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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1928
Page
2
A reflective piece on inner honesty and outward appearance. It urges living with unselfishness and faith, noting how true character shows on the face and in deeds. The text references Garwood visitors and a general meditation on virtue and happiness.
The column laments child gun deaths and warned parents about keeping firearms away from children, then shifts to politics praising Jesse Jones and critiquing marriage fees. It notes Florida preachers charging for weddings and condemns commercializing marriage vows while urging voter participation and poll tax discussions.
A fragmentary column cites views on speech from Attie, Grant, Lincoln, Washington, and Coolidge. It notes the power and danger of talking, with cautions on overtalk and the value of weighing one’s own words. Rock Island resident Mose Townsend is listed among visitors.
A traveling sign painter from Nashville befriends a boy described as 15 or 19, shelters him in a hotel, and later finds the youth has stolen funds. The boy leaves a cryptic note promising repayment after three months. Wallen recovered $59. Religious affiliation of Congressmen listed by denomination tallies. Mr and Mrs J B Stell visit Houston for the weekend.
The article notes Governor Dill Moody of Texas earning $1000 yearly while other states pay far more. It contrasts Texas’s historical low pay with higher sums in New Hampshire, Vermont, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, describing relative state wealth and governance costs.
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