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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1926
Page
5
Found on a Texas farm near Christine, nineteen skeletons from an early settlement are uncovered in a dugout cellar. Bones show arrowheads in skulls and infant remains among adults all described as white. Residents suspect Indians attacked and burned the village, and searches continue around a marked tree for clues or treasure.
Governor elect Dan Moody and his bride Mildred Thaxton will move into the Texas executive mansion in Austin next month. The couple, married just before Moody’s gubernatorial campaign, will balance state duties with a young household as one of the nation’s youngest governor and first lady duos.
In French Lick Springs Indiana E L Bowman of the Clay Products extension bureau warns that white collar workers and civic pleasures lure bricklayers and plumbers away from trades. He fears a shortage of apprentices risking future construction as the American Face Brick Association also seeks more entrants.
London reports that the astrologer Francis Moore of Old Moore's Almanack predicts 1927 will be worse than 1926 with Neptune causing trouble. He warns of Bolshevik attacks, strikes, and social unrest affecting workers and governments, citing monthly planetary positions and double dealing among powers.
An old ad urges readers to use Bond's Liver Pills as a genuine liver stimulant and cure for headaches biliousness dizziness neuralgia indigestion and constipation with a claim that one pill removes bile and waste. Sold by all druggists. Ady.
In Winchendon Massachusetts the Santa Claus toy making industry operates as the main plant with 1456 workers year round and a total inventory valued at about 6 million dollars. December sales dominate the year and shipments to Boston and abroad support a busy Christmas trade with a wide variety of dolls and toys. The jewelry trade also thrives, with diamonds and pearls remaining staple gifts as styles continually evolve.
The passage lists a grim forecast for 1927 as a doomed year, blaming Neptune and describing strange deaths, drownings, drugging, and heart failure. It portrays the planet as bringing misfortune and labels the era as bad.
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