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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
2
Alpine Avalanche discusses civic work led by the Alpine Civic Club with women and men cooperating to improve the town. It praises civic plans for a park yard, benches, a street ornament, dry farming convention prep, and affiliated growth with a national federation.
Weekly list of letters advertised includes ladies such as Genobida Balles Nellie Blide Florence Dun nam Linday McMurry Paula Rodriguez Cora Spruce Julia Steen N S Young and gents including H S Cunningham J P Lester Lambert Lester plus others. Names appear with multiple acknowledgments and titles noting handwritten postmark.
I carry a fine line of watches rings chains bracelets and jewelry plus silverware sterling and plated cut glass hand painted china leather goods fountain pens fancy novelties and back comics. Quality the highest. Prices the lowest.
The piece extols the steady optimist who gains self respect and broad support from friends and well wishes. It argues that enduring fate’s knocks, whether winning or losing, preserves inner worth and light in life, making effort meaningful even when outcomes falter.
Charles Rogan on behalf of defendant Lawrence Haley paid $519.94 to the Attorney General for principal and interest on the April 30 judgment in Austin. The district clerk received $121.85 in court costs. The State accused Haley of illegally cutting cedar timber on Brewster county public school lands. The final judgment exceeded the prefiling settlement offer by $18.05.
A Miles store advertises Schillings coffees as top quality. The notice highlights the brand and points readers to shop locations for purchase.
For sale offering 40 sections of good grass with lasting water in the south county known as the McKinney Springs. Contact Dr. R. B. Taylor Alpine Texas.
A private letter from Eagle Pass says J. R. Sanford Esq was elected president of the new progressive club and Jos O Boehmer editor of the News Guide secretary. Eagle Pass launches a vigorous industrial crusade.
The Toyah Advocate cites Easterling in The Alpine Avalanche noting that The Avalanche publisher is a member of the Printers' Mutual Insurance Association of Texas. The piece questions insuring a printer against fire and brimstone related risks, calling it an extra hazardous risk.
James Wright of Spurlock Kentucky says he feels like a 16 year old after six bottles of Electric Bitters. He suffered kidney trouble for thirty years but credits the medicine as the greatest cure on earth. The ad touts the tonic as a godsend for weak or old people and offers bottles at 50 cents.
The advertisement touts the best and freshest offerings at J F Miles grocery. It invites readers to give a trial order to experience quality and value.
A notice pledges to print a printer's name business and address on envelopes at set rates with options for write ups on Alpine backs. It urges orders to avoid rush and asks who will be first to respond.
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