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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1901
Page
1
A bold sales pitch urges customers to buy suits cloaks overcoats and school shoes at lower prices than catalog offerings. The ad promises better fit longer wear and savings with a call to visit the store for demonstration.
An editorial ridicules diet fads claiming separate foods for brain and body and promotes Green's August Flower as a universal aid to digestion liver and blood. The ad touts Dr Guy Green remedies and mentions Sharp Bros as sellers plus a call to obtain Green's Special Almanac.
Houston hosts a week of events December 9 to 14 featuring the No-tsu-oh pageant Flower Parade Street Carnival Fireworks Display and King Nottoe along with social events of the Houston Light Guard and King. Southern Pacific Sunset Route offers low fare tickets from Del Rio to Orange with special excursion rates noted for December 10 and 12. Contact local agents or SFB Morse for details.
County clerk Jas Stewart certifies a true copy of the delinquent lands and town lots list as of March 31 1901 for 1900 taxes in Jeff Davis County Texas returned by tax collector D L James and filed in the county clerk's office dated November 20 1901 with official seal.
In December 1800 at the Marta crossing a double header freight killed Mrs Mary Duncan and injured others. Lucy Duncan was awarded $3000 damages in district court after waiving a jury, with costs, for the death of his wife.
Kev Sid Williams led a Sunday collection for Baylor Female College fundraisers raising 82.60. Bro McKinsie and Rev Millican preached with a large attendance, funds shared with Buckner's Orphan Home. Baptists and Methodists welcomed new members. several professed faith and baptism occurred during the revival.
A prominent stockman told a post office crowd that sunny days are lowering feed prices like cotton seed and other supplies. He said hoarders are already seeing prices tumble as drought and scarce pasture ease the emergency. The speaker credited divine guidance for the turn.
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