Alpine thought on manufacturing opportunities and resources
A letter from the American and Mexican Trust Company questions Alpine's population and industry, and explores prospects for new factories. It cites local examples like the Daugherty ice factory and Thomas Dean’s sheet metal business, and notes potential in lechagera fiber rugs, wild rubber, tanning materials, and local hides.
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The
American & Mexican Trust Company
Alpine
Daugherty
el Paso
Fort Stockton Weather and Local Happenings
Fort Stockton reports pleasant weather with cattle thriving and no abnormal losses expected for about sixty days. Dr. Freeman and wife from Sweetwater are visiting for the winter. Sally Waugh of Pecos has taken charge of the Koehler Hotel and will operate a first class house.
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Fort Stockton
Dr. Freeman
Sweetwater
Sally Waugh
Pecos
Texas
Koehler
Five county officials announce bids for reelection
The incumbents A. M. Turney county judge D. A. T. Walton sheriff M. A. Boyd county and district clerk L. B. Caruthers treasurer and J. W. Phelps assessor declare their candidacies for another term. Each offers personal statements in the announcement column.
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A. M. Turney
D. A. T. Walton
M. A. Boyd
L. B. Caruthers
J. W. Phelps
Cattlemen to Convene in Fort Worth in March 1904
Invitation from the Alpine cattlemen’s association to attend the 28th annual convention in Fort Worth on March 8 1904. The secretary Joan T. Lytle notes expected large attendance and asks local papers to publish notice.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Avalanche
Alpine
Joan T. Lytle
Railroad Grade Sparks Lead Silver Mining Interest East
As grading proceeds on the Orient railroad the eastern state's mining prospects attract attention. Leaders in large known lead and silver deposits near Aldama are said to be within easy reach of the line, prompting several proclamations and notices in the Chihuahua correspondence of the El Paso Herald.
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H. W. Blum
Midland
Simon Kinsella
el Paso
Barney Riggs
Tom Riggs
KB. W. McKenzie
John A March
Trc Douloureux
D. L. Anderson
Doc
Jane Rooney
Rooney & Buzz
General McKenzie
Brackett
R. B. Neighbors
San Francisco
Phiilipine Islands
George C. Haseltine
Orient
Aldama
Chihuahua
el Paso Herald
Supreme Court Dismisses Boundary Case Jeff Davis Wins
The Texas Supreme Court dismissed the writ of error for lack of jurisdiction in the Jeff Davis County versus Presidio County boundary dispute. Jeff Davis County prevailed in lower courts, enjoining Presidio County from taxing the disputed 300 acres, and the court upheld the boundary as described in the original act.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Presidio County
Jyg
Jeff Davis County
el Paso
Ward County
Gogin
San Antonio
Four-Year-Old Paradise in a Poem
A verse by Katharine Tynan from Spectator pleads for a child’s simple joy rather than riches or royal trappings. The speaker desires a four year old child as heaven on earth, a nestling head, peachy cheeks, and warm arms to hold, a personal paradise.
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Mary
Katharine Tynan
Enfoldings and Tempests in Mary Mapes Dodge Verse
A lyrical sequence contrasts scenes of nature and emotion from snow and desert glare to ocean and flame. It ponders fear and exaltation as the storm and sun press upon the human soul, closing with a personal voice from Mary Mapes Dodge.
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Mary Mapes Dodge
Make a Queer Little Man from Peanuts Craft Idea
The article describes making a decorative peanut figure with facial features and clothes. It explains stringing four peanuts for limbs and adding a hat and clothes, suggesting colors red for the coat yellow for trousers and green for leggings for a playful, civilized little figure.
Abstract Idea Sparks Card Party Brawl
At a Hazlitt and Lamb gathering Charles Lamb's friends argued over whether Holbein's color would rival Vandyke's. The dispute escalated until the table was overturned and two men grabbed each other by the throat. Hazlitt received a black eye, then dismissed Talfourd's offer of help recalling that nothing affects him but an abstract idea.
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Charles Lamb
Hazlitt
Lamb
Jiolbein
Vandyke
Talfourd
Dogmatism Quoted as a Snub by a Professor
A Globe quote notes a professor snubs a young dogmatic undergraduate. The remark likens dogmatism to puppyism grown up and suggests dogmatin is mainly used by pups. The brief item uses a wit from the Landon Globe to critique rigid certainty.
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Landon Globe
Metaphysics Defined by a Scotsman Lyre Quote
A Scotchman defines metaphysics as the act of a person who knows nothing about a subject explaining it to someone even less informed. This wry definition, attributed to Lyre, offers a clear, humorous take on the discipline.
Hair Loss and Hair Care Quip Cited in Atchison Globe
A humorous quip notes a man losing his hair and not combing, while a woman who combs brushes curls and pulls still leaves a wad when she dies, attributed to the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison Globe
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Dry Goods
Nations &Oc
D. Kincarp
Feelix Stapter
K. J. Altgelt
Kincaid-Altgelt Co
Wood Star
Presidio
Jeff Davis
Brewster
Cale Whaners
Or. L
Dean Meg
Work
Willy
Poe
Allan Poe
Professor Harrison
Emhasis
Boston
Edgar
Boston Herald
Godman
Pennsylvania
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