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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
1
Army and Navy guide on care and reverence for the flag highlights how to display it properly. It emphasizes dignity, correct handling, and adherence to established usages to honor the colors symbolizing courage purity and loyalty.
Read about the September Morn big dancing festival in Alpine Texas presented by LeConte San Antonio Express and Flesher at Star Theater. The article notes the performance in Chicago and the chorus’s patriotic display with a flag, plus rules for flag display and the show’s popularity.
A western hardware dealer's wife answers the door to a peddler selling the greatest potato peeler. She buys a quarter under a claim of novelty, only to learn her husband has a gross at the store for ten cents. She retorts that the public should be told what is on sale, ending the tale with a punchline.
The snippet references flag ceremony conduct and standing for colors, plus a bold note on poultry farming profitability in Texas. It mentions a line about a journal asserting five acres in poultry and land fruits beating a 160 acre grain farm, signaling a mixed page of civic protocol and agricultural opinion.
Rules for flag display state that the national flag be placed to the right of decorations and must not cover benches desks or boxes. It should never touch the ground and remains immaculate. It emphasizes teaching children to handle flags with care and respect.
A recent census shows Texas has about 200000 automobiles in use with Dalla County reporting 16960 vehicles the highest count Willacy the lowest at 14 Presidio 276 autos and 2 motorcycles Brewster 342 autos and 1 motorcycle The Avalanche 1 50 per year.
The article explains the molting period when hens stop laying for three to four months during late summer. Egg supply tightens until pullets hatched in spring begin laying. The remedy is to hatch chicks early in March and April so pullets lay as hens molt, ensuring eggs by fall and winter.
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