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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
4
The Southern Workman argues that in Africa women are treated as property with marriages tied to dowries and status. It outlines dowry practices, provisional unions, and killings or forced unions as grim incentives, noting parental control and fear of unfaithfulness as key factors.
The Geographical Magazine notes fanciful beliefs held by Mesopotamian Arabs about omens and charms. It cites ideas that the dead thirst’s spirit becomes a green owl, a fish jumping into a boat harms a woman, and that threads, tattoos, and eyebrows serve protective or aesthetic purposes. It also mentions manna-like gum from hill-tree ground, seen as heavenly cast-down nourishment for children.
Sugar proves essential in diets aiding healthy growth and energy while cautioning against overuse. It notes sugar’s diuretic effect, benefits for children, and the risks of excess with meals versus between meals. A police report recalls youths handling dynamite remnants from a construction site.
Joe Mitchell Chapple cites The Writer on Mark Twain memories and U S cotton and wool debates. Missouri produced a million corneas and corncobs valued at half a million dollars in factories, with cotton urged as wool’s rival in national policy.
A Milwaukee Journal opinion piece argues true help respects personal agency. It notes many refrain from intruding, while others overstep, offering ill suited guidance. The piece stresses advising only what the other person ought to do, not what you would do, to avoid impertinence.
In a debate about office routines two men with clerical staffs in the Wall Street district defend early arrivals. They argue punctuality builds efficiency and prevents older workers from slipping behind. A Wayne-style anecdote links to a coonskin cap symbolizing pioneer traditions.
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