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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
4
The notice lists a one year rate and 2.006 months outside county at 1.25. It also notes post office mailing in Alpine Texas as second class matter under the 1879 act.
The piece discusses statistics on tobacco effects and lists famous smokers and non-smokers. It notes rising cigarette popularity, industry output, and the debate over impact. It then shifts to farming, praising rock phosphate as a profitable, durable soil amendment per Frank I. Mann and highlighting its long lasting benefits for corn, wheat, oats, and clover.
The Chicago Tribune produced 14 editions between 6 PM and 8 AM with Wisconsin specials, printing over a million copies and using about 280 tons of paper and three tons of ink. Only 10 extra workers were added to a 300-person force. every edition pressed on time except one by five minutes. The feat underscores newspapers’ organizational prowess in reporting national elections.
In a retelling of early circus rivalries, James A. Bailey challenges Barnum as his baby elephant attraction draws crowds and unsettles the big show. The narrative also notes Batista rising to power in Cuba, becoming army chief and strongman after a 1933 coup and remaining in control for years.
Newsweek notes the 300th year of printing in the United States with early roots in Mexico a century earlier. It recalls the first press in Massachusetts arriving from England in 1638 and mentions Rev. Joseph Glover after his visit to America returning to England to resign his ministry and undertake Mapistival.
A fragmentary line playfully questions perception with phrases about seeing well in Lemmy and Oscar, ending in a foggy reference. The exact meaning is unclear from the snippet, but the tone hints at a character study or quip about insight.
A fragment suggests Mary attempted to light a lamp using benzine in a small lamp. The vignette mentions she had not lit it again, implying a prior usage or event but provides no clear outcome or context.
Mrs Smithson remarks that she buys a new hat whenever she feels down. Her best friend inquires about where the hats come from.
A playful item notes a woman who believes a clipper ship is a floating barber shop for sailors. The anecdote reflects a humorous misunderstanding of maritime terms and ship types.
A short humorous note about a dog named August who enjoys jumping to conclusions. He targets a cow and then a mule, with September 1 marking the end of August in a playful twist.
A boy named Junior loses one of two nickels while walking home from church. He drops another into a sewer after stumbling on a rough sidewalk and then recovers the second, calling out that there goes the Lord’s nickel.
An Alpine housewife returned eggs to her grocer with the claim that the eggs were too small for their age and not up to expected size standards.
Two young London boys gaze at a Christmas window and spot hams hanging from a holly branch. One boy jokes about “ams growing up there,” while the other denies the idea, dismissing the notion with a joke.
An Augusta era style anecdote recalls a marching battalion seeking Houston with farmers and a constable suggesting ten miles. A joke about petrified trees follows along with a fragmented Brewster County real estate sale description in Texas, detailing a block 21 survey point and boundary directions.
A garbled notice warns against hunting and weeds with trespass restrictions on private property. The readable fragment points to an intention to prohibit entry and protect peated land from intrusion.
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