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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
2
A mosaic of opinions on manners law and policy. notes on prohibition telegrams and admiral Dewey. discusses Spanish U S relations Puerto Rico duties and economic issues with a mix of humor and critique. The piece blends social observation with topical geopolitical speculation and parliamentarian questions.
Brazilian minister promotes Yerba mate to the United States as a stimulant and potential substitute for tea and coffee. Rio de Janeiro’s consul general calls it temperance friendly, helpful for nerves, liver and kidney health, and very cheap, noting gauchos in Uruguay and Argentina drink it instead of alcohol.
A New York Herald lesson traces French Huguenots to South Africa, noting about 100 settlers joined Dutch colonies around 1652. They blended with Dutch imports, contributing superior industry and life amenities, and influencing colonial governance. Peter Retief’s French surname marks later protest against British slave emancipation policies aiding Transvaal and Orange Free State settlement.
Cas sells Magazine notes that staged horse racing uses treadmills in front of a house to control speed, hidden by a picket fence. Hoof sounds are created by dried hooves, wooden imitations, or a pin cylinder, while carriage noises come from wheels on sand.
A Philadelphia Record snippet captures a mother urging grace as she worries about a young man’s speed. The daughter reassures that he is fast but confident he will not get away.
A playful quip notes a young woman objecting to being called a poem and ties it to poems measured by feet. The humor hinges on the double meaning of meter in poetry and the idea of a person resisting a literary label.
A Dawson district miner explains a clever royalty scheme where a claimant pays ten percent of a claim’s product for a year to the gold commissioner. The receipt proves the payment, attracting an English buyer who purchases the unworked claim for 150000 dollars after examining the royalty receipt.
A Philadelphia Record report recalls a physician recounting his presentiments of a patient dying from violent hiccups. He feared a supposed alive examination would harm his reputation, but found the man was indeed dead, satisfying the nurse and his fears.
An Indian correspondent recounts Gen. Gatacre’s restless district command with long marches and hill warfare. Troops return disheveled after a long day, and a tavern joke spreads: "Back-acher" for making them work, while Tommy holds Sir William in high regard despite the nickname.
A humorous exchange centers on a man so stingy he refuses to tell a joke at his own expense. The banter plays on the word stingy to highlight his reluctance and frugal reputation.
The article urges strict milking hygiene and vessel cleanliness using Ivory Soap and sun drying. It also cites a New York department store credit man saying army and navy customers are most trustworthy, praising their positive assurance of payment.
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder offered to readers in Le Roy New York to soothe sweating and swelling feet and ease tight shoes. Cures corns bunions and chilblains. sold by druggists and shoe stores for 26 cents. Frick not gifting libraries but seeks Carnegie millions.
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