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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
4
A New York Times report recalls a traveler who slept in four different beds each night at a Manhattan hotel. He moved between two singles and a double room, insisting on linen sheets and cooler air. Each bed was turned down and windows opened as he alternated his nightly routine.
The article argues monogamy is the ideal in animal society. It notes polygamy is common and can boost rapid offspring and intelligence, but deer show poor development and suffer from plagues. A key critique is that polygamy leaves offspring with only one caregiver, typically the weaker parent, especially after a father’s death.
An OCR fragment from a historical page discusses government publications and military service clothing. It notes a trivial matter cited as justification for a costly government pamphlet bound and sewn with many pages and a formal title page. The text hints at public interest and satire about expense and value.
The American Magazine offers prizes for letters on What I Would Do With A Million Dollars. An extract shows a speaker rejecting libraries and churches, preferring to aid elderly couples and deserving young families with gifts to ease hardship and preserve life’s sweetness.
A fragmentary clipping blends rural slang with odd advisories about scratching pigs for food and bread. It notes pigs, labor, and odd reflections on appetite, then shifts to a Scottish motor tale about Blairgowrie and Kirkmichael with a wreck and a jackknife on the street. The piece ends with a staggering promise of a recipe collection.
A fragment shows a Princeton scene at a charity ball with a freshman debuting in a suit. A press agent and a pianist are mentioned as onlookers and performers, while a humorous exchange hints at music and social ritual.
A fragment notes irritation at an office boy who constantly chews gum during work. The line hints at a casual workplace annoyance and social tolerance in a bygone era.
Notice forbids hunting fishing camping or trespassing on the property of Jason W Tans with warning of legal penalties. The Avalanche subscriber note appears in the page text alongside remarks about a family doctor and a public figure.
Notice is hereby given that I withdraw any permission previously granted to land agents or brokers to sell my real estate holdings in Alpine. W. F. Yates, Adver. June 25, 1904.
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