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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1936
Page
4
Alpine Texas brief notices from the County section mention typing errors and corrections policy. The column lists rates for notices, marriage cards, and reading notions with local staff credits and a subscription price.
A twelve member panel ranked Ty Cobb as the greatest baseball player of all time while naming Babe Ruth Honus Wagner and Tris Speaker among other legends. Connie Mack called Cobb the definitive choice noting his speed fielding and consistent hitting. The survey reflects enduring respect for Cobb and his era.
Fragmented OCR notes recount the push to place the U S capital on a mobile site for relocation tests, the temporary move to New York, a 1795 cornerstone laid by President Washington, and the 1800 shift to the current city amid incomplete early urban improvements along Pennsylvania Avenue. The passage notes the era’s evolving capital location debates and initial construction stages.
A Greenville Advocate report notes a colored preacher in Butter County Alabama likening churchgoers to fish species in a sermon. He compares some to a trout to jump churches, suckerfish easy to catch, flounder who notices others faults, catfish hiding till revival, and slick eels to hard to handle. He ends by broader comment that many people are flaky in some way.
Article discusses mercury lamps emitting healthful ultra-violet rays used by physicians and now proposed for general lighting. Expected to aid indoor workers with limited sunlight and improve health, with cautions on handling. The piece shifts to a court warning involving Mrs Rachel Klein of Chicago about interfering in her daughter and son-in-law's affairs.
A nostalgic guide to autumn fruit salads celebrating color and warmth. It describes serving ideas and simple preparations including pineapple, peaches, and tomato combinations, plus a Tulip Salad concept and pear tomato variations to tempt guests as the season turns.
A chaotic station scene ends with passengers hearing the conductor call out a liar amid startled reactions. The encounter includes a young waiter and a tailor discussing a seating issue and a proposed sum of 530,000, with dialogue revealing tension between travelers and staff.
Two intoxicated men near the water edge argued while one cried for help after falling in and failing to swim. The other spectator remained seated, offering no assistance as the drowning occurred.
A jumble of humorous vignettes about a frazzled girl rushing to school and tripping in alarm, amusing lines about aging and old age, playful exchanges with fictitious characters MacGregor and MacPherson, and scenes of a mother debating school excuses after a heavy snowstorm.
Fragmentary OCR items mention a letter with a quip about Eddie’s 14 inch legs and 18 inch snow depth, followed by a story of a wife waking her husband from sleep over a noise. The content presents short domestic anecdotes with humorous or curious details.
Tinymne a Shetland sister of Peruna, SMU football mascot, fell ill at the Texas Centennial Exhibition. The PBX swarmed with calls for information as Tinymne recovered on the road to health.
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