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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1924
Page
6
The Fredericksburg Standard lists Fredericksburg Publishing Co as publisher with WM. HABENICHT as business manager. Public correspondence directed to the Publishing Co. If matter is business mark Bookkeeper's Dept. otherwise Editor's Dept.
Editorial notes celebrate a prize given for turning a dilapidated upper Texas County house into a fine home. Women organized repairs with help from volunteers and donations, proving old houses can become comfortable, stylish residences with time and care. The piece urges respect for well-built homes and challenges bias against aging properties.
The Kerrville dispatch notes the first of several shipments of wild turkeys leaving Kerrville by express under State Game Commissioner Boyd’s propagation program. Eleven birds were sent to C. B. Oliver of Caldwell with 500 to 1,000 more due in the coming weeks. J. D. Breedlove heads the distribution, aided by M. Workman, J. D. Boyd, and J. J. Dent, with trappers catching birds at Live Oak Ranch and Y O Ranch. The project aims to supply other sections upon proper applications and protections.
Liberty magazine sent 160 letters with a dollar bill to random readers from Who's Who and phone books to test honesty. Of 100 replies, 38 returned the dollar, 27 kept it. lawyers fared worst with only one of eleven passing. Clergymen led honesty with six of nine returning funds. The piece argues honesty as the true pillar of character and business integrity.
An informal group of American financiers and business leaders, working in Europe, crafted a nonpolitical reparations program. The accord, endorsed across parties, aims to stabilize Europe using sound economic methods, with long term implementation by future administrations. It notes Europe bought 80 percent of U.S. farm exports and calls for Berlin and Paris to proceed with evacuation of the Ruhr as a sign of moving toward peace.
In a speech honoring the Alamo legacy, speakers frame the battle as a defining test of liberty and the right to self government, linking it to citizenship and future generations. The piece closes noting Klaerner and Schmidt defeated Rocky Hill 7 to 8 in the final game.
The Fredericksburg school system is described as among the finest in the state with high marks from grammar through high school. It is presented as a proven, established part of the educational system, offering strong facilities and opportunities. Parents are urged to support the school through cooperation to enhance students' character, minds, and health in the coming year.
Doped oils may stop chatter but do not lubricate. Ford car promises economy and endurance. Satin Oil advertised by Louis Kott & Co with typewriter ribbons sold by Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Fresh oysters at H. C. Maier Cash Grocery. Subscribe to the Standard.
An imperfect notice touts Martin's Poultry Tone for chickens and Taroline for hen houses to stop insect bites. It adds a claim about Ford car batteries with 13 plates priced at 16.50 and mentions a farm wagon sale.
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