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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
4
A Los Angeles newspaper notes a five dollar coin found by a newsboy and returned to its owner who paid 56 cents as a reward. The piece argues for a statutory finder’s reward, suggesting ten percent, to curb temptation and encourage honesty.
An article argues the rattlesnake is unfairly maligned noting its warning hiss and tail rattles. It explains size ranges from yellowish brown to dark brown, shedding cycles, limited striking reach, diet of mice rats and occasional small mammals, and that it rarely bites humans unless provoked.
An idle man spots a wagon on Fulton Street then Broadway. The driver ignores a traffic officer and is noted by an official. The horse falls after swerving to avoid a peddler, the wagon unhooks, and the vehicle slides into a street excavation. Workers unload and jack it up.
The United States Geological Survey estimates the total value of gold produced in the United States from 1792 to January 1, 1914 at 3,549,799,400 dollars and the value of silver at 1,709,617,600 dollars.
At the Dublin cemetery dedication in Franklin county Ohio Reverend Byron R Long recalled the 1822 squirrel hunt that ended major crop damage in the area The Columbus Gazette had urged farmers to organize a hunt with delegates named Peter Sells From Washington township The mass hunt yielded about 19960 skins though reports may undercount hunters totals The tale includes a migratory surge of squirrels fleeing the raid per the New York Sun.
A health officer advocates soap for cleanliness and complexion, while critics in the Cleveland Plain Dealer label him old fashioned. The piece contrasts ancient figures like Laura Berengaria Rosa mund Marguerite and classical women with modern habits, arguing soap’s impact is limited.
Doctor Pycraft notes the American skunk defends itself with two tail glands that expel an amber pungent fluid capable of stinging eyes and harming respiratory passages. The odor is so strong it can deter predators and even cause temporary blindness if it contacts the eyes.
Virginia is described as essentially an agricultural state with 9 664 square miles and a 1910 population of 2 061 612. Chief crops include tobacco apples peaches corn wheat oats and more along with hay from grasses and clovers. Norfolk population listed as 85 405. July mean 75.4 and December 37.7. Annual rainfall 40 to 60 inches.
In the early hours a lodger is caught creeping downstairs with his baggage claiming he was walking in his sleep. The proprietor quips that he might have dreamed paying him before attempting to leave.
Jason W. James forbids hunting fishing camping or any trespass on his property under penalty of law.
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