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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
3
Local notes report visits from H Spruce to New Mexico and Clyde Buttrell from Alpine. Court actions include Fred Clark in Alpine court and Marathon bids for school funds with deadlines in September 1921. Social items mention dances hosted by Miss Lou Anna Buttrell and Mr J J Roberts, plus numerous relatives visiting Alpine, Fort Davis, Pecos and Marfa.
Weather prognosticator Billie Hart releases a monthly schedule for September Texas weather predicting hurricanes and storms across multiple regions. The timeline lists dates with expected hurricanes, heavy rain, local showers, and fair spells affecting Southwest, Northwest, Central, Gulf Coast, and East Texas, including Houston, San Angelo, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio.
The article argues Europe fails to sustain peace after 2000 years of diplomacy and asserts American influence is needed. It notes Wilson's Western approach and the League of Nations as incomplete without U S guidance, suggesting Harding seeks a new world league. It ties World Peace to the 1776 Declaration of Independence.
Notice is hereby given to all banking corporations and individual bankers doing business in Brewster County Texas who are invited to bid on the Edwards project construction. The bid deadline and details will be provided in the official call.
The piece compares watermelon prices in San Antonio Fort Worth and Oklahoma City arguing price spreads defy freight costs. It condemns arms buildup by five nations joining in Washington and warns disarmament would be tied to peace while criticizing Soviet Russia and communism as destabilizing forces.
Mrs. C M Stegall of Paint Rock Alabama recounts a three year illness with pain weakness and sleepless nights. After six bottles of Cardus she says she gained strength began to eat and sleep and now feels well. The ad claims Cardus helped thousands of women over forty years and urges readers to try it.
There is significant catarrh in this region and for years doctors said it was incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from J Cheney & Co Toledo is promoted as a constitutional remedy that works through the blood to affect mucous surfaces. A one dollar reward is offered for proof that it cures, with circulars and testimonials available. sold by druggists.
Warning notice states that any person connecting or tampering with the lighting circuit without notifying the office will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for theft by Alpine Light and Ice Company.
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