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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1904
Page
3
Tyler College in Tyler Texas reports 150 new students since January and promotes practical programs in shorthand and bookkeeping with tuition ranging from 65 to 122 dollars. The college advertises affordable prices and invites readers to request free catalogs.
A Rackinsack resident afflicted with a ringworm on her back finds relief by using Hunt's Cure. The product, priced at 50 cents, is advertised as guaranteed and effective, claimed to provide quick and sure aid. The narrator notes a contrast with a man who enjoys club life and does not see himself as selfish.
Comic dialogue from a Philadelphia Ledger piece features Mrs O Toole and Mrs Naybor debating Ituements and kindergarten with a German digression and a cartoonish contractor's wife reaction. A separate exchange shows Mr Nurich resigning a situation and his son quipping about perfection vs ease in life.
A historic, playful exchange questions a future with women in government. Citizens imagine mornings under female leadership and joke about women as cooks in office.
A playful exchange compares fish ailments to human sickness. A youngster questions why herrings have many cures and cites a book claiming thousands are cured yearly. A cynic notes children lack respect, debating whether it shows distrust or greater discernment.
A whimsical exchange pits a benevolent old gentleman's view on fishing as cruel against a fisherman's weary, sunburned confession. The fisherman recalls five hours without a bite, three wasp stings, flies biting, and sunburn as the argument unfolds in a lighthearted moment from Pick-Me-Up.
A brief dialogue recalls social propriety about visiting a neighbor across a wall. Mary questions the propriety while noting a dog in the yard and seeking introductions. The exchange centers on etiquette and neighborly interaction.
A quip plays on overcharging by a doctor as a patient questions a $250 operation fee. The punchline suggests the doctor would claim more if capable, delivering a classic vaudeville style entendre.
A young man asks if platonic love is real and a coy widow answers that it is acceptable as a starter, implying social codes of romance and companionship in a curt dialogue.
Quote exchange follows a confrontation over violence with a man armed by a knife. The dialogue contrasts in fighting resolve or dining calmly as a test between aggression and restraint. The remark frames the speaker’s stance on courage and provocation.
A collection of testimonials praising Peruna including statements from Mrs James R Guill of Omaha and Silas Lincoln in Washington who attribute relief from grippe and improved health to the tonic. Other contributors describe complete recoveries and weight gain, with appeals to Dr Hartman for further guidance.
The letter claims la grippe spares no class and touts Peruna as an effective remedy. Mrs. Fred Weinberger of Weasterlo, Albany County New York, describes past grippe attacks leaving her nerves prostrated and notes attempting three physicians before Peruna.
The bishop notes that aging brings wisdom but cannot replace the vigor of youth, arguing enthusiasm wanes as years pass.
Earliest Green Onions from John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wis promotes new money making vegetables including Earliest Green Eating Onion. Readers urged to bend notice and send 16 cents for catalog and seed to grow thousands of vegetables and flowers plus a Berliner Cauliflower offer. Long engagements in Russia referenced.
Mr P C Keeger of Aberdeen Mississippi writes that Hunt's Cure cured his years long eczema after one box and he expresses gratitude. The advertisement credits a 50 cent price and proclaims the product guaranteed. It also includes promotional notices for fodder plants and a seed company catalog offer.
A Washington D C user reports lasting relief after two boxes of Allen's Foot-Ease powder. The testimonial says years of fat feet ended and calls the product a godsend. Sold by all druggists at 250 a box.
Laredo and Nuevo Laredo plan a three day Washington birthday festival February 21 22 and 23 featuring Spanish bull fights cattle roping football baseball international horse races cocking main torchlight parades naval fireworks and pageants with military drills and flower carnival Excursion rates to Laredo and tickets to Monterey with 10 day stopover allowed for witnesses to the event contact D J Price G P and T A GN R R Palestine Texas for details.
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