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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1940
Page
4
Notice shows second class matter designation for Alpine Texas mail under the Act of Congress dated March 3 1879 indicating official classification and mailing status.
Nostalgic column laments replacing rail fences with wire in Missouri and beyond. While wire saves space and costs less, the piece recalls charm of weathered rails, the social role of fences, and the impact on livestock, blackberry growth, and wildlife as progress quietly moves in.
In a letter written years before his death Thomas A Edison stated he conceived recording sound on July 16 1877 and built an early phonograph model two months later. He said the device was fully successful and laid out the basic principles of modern talking machines, noting wax cylinders were later superseded by discs. The world owes much to his idea born over 62 years ago and his long life to develop it.
A wealthy owner, who has held a million dollars since age ten, says he bought a new dress suit after twenty years and plans no hat purchase. He appears excited yet restrained, reflecting frugal habits despite wealth.
James W. Bennett recalls a Hangchow pharmacy that keeps a deer herd whose parts are made into pills claimed to cure everything. Bear paws aid gout, infant brains, lizards, snakes and centipedes with honey target internal disorders, and a tiger heart pill promises courage. The boldest: pills from the heart of the bandit Ah Tsong, advertised to erase fear with three pills in existence.
A profile of Thomas F. Ryan noting his rise from a $3 weekly dry goods job in Baltimore to Wall Street by age 19 and NYSE membership at 23. The tale credits his success to starting immediately without pay, urging today’s youth to imitate that initiative.
The article extols work as a man’s best friend providing food, shelter, and growth. It argues success stems from loving and fully embodying one’s job, with total immersion in work described as the path to personal fulfillment.
A humorous exchange about domestic control shows a husband claiming shared authority with his wife while she bosses the servants and children. The barber chides the man for a poorly cut previous visit, and the customer counters that the cut should be improved rather than drastic.
A humorous exchange shows a young woman asking for any golf club at a sporting goods counter to “pin a gentleman’s ears back.” The clerk asks for type and the woman answers any will do, revealing a playful, old time tone.
A husband at his dying wife’s side whispers a superstition that she should blow out the candle if she feels herself slipping away. The scene captures quiet resignation and folk beliefs at a critical moment.
The exchange features a panhandler saying he is "doing the alphabet" and has not yet reached "W" while asking for money, as a bemused woman questions the idea of earning money through work.
Frank Traylor, minister of the Church of Christ, closed a meeting at the Grassland Church of Christ near Tohoka, Texas, Sunday night. He reports 12 added to the church during the meeting.
A man calms his jealous wife by admitting the caller was not a lover but a misheard name. He answers the phone with a string of George echoes and reveals the mistaken identity once he hangs up. The anecdote hinges on a humorous misunderstanding and a harmless misdial.
A salesman visits an old storekeeper who is hard of hearing and uses writing. The man explains he once followed a doctor’s advice to quit drinking but later returned to drinking because he preferred what he was hearing to what he was hearing.
Crowds reached 250 as an evangelist event drew attendees similar to last August's meeting at which 26 additions joined. Fairmont State Teachers College is noted as the oldest teacher training institution south of the Mason Dixon Line.
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