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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
6
A narrative featuring fairies observing rainbow falls, brave creatures, and hidden bridges. The dialogue reflects wonder, courage, and the desire to witness beauty. Narration touches on friendship, happiness, and a playful exchange about nature and jewels.
The article discusses afternoon dresses with abbreviated sleeves and French gowns, noting the trend toward garments that reveal arms without full coverage. It mentions removal of a guimpe, the culture surrounding the style, and details like beadwork, cob skirts, and dainty vests.
A garbled OCR fragment lists corn and edible grain dishes with measurements for hominy and corn meal preparations. It mentions baking powder, sugar, salt, buttered gems, corn griddle cakes, and croquettes, with instructions to mix, beat, shape, and bake, though many words are unclear.
A fashion feature describes riding habits with trims in cotton, basket weaves and whipcords, leather inserts, and tailored coats in serge. It includes style notes on blouses, sleeves, and hats, plus a palette of coordinated accessories. The piece also blends practical dietary guidance for balanced meals, discussing portions, ages, and climate in relation to wellbeing, and offers recipes for Coffee Custard and Grape Juice Cream.
Dramatic account details the Navy dirigible T12 lost after departing while on anti submarine patrol. The crew endured days of near starvation and dwindling water as rescue efforts and evasive maneuvers surrounded the Atlantic coast. The airship was eventually sighted by a Swedish steamer Skagern and towed toward safety, with survivors removed as the craft stabilized.
A garbled wartime health ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy that will cleanse the liver and bowels, replace calomel, and keep the family well. It claims one spoonful will restore vigor by morning and discourages salivation or side effects. The piece also notes wartime price changes and living costs.
A fragment discusses kidney aging and frequent urination warning that machines for treatment offer no real relief. It recommends Liquid Shake Make as a daily or nightly aid and mentions consulting an arvasit for the remedy. The text ends with a prompted question about landing it in Baltimore America.
An old advertisement extols Tetterine as invaluable for clearing blotches and eczema, claiming it leaves skin soft and velvety. It notes sale by druggists or mail order for 50c and includes a clipped court scene line about a breach of promise case.
An ad promises fast relief for summer colds and hay fever with Vache or free samples and agent terms. A crude cartoon panel follows featuring Robby and Johnny with Willie and Moby in a playful but tense scene about counting to a hundred when angry.
An advertisement touts Capudine for quick relief from headaches including nervous, heat or grippe related pains with a trial bottle available for 10 ets and larger sizes offered. The ad also contains a separate ad line about a man marrying ending his dictation, presented as a promotional snippet.
Restore strength and enrich the blood with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. Not a patent medicine, it combines tonics and quinine to improve appetite and rosy cheeks, popular for over three decades and available at drug stores for 60 cents a bottle.
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