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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
2
A collage of small opinions and facts touches on a hotel bill of fare joke a poet’s claim about the alphabet a burglar tale a father’s wedding mood wartime policy compulsory arbitration Paris world’s fair exhibitors Ramsey’s 85th birthday and a brief biography of Minnesota’s early leader with a Johns Hopkins tone.
Mrs. Nancy Jones of Jonesboro Tennessee marked her 105th birthday recently. She enjoys her pipe, runs her farm, and draws a pension as a revolutionary widow. The piece hints at long lineage and a joke about future growth if all descendants live to similar ages.
The exchange centers on Lieut Hobson denying belittling Admiral Dewey’s triumph. A ground reporter, who spent months repairing wrecks, defends the victory as grand, while urging reporters to render judgment on the matter.
Seventeen Alaska mountains rise above ten thousand feet. Mount McKinley now appears higher than Mount St Elias after a recent survey. The president can point to McKinley as the largest North American peak, even if not the Earth’s highest overall.
The text argues Koreans once led in civilization but declined due to devil worship, superstition, and fear of spirits. It claims Buddhism and Confucianism were overthrown by Shamanism, with witch doctors ruling Korea and a prophecy of a splendid destiny undone by occult practices.
The New York board of health moves to design a steel laboratory to study bubonic plague. Prompted by the plague ship from Santos, Brazil, and Glasgow outbreaks, the facility will have asphalt walls, no chimney or windows, and electric heating. It aims to strengthen port quarantine and advance practical scientific research.
Barbara Graves travels beyond the mountains to the city with Philip Drake but rejects his proposal after discovering his deceit. She confesses love for Robert Clayton, who has long waited and cared for her. A dramatic climb, a dead eagle, and a kitten bind their fates as they return home to begin life together.
Dr Temple then headmaster of Rugby and Dr Benson, master of Wellington College, stroll through Heathpool woods. Benson points to a grand beech tree, Temple suddenly climbs the trunk and sits among the branches as both future archbishops share a schoolboy laugh.
A white goat used in an American Animal Therapy Association session at the Masonic Temple Chicago died after chloroform as the physician Hawley demonstrated lymph and tissue extraction for therapy. The event included a lecture on lymph cure and testimonials praising animal therapy results.
Ex-Congressman A. T. Goodwyn of Alabama reports two bottles of Peruna cured his long standing catarrh. He praises Dr. Hartman’s remedy as a tested national cure and urges readers to request a free book on catarrh from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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