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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1902
Page
1
A vintage ad claims Dyspepsia and Liver complaints plague over 75 percent of Americans. It touts August Flower, 75 cents per bottle, as a cure for sour stomach headaches constipation heart palpitations and other digestive ills with testimonials of relief and local pharmacist availability.
Excerpted verse extols American world power with divine sanction and world conquest imagery. Following poetry, an error-filled note discusses Southern Pacific route planning for added side tracks and yard trackage to handle growing freight traffic from El Paso to New Orleans, including costs and labor needs.
Rev. W. H. Clagett reported on a proposed Texas Presbyterian University chartered to mark Texas statehood. The plan includes coeducation, Christian bias, work-study for tuition, a large endowment goal, and endowed scholarships for towns and counties.
Houston Post notes rich cinnabar deposits in Texas near Rio Giraude eight miles from the settlement and accessible by stage from Marthon Alpine or Marfa. Multiple mining firms operate, with large ore dumps and plans for development over the next five years. furnaces for quicksilver production have been installed and state-level surveys place mine altitude around 3,000 feet.
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