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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1927
Page
6
A doctor jokes that Mrs. Smith’s supposed illness is imaginary, a condition that keeps many doctors in business. The young physician learns the gag that real ailments aren’t the only source of patients in medicine.
Comic patient doctor exchange about dizziness from excessive activity. The lady explains frequent spinning and the doctor quips that the trouble is she is going round too much.
A playful verse features Mary and a light mockery of fashion trends. The spoof lyrics describe waists growing with clothing styles and roaming fashions as a recurring motif.
Mrs Pryor questions a neighbor about rumors of her husband. The reply says he spent the evening in the office and denied any wood chopping. A third party claimed he boasted about accumulating a healthy pile of chips before quitting.
In a brisk exchange the speaker reveals a family misdirection as a son’s resolution is attributed to a daughter. Briggs notes the intended quality, while the original speaker corrects the misattribution, highlighting a humorous mix up within a household.
A short dialog centers on a family the Jimsons planning to move to a better neighborhood. The humor lingers as a neighbor jokes about leaving behind a worn lawnmower and warns of losing caste if they settle in a stylish area.
A legislator complains his bill lacks teeth. An old man offers his son, a dentist, with a card to supply the right teeth. The exchange hints at how dental ties may influence legislative power in the old city.
A brief item notes Ferdinand Bepps walking down stairs without using the steps, an unusual nimble moment captured in a local feature. The piece frames the anecdote with light humor and a nod to Bepps' notable composure.
Quoted exchange shows Mrs Johnson demanding a ste nographer of a specific ugliness and Johnson replying he has no time to search the city and needs one immediately.
A tense moment unfolds when a show manager challenges a performer about a thrown object. The actor responds with a quip about a jar implying the fruit was not canned.
A comical exchange shows a wife pressuring her husband while he notes her clinging to wealth. The quip frames a domestic mood from a Brooklyn Enterprise comic snippet.
A playful exchange between Jim and Jam about why Jim likes oysters ends with Jam asking for the reason, and Jim replying that he does not know. The fragment reads as a light, humorous dialogue snippet.
Fairbanks reports three dozen men live along the Koyukuk River in Arctic Alaska with fortunes from $285,000 to $75,000. Prospectors, many married to native women, endure isolation, hunting and trapping. A recent mine cleanup yielded over $40,000, sparking talk of vast wealth beyond Point Barrow and predicting more air service to sustain this remote gold frontier.
Henry Morris twenty one and Edward Earle entered a lunchroom after a meal. Morris tried to smear limburger on his companion and fired a pistol at Charles Saunders twenty two, the night proprietor, as Saunders fled to a telephone booth. Morris was arrested on intoxication and assault with a dangerous weapon.
Southampton reports a new seagoing society formed aboard an Atlantic liner. Cabin passengers and stewards, tired of monotony at sea, create the Ancient Order of Tramps to foster fellowship with the motto good will and good fellowship and good tramps make good shipmates.
Disorderly boys caused extensive damage at the Davis district school tearing down the chimney overturning the stove and breaking windows in a discipline incident.
France pins the Legion of Honor on Jean-Marie Bigot a 65 year old blacksmith near Paris for a finely chased iron church door in 1924. The skilled artisan keeps the forge ring alive day and night while four sons who could carry on his trade were lost in the war.
London experts recount the crown jewels valued at tens of millions of dollars now under stricter guard after American gunmen were linked to recent large jewel robberies. The article details security measures, past attempts, and lists major pieces including the crown, imperial state crown, Kohinoor, and Cullinan fragments.
London reports the old bucket brigade at Buckingham Palace to be replaced by modern apparatus and electric alarm systems. The palace has not had a serious blaze for years due to constant guard and sound construction. The worst royal fire occurred in 1698 at Whitehall, when multiple royal offices burned after a laundering incident.
Horton Malone a legless beggar who has frequented parties from a hotel suite in an $8000 car while Mrs. Malone winters in Miami will spend a month in the workhouse following his latest court action.
A jury in Kansas City Circuit Court found Mrs. Florence Koontz guilty of petty larceny after she took money from her husband. The case underscores the legal stance that a wife has no right to steal from her husband.
Progressive doughboys devise a new grooming method for the army mule using a vacuum cleaner instead of a currycomb. The anecdote highlights humorous civilian ingenuity amid wartime routines.
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