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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
3
An assorted mix of advertising lines and social commentary appears. It includes claims for a freckle removing cream by A. E. Kiesling of Houston and a statement that children should not be sent to school before ages eight or nine, reflecting hygiene writers' views.
Vogeler's Curative Compound claims to cure blood nerve skin liver and kidney diseases and protect against common ailments. The ad promises instant health with a few doses for dyspepsia constipation headache or nervousness and offers a free sample bottle from St Jacobs Oil Ltd Baltimore Md. Sold by all druggists.
James Surin praises St Jacobs Oil for lumbago and sprains in Gorleston as a trusted remedy. A Balaena whaling catch at Dundee sold whalebone at 10 thousand dollars per ton, with whalers reporting steady dividends despite industry claims.
Debates over household starch brands and a German officer’s bravado headline a collection of diverse items. Reports describe telegraph reach to Lake Tanganyika, Paris cork controls, linguistic studies on the letter h, and a prize offer to eradicate prickly pear. Additional notes cover Great Lakes biology, avalanche defense in Switzerland, Rocky Mountain camping inducements, and coronation crowd space in Westminster Abbey. Senator Warren recalls humble beginnings as he contrasts wealth with past hardship.
In 1900 several states and territories Arizona Idaho Indian Territory Mississippi Nevada New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma South Dakota Vermont Wyoming had no city over 25 000. Joel Chandler Harris resides in a small frame cottage in Atlanta Georgia and writes daily. A competing starch claims superiority with a distinct process. The Kongo approves a railway contract to funda 5 million dollar company to build 1000 miles over ten years.
An advertisement urges readers to fix complexion by improving internal health. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a digestive regulator sold with a guarantee. Also notes Miss Susan M. Hallowell resigning from Wellesley College after 27 years. Garne's Pit Cume is briefly referenced with a refund claim.
The Agricultural Statistics Branch reports actual threshing results from the Territories showing extraordinary yields. Regina district wheat 40 to 45 bushels per acre. Yorkton’s J A Snell 28,000 bushels oats from 450 acres. Edmonton area 73 bushels per acre wheat. Abernethy and others also yield strong figures. The department plans next summer to collect growing-crop returns for business planning.
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