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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1904
Page
3
A farmer shares a 14 foot gate design using 2 by 4 scantling frames and barbed wire. Posts are driven four feet deep and reinforced with side planks, offering a low cost of about $1.50 per gate including hinges.
A reader explains that mowing before seed ripe stops yearly seedlings but perennials return from roots. Breaking land, seeding to clover first kills old plants and any second year seedlings, then plowing down clover sod completes the cleanout.
Ants in a house should be tracked to their nest often inside walls or under flooring. If found, drown the nest with boiling water or use outside bisulphide of carbon, then seal the hole. If the nest is not located, attract ants with sugared water and vinegar or borax on sponges, then discard the sponges in boiling water.
The article notes coal ashes are of little value for grass lands while wood ashes, applied at 40 to 80 bushels per acre, are beneficial. It also explains plum leaf galls caused by a mite Phytoptus, harming fruit. recommends next winter’s lime and sulphur wash to spray trees, detailing a recipe of lime, sulphur, and water.
Berlin hospitals and almshouses receive fresh flowers from public gardens regularly. National schools are supplied twice weekly with 100 to 150 specimens of four plant kinds for botany lessons.
Bacteria feed on meat within an hour of being left on pantry shelves, producing flavors long before they are detectable by the senses. These microbes become abundant as the meat sits, influencing taste.
A sea robin is described as a fish with large fins and a birdlike appearance that is noted for a deep loud quawk when caught and a repeat quawk each time it is touched.
A Congo expedition from the Liver pool School of Tropical Medicine reports that in many sleeping sickness cases sexual sleep is not a marked feature of the disease.
A Paris youth who pledged to steal five medals from a policeman's chest won two before being caught on the third attempt. The incident, reported by Petit Parisien, leads to his prosecution on multiple counts.
Professor Ooston warns that future scientists will place the evils of sugar gluttony on a pedestal similar to the drink question. He claims sugar excess will lead to deterioration of individuals and races.
The black fox fur from Kamchatka tops the market as the priciest skin, prized for its blue dressed color. A single skin can fetch up to $1000, signaling luxury demand in distant fur trades.
A Ravenna telegram warns the campanile of that city faces destruction similar to Venice’s St. Mark's, signaling possible collapse and cultural loss.
The piece praises wedded happiness built on congeniality humor and endless patience as essential traits for a harmonious marriage. It frames these three as the must be’s guiding a lasting union.
Italian reports claim blue light therapy successfully treats neuralgia. Patients reportedly show relief after sessions, with doctors citing reduced nerve pain and improved comfort. Further studies are awaited to confirm long term effects.
A central office for information on all possible trolley trips around Boston has opened. The organizer also offers personally guided tours around the country near Boston. Trips last one to three days and cover points within easy reach, with travel conducted exclusively by trolley.
A man once near collapse after a grip attack recounts how Grape-Nuts with cream revived his digestion and strength. He credits three daily meals to regained health, mental clarity, and energy for fifteen hours of work, claiming social and age perceptions improved too. He references Poslum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and the life book in each package.
A traveler in Tibet brings home a Lhasa relic formed from 113 skulls of priests. The item is described as a rosary treasure for the Thirteen club, noted for its morbid origin and striking craftsmanship.
One hundred dollar reward offered for a cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot provide claims of cures and testimonials. F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo endorse the remedy with promises of honesty. A shabby man in Stratford, England, was fined for discrediting the royal uniform.
Women’s white canvas oxfords praised as stylish summer footwear in all sizes. Message from Ed in Kiam, Honaton, Texas offering postage paid for 1.60 dollars. Mention of presidents named James as a favored Christian name with five occupants Madison Monroe Polk Buchanan Garfield.
W Jackson of Marble Hill Missouri endorses Hunt's Lightning Of as a fast acting pain reliever. He claims it takes hold quicker and eases aches pains and sore places better than any lotion he has tried. Bottle price 50 cents.
Floating fire engines, using jets of water for propulsion, were sent from London to Alexandria to operate on shallow canals. The craft rely entirely on maneuvering the water jets to move and steer the vessel along the water, effectively using the jet as a punt pole.
A household note advocates Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry claiming a full 16 ounce package per unit while rivals offer smaller 12 ounce or percent pound packs at the same price. It asserts Defiance is chemical free and never sticks to iron, urging shoppers to demand the 16 ass marking and avoid inferior stock.
A County Life in America writer notes most new tomato varieties are discovered in gardens rather than bred. Some forms propagate from seed easily while others do not, and some will come true to varying extents.
The article argues that Japanese language study will rise as Japan abandons its peculiar writing and printing. It notes universities began reforms ten years ago and public schools will start using English letters next year, aiming for broader adoption and literacy.
Italians uncover additional papyri at Hermopolis in Keyp under Ureeeia. The cache includes official documents a fragment of an unknown epic and other literary pieces of interest discovered during the dig.
A city woman discovered 410 needles inside a pincushion she had used for about twenty five years. The curious finding came after she opened the pincushion and counted the contents, noting the long history of the item.
The smallest French commune Morteau in the Upper Marne near Andelot has thirteen inhabitants and only four voters on its registration roll, illustrating extreme diminutive civic life.
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