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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
2
The fragment discusses lynching as a national issue beyond the South and cites reactions from the Ohio Blade and northern editors. It condemns lynch law, urges cross-regional understanding, and notes the Chicago exposition’s impact on unity and attendance, with financials and attendance figures referenced.
A local observer notes Alpine benefits from a large law abiding Mexican population. Most residents were raised in the area or have lived in Alpine for many years, contributing stability and local order.
Frisco Fair officials announce the Panama-Pacific exposition has paid off its mortgage debt of 1 2 million, contradicting fears of a sunk cost. The exhibit has not yet repaid the 5 million state appropriation or the city grant.
An 1911 1912 discussion notes typhoid vaccination as a crucial preventive measure. Citing State Health Department data, half of July deaths were due to typhoid, preventable by vaccination. The text compares Franco German war losses to modern immunity and cites Army death rate drops after compulsory vaccination.
A 1915 notice outlines vaccination expectations including three inoculations at seven to ten day intervals, possible mild to moderate reactions lasting up to 24 hours, and varying injection sites. It notes that immunity is not guaranteed but infections post vaccination are milder, with guidance on scheduling and dosage by weight. The document also contains unrelated property and water-use details for Brewster County, Texas, with a public hearing scheduled in Austin on October 25, 1915.
Notice to interested parties that W T Henderson of Alpine Texas filed September 1915 with the Texas Board of Water Engineers for a permit to appropriate 120 acre feet annually or 95 cubic feet per second for stock water from Musquis Creek a Pecos River tributary in Brewster and Jeff Davis counties. Intake near Survey No 132 on the G H S A Railway property located 416 varas south 27 degrees east and 137 varas north 63 degrees east from section 132 northwest corner with a diversion ditch 4790 feet long to the first stock reservoir.
The steamship Asian bound for New York from Liverpool was attacked by a German submarine near the Ireland coast but escaped a torpedo strike due to the captain’s actions. The ship carried semi porcelain dinnerware for the Alpine Hardware Co of Alpine Texas, delaying orders by labor shortages in England but now arriving to fulfill regular patterns and odd pieces.
Mat Smith of Alpine Texas seeks dirt work contracts including tanking dams and road work. He invites arrangements via P O Box 485 and asks for advertising discussion dated August 12, 1916.
Black mare about 16 hands with colt, marked Catholic cross branded. Reward $10 for information leading to recovery. Notify office or A. Dewees. Alpine Texas, 9.9.30.
For Rent. A recently vacated cottage one block north, west of the school, newly papered with electric lights and bath. Apply to W. L. Coleman at the post office.
Services at the women hall Sunday morning at 11 o clock with Sunday school at 10 am A cordial invitation is extended to the people of Alpine to join us in this service Rev M A McKeough Rector
Arist Texas ad offers Galloway cattle for sale with pricing details aimed at buyers in the locality. The notice presents Henderson as the seller and mentions the breed and location in a concise classified style.
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