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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1930
Page
6
A humorous collage of rustic quips and vignettes unfolds with lines about billboards turning red and yellow, a dim light’s scandal power, a pale girl and her heavy browed suitor, a wife’s return prompting a light bill joke, and a juries glance at a murder verdict. The tone evokes a small town humor column mixing anecdotes, quips, and local color.
Classified and real estate snippets describe ad rates, payment terms, lost items, and small ads. Entries include losses of shirts and clothes, items for sale such as trucks and chrysanthemums, rent offers for furnished homes, and a note on Sir Thomas Lipton’s age and the America’s Cup races. The tone mirrors a 1949 local newspaper classified page, with ads and notices across dwellings, vehicles, farms, and misc items.
Primary parish listings show Sunday school at Churches FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH at 9 45 a m with H W Ferguson as superintendent and morning worship at 10 60, Junior and Young People Endeavor sessions, evening service, mid week prayer and Bible study, and loyalty month observances. St James holds Holy Communion at 11 00. rector Paul D Newell notes a Sunday school at 10 00 and a sermon about the province of Southwest. public is invited. Christian Science meets weekly at 11 00 above the post office. Presbyterian Church lists Sunday school 10 00 worship 11 00 and midweek Bible study. Catholic Church summer services at 8, 9 30 and 1 30 with English and Spanish sermons. Fort Davis apples offered by Alpine merchants.
The excerpt presents disjointed lines praising skincare products and remedies. It references back, head, and dry lips with odd spelling errors, implying an advertisement urging readers to choose a popular brand to address neglected skin and beauty concerns.
Notice invites any voter desiring to vote in the general election next Tuesday to contact at No. 96 Hora for transportation to the polls. The ad claims the best meal in town at Young’s.
Architect’s drawing shows a $150,000 Woodmen of the World Chapel and Bird Sanctuary to rise on Woodmen Memorial Hospital grounds in San Antonio Texas. Construction begins immediately, with a 25 chime carillon tower and universal church concept for members of all religions.
For sale note listing 1999 covers 1020 acres in Brewster County quicksilver belt. Price cut to 2.95 per acre with half cash balance to suit. Includes 140000 gallon reservoir, water and cultivation ready land. Also references List Nos 1197 1161 and 640 acres outside corporate area with easy terms and titles stated as perfect.
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