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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
1
The firm informs friends and customers that due to many outstanding accounts they will not allow new credit beyond 30 days and will settle existing debts promptly. They state the policy aims to offer cash prices and help the company pay its bills, effective after July 27, 1912.
Describes a desirable Alpine residence including a comfortable house fruit trees a good well and other improvements located on A McCallum and offers further information as of April 18.
Lost. Two pair white kid gloves one long and one short. Reward for return to A B Sane pivan's leaning shop. County Judge A M Turney re election. Tax Assessor J W Pretts re election. Sheriff and Tax Collector J A Wattos re election. District and County Clerk W H Lease re election. County Attorney J C Bros re election. County Treasurer D D York re election. County Surveyor for Moss re election. Commissioner Prec t No 2 H T Fuerener. Constable Prec t No 1 W E Paees.
An article reviews methods to combat cut worms and other pests in truck farms, including trenching, water-filled trenches with kerosene scum, tar barriers, and plant protection measures. It outlines a poison mash recipe using bran, arsenic or Paris green, water, and sorghum, plus arsenate spraying as an alternative. The piece also notes ranchers building silos in Texas and a columnist’s reflections on diligence, moderation, and leadership.
A young man imagines a blissful life with his beloved yet jokes that love without money ages quickly. After marriage, his practical brain notes hunger beats romance, and the bride quips she would trade warmth for a hamburger. The piece wryly weighs romance against appetite.
A half dozen married couples discuss premarital kissing at a whist club. Women report none kissed until engagement, while a husband claims he has kissed his wife many times, provoking surprised reactions. J H Wilson of Victoria Irrigation Co. visits El Paso to discuss plans to irrigate up to 9,000 acres in Crane County near the Pecos river, with ditches under construction. El Paso Times.
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