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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
2
IR Walter Raleigh notes a free booklet for pipe lovers offering advice on breaking in a new pipe, improving smoking quality, cleaning methods, and pipe hygiene. Readers are urged to request a copy by writing to Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky, Dept. 99.
Columbia Missouri recounts Col. Willard Vandiver’s famous banquet remark Youve got to show me which gave Missouri its slogan and became a national catch phrase The tale traces Vandivers 19th century naval banquet joke and its enduring fame as a state nickname banner slogan and humor trope.
Justin Brierly of Columbia University says America is over 20 years ahead of Europe in applying child psychology. His report, based on studies in England Germany France and more, will be submitted to Columbia the League of Nations and the US child labor bureau. He notes Europe uses tests only for subnormal children while American schools test normal children.
A dated ad praises California Fig Syrup for laxative and nourishing effects on children. It cites Mrs. H. J. Stoll of Nebraska and claiming her daughter Roma Lucile improved markedly, noting the product’s genuine label and imitation risks.
A goose owned by Mrs. E. T. Rebl mer of Van Nuys California laid eggs of a golden brown color, unusual for geese. Poultry experts report this departure from the typical white eggs. The piece ends with a quip about two things a man takes with misgivings: advice and medicine.
Mrs. Arthur Browner of Dallas says Nature's Remedy tablets cured her constipation and indigestion for ten years. The ad touts NR Tablets as soothing the stomach and bowels, preventing acids, biliousness, headaches, and rheumatism, with a 25 cent box available at drug stores and claims over three million daily users.
Berlin reports eleven years after the war that about 100000 German soldiers remain missing. About 51,218 last heard as Russian prisoners and 43,251 as French prisoners are presumed dead or unrecorded. An estimated 10,000 may still be alive in Siberia or elsewhere.
Wellsburg West Virginia reports a new license record for elopements with 8 360 couples obtaining licenses from the bureau. On the cold day after Thanksgiving 17 couples still secured permits to wed in the tri state Gretna Green.
Shanghai reports that China features hundreds of distinct monetary systems. Each village or city uses its own unit, forcing buyers to perform complex calculations to determine the price before making purchases.
A San Diego judge and attorneys reviewed a proposed causeway over Mission Bay from an airplane to inspect the area in question. Separately, tree specialists note electrocution and heat damage from lines and walls as common injuries to trees, and ruins at Lake Nemi are identified as remains of a Roman wharf.
Remedies mothers trust Castoria for fretful children and colic. The gentle vegetable formula soothes infants and youngsters without strong medicines. Genuine Castoria bears Chas. H. Fletcher signature on the wrapper. doctors prescribe it.
In Boston, Mrs. Jones reports spotting her husband chasing a hula-hula dancer in a grass skirt at a masquerade ball, prompting Mrs. Brown to label him a rake in the Boston Transcript.
A reader muses that adding a simile is as futile as compiling an index to a bridged Webster dictionary. The remark playfully critiques unnecessary scholarly effort.
A Voltaire aphorism reflects on the timing of pleasure and wisdom urging youth to seek love while later focusing on salvation. The line blends carpe diem sentiment with moral guidance attributed to the philosopher.
Delft ware originated in Delft Holland around 1310. Later wares imitating the style are also called Delft, reflecting a long tradition of ceramic craftsmanship and copying.
Miss Margaret Belden of Los Angeles argues men seek friends not patients and shares her recovery using rest and Nujol. The piece promotes Nujol as a harmless internal lubricant and urges buying it for health and happiness in social life.
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