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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1926
Page
5
Local items list social visits from San Antonio and Dallas residents, car and livestock sales, vehicle trades, and new local moves. Notices include straw hat, Velvet Hats, pears for sale, Ford trucks, lambs for sale, and a film showing featuring Rudolph Valentino at The Eagle. Community business and special offers close the page.
Sunday night rain blessed the South Llano vicinity easing cotton picking and shearing for a short while. Families and neighbors shared visits in Menard Junction and Kerrville areas with church services noted. Local merchants advertise groceries and brand foods while staff changes at Wiggley’s and Heyman Drug Stores noted.
An ad notes a single side board or gate from a Ford truck may be claimed at Eagle office after paying for the ad. It also mentions a Valentino film showing on October 7 and 8 at 7:45 PM, offers a money back guarantee on the American Beauty floor, and reports an addition being built at Kindrick Cash Grocery Powell Filling Station & Garage for car storage.
A modern fable tells of a duck pig frog and a skunk attending a circus. All but one get in as wordplay hinges on each animal’s money and a single cent remains. The riddle twists on a pun involving a bill four quarters a greenback and a cent.
A scientist claims men run faster than women, yet many men do not harness this instinctive advantage. The remark highlights gender performance beliefs and public response.
Sir Richard Grenville, vice admiral of a British fleet, was surprised off the Azores by a Spanish squadron. He attempted to pass through the enemy and maintained a 15 hour hand to hand fight before he surrendered.
In a brief civic note the Okmulgee Daily Democrat urges fairness to auto drivers and observes sidewalks rarely see cars after a victim, underscoring street safety concerns and public responsibility.
Quick party tip notes that ordinary toothpaste can clean silver if a silver polish bottle runs dry, offering an emergency remedy. It emphasizes using toothpaste as a practical cleaning option in a pinch.
A simple method uses carriage varnish and a cramer's hair brush to join broken china at the edges. When the joints dry thoroughly the fracture becomes hardly perceptible and the china will withstand fire and water.
An advertising item promotes The Eagle as a new film starring a celebrated actor. It teases thrills and romance and notes show dates October 7 and 8 with a 7 45 p m start. Also an unrelated livestock hauling service to the San Antonio market is advertised with contact details.
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