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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1933
Page
7
In a tense colonial vignette Colin Cabot and Mrs. Bowlby marshal about fifty residents to defend an inn. Indians circle the firelight while raider threats loom, and a tense stand off unfolds with cries and whispered strategy. Mrs. Bowlby seeks peace in the Indian tongue before calling for a close in.
A dramatic colonial scene unfolds as a woman calms a party of braves at a tavern offering peace or war with food but no drink. Red leaders request meat, troopers arrive, and General Washington and Doctor Franklin listen as Colin recounts his adventures with humor and wit.
Colin Cabot leaves Boston to join Washington's army at Cambridge and earns a captain’s rank as secretary. A British plot prompts Farnsworth to rescue him in a duel with rival Harry Gage. Washington reprimands Cabot but restores him and he proceeds west with Col. Botts, aiding pioneer Mrs Bowlby and facing hunger, discipline, and advancing recruitment amid war strains.
The passage depicts a stormy night and perilous flood scenes as Captain Cabot encounters readings from a new world powered by intellect. Conversations with Lady Washington reveal romantic intrigue with Pat Burrin and a letter from Pat shows mixed sentiment and grim war realities. Washington’s aid restores a wounded thumb and acrimony fades.
The article explains a crude method to gauge how far a lightning flash is by counting seconds until thunder and estimates storm distance and movement. It notes light is nearly instant and sound travels about 1066 feet per second, suggesting 1 second equals about 1000 feet, with a sample: 3 seconds equals 8000 feet. It describes storm speed around 25 miles per hour and shelter timing, plus marks Franklin’s early lightning electricity ideas.
An old advertisement from Dayton Ohio promotes B K Bitters claiming to cure stomach and kidney troubles, constipation, gastritis, heartburn and rheumatism while correcting the liver and aiding digestion with a money back guarantee for $1.
Physicians endorse cleansing the body as a path to health. Advertisers urge a Calotabs course to purify the blood by stimulating liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. Trial package ten cents, family package thirty five cents, available at all dealers.
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