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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
3
The excerpt presents a reflective verse by Elia Wheeler Wilcox, Chicago born. It voices empathy for heroes who miss the mark and lovers in pain and for the solitary traveler who bears quiet sorrow. The poet imagines the solar system reserving a prize for the spent runner and the worth of toil and talent in life.
In the Latin Quarter Anne Weber endures a cold room and hard work at the atelier awaiting news from Edwin Bowen. A trusted concierge shows kindness as Anne reads a bold cablegram promising dawn after darkness. The card hints at Bowen's rising career and a looming reunion.
A small party of naturalists led by Mr. Stone with assistants Rehn and Coggins plans a seven night expedition starting from Medford to explore the Pine Barrens near Philadelphia and nearby New Jersey. They will observe soil and water, collect plants and animals for later expert identification, with future extended trips possible.
May Kee, a Chinese restaurateur of Indianapolis, received 100-year-old eggs from Li Hung Chang. The eggs, sent uncooked in an odd postcard, were praised in Chinese tradition as exceptionally good for longevity.
An adjudication in the state awards $112,009 to Catholic charitable institutions in Philadelphia for arrangements connected to the death of Michael Carr. The decision distributes funds to multiple city organizations aiding the needy and church-related services.
The article compares London New York Paris Berlin and Vienna by population and annual government costs. London spends about 65 million dollars per year about 15 per capita while Paris and New York combine higher per capita burdens. Berlin spends 21 million about 12 per person and Vienna 12 million about 8 per person. Paris trails in education while New York tops police spending and Paris leads in street and building enforcement spending.
Geologic feature called dead rivers in California valleys contain gold laden gravels. Ancient streams ran north to south and some beds exceed two miles wide. After river waters vanished lava flows covered the gold bearing gravel. Prospectors find melon seeds gold grains from minute to quarter inch. The gold originated from mountain lodges carried by vanished rivers.
A novelty fan attachment for rocking chairs is described as quick to fix and provides a natural breeze through motion alone. The device aids invalids and sweltering people, keeping insects away and enabling activities like sewing or reading in comfort. A Philadelphia inventor also proposes a money clamp with safety chain to replace wallets.
The excerpt describes a two-plate money holder with hinged clamps to grip bills, allowing one or many to be securely held and withdrawn. It also discusses mud as a beauty treatment gaining popularity, describing its historical use by rural women and its reintroduction in cities as an inexpensive facial remedy. An entomology note on insect mimicry near Cannes mentions a spider resembling moth cases.
The item describes a new incandescent lamp by Yurus Author featuring two independent filaments, one high power and one low power for faint illumination. Switching between filaments is done by turning the lamp in its screw socket. The piece also notes a shift toward newspaper men as prolific fiction writers.
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