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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
4
The article argues major powers seek naval supremacy to shape disarmament talks. It notes four battleships costing around £8,000,000 each, displacing 43,000 tons with 16 inch guns, and warns this drives nations to resist disarmament. It also reviews Republican plans to enlarge the House, boosting GOP seats while Democrats gain fewer, amid waning partisanism.
The article notes a great trouble for England as city populations rise rapidly while farm production lags, signaling strain on rural areas and urban growth pressures. It highlights a shift in national balance and the need for policy responses to boost agricultural output.
The article argues Britain must maintain naval supremacy due to industrial trade and empire, warning that disarmament could undermine its global status. It notes Western Texas fires and cattle shortages raising fire risk, and warns against careless smoking in pastures. It ends with a warning from Alpine Light and the Company about tampering with lighting circuits and theft prosecutions.
An old classified style notice promotes ABSOLUTELY pure milk and cream from Measdaw’s Dairy, inviting readers to phone for deliveries or inquiries.
Texas produced 5,026,095 pounds of honey in 1919 and has 235,111 beehives. Drewster County is rising fast as a potential banner bee county with 5000 square miles of wildflowers and strong market demand for bee products.
Mrs Minnie O Moseley as administratrix of W L Means deceased seeks discharge from administration in Brewster County Court Alpine Texas with objections due by the November term 1921. Publication for twenty days required and the third Monday in November 1921 set for hearing at Alpine courthouse. The text notes the county clerk W H Lease and deputy J A Burke with a copy certified. Read The Avalanche and Watch Alpine Grow.
A flood of oil field promoters targets Mexia as new wells come in, spurring ads and stock pitches while warning buyers that not every pool pays. The piece warns investors to beware empty promises, notes Mexia’s youth, and cites Farm Loan Bill talk plus Del Rio’s oil town potential and drilling plans by Havilion and Kansas Oklahoma Oil Co.
Before the war Germany controlled furfural making dyes. Postwar chemists found corn cobs yield furfural, reducing reliance on German dyes. The remark notes that this shift marks a defeat for Germany.
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce Booster teases upcoming mining development for Brewster County. It notes untapped underground wealth and surface resources, and predicts investors’ intelligent effort will unlock it in coming days.
The passage praises President Tait as a rare American figure nearing the end of a storied career. It credits him with broad democratic and Republican traits, calling him the logical choice for chief justice of the Supreme Court and the most acceptable Republican successor in the president’s view.
The Treasury considers reducing the size of bank notes embracing a cautious view on practicality. The current bills remain widely accepted for subscriptions and payments, and no rush is shown to introduce a new launch method.
East Bound No 110 Express 657 A M No 102 Limited 359 PM West Bound No 109 Express 929 AM No 101 Limited 427 PM Kansas City Mexico and Orient South Bound No 25 Arrives 115 AM North Bound No 20 Departs 315 AM
A general railroad tie-up would have crippled industry and caused hunger in cities years ago. Today gasoline powered transport fills the gap, lessening potential suffering as rail lines may halt.
A 100 dollar reward offer accompanies Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising cure for catarrh sufferers for thirty five years. The ad credits the product with acting through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and remove poisons, urging immediate use and testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo.
Persons taking wood water or grass in any of the O2 pastures will be prosecuted for tresspass ing. H. T. Fletcher, Manager.
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