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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1930
Page
4
Regular weekly column features reflections from REV. BUREN SPAIUS of the Baptist Church. This week adds a thoughtful meditation on community service and faith guiding local life.
A reflective piece questions genuine faith amid church growth and worldliness. It argues that church membership or clergy roles do not guarantee Christian status, noting frauds and moral lapses and urging believers to embody Christ in action even amid worldly pressures.
The list announces candidates for various offices in the Democratic primary, naming BF Murphy for Congress from San Angelo and W C Hale for Sheriff and Tax Collector, with several incumbents re-elected and precinct commissioners listed. Also notes sermons by Reverend Elsters for men and women with a four hour tuition rate of one dollar.
A fragmentary instructional note describes a simple face refresh routine using a cotton pad dampened with a cosmetic liquid to remove oil and dust, then applying powder and blush with fingertips. It mentions light, quick steps for a neat look and comments on avoiding wet cotton. The text is garbled with several misspellings and unclear phrases.
Agricultural experts urge buy early hatched chicks to maximize laying by September and profit during fall and winter. Hatcheries promise March deliveries, with early chicks growing quickly when given proper care. Leading hatcheries promote early chicks to capitalize on high egg market. Pullets ready in September pay off within weeks. The piece also includes an advertisement for THE AMERICAN BOY-YOUTH'S COMPANION, highlighting adventure reading for youths and subscription details.
The notice explains choosing from many cakes for dessert and offers special cakes by order with a requirement to place the order one day in advance. It emphasizes ease of selecting a cake and arranging custom orders through advance notice.
A promotional snippet celebrates The American Youth Companion magazine bringing boys ages ten to twenty to distant parts of the world through engaging stories and adventures.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Herbiaea Pennington Drug Co and references a site or event connected to it. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a local notice or reference to a drug company in a historical newspaper page segment.
A farmer writes from Detroit to Youth’s Companion about debt struggles. He lists a $769.80 debt plus a $5 check, plans partial payments, and cites scarce money, family expenses, and forthcoming college costs. He explains using tobacco, hay, corn, hog, and strawberry income, trips, and farm improvements to justify limited payments amid nationwide strain.
Edward Metherny of Spokane mocked a woman and angered a deputy who fined him in traffic court after she flashed a deputy sheriffs badge. A masonry chunk weighing over 600 pounds fell near a baby carriage, narrowly missing infant Ethel Ryan of Chicago. An ad-like fragment promotes Berosone Powder via Pennington Drag Co with price details.
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