Alpine Blefend Section Notices and Local Corrections
Alpine paper invites public corrections and notes Card of Thanks and personal notices in Brewster County. Local column lists Bennett, Mrs, C D Wood, Barry Seeber, Mrs Far Clark. Subscription and rate details shown at Alpine office under Texas law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
Alpine
Davis Mountain
DM. Bennett
C.D. Wood
Barry Seeber
Far Clark
Texas
Act of Congress
Advertising Drives Business Success Says Bradstreet
The adage that business grows by advertisement is echoed in a Bradstreet report noting 95 percent of all business failures result from lack of advertising. The piece argues that successful merchants actively promote goods to win customers rather than wait for business to arrive at their doors.
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Sradstreet
Bradstreet
Local woman praised for quiet virtue and devoted family care
The obituary from Uvalde Ledger News honors a plain, hardworking woman in town. She cared for her family, helped neighbors, and found joy in religious service. Her modest life left a lasting, fragrant mark of love and kindness on those who knew her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldomn
Fife
Atie
Goody Tours Highlight French Trade Officials Nordic Trip
More than 200 French commercial figures and officials toured Norway Sweden Poland and Denmark under M. Armand Megele to study northern ports and discuss French export industries. The aim is practical international commerce and fostering global ties through direct merchant contact.
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Norway
Sweden
Poland
Denmark
Suport
M. Armand Megele
France
Une Comite
Mediterraean
Algeria
Harape
Baltic
Mogele
Economic mood sways as officials fear misplaced blame
The article discusses economic fluctuations between boom and depression and argues legislation alone cannot fix conditions. It favors supply and demand and concerted citizen action over political remedies, noting public unease about those in power and referencing lectures and a local swimmer who covered 200 yards in Deerfield River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Anity
Omer
Early Transatlantic Flight Feats and Records
The article recalls early aviation milestones including the first cross Atlantic attempts and notable solo flights. It contrasts conditions during flights and notes the 1919 era achievements as landmark feats. It also mentions a pro conservation drive by Spur Chamber of Commerce urging two hundred fifty Dickens County families to can a calf as a food campaign.
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Ae Samgmas
NCAA
Linnead
Newfoundland
Axoe Islands
Atlante
Ndster
America
Europe
Standine
Ucla
Lane
Chamber of Commerce of
Spur
Texan
Dickens County
Feeder Movement Expands in West Texas
West Texas feeders begin larger scale operations as the West Texas feeder feeder exchange forms to link grain growers, breeders, and stock men. Mayer and Barnes lead the effort in San Angelo, aiming to reduce red tape and unify markets. Early sales include 3,000 pounds shipped, with Tom Green county ranchers feeding hundreds to thousands of head daily and strong momentum toward broader Texas movement.
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San Angel
Texas
Tve
West Texas
Walt
Mayer
W .Barnes
Amin Yi
Plana Tren
Sea iodine production from kelp beds and marine plants
Historical note describes iodine sources from seaweeds especially kelp, with a specific extraction plant anchored on the sea floor using tubed vats and frond areas. It notes high iodine content and the value of extracts, while mentioning kelp as a source of diverse marine products and food items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hmanes
Dave
First Bale Brings 10c Ft Stockton Market Report
The first bale of the new crop cotton in Pecos County sold in Fort Stockton for 10 cents per pound, a premium above market value. The bale weighed about 406 pounds and was graded clean. Antonio Veni of Imperial gin cleaned the bale, with W. White noting strong quality in the Imperial area near Buena Vista this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos County
Port Stockton
W. White
Antonio Veni
Imperial Ana
Imperial
Buena, Vista
Fort Stockton
Mexico Lifts Hunting Bans Opens to Sportsmen
Del Rio officials announce Mexico will resume hunting and fishing for American sportsmen with official opening on October 15. Permit prices include 88 pesos for 30 days in one district 1655 pesos for 60 days in the state 22 pesos for six months and 30 pesos for an annual republic-wide permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
del Rio
Republic
del Rio Evening News
Czech Taught In Few High Schools
Austin Texas October 6 Czech is now offered as a modern language in several Texas high schools after state approval. Dr Fruard Micek UT associate professor notes first year teaching in Austin Temple Hallettsville Houston Needville and St Ludmilla s Academy Shiner with most instructors trained at the university. About 61 students enrolled this year in Slavonic studies reflecting growing demand and funding.
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Austin
Texas
State Department ‘of Education
Fruard Micek
University of Texas
Coech
Temple
Halletsville
Mi' Met-At-Tteleek
Bees learn their way by experience in new hives
The text notes bees cannot distinguish colors much and that longer residence in a hive improves homing. Experiments asleep bees transported to a new hive 12 yards away show only 30 percent return after three days, rising to 90 percent after five days as they adapt to the new location.
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Montreal
Applause for Workers in Physical Research Tone
Immense praise for workers and poets shaping modern industry. The piece extols researchers who translate lofty ideas into practical service and notes their front-page presence in newspapers and periodicals. It highlights inspiring contributions to machinery and the human spirit.
Romance’s decline, Victorian myths, and enduring bonds
A fragmented column argues romance fades yet deep ties persist beyond surface attractions. It contrasts Victorian beliefs that love would solve life’s problems with a call for a tougher view, acknowledging lasting connections despite waning passion and social changes.
Fragmentary Thought on Patience and Delay
A fragment reflects on a habit of delay and the value of patience. It notes that many worries are trivial and if one could wait, hold their tongue, and take time, many conflicts would settle themselves. The speaker muses about the futility of rushing conclusions.
Thought She Knew An Elderly Couple Wedding Tale
An elderly couple at a country church encounters a miscommunication during the vows when the groom asks his bride to repeat the clergyman’s question about taking a wife. The memory of a prior meeting adds humor as the bride shouts the exact phrase back, prompting surprised reactions from the groom.
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Mary
Ingenious Elliptical Auditorium Planned by Grow and Folsom
The article describes an elliptical auditorium 200 feet long, 150 feet wide, and 80 feet high with capacity over 8000. It notes unique acoustics from an arched, rope-free roof, timbered with tie beams and held by wooden pegs, designed by Henry Grow and William Folsom.
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Henry Grow
Williiam Folsom
Anscade Term and Hidden Origins In History
A fragment discusses the word Anscade and its secret history. It notes a Tubrosa tale of unpublished events and claims Procoptus used its private Ute Justalan and Taeodora.ar portrayal to illustrate the term. The passage highlights root-source significance and obscure context.
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Procoptus
Justalan
Taeodora
Victorian bishop rebukes feminine candidates amid modest decorum
In a mid-Victorian note a discreet Anglican bishop condemns the behavior of young women and their voting style, blaming a fashionable headstrong attitude for hesitation. The piece suggests a conservative stance on feminine candidates in church-linked affairs.
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Hreet
Origin of Gypsies Traced to Northwestern India
A historical overview traces Gypsy origins to northwestern India. It notes mixed ancestry from many regions as Gypsies spread through Kabulistan, Bernie, Syria, Egypt, North Africa, and Turkey into Europe in the ninth century. It mentions multiple dialects across Europe signaling wide dispersion.
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Ilons
Europe
Hasesta
India
Kabulistan
Bernie
Syria
Egypt
Africa
Turkey
Dunmow Flitch Tale Traced to Ancient Ceremony
Father Ronald Knox recounts an amusing preface for the Dunmow Flitch celebration in Tford England. He links the rite to ancient marriage customs involving peasant pork offerings and a cut wedding cake, noting the prize arose from unhappy marriages rather than happy outcomes.
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Ronald Knox
Tford
England
Knox
Community Scheme Fizzle and Co operative Farm History
A 1841 Massachusetts cooperative farm in Brook Farm failed after forming to promote communal living with 200 acres, shared labor and pay, sales of farm products, and a children’s school. Notable supporters included Hawthorne, Emerson, Alcott, Parker, and Fuller, but enthusiasm waned amid internal tensions.
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Bury
Mass
George Tp
Narthaniel Hawthorne
Charles A. Day
Dwight
George Fearnford
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Amos B. Alcott
Theodore Parker
George
Margaret” Fuller
Exhibit in Stockholm Illustrates Swedish Currency History
The display shows Swedish coins evolving from barter to formal currency, noting coins once weighed up to 40 pounds. A striking exhibit features 2000 match boxes with unique labels to show the variety of Swedish safety matches. In fact, over 9,000 designs exist for local markets, though all share a common standard.
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Stockholm
International
Econion
Ostentation and Wealth: A Lecturer’s Satirical View
A lecturer mocks ostentation among the rich, arguing wealth is used for display. He notes Newrich at a breakfast wearing a large almond in his necktie, yet observers overlook the stone’s beauty as he adjusts it. The scene underlines social pretense.
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Peter Gaskell
Onaire
Newrich
Comparative Riches Story From Simple Living Tale
A fable about a poor man who travels simply and enjoys feasts of life while a wealthy companion grows richer through daily business. The contrast prompts the question of true wealth, ending with the poor man noting he has enough couch money to meet his needs.
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Great Tallionaire
Lcci
Dollar value in trade at peak since war, three month average
New York reports the past three months show the American dollar has peak buying power since the war. Necessaries and luxuries cost about one dollar for items normally priced 1.64, with clothing and food prices relative to normal shifting as the economy recovers from the 1929 stock market crash.
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New York
National Industrial Conferce Board
Digwest
Stockton Plans Feeding System In Fort Stockton Area
Chamber of commerce discussions outline feeding feeder breeder plan for Fort Stockton and nearby. Tilton of Santa Fe pledges cooperation. Beeman says Port Stockton feed mill to open mid month with capabilities for ground and mixed feeds. Bailey proposes balanced rations for lambs calves and steers with cost estimates. financing issues reviewed. experimental feed pens promised. Local stockmen and Wheeler County business leaders review tax values and new water mains in Vega.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fort Stockton
Tilton
Santa Fe
Beeman
Port Stockton
Ie B. Bailey
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Cerem
Stockton
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