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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1918
Page
12
The notice states that dollar fees will secure standard receipt only after October 1918 if paid to date. It also notes that under new government restrictions all collections must be made in advance.
Citizens are urged to support the county’s Liberty Loan drive to back the boys who left homes to fight Germans. The message honors those who sacrificed income and security and emphasizes immediate full support to the effort without questions.
A rallying call highlights the sacrifice of Gillespie County youths, urging patriotic support and willing endurance as the community reflects on the cost of war and the need to honor those who have given their all.
A local testimonial notes kidney trouble as a root cause of female ailments including backache dizziness and nervousness. It claims Doan’s Kidney Pills alleviate symptoms with lasting results and urges readers to buy from dealers at 60 cents, citing Mrs. L D Richardson of Austin as proof.
Several San Antonio sportsmen hunted on Wednesday relying on statements by District Attorney D. A. McAskill and County Attorney Tom J. Newton that the dove season opens September 1 and ends March 1. They noted a 1915 law set March 1 to September 1 as open season but said an error was found during a May special session.
Will Prentiss of 135 Porter Place Detroit reports his wife suffered severe stomach trouble with gas headaches and nervousness. After starting Tanlac she improved quickly, gas and headaches vanished, and she sleeps well. World News Agency distributor Frank Hanisch in Fredericksburg sells Tanlac.
The article explains that a 1918 amendment fixed an open season from September 1 to March 1, correcting a past revision. It notes lawmakers tried to amend a law that did not exist and that the amended law, though independent, needs a penalty provision to be valid. McAskill and Newton claim the May 1915 law remains in force and that hunters should limit daily bag to fifteen birds amid dispute over a fifteen or twenty five bird limit.
An exam for state and county teachers certificates is set for Friday and Saturday, October 1st and 19th, at the court house in Fredericksburg. Prospective examinees should notify in advance. the schedule lists subject blocks across Friday and Saturday mornings and afternoons, covering geography, physiology, literature, history, grammar, mathematics, civics, chemistry, education, and more. A. H. Kneese, Ex-officio County Supt., Gillespie County.
A medical ad extols Anuric to cleanse kidneys and bladder and ease rheumatic twinges. Claims diabetes and bladder stones result from kidney neglect. Describes Dr Pierce’s discovery and trial packages. Includes testimonial from T. J. Allen of SiraGOVILLE Texas praising Anure Tablets.
Landowners organize the Loyal Valley Game Protective Association to guard wild game and deter trespass by hunters. Members offer written hunting permission with pledges to report violations and trespassing, with rewards for violations including 25 for hunting without permission and 100 for using a headlight while hunting. Local sign posted in red announces enforcement.
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