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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
3
A written reminiscence recalls a boyhood game called Old Nibs played in a barn with a demon figure in the stable and a harrowing hay chute escape. The piece shifts to verse about hunting rabbits and a humorous exchange over songs, ending with a note on a wedding report from Niles Corners, Iowa.
Statistics from the General Assembly clerk show that 86 percent of United States Presbyterian ministers earn under $2000 annually. The finding highlights widespread modest compensation within the denomination.
The notice lists round trip fares with a $2.00 surcharge to many southern and midwestern states and mentions sale dates December 19 to 26 with a 30 day return limit. Three trains daily each way plus a special Dec. 19 service to New Orleans.
An old warnings column notes mercury in catarrh ointments harms senses and health. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo as mercury free and blood acting. Also references Dr Lann’s Home Treatment for Women in Houston and a German population census rise from 40 million in 1870 to 66 million by 1900.
An advertisement promises a free 50 cent bottle of the Liquid Ozone remedy with no strings attached via a coupon. The notice also notes a Vienna theft acquittal over a letters patent document. Other items include a Houston detective agency and consumer product mentions.
A Geneva plan aims to establish aerial trips to view Mount Blanc summits. The note notes Roman beard norms and advertising lines for Bromo Quinine tablets. McCANE'S DETECTIVE AGENCY advertises Houston detective services as another item in the page.
Recent statistics claim India suffers the most snake deaths with 1901 toll at 22,810 and 1902 figures similar. An unrelated ad promotes Hunt's Cure for skin diseases offering a 50 cent box and a plan to spend about 50 million dollars to divert 200 million gallons daily from Wappingers creek and Esopus region to New York.
An advertisement extols Defiance Starch as the best cold water starch with four or more for 10 cents than any other brand. The text also describes items at Highclere Castle where Napoleon signed his abdication, including a table and chair.
Advertises Are you going West to California or Arizona for $25 via the Santa Fe. Tickets on sale Sept 15 to Nov 20, 1909. Includes Tourist Sleeper Texas to Los Angeles with no change and stopover privileges info from Santa Fe agents or W. S. Keenan GCC Galveston Texas. Also notes health and consumer items including Cheatham's Laxative Tablets and Defiance Starch.
An advertorial piece touts Liquozone as the sole internal germ killer for humans, claiming it is liquid oxygen, free of drugs or alcohol, and offers a $1,000 reward per germ it cannot kill. It cites Pauli’s discovery, tests on germ diseases, and appeals to physicians and consumers with dramatic health claims.
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