Fredericksburg Fair Promises A Grand 35th Event
Gillespie County prepares for the thirty-fifth Fredericksburg fair with thoroughbred racing and exhibits. Fredericksburg merges old Texas pioneer charm with modern amenities as visitors travel from San Antonio and beyond to enjoy stalls, scenery along the Pedernales River, and a renowned Nimitz Hotel featuring historic artifacts.
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Gillespie County
Texas
Fredericksburg
Pedernales
San Antonio
Tanlac sales soar with 625000 bottles sold in New York
George B. Evans of Gibson Snow Co reports Tanlac selling at a phenomenal rate in New York and across the East. In their territories alone Albany Buffalo Rochester and Syracuse, they project about 500000 bottles a year with potential rise to 750000. Evans deeming the figure conservative notes the broad, rapid expansion.
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New York
East
George B. Evans
Gibson-Snow Company
Albany
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Evans
AML
Social notes from Richland Springs and San Antonio visits
A parade of guests and travels fills the page as Miss Emma Schmidt visits family in San Antonio while Mrs. August Cameron and Mrs. Rogers meander between San Antonio and Wichita Falls. Local social highlights include birthday celebrations for Dr. Witte and a thoughtful editorial on dress and public manners urging restraint from critics.
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Emma Schmidt
San Antonio
Jacob Schmidt
August Cameron
Hilmar Klaerner
Rogers
Wichita Falls
Louis Priess
Frank Petermann
Thomas Martin
Dora Arbelger
Bertha Nauwald
W. H. Schaefer
Menard
Nauwald
The Best Man Reflected In A Kind Ride
An outpouring on neighborly help praises the driver who offers a lift in hot weather. The text extols the virtue of selfless acts, noting such kindness is a small good work for the community and a path to a higher "heaven."
Only a Printer
A street remark sparks reflection on printers across history. The piece lists figures from aristocracy, rulers, and scholars who were printers or journeymen, including the Earl of Stanhope, the emperor of China, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, Dickens, and many others, noting the profession's reach and demanding craft.
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Earl of Stanhope
China
G. P. Morris
N. P. Willis
James Gales
Charles Richardson
James Parker
Horace Greeley
Charles Dickens
James Buchanan
Simon Cameron
Schuyler Colfax
Mark Twain
Amos Cummings
Bret Harte
Opie Bean
Artemus Ward
Petroleum V. Nashby
Sut Lovingood
Benjamin Franklin
Bulletin
Dennison
Lowa
The Kiss and Its Varied Citations
A compact vignette on kissing as a social notion with references to youth marriage and charity. It frames kissing as essential for two yet useless for one and hints at social roles from baby to old maid. A phone number 40 is given for service inquiries.
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Hope
Charity
Kendall County Farm Bureau Meeting Scheduled at Courthouse
Kendall County Farm Bureau members will meet at the courthouse in Boerne on Saturday September 10 at 1 oclock. A board of directors will be elected and the county organization will be ready to do business. The Comfort territory has a large membership and many farmers are urged to attend with neighbors.
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Fredericksburg
Texas
San Antonio
Enchanted Rock
Bear Mountain
Nagel Brothers
O. Henry
Kendall County Farm Bureau
Boerne
Comfort Territory
Kendall County
Comfort News
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F. O. B. Fac
Louis Kott & CO
Fredericksburg Fair
K. Lamity
Gillespie
Faricksburg
Nimitz
Charles H. Nimitz
Robert E. Lee
Sheridan
Longstreet
T. Kirby Smith
General Lee
Nathan von H. Launewitz
K. H. Riley
A. P. ©. Petsch
F. W. Arbelger
Henry Hirsch
O. Krauskopf
Adolf Gold
Geo. Zenner
Richland Springs
Ene
Alues
Saenger & Ochs
County Farm Bureau
Saenger & Ochs Men’s Furnishers & Tailors
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