Name and safety notes mix with history and notices
Resolutions and notices appear alongside a long essay on personal name significance and safety campaigns. The text discusses bellwether ideas on reputation, fire safety, traffic death avoidance in San Diego, and the rise of women in government roles, ending with comments on manners and a book critique of American domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arperian Legion
Cours
San Diego
Jackson
Frances Trollope
Cincinnati
Cardus Promises Relief For Women And Men
An old advertisement urges women to learn about Cardus, claiming it helps with pain, strengthens malnourished bodies, increases appetite, improves digestion, and builds health. It advises consulting a physician if necessary and promotes Card-u-t as a remedy for various weaknesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Hane Bena
Strange Superstitions In The Theatrical World
A fragment describes superstitions in theater urging visitors not to whistle in dressing rooms and to avoid dropping hats. It mentions a ritual belief with a redbird kiss and making wishes, along with a note about bread baked on Friday impaled on a stake as a fire safeguard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eer Cp Pth
Behar County
Madcap streetcar humor and shop chatter from a noisy day
A fragmentary humorous scene captures street car banter and station quirks around tickets and manners. Characters joke about hats, feet, and footwear while a few odd exchanges reveal social chatter and railway bustle in a busy station setting.
Graduates urged to obtain social security account numbers
FI PASO June 15 High school students entering industrial and commercial work this summer should apply now for social security account cards. Fr McCarthy Jr field representative says wage records must be set up for future benefits. Applications available at post offices before June 30 otherwise at nearest Social Security Office. The notice follows an avalanche advertisement for The Midget Beauty Salon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PASO
Fr. McCarthy
Social Security Board
McCarthy
Bureau of Thermal Revenue
Sul Ross Draws Kansas Teachers to Alpine Visit
Out-of-state students Lola Martin and Ruth Smith from Caney Kansas visited Sul Ross State Teachers College in Alpine. Martin, the first to attend, recruited fellow teachers while recalling West Texas climate and Alpine’s friendliness. In summer 1995 she toured the area and invited more friends, praising the school and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Rows
Lola Martin
Ruth Smith
Caney
Kansas
Kansas State Teachers College
Pittsburg
Alpine
Sul Ross
Sur~mer
Albatross Interpreted In Whimsical Sea Tale
An odd maritime line describes an albatross sweeping the sea wind, hunting for worms, and finally alighting on a ship, a colorful image that blends nature and voyage with a touch of whimsy.
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Alpine Avalanche
Oract
Lynema Paras Pated
Davie Mostain
Big Bend
Ard Biate
Renda
Dom. Bennett
CD. Wood Barry Scober
Helen Friend
Postoffice
Texas
Cowaroes
Oll
Ible
New London School
United States
California
Washington
Bac
Walter
Love
Melvin
Duuth
Prises
Granada
Larrymore and
Edna May Oliver
Avalanche
England
Netherlands
Belgium
Syria
Iraq
Palestine
Egypt
Algeria
Mediterranean Sea
Home People
M’ System
Orient Dairy
Dom Adams
Burke’s Food Store
Fifth Street
Conoco
Val
Binion, Prop
Phi
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
HL Kokernot
Geo. W. Baines
G. B. Crawford
Alpine Motor Co
Rad
Big Bend Feed Co
T. A. Beard
Matt Smith
G.K. Lange
Mildred Witwer
W. G. Fielder
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
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