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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
2
A collage of witty quips from Alpine to Fort Stockton and beyond. Jokes on advertising hens and alfalfa theories mix with grim notes about a dead man near Dryden and derisive remarks on politics and law at Austin.
Carry in stock a fine line of watches rings chains bracelets and jewelry plus silverware cut glass hand painted china leather goods fountain pens and novelties. Quality the highest prices the lowest. Palace Pharmacy Avery.
A brief note urges customers to place dinner orders early in the morning, especially on Sundays, to ensure timely service at Measpay Bros.
In Leake County Mississippi an elderly father is misled by a telegraphic money order scam. A Texas based son claims jail time and asks for funds. The father misreads the telegram and is falsely told it is Williams handwriting, foiled by the wife. The son remains jailed until a letter replies.
Good printing office for country newspaper or magazine with job printing capability. Includes new type, job presses, wire stapler, cases, racks, stones, complete outfit. Priced at $1000 with half cash and easy terms. Seller: W. J. Maher, Eagle Pass, Texas.
The Brewster County Commissioners' Court will meet at Alpine Texas on Monday June 28 1909 at 10 am to hear objections to the June 14 1909 assessment increases. County Clerk Fiora L Dancherry notes the date and deputy May Greenwoon signs the notice.
An uncommon ad proclaims a printing service for local businesses with pricing for printed names and addresses on envelopes and optional write ups. The pitch emphasizes speed and the printer’s independence from government pressure and urges early orders.
Del Rio judge Walter Gillis reportedly spent time in the Maverick county jail after visiting a client as a jurors and jailer left, the judge sought release. Judge Douglas intervened and alerted the sheriff to secure Gillis's freedom promptly.
Sufferer praises Dr King’s New Life Pills for relief from stomach trouble and indigestion. He notes improved appetite, nerves, vigor as stomach liver and kidneys function. Available 25c at R B Slight & Co.
Mrs. Chas Bryson of the Alpine country is visiting her mother Mrs Ira L Wheat. The note appears in the Devils River News.
A. M. Turney requests all parties who have bought land in the Hancock addition to Alpine to contact The First National Bank, settle their notes, and receive their deeds. The notice urges prompt action and provides banking contact for complete settlement.
An irksome sales pitch offers a range of meat choices including steak for breakfast roast or stew for dinner and liver brains or barbecue for supper. The ad urges readers to write Measday Bros for their troubles.
A sixty mph train from Chicago and a forty mph train from Kansas City approach each other on the same track. They close the distance at ninety mph. The meeting occurs when the sum of their traveled times equals their initial separation, so the faster train is not uniquely favored. both meet at the same moment when their positions coincide.
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