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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
2
A 19th or early 20th century column cites Dr Ida C Nahm denouncing cosmetics tight shoes and four pound hairstyles as harming beauty. She prescribes soap and water, outdoor walking, and drinking two quarts daily as the safe path to health and a slim figure.
A Youngstown Telegram item shows a store owner firing a clerk described as a jokester. The department manager notes incompetence was not the issue, and a caller quips about a hammock. A commentator adds a regional quip about how women speak and change their minds.
The Belgian taxi driver-turned-soldier recalls loving Louise Marie in Dunkerque and trading places to win a Prasco helmet as German shells fall. He joins trenches and leads a brief charge, afterward praising French women and the town, claiming fear left him when Louise Marie's helmet was won.
Whittier hall at Teachers' College of Columbia University fundraises wool and knitting for soldiers in England and Scotland. After shipping, waitresses included short notes to the recipients, who respond with letters from Glasgow Edinburgh and Dundee detailing marriages and romances amid war life.
Mrs. E. B. Nelson posts a sign in Flushing New York stating no more Nelsons may be taken as boarders and that she has five unrelated Nelsons already living there.
John O'Day of Butte Montana walked to Brooklyn seeking work but returned empty handed and reportedly disappointed by the results of his cross country trek.
An advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable liver medicine that cleanses sour bile and constipation without salivation. It denounces calomel as Mercury causing bone necrosis and urges readers to buy the 50 cent bottle and try it with a money back guarantee.
Henry P. Davison recalls an international marriage that failed due to an absent minded Spanish count. At a Paint Rock castle dinner the guest began removing plates, prompting the host to remind him he was not in the deanery but in Paint Rock society.
The exchange features Cobb asking if knowing Short is a privilege, Webb answering it is an expense. The judge weighs in with a quip about finishing what one starts, reflecting courtroom banter.
The article explains why birds sing linking music to mating, nesting, and rearing. It notes male birds sing to charm mates and encourage egg laying, then switch to a guttural croak after hatchlings emerge, resuming hopeful song if nests are destroyed.
A discussion notes evolving social work theories with a sharp line of view on aiding the poor. One adviser argues for modifying living costs by buying goods in barrel lots, prompting questions on practicality and fairness.
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