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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
3
Poem excerpt reflecting on life as a privilege and the beauty of youth. The speaker praises living, dreaming, and ambitious striving, then notes sorrow and isolation yet finds meaning in spiritual seeking and the presence of God. Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s Cosmopolitan quotation.
Eva Williams Malone portrays Elizabeth Martineau and Raymond as rival writers who despite a past romance find themselves drawn together again while co authoring a story. Their professional dispute over a heroine’s fidelity escalates into a renewed personal entanglement as Nina and Desrest watch a long buried love rekindle.
Government reports show June receipts totaling 52 million 629 thousand 440 dollars with expenditures of 42 million 126 thousand 560 dollars. The monthly surplus is 10 million 492 thousand 880 dollars and the eleven month surplus for the current fiscal year reaches 58 million 587 thousand 135 dollars.
An old farmer recalls a disastrous corn corner, with Jim and him buying county corn at 35 cents a bushel, mortgaging farms, fighting over seed and price, losing to bankers, and vowing to avoid corners or speculation after years of hard labor. The memory is shared amid a Detroit Free Press excerpt with a humorous aside about a cow and seat etiquette.
A dialogue notes a woman's habit of holding her skirt while walking to avoid lacking trouser pockets. The exchange humorously contrasts practical clothing with unpocketed attire, reflecting old fashion and social norms.
In a London hotel an American traveler with the name Turner jokes that his new spelling Phthologyrrh hides his true identity. He explains the letters mimic sounds from English words and claims it spells Turner, provoking curiosity and gossip among guests.
A man recalls giving up his seat to a woman on a streetcar and holding a strap for a few minutes. He asks if he indeed offered the seat and the woman confirms with gratitude. The exchange leaves him puzzled and thoughtful about the small courtesy.
In a Washington Post item a wife finds her husband’s fedora shaped straw hat in the attic. She cleaned and repaired it with lemon juice to save 17.35 dollars for a spring hat, then asks his opinion awaiting his reaction as he complains about her plans to begin wearing his shoes and pipes.
A child laments a spelling lesson word while imagining swimming clothes postponed. The Georgia Negro recalls a raucous prayer tale of religion and misdeeds, followed by a Chicago house-breaking joke and a grim joke about wealth and missed chances in Chicago, set in a Detroit Journal style quip.
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