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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
4
The Ft Worth Star Telegram laments economic fears and urges Texas to foster youth thrift by promoting land ownership. It imagines five acre farms or suburban lots as future value boosters and civic builders, noting clubs and associations guiding youth toward responsible citizenship and progress.
A reflection on the so called simple life noting its hidden duties and paradoxes. It argues that even dreamers must contend with labor and servants, and questions whether austerity truly frees time or merely reallocates burdens. The piece cites Plato, the ap· ples, and Margaret Binswanger along with Robert Fulton’s steamboat as cross references.
A federal grand jury in Dallas returned an indictment charging officials of Standard Oil Company and Magnolia Petroleum Company of Texas with conspiracy to restrain trade and destroy the Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association. John D. Archbold, head of Standard Oil, is among those named. Magnolia Petroleum, organized in 1911, lists prominent Texas officers with headquarters in Beaumont and branches statewide.
One section owned and seven leased with good running water. 400 head high grade cattle, horses and mules. Bargain price. Apply to W. F. McGaughy. Bring cash to close quickly.
A fragmented column mixes a joke about Goethe s birthday with brief asides on English language missteps and a few scattered quotes. The piece threads Goethe anecdotes with generic remarks on theory and experiment, ending with a brief child dialogue about why a dog bites.
A New York woman discovers her cherished Victory of Samothrace is covered in dust after a week with a new maid Norah, who excels at service but admits a lack of attention to the statue. The owner learns the cleaning lapse and confronts the maid, who explains she is awkward with her fingers.
Announcement lists Democratic candidates for county judge county attorney district and county clerk sheriff tax collector treasurer surveyor and commissioners and constable with names including A M Tursey J Brooke W H Lease J W Paetes D D York W F McGavony H T Furor and W E Pasues also mentions church services and Sunday offerings at local parishes with attendance notices and sermon times.
Fragmentary OCR mentions honey value and motet freshness, notes France and an eighteen month period, and a fort that ripened or matured, but details are unclear and incomplete.
Creditors of Huddleston & Company A Wonder and W O Moore successor are notified that on August 7 1912 a deed of assignment conveyed all property to the assignee for proportional shares to creditors who consent. Creditors must consent within four months and file claims within months from this notice with assignee at Alpine Texas. Witness date August 19 1912.
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