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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
3
A. M. Brandes of Monterey Mexico waits three days for the steamboat Hannover arrival and marries a rosy cheeked fraulein who traveled the seas to meet him. The couple plans a future in Monterey Mexico after departing on the Southern Pacific.
Clarke and Co contractors inform government engineers a dredge will operate on the upper ship channel division from May 1 starting at Morgan's Point toward Harrisburg. Lower division dredges have mined over 340000 cubic yards. a fourth dredge will be added within days.
Bell county receives three free scholarships under the state Industrial school act. The county superintendent announces the three appointments by competitive examination: Miss Lottle Lloyd of Temple, Miss Eloise PRichard of Rogers, and Miss Ethel Blackburn of Killen.
Add Ran College of Hereford Texas is chartered in Austin with no capital stock but property holdings of 10000 dollars. The purpose is to build and maintain an institution of learning. Incorporators listed as Frank Herson G R Jewell R H Norton and S Loveless.
Mr L N Roucell of the Houston and Texan Central railroad advertising department spent yesterday taking notes for health resort advertising to begin this summer. Great preparations are under way for the opening carnival next week with indications of immense crowds in attendance.
A residence of T. B. Peareson was struck by lightning causing interior wallpaper to burn and the family to be shocked. The Methodist church steeple was damaged and all telephones and electric wires burned out, leaving the town in darkness.
Three thousand union members marched in a one mile double file procession at Texarkana yesterday. The parade included every labor organization in the city and was the largest of its kind ever seen there.
Brakeman Amos Powell of Cleburne Texas died at Temple hospital from injuries suffered Tuesday at Clifton. His leg was badly crushed requiring amputation before death. Brakeman A M Powers of Temple suffered a serious leg amputation after being crushed under an engine at Clifton with Santa Fe local trains involved.
Judge John Randolph, a former district judge, was shot five times by Thomas A. Austin in Coleman yesterday morning. Randolph, shot twice, is being rushed to Fort Worth for possible removal of a ball in the bowels. Randolph was well known across the state.
Houston Packing Co invites livestock owners to ship directly for immediate weighing and settlements with no commission or yardage. They offer low cash prices on home and bacon, a full line of sausage lard and smoked meats, and promote their fertilizer products for growers. The note also cites U S shipbuilding data: 1,675 vessels built last year, 94 over 1,000 tons, with 41 for inland navigation.
Ad claims Mother Gray's Sweet Powders cure fever related illnesses and teething disorders in children. It lists cure claims for stomach issues and bowel problems and instructs readers to buy from druggists. The notice mentions A B Olmsted of Le Roy New York and Rawle Free.
A 1900 column notes Dr W O Coffer of Des Moines claims medicines for eye ailments allow home cure of cataracts and blindness with a book offered free to readers. The item mixes medical quackery with random trivia and ads.
Fragmentary OCR text appears garbled and unreadable. No clear people events organizations or locations are identifiable for a proper summary.
A letter reports a facility at Foura Bay with three amplest devices and five professors. It notes fewer than twenty students and emphasizes the unusual setup in Sierra.
The text presents a jumbled collection of references including a detective note from Houston Texas a claim of the Duke of Portland gallery a morphine cure a San Antonio address Paris motor car registrations and a cold remedy Larative Bromo Quinine. It reads as an OCR mishmash with scattered statistics and notices.
A garbled mix of promotional lines and product mentions from an old newspaper ad. It touts Defiance Starch as superior to rivals, notes a 12 02 stock, and hints at price. Other items include Connelley Liquor Care Company guarantees and various cosmetic and dyeing claims with fragmented quips.
A flood of testimonials from Everett to St Louis and beyond praising Doan’s Kidney Pills for back pain, urinary issues, and general relief. Readers report sudden improvements in frequent urination, nocturnal bedwetting, and aching backs after trying the remedy.
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