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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
4
A speaker condemns chronic kickers who complain and deter investment, urging them to retreat and let workers rebuild the town. He warns that one persistent critic can repel business more than droughts or disasters.
Mrs Maria Taylor reports Bucklens Arnica Salve healed her grandson after believed fatal injuries. The ad extols Arnica Salve as infallible for burns scalds cuts wounds boils skin eruptions and other ailments. Also features a moral civic note from Upland Roundup warning against flirting and urging modest conduct for girls.
An array of quick ads tout Measday Co for oysters and butcher shop orders, delivery service, and weekly flour shipments. The column also notes a witty Chronicle Owl quote on newspaper advertising and cites a Texas editor banning obituary notices for non-subscribers.
Laundry notice advertising cleaning and pressing of men’s suits by Alpine Steam Laundry. Phone 37 offered full service with satisfaction guaranteed.
Measpay & Co urges customers to place dinner orders early in the morning, especially for Sundays, to ensure timely preparation and delivery. The note emphasizes planning ahead to avoid delays and accommodate peak demand.
Wm Upchurch of Glen Oak Oklahoma left home to seek mountain air for a serious lung ailment. After six months he returned near death, then used Dr King New Discovery and recovered after six bottles. The ad claims it cures coughs colds hoarseness sore throat grip bronchitis hemorrhages asthma croup with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and a free bottle guarantee by R B.
A compact composite of aphoristic lines noting bookworms as figures of obsession, wedlock seen as secondary, and even spotlight figures can sour into nuisances. It comments on appetite for luxury and the challenge of financing it.
Mrs James Duncan of Haynesville Maine calls dyspepsia her merciless foe for two decades. After failed remedies and doctors, Electric Bitters cured her indigestion appetite and strength. Now 70 she enjoys eating again and praises the medicine. Sold for 50c by R B Slight & Co.
A columnist notes that many young men fear being labeled henpecked and prefer to avoid foolishness. Some laugh at the so called big noises while resisting such judgments and aiming to maintain independence.
Ad touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as the world’s best remedy for sick and nervous headaches. Claims they purify blood, strengthen nerves, and boost health with 25 cents at R. B. Slight & Co. Ends with a note about a young man becoming a gasoline scorcher.
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