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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
3
A Seattle correspondent notes Nome will dominate incoming gold seeker traffic as thousands head for Alaska. The Nome at the mouth of the Snake and Nome rivers offers easy access to rich placer deposits, with transit lines predicting about 25 000 prospectors arriving in coming months.
The article traces early ink transfer methods from 1041 Chinese movable earthware type to pelt ball printing and later roller innovations around 1830. It explains brush ink application, paper impressions, and the shift to wooden cylinders enabling modern presses. It also notes a philosophical closing remark on judging by actions over words.
The article discusses why nails were named tens eighta sixes and similar terms. It presents explanations for nail weights tied to early penny standards and copper penny weights, noting one statement that six nails equaled the weight of a copper penny though the small size of nails challenges this view.
A young New Orleans broker describes using a jet black false beard and mustache with wire hooks as a curious relic from his time in Europe. He recalls traveling money practices abroad, admitting his lack of familiarity led to an ill fated experience, though details end abruptly in the tale.
Prospectors describe Nome beach and inland areas as rich in gold with bed rock five feet below, promising large nuggets inland and fine grains along the shore. The mining area extends over sixty miles with claims across ruby red sand in thin strata, high labor costs, and vast potential yet unknown yields.
The article describes a mobile army horseshoer who travels with a small portable forge to shoe cavalry horses at the front. Soldiers quickly immobilize the horse, and the farrier nails on the shoe, often under urgent conditions, as illustrated by a scene in South Africa showing an officer's mount being shod beside the trenches.
The English post office employs nearly 80,000 women with many in telegraphy. In London the number exceeds 1,500, including about 1,000 at the central telegraph office at St Martin's le Grand.
The article argues longevity defines the era, noting Americans and Europeans live about ten years longer than a century ago. It credits sanitation, steadier living, industrial life, cheap production and transport, plus partial government improvements as key factors. It emphasizes the average man now exceeds his grandfather by roughly a decade.
At a New York Historical Society talk Dr. Sydney H. Carney Jr. described life in 1800 when Madison Square bore fruit trees and City Hall Park shaded by old maples. He recounted quaint cures from nutmeg and brandy for bedtime gripes to jawbone and verdigris for mad dog bites, secret opium remedies bought by the state, and fees that included $1 for a visit and $1.25 for a visit with a cose. Tadpoles featured in Vermont diets, while one physician divided time between digestion studies and medical practice.
London celebrates extending its open spaces as the city enjoys a larger area of public green space than any other world capital. Local authorities praise the achievement as residents benefit from parks and recreational areas across boroughs.
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