Alpine Avalanche notices and historical diamonds column
The Alpine Avalanche announces society notes and a subscription price while discussing famous diamonds. It recounts the Regent, Orloff, and Cullinan diamonds and their storied histories, then shifts to a World War I era timeline of Spanish American War events and U.S. actions in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regent
Pitt
Madras
Duke of Orleans
Louis XV
France
Napoleon I
Orloff
Cear
Russia
Count Oroff
Cullinan
South Africa
Edward
Tower of Land
Horrors of future war fear chemical and germ weapons.
Prof Leonard Hill warns that deadly germs and poison gas could be distributed easily in a future war, far more destructive than WWI weapons. He notes chemical warfare and disease as major threats, arguing civilization must seek peace to avoid total annihilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hill
Nnt Before & Satary Association
Ypres
Food scarcity and a call for greater production in 1929 era
The piece recalls the Spanish American War era and links it to 1929 food scarcity. It cites President McKinley, the Maine explosion, and critics from the Farmers’ Independence Council of America. It argues that government policy and the AAA reduced available healthy foods, raising prices and hurting employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Burkett
Farmers’ Independence Council of America
AAA
A Kissing School Reflects on Japanese Etiquette
A fragment discusses a lecture concept in Japan on kissing, noting social norms, police censorship, and a native instructor’s hope to teach about kissing while authorities allegedly suppress the topic in public media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Ton Post-Dispatch
Japan
Japanese University
Kissima
Dales of humor and gossip swirl in Alpine column
A jumble of jokes, letters, and local notes from Alpine recount playful quips about government policy, farm reform, and daily life. It mentions a Christmastime Alpine letter, a joke about a optimist, window washing, a couple's courtship, a taxi to Buffalo, and local figures like Mr. Winfield and ex Senator Berkeley, plus an Alpine hardware ad for the NORGE refrigerator.
Fort Stockton Man Seeks Senate Seat in 29th District
H. L. Heinie Winfield of Fort Stockton launches a campaign for the Texas Senate representing the 29th district, which includes this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
Senate
H. L. (Heinie) Winfield
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