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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1929
Page
2
Veterinarian Dr. David E. Buckingham explains huskies rely on canned dog food and fish for endurance. Fortified supplies include forty tons of canned goods in tins with enamel linings to resist low Antarctic temperatures. He notes that if other transport fails, Huskies will be relied upon by Commander Byrd, as storms and blizzards cannot deter a strong team.
A Pecos Valley Oil Company find in Trans-Pecos Texas attracts attention as an early irrigation era field. Levi Scott sought farm land and irrigation for Pecos river water, acquiring plots now owned by Hal Cocks. A well produced hundreds of barrels daily, then abandoned after a few days. The description notes gas from water forming a “elenega” blaze as the oil story unfolds.
In New York a nightclub anecdote recounts Andrew Carnegie and Harry Lauder in a height challenge. Lauder’s measurer claimed Carnegie would win by a tenth of an inch, and the steel magnate supposedly settled the matter with a quip about stock exchange fame.
A historical note describes a shift in the fashion of artificial flowers. Skilled makers now use ultra thin shavings from the palm tree pith to produce petals with sheen transparency and frost like texture. The material rivals silk and velvet in appearance and remains durable in wet weather though it may crack under sun if not cared for.
A fragmentary golf item from the South Shore course mentions a tee shot into a bunker and traps, an elderly man taking a single stroke, and a decent recovery over the bunker rail. The account is incomplete but highlights rough play and a notable shot sequence.
A fragmentary report discusses the source of gelatin from cattle hides and notes sulfur presence in animal skins due to diet of wild mustard. The text hints at chemical and feed factors affecting gelatin production and animal processing.
A Scottish weekly mocks a wedding gossip line while contrasting a humorous wedding joke about morse and trap arriet garments with a divergent view on animal pain. A German judge says fish feel no pain, but J A Norman of London’s Natural History Museum counters that fish have highly sensory stems and can suffer.
In a crowded sale room a fur wrap was loudly bid for by many bidders. A man near the auctioneer showed keen interest while four women stood at the crowd’s edge. Nineteen other bidders joined the fray as the bidding intensified and the women eventually withdrew. The winner claimed the prize after a tense contest.
Steers scarce this week and packers disinterested in small lots. Prices range from $10 to $11 for feeders, $12.35 top for a load of choice cattle, heavy cattle steady to firm, fat cows down $0.60 to $0.80, calves steady at $10 to $11, hogs $9.60, sows $7.50 to $8.25, butcher pigs $7.60 to $8, lambs topping $15.75 with feeders $14 to $14.50.
A letter questions the use of Ye Olde in business names suggesting a sandwich shop or similar venue should operate at least weekly before adopting the Ye Olde label. The piece notes a writer’s view on dogs filling voids in life and laments the harsh roadside butcher landscape lacking tenderness.
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