Rin Tin Tin Dead At 18 In Alpine Texas Chronicle
Rin Tin Tin dies at 18 after 13 years as a film actor. The famed dog, a Belgian shepherd, rose from war-era rescuing to stardom, earning about 300000 dollars. Offspring prepared to take a lead in a new project, fans mourn a screen legend. Local notes ruinously mix with ads and state updates.
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Community death by own action and local pride
A critique of town boosters who demand local improvements while buying goods out of town. The piece argues mail order habits drain local commerce, harming prosperity and tax bases, while noting recent health trends and social shifts toward kindness and humility. It ends with a sales pitch for a food store and a proverb about not earning fame by chance.
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Ling
America
Bundessen
Wynner
New York
Indian medical lore and healing powers of traditional doctors
An early chemist argues native medicine men were not fraudulent and that Primitive Indians faced many ailments from exposure and diet. He notes remedies like Seneca snakeroot for coughs, black snakeroot for rheumatism, ginseng for headaches, blue fog for stomach troubles, and corn smut to aid childbirth. Some healers could induce sleep and Zuni doctors reportedly rendered patients unconscious during operations.
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Anton Hogstad
He Doners
Purina Feed Promotes More Eggs Per Dollar
An advertisement from Beard Feed Store claims Purina Feed yields more eggs per dollar than any other feed. The offer urges customers to prove it at the store and lists a contact phone number for inquiries, promoting patronage of the Home Printer.
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Oddball Q&A and Jokes Mix Up In Scrambled Dialect Exchange
A string of blurred dialogue and gags runs through a garbled dialogue vignette. The piece features misheard names and ethnic humor, with snippets about clocks and insurance, a window pane joke, and cross linguistic puns among characters such as a Spaniard and an English mother father pair.
Bank and Townsfolk Speak in Roving Snatches of Cash Tales
In disjointed vignettes a bank customer argues over an advertisement ploy and a $300 withdrawal, a storekeeper recalls a near ruin after a failed recount, an Alpine worker jokes about job timing, and a Highlander quips after a punctured tire. A driver’s chauffeur is shot in the leg, prompting a tense moment and a cautious retreat.
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MacTavish
Insufficient funds misread prompt causes bank mixup
A bank narration shows a check returned as sufficient funds misinterpreted. A customer claims a $300 balance while the bank later explains insufficient funds referred to the bank's balance, not the customer's. A local sage quips that the difference between a rambler and a failed businessman lies in debt awareness.
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