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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1918
Page
10
A rubber firm surveys winter road plans and warns state highway commissions lack organization and laws to keep main highways open during snow. Officials fear freight congestion will rival last winter as trucks and war production demand steady rural supplies.
Wartime editorials urge immediate road improvements to accelerate movement of food equipment and troops. The piece highlights bad roads as a threat to frontline forces and argues for rapid in-city work to boost national logistics.
The article argues that better roads will lower education costs and support a country school system. It suggests consolidating schools and establishing centrally located rural schools to serve children within four to five miles, with improved roads enabling more efficient teaching and facilities at minimal cost.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture guide stresses fresh air dryness sunlight and space for winter egg production. It details roof types from single shed to semimonitor, floor choices from dirt to cement, roosts nests and trap nests, with emphasis on water tight roofs and proper exposure for efficiency.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges sheep farming to back soldiers with wool and mutton. It highlights costs, breed choices, and necessary infrastructure, noting rising wool prices and long-term commitment with a typical sheep life of about six years.
The article argues for using public spaces and private lawns for sheep to maximize land use and provide meat and wool. It notes vast unused acres could feed sheep, cites England’s use of lawn sheep, and highlights the labor value and efficiency of sheep grazing as part of wartime resource conservation.
Brief exchange in a theater scene shows a playful back and forth as a spectator comments on the performance and a performer responds with a witty remark. The dialogue hints at the play's dramatic impact and audience reaction.
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures it by acting on the blood. Offers a $100 reward for any cure it cannot achieve, with price listed at 75 cents and circulars free from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Fragment notes a family rift as the wife pursues golf, leaving the narrator to cope with separation and altered home dynamics while children grow up amid shifting priorities.
Pimply rashy skins soothed and healed by Cuticura. Soap cleanses, Ointment soothes. Free samples available by mail or at Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 50 cents. Adv.
Granulated eyelids sites and inflamed eyes relieved overnight by Roman Eye Balsam. One trial proves its merit. Adv promises continual contentment and perpetual motion if you obtain it.
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