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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
1
Depositors like to feel they help build the bank and receive value in return. The FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ALPINE invites customers to open accounts and use its services, promising mutual profit. It advertises Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent and emphasizes usefulness in financial matters.
In Texas cities businessmen unite to press for reductions in high telephone rents. Jno D Rockfeller donates 1,000,000 to combat southern hook worm disease. A Eureka California quake causes extensive damage. Mexican government plans 1,000,000 relief aid for floods and corn famine victims. Kreitz daughter weapons encounter as masked mob attempts home invasion.
Notice forbids hunting or trespassing in the Koker not pastures under penalty of the law. Manager L. G. Koxernot issues the restriction.
A wedding took place October 27 in Marathon Catholic church. Bride Clara Reiniger, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J G Reiniger, married engineer Mr. Peter Baines of the Southern Pacific railroad. Father Brogardus presided with Father Hogan. The bridal party attended a breakfast at the Reiniger home. Friends in Brewster county wish them luck.
For sale one hundred Angora bucks aged eighteen months to five years. Older bucks are California registered. younger bucks from registered stock and my own highest bred nannies. Prices from fifteen to fifty dollars. Also one thousand fine breed nannies. Address W. I. Babb Langtry Texas.
Streetwise quip notes broomcorn costs soar making home life tense as wives joke about using it to mop floors and husband, reflecting rising prices and frugal concerns.
A new Brewster County granite mountain near the Southern Pacific line is described as the finest grade in the world by Captain J W James and G A Parkinson. Dr J W Carhart and Dr Phillips of Texas praise its mirror finish and light gray color with varied flecks. San Antonio and nearby oil regions position the stone for building and monumental use.
Advertisement extols a high desert region with 20 inches annual rainfall, cool summers, mild winters, and healthful air. Claims include abundant game, cheap Mexican labor, white population, solid schools and churches, pure water at 25 feet, altitude 4477 feet, 80 percent sunshine, and quicksilver mines plus marble quarries. Notes developing Orient railroad and multiple urban amenities.
For sale mounted game heads and skins including moose elk deer and open mouth rugs. Wants perfect bear mt lion wolves with head and feet skins attached. Also requests all kinds of game heads horns and scalps. Free instructions on preparing a game head. R H Chaney taxidermist Willow City Texas.
The Alpine Steam Laundry proclaims it is fully prepared to handle any laundry work, claims to save customers money, and urges residents not to be deceived into sending money elsewhere. It asserts readiness to perform all laundry tasks promptly within the state.
A pithy reflection notes that even the rich must navigate dangers of diminishing fortune while preserving marriage. The saying contrasts wealth stewardship with personal loyalty, highlighting social pressures surrounding heiresses and marital security.
The State Bank Commissioner of Oklahoma doubles stockholders’ potential liability in the Columbia Bank failure amid broader debate over deposit guaranty laws. Nebraska’s law was struck as unconstitutional, Texas and Oklahoma experiments offer mixed results, with bankers urging a fair trial while watching Oklahoma’s plan.
A frontier business exchange rumor centers on Measday & Co as shoppers ask if trading favors the house. Local merchants weigh trust and value while customers seek fair terms and swift credit.
An old bank advertises its policy to treat customers with courtesy whether they seek change or make deposits. It emphasizes consistent, square dealing and support in adversity and prosperity, claiming steady growth as evidence of success and inviting new business.
The San Antonio Express criticizes Texas penitentiary labor contracts as inhumane and corrupt, likening them to the Russian system of vengeance. It condemns corporal punishment and urges reform while praising the investigating committee for likely reforms.
Office in Suite 2 of the McIntyre and Slight building lists Telephone 95 for the office and Telephone 44 for the residence. The note provides contact numbers and location within the building.
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