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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
3
Local note recalls Sarah Ann Flanagin wife of Michael Pat Flanagin appearing before Judge O Toole on a warrant sworn by her husband. The text ridicules her alleged neglect at home while she socialized and gathered news from neighbors as the piece blends quips about fashion and society.
A fragment from a youthful reflection on leaving home to face life. A writer links the dog star Shine to heat while a lighthearted line jokes about a pace to chase a hungry dog. The piece hints at a graduate’s ache and a stern warning about seriousness ahead.
Poetic fragment invites readers to escape to sunlit hills and country air. Mentions warm weather, rivers, doves, and pastoral scenes as a retreat from work. An ironic line notes high weekly cash costs to travel “out of town” and references the king of Servia.
The ad boasts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh with a $100 reward if it fails. It claims internal use cures constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, building up the constitution. Also mentions testimonials and Toledo contact, and malaria era note about gold fever near Khartoum.
An eclectic mix of ad copy and trivia notes touches on patent medicines like Cheatham's Laxa tive Chill Tablets and Hunt's Lightning Oil, language teaching at the University of Chicago, Dr Pepper branding, and Australian railway mileage, with miscellaneous observations on Florida apportionment and open secrets.
The Kaiser stands about five feet ten inches tall yet prefers the company of giants, making him appear shorter by comparison.
An assortment of 19th century snippets tout cures and ads. A 14 134 foot perilous lea joke and Cheatham’s laxative pills promise swift relief with “no cure no pay.” Dr Swann’s home treatment for women and a Houston sanitarium offer at home remedies. Also notes on London saluting guns and a Dallas music school.
Local ad from W T Camp and Ron offering first class painting and papering in both country and city areas. States lowest figures and invites readers to verify by calling or visiting 610 Fannin Street, Houston.
Six Heppiewhite chairs sold for 350 dollars and two Chippen dale armchairs for 105 dollars at Norwich. An advertisement touts Defiance Starch claiming high quality and quantity. A 16 ounce box costs 10 cents. An offbeat line notes a girl may have a far away look yet be near sighted. Also promotes Brown Quinine Tablets for coughs and colds.
A collage of antique anecdotes mentions young Handel’s fame before age twelve at the Imperial court, an engine driver noting 570 signals, and various advertisements praising cures and products. The items blend historical curiosity with period marketing and social quips.
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