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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1918
Page
4
A notice states that payment made will ensure receipt of the STANDARD after October 1, 1918, provided payments have been made up to now. It explains that under new government regulations collection must be in advance.
With the British Army in France on Sept 18 AP reports a powerful assault against German lines to the west and northwest of St Quentin. The operation yielded important results and a deep British advance into enemy territory, strengthening the allied position.
Allied forces push along a twenty two mile front between Holnon and Gouzeaucourt with fast advances and thousands of prisoners. St Quentin appears doomed as German positions collapse under British and French pressure while new giant bombs are fielded and air raids target the sector. Separately Mrs Jack and Mrs John Wilson of San Antonio visit local families in town.
An Austin Texas reader endorses Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for weak kidneys and related urinary issues. The ad claims 50 years of use and 50,000 endorsements locally, citing Mrs A Lesser of 93 Rainey St.
In this vicinity many residents praise Doan's Kidney Pills for back and kidney troubles as Mrs Lesser did. If you suffer, ask for Doan's by name, the same remedy she used. 60 cents at all stores. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
To the people of Gillespie County the notice calls ministers teachers and officials to meet September 28 1918 at the Fredericksburg courthouse to discuss state laws and wartime duties. American tanks in Lorraine advance on the St Mihiel front entering Nonsard Pannes Lamarehe and Binney as gasoline supply issues arise and volunteers improvise to deliver fuel.
A wartime appeal urges physical fitness and warns that one in five men may be fit for service. It promotes Anuric tablets to expel uric acid, suggests water intake, and cites testimonials from Dawson Texas and Oregon about relief from backache rheumatism kidney issues, noting trial offer and postal address.
Special Telegram to the Express from Washington reports allied operations in Russia require greater War Department focus than actions at St. Quentin and Metz. The Liberty Loan starts September 28, with calls to get ready.
United States Food Administration releases and the Frede burg Price Interpreting Committee record a transaction dated 16 1918. Hugo Kallenberg, county food administrator, appears in the notice as a key official.
Cold pressed and steam pressed cotton seed cake is available by the pound sack or car as mills report sold out through November 1. Michelin red inner tubes are ring shaped to fit casings. other tubes are stretched when in use, a reminder of shop stock and fitting details.
The State of Texas Gillespie County gives notice of an election to be held September 25, 1918, at Rocky Hill School House Common School District No 5. Voters will decide whether to abrogate a fifteen cent tax levy for supplementing the state school fund. The notice cites prior orders and recording details. All qualified property taxpayers resident in the district may vote. The election was ordered August 28, 1918 by the County Judge.
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