Successful Gillespie County Fair highlights county hospitality
The Fredericksburg Gillespie County Fair showcased genuine goodwill toward visitors, with no crowds to fleece guests. Farmers Ben Hagel and family displayed 250 farm products, proving drought can be overcome with diverse crops. Alfred Neffendorf runs a mobile cannery aiding local producers and earning praise from the town. San Saba plans irrigation bonds to turn drought into opportunity, hoping neighbors follow the lead toward broader irrigation projects.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Fair
Fredericksburge Fair
Gilespie
Texas Drouth
Ben Hagel
Alfred Neffendorf
Neffendorf
San Saba
Drouth
Texas
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Camel's Hair Coat With Squirrel Trim Ad From The Hub
Local cleaner advertises a camel hair coat with a squirrel trim, urging readers to bring the garment for cleaning and pressing. The shop promises superior service and care.
Wild Advertisement for Blue Star Remedy Scam
A jagged ad fragment touts a jar of BLUE STAR REMEDY promising relief from skin diseases and itching. It makes dubious guarantees and uses erratic wording to imply guaranteed, stain-free results for various conditions.
Clara Halden Enters Howard Payne College for Music
Miss Clara Halden leaves for Brownwood to study music this year at Howard Payne College under Prof. Marshall, a renowned Texas teacher.
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Clara Halden
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Clara
Prof
Marshall
Texas
Dallas merchant Alexander Sanger dies at 78
Alexander Sanger of Dallas pioneer and last of five Sanger brothers who built the Sanger Bros stores in Texas died at Baylor Hospital at 1 40 p m after an extended illness. Born May 8 1847 in Obernbreit Bavaria he came to America at 18 as a bookkeeper and helped found the family business with Dallas Fort Worth and Waco outlets and a large wholesale division. Funeral plans not announced.
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Dallas
Tex
Alexander Sanger
Southwest
Baylor
Sanger
Sanger Bros
Texas
Obernbreit
Bavaria
Germany
Alex
Hanger Brothers
Mr. Sanger
Elias and
Babette Sanger
America
Fort Worth
Waco
Opernbreit
M.benario
Cincinnati
Ohio
Alexander
Calotabs Purify Your System for Health
Physicians praise purification as nature’s foundation of health. Rid chronic ailments by a thorough Calotab course, taken once or twice weekly for several weeks. Calotabs are the greatest of system purifiers. Family package with directions costs 35 cents. trial 10 cents at any drug store.
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Will H. Mayes
Austin, Texas
Marcus Aurelius
Alex Sanger
Dallas Is
Isaac
Lehman
Phillip
United States
Castle Garden
Georgia
Zach
Wade Ledbetter
Lubbock
New Tech College
Abilene
Mercantila
THE
First State Bank
W. H. Gibbons, Pres
J. B. Miller
Fara and Ranch
Neutrodyne
Motor Inn
E. L. Oliver
Tran Ona
Chevrolet
Flint, Mich
Remy
Flint
Michigan
Conner-Ashby Motor Company
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