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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1925
Page
8
A full carload of John Deere farm implements including Disc Plows Pony Disc Plows Stay Sulky Plows and grain drills is due to arrive this week at 52 Oscar Krauskopf.
Optometrist Wilbur C. Treadwell will visit his Fredericksburg office over Keidel and Kallenberg's Drug Store on Monday September 28. Eyes examined and glasses fitted. Headache and eyestrain relieved.
Fragmentary line notes at Martin Ditchers and OSCAR KRAUSKOPF Factory Agent. Subscription rate listed as $1.00 per year for The Standard.
The Giants routed the New Braunfels Tigers 9 to 0 led by Henke’s pitching and errorless defense. The Tigers had ten hits and seven runs through five innings, while the Giants capitalized on timely hits and fielding to seal the shutout. The report also notes a livestock market outlook predicting no fancy hog prices this season and urging conservative production.
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce reported an urgent demand for cotton pickers across most of West Texas with the immediate need in Central West Texas. Good wages are reported and employment offices are in Stamford Plainview Abilene and Fort Worth.
Alvin Ireland, a Dundee State Bank robber who escaped Archers County jail 10 days earlier, was captured late Saturday near Wichita Falls after a long chase. Five other men were seized by a large group of city and county officers at a camp in the Wolliday Creek bottoms. Ireland had appealed a 20 year Dundee robbery sentence.
Editor Walter W Simms of the Christoper Progress recounts a letter to ten valued readers about arrears. Five paid promptly. one died, one went blind, another rheumatism prevented walking, one became religious and missed the appointment, and two others have not yet replied.
A humorous anecdote recounts Mrs. Smith’s tall figure and a miscalculated inscription on her monument. The engraver’s space error produced the unintended phrase Lord She Was Thin, reflecting a proofreading lapse from the era.
A husband recalls finding steak in the pantry and fried it with onions from the cellar. His wife discovers the onions were actually her bulbs, leading to a humorous exchange about a late night meal.
A freshman on his sweetheart’s father’s farm shares a tender moment as a cow and calf rub noses. He remarks it’s a loving scene that makes him want to imitate it, and the girl invites him to proceed with a playful nod to the owner.
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