This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
10
Subscriptions priced per year six months and three months with twenty dollars and one dollar twenty five cents per half year. Advertising sites on application at the Alpine Texas Postoffice. Notice to the public invites corrections of any erroneous reflections on character or corporation.
A scanned 1920s style page questions reader kindness and support with verses on lending aid. It contrasts brotherly care with indifference and urges active help on the weary mile. The piece blends a moral call with a public notice on camp tourism and a finance column highlighting compound interest.
The tale recalls Robinson Crusoe posting a ship ad by tying a shirt to a pole on his island. Despite long silence, he persisted, changing copy and garments until he achieved his goal, proving advertising can pay off over time.
The piece argues a newspaper should serve beyond business aims, upholding honesty impartiality and community welfare. It urges readers to respect their paper, which in turn must critique courageously, condemn where needed, and promote local ideals and development.
A fragmented Alpine column blends satire on fashion and society with stray notes on crops, weddings, and local events. Reports mention a Uplift Society, a keg explosion in a hostess’s cellar, a grocer halting supplies to a club, and efforts to promote diversified farming and homestead development in Jefferson Texas.
The Chamber of Commerce in Jefferson Texas has formed a new Land Settlement Commission aligned with the city commission to coordinate efforts in local land and development matters. The group aims to organize settlement plans and related initiatives for the community.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.