New Venture In Local News The El Paso Searchlight Debuts
The El Paso Searchlight, a monthly morality newspaper by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, debuts with editor Miss J F Corbin and staff including Mra J Attisan and Mra N T Zeiger. It criticizes vice in El Paso and contrasts reform ideas with those of Mrs Nations, urging support from law abiding citizens to ensure success.
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el Vaso
Womens Christian Tem— Temperance Union
Mis J F Corbin
Mra & J
el P Paso
el Paso
Mra
Iaw
Vocal Training Proposed For Alpine Public School
The article urges a competent vocal and instrumental instructor for the next term at Alpine schools. It argues the program could be self sustaining and improve church singing, noting many children study piano but neglect voice. It suggests Alpine should build a first class academy to keep regional students at home. It also mentions slow cattle sales and asks sellers to notify the AVALAN of any sales.
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Mdicere
San Antonio
Court Proceedings and Local Notices Highlight Busy Session
The court moved slowly with one ongoing cattle theft case carried over from last term while civil litigation in the California Lindheim Dewees matter promises to be highly watched with a prominent legal team and substantial sums involved. Sid Turney to preach at the Methodist church in New Arthur Marston’s absence. A gun accident near Ft Davis left Harold Thompson injured but not fatally, as doctors monitor for infection. Prairie dog poison offered for sale, and Alpine Texas cattle shipments discussed as Missouri stockman W T Asbury plans to export Hereford stock. Jersey bull services requested locally.
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Calfornia
Lindheim & Dewees
Jurney
Alpine Misplaced on Paisano Creek Use Inaccurate Maps
A correction notes that Alpine is not on Paisano Creek though some maps show it there. The town lies on an unnamed dry creek bed with little water, and Terlingua Creek is barely navigable except by frogs. The piece jests about water rights and burro concerts, then returns to Alpine’s creek confusion.
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Alpine
Paisino Creek
Terlingna Creek
Paisano Creek
Aquare
Alamo City Commercial College Catalogue Listing
Catalogue entry from Alamo City Commercial College lists SHAFER and Downy as proprietors at Box 1129 San Antonio Texas offering business and stenography training.
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Alamo City Commercial College
Shafer & Downy
Proprietors
San Antonio
Texas
Business
South-West
Cor. Alamo & Commerce
Sts. Geo. Dulling
San Antonio, Tex
Sunset Route Offers Extraordinary Cheap Rates to California
The Sunset Route announces special second class tickets from New Orleans Alexandria and nearby points to Beaumont and westward to California. The fare adds 26 dollars to Houston local from selected lines with other routes at 25 dollars. Excursion sleeping cars run six days a week from New Orleans with berths far below standard charges.
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Southern Pacific
California
New Orleans
Alexandria
Beaumont
Houston
S. F. B. Morse
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Sid Turney
Methodist Church
Arthur Marston
Harold Thompson
Bryan Cartwright
Ft Davis
Harrold Thompson
J. J. Gillett
Alpine Tex
Centralia Mo
W T Asbury
Prominet
Alpine Texas
Asbury
Missouri
Nick
Jersey Bull
Gologe
Sharp Bros
Lousiana, Texas
Mexico
MORSE
Manaanin
Houston, Tex
L. J. Parks
A. Pp
T. A. Houston, Tes
Charles H Grosvenor
Congress
Tiffiny
McKiney
Pennsylvania
Continental Press
Corcoran
Washington, D. C
Toby Carroll
Teyas
G. W. Blackburn
L. N. Halbert
Brewster
Surveyors
Brewster Co
Prett
Pittsburg
Allegheny Pennsylvania
Alpine, Tex
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