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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1901
Page
1
Judge C. W. Standart of Standart Texas reviews a low screw worm remedy involving a patient sprinkler stopper head as part of a local medical discussion or folk remedy.
The Lee Company discusses installing a dynamo to illuminate Alpine with electric lights and a telephone line. They mention a new railroad and improvements to city life including daily washing, Sunday collars, Christmas baths, and changing habits such as suspender twine removal and wearing sex on visits, with a handkerchief carried at all times.
An advertisement touts Snuffles the Guananter Catarrh Cure as a definitive remedy that reaches the diseased areas, relieves inflammation, and permanently cures catarrh. It claims quick relief for hay fever and cough, offers a month’s treatment for one dollar, and provides patient guidance from the discoverer without extra cost beyond the price.
West Texas stockman JW Cogan of Merkel recounts a two month stay in old Mexico. He found copper mining the main activity, rain scarce since September, parched land and poor water for cattle. He blames language barriers and unfriendly business conditions, concluding Mexico is not suitable for ranching and notes some rainfall and revived hope in West Texas after recent showers.
The Baylor University July Bulletin 1900 1901 reports donations totaling funds endowment building and equipment. It records 986 students enrolled last year with 787 regular and 199 Bible and summer sessions and lists new faculty appointments including A W Newman history I B Reid chemistry and physics George Ragland Greek John A Tate modern languages and Maj J Mathey military science. The next session opens September 2 1901.
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