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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1901
Page
7
At the Topeka Kansas mayoral primary the nomination of J. W. F. Hughes proceeds with women voters pivotal as the revenue stamp act repeal looms. The text notes job effects for federal workers and highlights Oswego Kansas parks cared for by local women.
A daily test by an expert chemist confirms the product as perfectly pure. The ad urges consumers to insist on this guaranteed quality and references the brand’s historic greatness.
The Commoner will expand to 12 pages and switch to a Web Perfecting press starting April 7 1901. William J Bryan may adopt the new press if quality standards drop, otherwise he may install his own plant or revert to flat bed printing with the Western Newspaper Union handling work.
A Wisconsin branch of the Society of Mayflower descendants has 28 members, 26 women and 2 men, all lineal descendants of a Mayflower passenger. Eligibility requires lineal descent from a passenger aboard the 1620 voyage to Plymouth Massachusetts.
The circulation of the Congressional Record has not reached twenty six thousand. Deliveries include gratuitous copies to members and senators, newspapers, and those sent to regular subscribers from a small but select list.
The oldest waterworks system in the United States belongs to South Bethlehem Pennsylvania. The original cedar log mains were laid long ago and some have recently been uncovered in surprisingly good condition.
Waldersee's troops in China trial a German maker's sleeping bag. The bag matches the sleeper's size with air tubes and mosquito netting for breathing. It keeps rain and insects out and even snakes, while allowing a quick exit in an emergency.
An anonymous memoir excerpt offers an intimate view of Queen Victoria from four weeks in the summer of 1886 at Osborne House. The writer, unnamed, claims proximity to the Queen within the royal entourage while observing her character and habits.
Lord Archibald Campbell writes to a Glasgow editor questioning why law does not require ship owners to make port holes large enough for escape in fires when doors are blocked. He cites the New York harbor disaster as context.
The annual statistics show 151 253 men in the first class 87 546 in the second and 275 296 in the third class for a total of 614 295 soldiers. Each man is trained and a marksman at 1000 yards.
A resident appeals to a doctor in a neighboring town begging urgent care as his mother in law lies near death and pleads for the physician to come and try to pull her through.
An odd English note in the Barber's Journal praises Journeymen Barbers' Union benefits for a respectful burial. It says such support blesses the wife mother or sister by enabling them to bury a departed loved one without depriving them of life's comforts.
Some Oregonians urge a state executive mansion in Salem for the governor. Among proposed properties is the former residence of Col. E. D. Baker, who lived there during his tenure as United States senator.
In Belgium much progress has been made by the Wireless Telegraph company. Their messages have been successfully sent over mountains and through forests.
In Emporia Missouri a young man opened a letter from his sweetheart and found a hidden joke under the stamp. After an hour of steaming the envelope he read Was it hard to get off.
Two pure white buck deer defined the Adirondacks hunting season. It marked the first white deer killed in New York state in fifty years and drew strong attention. The creatures had pink ears and pink eyes as part of their distinctive appearance.
The London Chronicle notes American magazines increasingly favor fiction, reflecting a broader reader tendency in English language audiences worldwide.
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