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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1917
Page
7
Advertising rates listed for Fredericksburg Standard include display ads at ten cents per inch for continuous service, with occasional ads at ten point body copy, pricing per line and per inch, heavy type double price, and local rates. Special positions carry 95 to 50 percent additional, with different line and issue measures and yearly line counts specified.
Prize awards announced at the Gillespie County Fair 99th annual event. Local judges distributed ribbons to top crafts, livestock, and horticulture entries with youth exhibitors receiving special recognition.
Cattle and horse classes list numerous winners led by Roeder and Roeder Jr for best pen, bull and heifer prizes. Awards span Hereford cattle outfits, saddle and thoroughbred horses, mules and goats with many names including Felix Pflester, Elmon Grona, Hy J Weirich, and H. W. Banta among judges and sponsors.
The American Press criticizes President Wilson for fixing newsprint at 24.2 cents a pound, arguing the move mostly affects the Official Bulletin and could push newspaper publishers toward bankruptcy amid alleged ills from defiant paper barons. It calls for stronger FTC enforcement and questions the broader impact on national life.
Instructions on coating new cotton picking sacks with two coats of paint to the underside, with a drying interval, to double wear life. Mrs. L. 3S, Hunt County Texas provides guidance. Also a humorous exchange about a nervous gentleman and a restaurant scene with a lamb and potato.
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