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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1918
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment shows repeated words and stray letters. The line sequence lacks coherent event details. No clear dates places or organizations are discernible from the readable portions.
Editorial urges patriotic effort to boost wheat acreage in the South alongside cotton, vegetables, and meat crops. Notes records for wheat acreage, soil and seed practices, October planting, and top-dressing with fertilizer. Advises seed selection, bean and pea weevil control, and grain storage by fumigation.
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station reports wheat fertilization can boost net returns despite higher fertilizer costs. Acid phosphate or bone meal at 125 to 150 pounds per acre typically yields strong returns. low potash mixes with 10 to 12 percent available phosphorus also perform well. When scarce, 100 pounds still provide good gains. Texas plans 15,000 acres of cotton land diverted to wheat. moisture and seed supply affect gains. Liberty Loan starts September 28.
Read at Fredericksburg readers demand proof of merit for weakened kidneys and urinary disorders. T M Bradwell of Kerrville reports years of backache and costly remedies ended by one box of Doan's Kidney Pills, price 60 cents, from Fos eeeee Co Buffalo New York. September 28. Get ready
Readable fragments mention a Walter and a prep context with worn items and a peculiar term auwikR. The text hints at a namesake involved in a preparatory or instructional setting.
September 3 1918 Southwest Texas State Normal College announces large unit SA T C with pay thirty dollars per month plus free uniform equipment board and room. Courses approved by War Department and wide electives plus mechanical and technical training. Opportunity to attend college at government expense and pursue army officer training. Email reply urged by E F Evans president. September 28 get ready.
A slim man rebukes a larger critic about food conservation with a sharp quip. The exchange ends with the line People who have bay windows Shouldn't throw stones. The post hints at a date in September and urges preparation.
The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce estimates about 2,000,000 acres of wheat will be planted in Texas this fall 1918. Counties previously outside the wheat belt plan to grow their own supply next year based on received reports.
The State of Texas Gillespie County announces an election to be held September 28 1918 at Rocky Hill School House District No 5 to determine if a majority of qualified property tax paying voters desires to abrogate the fifteen cent levy for supplementing the state school fund. Voters resident and taxed in the district may vote as directed by the Commissioners Court. Dated August 28 1918. Herman Ochs Sheriff Gillespie County Texas.
A Sunfield Michigan Sentinel letter rails at conflicting newspaper duties balancing war news local coverage and advertising. It argues patriotic duty to publish war material yet warns without ads ink and paper suppliers cut off. Includes brief notices on Liberty Loan seed oats and Michelin innertubes.
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