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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1904
Page
3
French actor Frederick Lemaitre playing Robert Macaire was kicked by a soldier who pretended to be police during a theater scene in France. Lemaitre resumed the show and praised the gendarme saying the uniform must be respected, inviting him to lunch with his comrade.
Southern Pacific offers holiday fares on the Sunset Route December 20 to 22 and 26, 1904 with a 30 day return limit plus two dollars. Texas and Louisiana points on sale December 23 to 26 and January 1 with return by January 4, 1906. Open Window Route endorsed. Contact nearest SP agent or Houston G P A T J Anderson or Jos Hellen A G P A for details.
A reflective note compares beauty of roses near petals falling to age well into elder years, drawing a parallel with tenderness and sympathetic understanding.
The plan describes bent and 14 foot drive ways totaling 70 feet with a six foot east overshoot to allow wagon passage. It notes a window to a basement, a large water tank and a small connected tank with a float valve to keep troughs full, and water troughs in front of cattle with hinged lids that cattle can lift to drink.
A historic design document outlines a barn layout to house forty cows and twenty calves with four box stalls. The plan includes a ten foot north banked banked area, a west east basement driveway, a granary loft with a food prep room, a water supply via an in-barn well, and a windmill. It specifies 39 single cow stalls, 14 calf stalls, and 4 box stalls, plus a nine foot wide cleaning passage running full basement length to allow cart or boat access for manure removal.
A reader describes building a durable cement concrete ice house with interior and exterior cement plaster to exclude air. Walls six to eight inches thick, concrete floor, sloped to a drain with a trap, ice kept six inches from walls, dry sawdust-filled cavity, air exclusion critical for longevity.
J F advises Hazel Brush landowners to loosen clumps by digging around them then cut roots near stems with an axe, and pull out with a horse and chain. This method is easier than cutting burning and plowing and improves land for immediate use. slashing burning or hauling out followed by plowing and reseeding are also recommended options.
The Journal de Psychologie reports Mayer on how mind affects bodily secretions. Dogs show saliva and gastric juice responses depend on the nature of food, with some temperaments delaying reaction until food arrives, suggesting emotions may influence physiology rather than vice versa. London Globe commentary notes this may apply to hunger but not all emotions.
An Englishman lacking French explained theft by dramatically showing his waistcoat at the Paris Opera police station. The white bordered waistcoat was worn inside out, revealing nothing missing while his watch remained in place. Reading imposes baths in all new borough homes.
In letters dated 1897 and 1900 Dr Hartman’s Peruna is praised for curing chronic constipation catarrh rheumatism and sleep problems. Atkinson of Independence Missouri and Mrs Alla Schwandt of Sanborn Minnesota vouch for lasting relief and urge continued use. A $10,000 reward backs testimonial authenticity and a Peruna Almanac for 1905 is noted.
A terse saying notes that arrival is impossible since constant motion is required to remain in the chosen state. It implies perpetual effort and ongoing pursuit without true completion.
An old advertisement promotes Hunt's Lightning Oil as a top household remedy for cuts burns sprains and insect bites with 25c and 50c bottles. It also markets Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claiming cures for constipation feverishness bad stomach teething issues worms and bowel regulation with over 30 000 testimonials and a free sample offer.
A collection of brief, aphoristic lines about influencing perception with praise. It contrasts belief and curly hair with suggestion, frames love as brighter than logic, and notes sailors cannot control winds, all in a lyrical, didactic tone.
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