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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
8
The notices list post office hours with East closing at 12 56 am and daily service from 7 am to 7 pm except Sundays and holidays. Baptist Church reports morning and evening services at 11 am and 7 pm with Sunday school at 10 am and prayer meetings Thursday at 7 30 pm. Methodist Episcopal Church South notes midweek prayer on Wednesday at 7 40 pm with invitation to all, led by Rev. Aron Maneron.
Ragin family returns home Saturday morning. Ken Shepard of Marathon in Alpine. Tom Crosson and Mrs in Alpine. W D Kincaid Co promotes dress goods. County Clerk Stuart visits Alpine. Steve Ferguson back from Valentine. Mrs A J Monagio returns to Marfa as baby sickens. Dr IP Berkeley returns from Kentucky. Fresh candy at local drug store. Clarence Tord and Upson Taylor on ranch outing. Kev IW King attends Waxahachie marriage. Kev BF Goodson visits on way to White Oaks and preaches. Plain sewing offered at Nations residence. Winter housing inquiries for visiting families. Ice melon prices at Alpine Ice Works. Geo Withow reports heavy Marfa rain. W W Turny returns to El Paso. Dr Reeve available for eye care. Prof Edwards to arrive with two companions in August. Alpine social scene noted. Ice melons and sodas at Alpine Ice Works. Local line ends with note on pretty girls and social life.
The article records local social and legal updates from Alpine including Bowles A Davis visiting with praise for the town, his background as ex district attorney, and remarks on Calvary of funeral conveyances. Judge Geggan presided over Will Dickson’s contempt trial, Dickson ordered to vacate land, later discharged after evidence of partial compliance.
Camp meeting at Paisano campground begins Friday, Anust 2. Those joining a mess and hiring a cook to cut costs should notify the undersigned. All are invited. Arthur Marston signs.
Parcel listing advertises 50000 acres of quality pasturage in Brewster and Pecos counties available at a low price. Agent for A By Frank Watered lands. Call or address IL W Dorrell Surveyor Alpine Texas.
Several small houses offered for rent include a two room unit with kitchen and dining area, a three room dwelling with kitchen and dining space under a good fence, and another two room house with similar fencing. Some listings mention additional two room options within the same property.
An advertisement touts the Home Gold Cure as a disease antidote for drunkenness that can be used at home without publicity. It claims guaranteed results, lists a one dollar price, and offers physician advice with shipment worldwide from Epwin B. Giles & Co at Philadelphia addresses.
A dental advertisement promises tooth replacement after extraction without a plate. It claims you can have jaw teeth restored to near natural condition, with a test period and no pay if unsatisfied. Price 35 per tooth, 22 carat gold, office at Alpine hotel by Dr. G te Martin.
Local notice states a guaranteed salary arrangement at STAPF located at 23 Church Street. Details on terms and duration are not fully provided in the fragment.
The Thomas School for Girls in West End San Antonio offers full courses in literary music art elocution and languages with four college educated teachers a piano teacher with conservatory advantages a voice teacher trained abroad a Leipsic conservatory string instructor an elocutionist from the New England Conservatory and a fourteen year experienced matron. The school emphasizes Christian influence in modern healthy buildings and conveniences and invites catalogue requests until September 1 Box 577 addressed to A A Thomas president.
A claim touts Grandma’s Diarrhea Cure as possessing curative qualities and earning strong endorsements. It promises rapid relief from stomach troubles and says the remedy cleanses the system promptly without disappointment.
The advertisement extols August Flower as the top selling medicine worldwide for indigestion biliousness and general discomfort. It claims historical use by mothers and grandmothers for conditions from appendicitis to nervous exhaustion and heart issues, and touts Green's August Flower in liquid form as relief with a few doses. It instructs readers to obtain Green's Prize Almanac at Sharp Bros. in Alpine Texas.
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