled, limiting clear entities.
The piece argues that Liberty bonds always mature at full face value, but buyers paid $100 to receive a redeemable asset worth more than $95, framing the purchase as a voluntary gift of five dollars to Uncle Sam. It urges buyers to bear their own load and reject quitting.
A historical column notes that U S farms supplied 2.5 million soldiers, with Nebraska estimating 186000 more needed to harvest wheat. It contrasts wartime demobilization, city unemployment in New York and Cleveland, and the pull of farm life versus city work, arguing farm boys seek independence and value being their own boss on the land.
Prices will drop, though they are maintained here. Trade supplies the world, so there is not much danger of the industry languishing. A look at packing house bond issues should reassure the despondent. Cheer up, packers. You are doing pretty well.
W G McAdoo chairs Citizens National Committee urging mothers and fathers to support Boy Scouts of America during Boy Scout Week June 8 to 14 1919. The appeal cites training patriotism and civic ideals for 375000 scouts and calls for associate memberships and donations to expand youth programs nationwide versus war effort legacies and Red Cross support.
Planting advice for Kafir and Milo notes that germination fails in cold soil and suggests delaying seeding until soil warms. Start about May 15 to June 15 in the Panhandle to Texas and Oklahoma, with earlier or later dates possible in lower east and south areas. Kafir matures in 115–125 days, mile in 90–110 days depending on season. Rows should be 3 to 3.5 feet apart with a stand of one plant per 10 to 12 feet of row, and thinner stands may suit dry conditions.
Market report lists varied price quotes for staples including flour cornmeal sugar and salt with cash and per unit rates. Entries show price per 25 lb sacks per 100 lb lots per case and per bushel amounts alongside plural product listings.
A Massachussetts party was fined for improper handling of a Liberty bond. The judge required payment in cash plus a Liberty bond valued below face value, citing widespread misuse of government bonds as cash. The opinion warned against attempts to devalue debt instruments and warned of imitator schemes and politicized emotion.
The government holds millions of pounds of meat planned for demobilized forces and considers selling abroad to avoid depressing domestic prices. While some urge aiding trade, others argue dumping would devastate the meat industry and ripple through connected sectors.
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