Alpine Avalanche Briefs and Editorial Fragments
A period piece from Alpine Avalanche introduces its Brewster County focus with city and county notes, subscription details, and a safe toys column citing Dr. Morris Fishbein on child toy safety. It also includes wartime casualty statistics for Romania, contrasted with Allied losses, and comments on American troop impact in World War I.
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Alpine Avalanche
Brewster County
Alpine
Avis Mountain
Big Bend
Morris Fishbein
Dan
France
Belgium
Romania
United States
Weathering Winter: Oil Chief Urges Car Prep Advices
In a Tide Water Oil Company address, John D. Collins notes AA A figures showing 31 million Americans touring last summer and four billion dollars spent on fuel and travel related needs. He cites business travel driving car sales and stresses preparing old and new cars for cold weather with proper oil, cooling, and winter-ready features like heaters and windshields.
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American Automobile Association
John D. Colins
Tide Water Oil Company
Sage of Potato Mill Ed Howe Retires Amid Sight Loss
Host of friends report Atchison Kansas figure Ed Howe the Sage of Potato Mill will lay down his trenchant pen due to near total blindness. Skeptics doubt he will stay quiet as his mind and voice have long driven print. Howe, 62, spent 70 years in printing starting as a 12 year old apprentice and later editing the Atchison Globe.
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Ad Howe
Atchison, Kan
Ed Howe
Agar Watson Howe
Atchison Globe
Dying Superstitions Persist in Rural Areas and Daily Fears
A historical reflection notes lingering beliefs in cures and omens among rural communities. It recalls practices such as wearing earrings for health, hanging herbs, keeping a goat for well being, and fears about hives and snakes from ordinary objects. The piece contrasts fading superstition with continued awkward caution.
Gas Warfare in Future Conflicts Urges Preparedness
An editorial argues chemistry will shape future warfare and national defense must include strong gas attack measures. It asserts the defense is a vigorous offense and calls for ready forces to strike into the enemy camp.
Fragmented Humorous Skits and Vignettes From Daily Life
A collage of old time quips and scenes. A landlady quarrel over names, a barber’s joke about hair loss, fathers and sons misunderstandings, a dodgy loan request, and a nurse’s mischief. A wandering farmer exchanges banter with a neighbor as a hospital patient tells a tale of a kick in the face by a gentleman friend. The piece ends with a mother kangaroo reacting to a missing joey and a playful powder puff episode.
Cantwell cites cases questioning reliability of confessions
Chicago lawyer Robert Cantwell cites Vermont and Illinois cases where suspects confessed to murder, yet victims were later found alive. He notes 129 recorded instances of confessed killers later cleared by live victims, urging caution for juries and judges and highlighting limits of circumstantial evidence.
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Robert Cantwell
Chicago
Vermont
Illinois
Trailor Brothers
Fisher
Witesses
Ead
Turner
Cantwell
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promised at Alpine Drug Store
A brief plea promotes Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy for sore gums and tooth health. The ad claims simple use and guaranteed results, mentioning Alpine Drug Store and a generic household supply context with questionable print quality.
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Leto
Letos
Alpine Drug Store
Avalanche Effies
Lawsuit by Publication Notice in Brewster County Court
A writ calls a publication in Brewster County at Alpine for February 17, 1936. Maria Mendona Deladoa sues Alberto Delado in case No. 1638. The document notes execution and the petition filed on August 6, 1935, with the court directing service and response at the next term.
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Brewster
Alpine
Auust
A.D
Maria Mendona Delado
Alberto Delado
Keep a Good Laxative in Your Home
Mrs. Perry Hicks of Belton Texas recommends Black-Draught a reliable laxative to prevent constipation and ease digestive discomfort. She has used Thedford Black-Draught for 21 years for dullness constipation and other ills where a laxative or purgative is needed. Gold in 25 cent packages. BLACK DRAUGHT.
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Perry Hicks
Belton
Texas
Alpine court ad terse note from county clerk
A brief district court notice from Brewster County Texas references J W Prazer as clerk. The fragmentary text indicates an official court action or advertisement but provides no concrete details or dates. Further readable content is needed to specify the action, parties, or deadlines.
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Alpine
J. W. Prazer
Brewster County
Texan
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