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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1929
Page
4
Local paper reports on penalties and rates in the city and county. Fort Dale correspondent notes civic matters, with updates on representatives and social happenings in the Alpine region.
The area expects more summer visitors than ever with highways and advertising drawing crowds. About a thousand students will attend Sul Ross State Teachers College summer session, while many out of state plates indicate rising tourist traffic. Local hospitality and friendliness are urged to sustain the town’s booming season and good reputation.
A fragmented line suggests a debate on the value of individual betterment and public opportunity. The text hints at aligning with local supporters or outsiders, seeking benefit for personal progress and community advancement, though details are unclear.
A fragmented ad promises removal of bowels with Glycerin and Adlerika for stomach relief. A stray line mentions Alpine Drugstore selling products while unrelated notes recount Americans touring Brazil and a Florida real estate boom expanding toward Kay Features.
A garbled early colonial tale recalls Boston scenes with a charter surrender, land title actions, and New England divided among favored few. References to royal governors, an archbishop, and clashes near Salem hint at Cantle Island fort and rapid communication posts across towns.
A Texas printer replies to a doctor's bid request for thousands of letterheads and statements with a mock surgical quotation. The punchline imagines an appendectomy and potential gallstone operation as the basis for pricing, joking about keeping incisions open to compare costs. The piece showcases sharp, satirical reporting in Forbes Magazine style.
Royal presses recount Frederick II as a great ruler who expanded borders and fostered international ventures yet refused modest acts of charity. The piece notes his canals, banks, and mercantile growth, while humorously claiming he demanded stockings and lighting for performances, yet limited candy for a theater.
A fragment discusses shaving possibly making men grow hair less and women less hairy. It mentions bald heads in 16 days and fur loss along the back and tail in later stages. A scientist tracked hair growth over seven years and notes yearly variations up to 204 days of growth.
The note explains how the dot over the letter s and the i originated not as part of the manuscript, but from a diacritic mark used to distinguish I in positions where it resembled strokes of other letters. It suggests the practice began in Latin manuscripts by the eleventh century and spread to adjacent letters and positions.
A Washington Star quote describes a faithful servitor who remains unruffled by a heckler and plans a decisive, smashing retort. The speaker notes coordinating with a campaign team to craft the reply, praising the senator Sorghum and the heckler as a sacred figure.
The vicar of Cromford, England, cites wartime deaths and a decline in births as the parish faces a choirboy shortage for the next three to four years. Very few children aged between 14 and under will be available to lead services, prompting plans to introduce alternatives for choirs.
Eastbound trains listed with mixed times and incorrect formats. Entries include Train 104 Argonaut at 3 05 p m and Train 102 Limited at 5 01 p m while another line shows Train 103 Argonaut at 4 03 am and Train 101 Limited at 1 88 pm, indicating OCR errors.
EC M & C Orient arrive and depart trains 1 and 2 for San Antonio. Mail closes 4 30 p m with local mail. closes 1 05 p m. Train 103 west bound carries closed pouches for Marta and EI points beyond. The fragment also questions a two pants suit cost locally.
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