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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
7
A terse reflection notes how a 10-cent store taps into human impulses for value and quick purchases, contrasting ancient offerings with contemporary bargain aisles. The remark underscores the enduring appeal of low prices and immediate gratification in retail culture.
A brief copyright notice credits Wyndham Martyn for the W. N. U. service, indicating authorship and rights reserved. The item records ownership and protection status for the periodical material.
Hilton Hanby buys the Gray house near Pine Plains. Miss Selenos, a former tenant, warns the buyer the house is cursed. A man claims to have been the former chauffeur for Sir Stanford Seymour and details further alarming omens to Hanby’s secretary Adolf Smucker.
A former Seymour chauffeur warns about a cursed gray house in Dutchess County. He recounts drownings linked to the place and urges prevention of a family moving there, claiming witnesses feel watched and the staff fears haunting sights. The talk ends with a request for cigars and coffee as an undisclosed date approaches.
A narrative excerpt opens with Mr Smucker at nine o'clock standing before a Gothic entrance. The scene suggests a formal or ceremonial setting and introduces Smucker as a focal figure in a developing plot. The fragment hints at mystery or anticipation surrounding the door and its significance.
A troubled Adolph Smucker visits Hilton Hanley in a duplex apartment to demand a life and death confrontation. Hanley plans a public grand estate near Vine Plains, revealing Wyldwood and Gray House as new ambitions for wealth and social status.
The piece notes early use of speed measuring devices from the 17th century alongside clocks to gauge motion. It cites Evelyn’s 1657 diary mentioning a device showing miles and rods with multiple dials. It contrasts ancient use with modern speedometers recording faster travel and modern complaints about slow magistrates and holiday traffic.
No additional context available. A quotation attributed to John Andrew Holmes contrasts appetite with health, implying moral instruction on self control.
Gabriel Tornell, a one legged athlete from Mexico City, excels in horseback riding swimming basketball tennis and boxing while serving as cashier-in-chief for the Mexico street railway and later as director of playgrounds for the federal district. At 34 he promotes youth sports and plans 28 new playgrounds, saying the will to overcome hardship can restore vitality.
In Condon Ferry, Washington, a northwest district faces a surge of rattlesnakes with fierce temperaments. Farmers report many killed, including William Lendell who decapitated three within 50 feet of his home. A house cat joined the efforts but will recover.
Holbrook merchant T. J. Koury celebrated the birth of his wife’s twenty fourth child, a son weighing ten pounds, as the couple marked twenty seven years of marriage.
Memphis youth Thomas William Corzine 20 faced a police report after claiming a robbery at his date scene. He said a big man took his money and watch, but detectives found no watch or clear robbery details. He was fined 25 dollars for disorderly conduct and jailed in the workhouse when unable to pay.
A nostalgic Castoria ad touts a wide household use for infant relief from colic, constipation, and diarrhea. It claims five million homes rely on Castoria, stresses safety for babies, and urges mothers to remember the name and keep a bottle handy.
A boy mishears Abraham Lincoln as crossing the desert with many wives after a Sunday school lesson. His father questions the odd tale and the child’s memory reveals playful confusion.
A cautious note argues that well meant guidance often spawns anxiety and strife. Readers are urged to consider practical steps and weigh potential outcomes before acting.
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