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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1904
Page
3
A historical note describes a barn 30 by 34 feet with space for eight cattle, one horse stall, a sheep pen, and a box stall for two horses. It outlines an overhead mow layout, a 12 foot driveway, a central stair down, a swinging door to prevent draughts, and an estimated cement and frame cost of about 415 dollars plus miscellaneous components.
An owner seeks to overhaul an aging frame house and raise it about a foot while keeping the roof in place. The piece discusses rotted posts and beams, splicing options at top and bottom, reusing old plates and rafters, and whether to take the house down for easier work.
Buckwheat ground as stock food has fair feeding value for all livestock. Its nutriments are lower than main cereals. In hog trials half buckwheat and half barley rye or wheat yielded greater gains than buckwheat alone or wheat alone and nearly matched mixed grains. Equal buckwheat with other grains benefits milch cows and hens, and aids horse conditioning for market, though flesh may be soft for heavy work.
The article asks the expected timothy hay volume in a mow 12 by 14 by 10 feet. It states that about 500 cubic feet of well settled timothy hay weighs one ton, so the mow would hold roughly three tons and 720 pounds of hay.
A New Yorker cartoon captures a quip about a father with vast wealth. The first child laments abundance while the second boasts that even the mother cannot spend it, illustrating satire of rich family dynamics.
A quirky item notes lobsters cannibalizing in a crowded aquarium. The French Jockey Club seeks authority to test horses for stimulants three hours around races. A remark on modern poetry and a claim that metals tire too. Telegraph wires conduct better after Sunday rest, with three weeks adding 10 percent conductivity.
The American is never called a foreigner by his English kin. Neither the Royal Academy nor the Inns of Court exclude Americans under their rules which disqualify foreigners.
Estherville Iowa February 1 Mr George J Barber says Dodd s Kidney Pills are the best medicine in the world after years of kidney disease and Bright s Disease He reports complete cure after trying them long with doctors in Chicago and local treatment He asserts testimonials from real users are the strongest advertising proof.
A prominent authority states that only twenty four white elephants have been captured since the Christian era began. The remark underscores rarity and historical curiosity about such elephants in recorded history.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal treatment that purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces to treat catarrh. It asserts external applications fail and cites a physician prescription and nationwide testimonials.
The fragment notes beer production per person in the United States and claims a Simmons Cough Syrup guarantee with prices. It also cites an ant nest count ranging from 12 293 to 93 694 across five nests.
A vintage advertisement asserts Defiance Starch as superior in quality and quantity, while praising Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for cough relief and noting prices. It also frames friendship as helpful with five dollar loans and mentions microbe as a silent partner in a kiss.
An old advertisement touts Hunt's Cure as a infallible remedy at 50c per box and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething at 25c per bottle. Piso's Cure is praised for throat and lung ailments with a testimonial from Wa. O. Endsley of Vanburen Indiana dated February 10, 1900. A proverb about a man going to the dogs is included.
A fragmented historical snippet plays with proverbs about agriculture and advice prompting a reader to ponder value and wit in market and life. The quirky line contrasts corn and wheat while hinting at vanity and counsel.
An Oregon freight inspector reports kidney trouble relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Ad copy notes the product as a cure, with price 50 cents, Fos ter Milburn Co of Buffalo listed as the maker. The text also mentions unrelated notes on nutrition, microbes, and Swedish yak importation.
An advertisement promotes a guaranteed cough cure in tablet form from Wis. Drug Co. of LaCrosse Wisconsin offering 25 doses. The piece notes global drink and rice consumption statistics as context.
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