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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1938
Page
4
Society editor and managers listed with Fort Davis and Marathon correspondents. Subscription price set at 2 dollars for one year and 1.25 dollars for six months outside county. Entry notes placement as second class matter at Alpine Post Office under federal act of March 3, 1879.
A discussion on why speakers struggle to find exact words despite the vast English lexicon. It notes that dictionaries have grown from 70 000 to 400 000 words, and that educated individuals understand about 50 000 but use far fewer. President Wilson used 6 221 words in public addresses.
A Newsweek forecast compiled from 48 leading newspapermen and 10 political leaders projects Republicans gaining about 60 seats in the House and 4 in the Senate while Democrats lose roughly 61 House seats. The period includes debate over New Deal policy and primary contests among pro Roosevelt and anti Roosevelt Democrats.
The readable fragments describe a local notice with mentions of dates and parties, though critical details are garbled. As a result the item functions as a damaged public notice with limited specifics and no clear action or deadline.
The piece argues the 1935 Wagner Act harms labor and employers by favoring radical union elements, cites the National Labor Relations Board as biased, notes tacit approval of sit-down strikes, and echoes William Green of the AFL on the need for capital profits to sustain bargaining and jobs.
The text surveys insect diversity, naming nine of ten creatures as insects and up to ten million species. It highlights mantises, aphids, ants, bees, wasps, silkworms, and dragonflies, noting mating奇 behavior, usefulness, and peculiar traits, with a nod to Edwin M. Teale’s Grassroot Jungles.
The passage estimates state and local government costs at 6000000000 annually with federal costs adding 909000000 to total roughly 134 per person per year. It presents a nationwide average burden on every man, woman, and child.
The report states American intake of cod liver oil has more than tripled in 30 years, indicating a sustained growth in use and potential health implications for the population.
The fragmentary note reads as a playful line about perception of jokes in a group or context, hinting at misunderstandings or cultural humor. No clear person, place, or event is identifiable from the readable text.
A collage of comic exchanges features a burglar alert in a doorway, an English barrister arming himself with gun and suit, a child debating the Ten Commandments, a student lamenting a shirt cuff with England’s history, and sailors, a lieutenant, and a painter discussing war, work, and wages in a lighthearted, episodic sketch.
A fragment notes duties or tees published by Cee Ben Bléy. The text is incomplete and provides no clear event or outcome.
Poem from a Dallas author Helen Coon celebrates spring as a gateway to heaven. It contrasts seasons and the comforts each offers with a hopeful view of April in heaven.
The poem notes spring scenes with ivy and a new baby bird near Lorena Claiborne. A separate item reports Mrs. C. J. Perkins of St. Louis withdrawing her divorce suit after her husband pledged lifelong abstinence from liquor.
A brief item notes a deposit of sixty three dollars recorded at an up-town bank. The entry highlights a minor sum and routine transaction activity in the financial records.
A racing note describes a trip to Santa Anita with bets placed on a red-hot tip. The voice reflects wagering enthusiasm and personal debt tied to the tip's promise.
Advertises Cardui as a purely vegetable medicine to ease menstrual pains and boost overall strength. Claims thousands of women testify to its effectiveness and urges consulting a physician if relief is not achieved.
A poetic riff on a river plant’s beauty and endurance. The speaker notes a plant that grows untouched by tillage, blooming briefly yet symbolically, with lines about roots beneath water and an elusive, living beauty. A stray fragment references a bird nest and divers stripping gears to avoid him, with voices and imagery mixing in.
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