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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1901
Page
3
Washington letter notes President Roosevelt resents prying into private family affairs even as White House children are in the public eye. He urges shielding Teddy Roosevelt Jr and siblings from excessive notoriety to protect their impressionable years while plans included enrolling them in public school.
President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt arrange public school attendance for their sons while daughter Alice may debut in society this winter. Kermit and Archie attend local schools as Ethel joins Cathedral School, with Mrs Roosevelt balancing social duties and literacy interests.
The article traces the accidental discovery and adoption of asphalt as road covering. From Val de Travers mines in Switzerland found in 1721, its road use began in 1849 and expanded to Paris by 1854, then to London on Threadneedle Street in 1869 and Cheapside in 1870, with gradual adoption elsewhere.
Te Heuheu, a renowned Maori chief, presented to the Duke and Duchess of York in New Zealand, introduced the national park with Ngarahoe and Ruapehu volcanoes. He is the grandson of a famed cannibal chief who died in a landslide. He danced the war rite, then received his medal in a quiet courtly suit.
In Germany near copper works a flock of sheep with green fleece roams. They endure dust and fumes and drink water polluted by copper, a curious and troubling environmental note.
Berlin reports a Munich designed polar submarine by Herr Anschutz-Kampe funded by a wealthy brewer. The vessel, 70 by 20 feet ellipsoid, will dive to 160 feet and stay submerged fifteen hours with five men. It uses a petroleum motor and caustic soda to remove carbonic acid.
The article contrasts the 1882 Japanese criminal code with earlier harsh practices. It notes life imprisonment with hard labor for a murderer, rarity of death penalties, and abolition of official torture though occasional extralegal use is asserted. It cites historical views by Sir Rutherford Alcock on Japanese severity.
City of Kansas v Baird involves a Christian Scientist fined for not reporting a diphtheria case under a city health ordinance. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled religious liberty did not apply and that the appeal was improper. A separate note warns a wider fire escape is needed after a narrow escape.
Practical guidance from a Philadelphia Inquirer note on ironing a summer shirt waist with Defiance starch. Instructions cover smoothing, damp cloth use, knife-assisted plait handling, and airing before storage, plus a brief note on the 16 year old king of Spain beginning court visits next May.
An advertisement urges readers to take Smith's Sure Kidney Cure for tenderness in the back and kidney distress, claiming it is a valuable remedy and system regulator that will prevent dangerous kidney trouble. The price is 50 cents and it is sold by all druggists.
The fragment notes a drought starting in 678 with two following years having almost no rain. it claims 840 engineers and 623 members England were dried up and outdoor work became impossible. It also recalls 993 and 994 when tree nuts were roasted as if from an oven.
Eliza Ro Parker advises delicate skin sufferers to wash the face and hands in clear hot water using Ivory Soap and to apply a touch of mutton tallow or almond oil after the bath to soften the skin, avoiding impure soap and cheap salves.
The late Dr. Kulesh had prepared a Littl Russian Bible translation that the censor blocked. His widow has arranged a sale of the manuscript to the British Bible Society for 5000 roubles.
The best results in starching can be obtained only by using Defiance Starch. It also claims you can earn 4 or more for some money with no cooking required.
A Garnett Kansas girl keeps an apron tied at her waist whenever she spots her steady coming. She blushes as she lets him in and has been helping mamma, per a Kansas City Star item.
All up to date Houlkfer uses Defiance Cold Water Starch for money and more of it at 4 am. Salt covers 7,000,000 square miles of land one mile deep. Dropsy treatment offered by Dr H H Green’s Sons of Atlanta. Journeymen Barbers’ International union bars women from membership. Fits cured by Dr Kitne’s Great Nerve Mentor with a 2.00 trial bottle. Four widows of American Revolution soldiers remain on pension rolls. Self-praise noted as half scandal yet common.
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