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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1923
Page
5
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a refined calomel tablet promising no taste no nausea no griping and a guaranteed satisfaction. It claims the tonic cleanses the liver and purifies the system overnight with a single Calotab taken at bedtime and water. Prices listed for large and small packages with refunds offered.
In Llano a fire destroyed the Lang grocery and Hedeman holdings, with Battery Hardware and Hackworth losses from fire and water. overall damage around 7000 dollars, mostly insured. The report also covers San Antonio licensing disputes for army personnel and local cotton crop notes across several Texas towns.
Blanco Texas August 28 the Blanco road precinct topped the highway to the Federal highway at New Braunfels contractor Morris Ruby pushes the work Blanco will have one of the best highways in Texas in about 90 days cotton picking in full swing gins running day and night to keep up farmers paid a dollar per hundred facing shortage of cotton pickers drought and showers caused heavy shedding Taylor Texas August 28 constable Louis Lowe disrupted a gay party in Thrall section house arresting 15 African Americans in a barn shooting craps Bob Hewlett arrested five more gambling on South Main street all pleaded guilty and paid fines
Smithville Texas August 28 F A Rosankey 37 a farmer killed himself Sunday on his farm in Crafts Prairie near here by jumping into a well. He died minutes after rescue by his brother and others. He had been in ill health for some time and leaves a widow and several children.
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