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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1902
Page
1
Rev W B Foulkes moves to Alpine to lead the Methodist church for the remainder of the conference year. Local business updates include Dr Tess owning Alpine Drug Store and inviting orders. Articles note ongoing regional railway talk, health advertisements, and civic notices across Marfa Alpine Presidio and surrounding areas.
Plans reveal a grand 75,000 capacity stadium to host the 1904 Olympic Games in Chicago. The project promises the era’s finest athletic venue with reproduction of ancient races and modern events, aiming to attract vast spectator interest. The text also notes oil well activity and agricultural notes alongside unrelated local reports.
An old advertisement promotes a rice cookbook titled Why Don't You Eat King promising an ideal digestible food and cheap nutrition. It asks readers to send ten cents to Shater & Downey in San Antonio for a copy and catalog, noting a forthcoming commercial college opening January and listing a box number for mailing.
Judge J C Main recounts a hunting trip to Brewster County with companions including Fon M Logan EE Seerest Javier and Dr JE Wresley. The narrative describes Alpine dawn arrivals, Hon W Van Sickle as ex county treasurer now state legislator, Haley’s ranch scenery near Cathedral Mountain and Mt. 6862 ft, and Haley’s solitary life with a fortune around 300,000 while noting his odd views on marriage. The piece promises continuation next week.
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