Alpine Avalanche prints editorials and agency notes
The Alpine Avalanche page includes editor Bennetts note, local correspondents from Fort Davis Marathon and Terlingua, and pricing for year and outside county. It also presents a lengthy discussion on advertising history, women’s广告 influence, dictionary vocabulary, family size IQ studies, and aerodynamics of free fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OM Bennett
Woop ‘Society
Bakor Parry Scorfe
Fort Davis
Lyda Crawford
Marathon
J. F. Bennett
Terlincan
Postoffice
Alpine
Texas
Act of Congress
No Lack of Words Shows Language Growth Challenge
An article ponders difficulty in selecting exact words and links it to the explosion of English vocabulary. It notes Noah Webster’s early dictionaries, the growth through editions, and a lexicographer’s estimate that educated people understand about 80,000 to 100,000 words but use only a fraction in daily speech or writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Webster
Peron
Notable ages and tenures of early Supreme Court justices
The article discusses ages at appointment and tenures of early Supreme Court justices. It notes John Marshall was appointed as a young man by Washington in 16, Taney served long terms, Story and other early justices aged variously at appointment, with Chief Justice referencing the court's pride in high ability and integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
da Teronsien
Ted
Orth
Marsal
Taney
Chas
Waite Palle Whiley
Maho
John Rate
Senate
Baesty
Washington
Eleworth
John Maral
Jay
Maral
Supreme Court
Joseph Story
Will
Juston Dreden
Prent Court
Humorous Fragments From Daily Life and War Vignette
A collage of light dialogues and anecdotes includes a mechanic banter about leather versus fabric, a wife remark on biscuits, an Alpine preacher quip about a small congregation, Mrs Dismuke praising her patient husband amid doubt, and a couple planning a France honeymoon. A student question about Francis Scott Key sparks a playful answer about knowing the full Star-Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
Proverb Fragments and Jokes From a Scottish Teacher Tale
A collection of quips and maxims includes a teacher debating the earth’s shape with Wee Wallie, Confucius sayings on learning and virtue, a bunkhouse interruption about breaking up a fight, and a jurist’s remark on early Republic traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallie
Wee Wallie
Wullie
Scots and Bank of England cathedrals in London tale
A Scotsman and a Roman Catholic friend walk past Westminster Cathedral in London. The friend jokes about the Scotsman’s piety, misidentifying the cathedral as the Bank of England. The piece then shifts to humorous asides on stockings, window channels, and car maintenance tips, including window lubrication and wheel bearing care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster
Bank of England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tewset
Pease
Fred J. Haskin
Informatio
Germany
United States
Charles Havas
Poss
Paris
Brussels
James Gordon Bennett
Review of Financial News
New York
Merald
John Dillingham
Los Angeles
Harry
France
Patricia
Patri
Confucius
Earth
Heaven
Golden Agate
Alpine Libr. Co
Cmnme Weather
Evelyn Howe
Resin Studio
Fort Workh
C. R. Strouse
Dineeto
School of Automobiles Aeration
Ehosle
Housewives
Soren
Wm. Rogers & Son
Rogers & Son
Kell Mill & Elevator CO
Wichita Falls
J.M. Radford Grocery CO
Vorite
Terlingua Chisos Mining Co
Holland Hotel
Patton's Pharmacy
Snyder & Smith
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