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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
3
Local items note tarps sales and prices. Names include GH Yates F E Gillett and A B S. People travel to Abilene Alpine and Tulsa, a cottage for rent, a lost watch fob, a birthday, a broken arm, and a naval reservist in Houston. Epilogue mentions services and a pastor in Sanderson.
Local clipping records brief social notices and travel mentions. Mrs Wot visits King Street Texas. Mrs Mary J and E C Dougherty group travel from Caer to South Texas with sisters Mary Allen Lowenthal and G F Ablep mentioned. Major J C Schutte of Eagle Pass in Alpine en route to Portland for G A R encampment. Ed Wade and P S Cox appear in offices. Malaga grapes praised. Rockport and Navy references recur amid scattered personal items and addresses.
A Trans-Pecos Institute committee will meet in Marfa to plan the program and attend related business for the institute meeting with Davis on September 2. Members include J Conner E R Bentley Mary Newman Allie Brown and Anna D.
A fragmented quote describes a man who listens to stock salesmen pitching Liberty Bonds. The gossiped tale suggests one broker will offer to sell him the State Capitol for 100 dollars, illustrating the era's suspicion of sales pressure and public bonds.
The text outlines wartime food economy rules limiting hoarding and restricting Wheat flour to per person weekly, counting Victory bread and prepared wheat. It details the 50-50 rule for flour purchases, allowed substitutes, and limits on sugar purchases, with emphasis on rationing by households and local enforcement. It cites the United States Food Administration and notes allowances for home canned goods and specific product definitions.
Dire reflections by John H. Regan lament the toll of war on families and the vulnerable. He notes sorrow at home replacing care and luxury as the seas and distant theaters pull resources and attention. The piece urges humility, faith, and restraint as the world copes with ongoing suffering and endless training and killing.
The article argues patriotism equals enlightened selfishness and urges prompt installment payments on Liberty Bonds. It urges June to August sacrifice, compares bond buyers to soldiers, and notes Governor W. P. Hobby leads the $1,000 Limit Club with nearly 200 members who have bought the most War Savings Stamps allowed per person.
Doran Vineyard Del Rio Texas reports large ripe grapes ready for jelly making with full ripening by July 29 at 245 cents per pound. President Wilson owns $1000 in War Savings Stamps and so do the members of his family.
A dated note from G H Yates states they will buy cars and pay cash for repairs and new tops. The letter asserts a demand for cash payments for all repair materials and tops, conveying a business stance on pricing and payment terms.
The city commission for Herkeley meets on the first Monday of each month at the Masonic Building with Geo. W. Haines, Flora J. Daugherty, clerk, and S. Justice serving as city marshal.
Lists commodity price ranges for sugar flour rice oats and cereals with units and notes that prices are subject to change by the Federal Food Administration. Mentions Cream of Wheat and Blue Rose Rice Flour among items with price marks like 8 to 16 cents and 2.36 dollars in some entries.
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