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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1921
Page
6
The excerpt recalls a scene in a parlor where Daniel is spared by lions who are urged not to harm him. Little Betty insists the lions bite him a little to satisfy her curiosity, expressing she wants to see.
A Detroit Free Press clipping notes a man walking into the office yesterday and asking his boss for a pay raise, described as a nerve filled move amid tough times.
A mother suffered stomach trouble for over thirty years and tried many medicines. After using Ware's Black Powder as directed, she recovered in less than a week.
Washington report outlines seven recommendations to overhaul veteran relief. A proposed Veterans Administration headed by a director general would oversee the Bureau of War Risk Insurance and parts of the Public Health Service, consolidating relief under executive order. It urges immediate hospital expansion and use of a 15.6 million dollar hospital appropriation.
Galveston Tex A report by H Wilson shows 372 officers and men were placed aboard Shipping Board vessels in March at Galveston. Of these 70 were officers and 302 were enlisted men, up from last year by 42. Thirty eight first placements included mostly former soldiers and sailors. Wilson notes increased shipping activity boosted seamen placements later in the month.
San Antonio Texas reports only 2 percent of the four thousand officer positions for first and second lieutenants filled from Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Arizona and Colorado. A dearth of civilian applicants forces the army to seek officers from other sources.
In Juarez customs men under Rafael Davila seized fifty pistols and 30000 rounds of American made ammunition during a raid on a main street house late Thursday night.
Representative Wurzbach of Texas is selected as a member of the Republican committee on military affairs, with the announcement coming this week in Washington.
Texas public health authorities completed fumigation for 387 ships at Port Arthur in March. Other notes report continued crop damage from rabbits and rats in Louise district and Gonzales County, and large lumber exports by Orange.
United States Department of Agriculture advises cleaning up garden debris to prevent insects and disease spores. Gather and burn dead vines and plants, store usable stakes, and rake rough soil. Protect young apple trees from mice and rabbits with guards, prune suckers, and spray with lime sulfur to kill scale insects.
The article explores London Street names with a focus on Crooked Usage in Chelsea. It notes its oddity and suggests the name may derive from crooked cartways rather than straight grassy divisions.
The article notes that fire and water are regarded as spirits habitats in pagan belief. It states the sacred hearth, an ever-burning flame, was seen as the home of household gods and unsafe to give a burning brand to a stranger in primitive times.
The article explains that insect sounds come from rapid wing vibrations, sometimes over a hundred strikes per second, and from a stridulating organ near the wing base. Chirping results from a scraper mechanism where parts rub together, similar to a fiddle bow, with leg against wing interactions.
Lampreys, eel like ocean residents, move into rivers in spring to build nests for their eggs. They use suction from their large mouths to dislodge river pebbles and deposit eggs in selected spots.
The article recalls Scotland's past where coal and salt mine workers were legally tied to their workplaces. Workers were bought and sold with the mines, could not freely escape, and their children faced inherited servitude, linking labor bondage across generations.
A physician reports a technique using purified air pumped into the brain to locate tumors precisely without harming the patient. This method could enable accurate tumor positioning for removal.
More deaths from measles and whooping cough than scarlet fever prompt calls for stronger school hygiene. Experts urge parental education on quarantine and isolation for simple diseases to curb the outbreak.
The article explains that joss sticks are made from a bam boos stem rolled in a blend of fourteen odorous drugs. It notes one ingredient protects against rats and mice, while camphor ensures a steady burn.
Advertisement promotes Oxidine as a hot water tonic with immediate energizing effects and regular dosing. Also lists tomato and cabbage plant varieties from Waugh Plant Farm in Waco Texas with prices for bulk orders and parcel post options.
To remove a stamp from an envelope cut a blotter to stamp size. Soak the blotter in cold water and lay it over the stamp. After a few minutes remove the blotter and the stamp comes off.
A complainant at Clerkenwell police court reported a lodger threatening to tear him up. The court noted such threats would breach the law.
A simple quality check heats a small oil sample and a flame to its thin smoke. The smoke flashes instantly if the oil is of good grade, while poorer oil burns with a slower flash.
The text argues that well built silos filled with corn at proper maturity never get discarded and that farmers with silos on their farms value them for supplying succulent nutritious feed. It emphasizes the indispensable role of silos in farm operations and feed storage.
A youthful observer notes that grown members of a brass band no longer play for fun, implying dedication and discipline drive their performance beyond entertainment.
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