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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
2
Dialogue excerpts from a Boston Transcript page touch on a group portrait seen as ugly, a coffee preference, and a brand debate. A medical note in Lancet reports thyroid gland doses restoring hair in a Dutch woman with long baldness, while a quip links grass widows to hay ties.
Representative William R. Wood of Indiana won unanimous election to head the national Republican congressional committee succeeding Simeon D. Fess who retires to seek a U S senator post in Ohio. Fess reflected on his tenure and warned of Democratic control shifting policy across many committees.
A Senate committee report recommends continuing a reduced American Marine presence in Haiti. It argues early withdrawal could trigger banditry and revolution while praising overall benefits, noting some cruelties but declaring the Haitian peace, solvency, and security improved under U S control.
Mrs Harriet DeKrafft Woods becomes the first woman to hold the post officially titled superintendent of buildings and grounds at the Library of Congress. She will supervise 126 laborers, oversee funds, and command a 500-person library staff including the librarian. Her background includes private engineering work with her late husband and service in the copyright division.
Rep Joseph W Fordney of Michigan will not seek re election paving way for Rep Green of Iowa to chair the Ways and Means Committee after March 4 1923 Green has eleven years on the House Ways and Means bench and previously served as a town judge Longworth of Ohio ranks next in line and may seek the chair Green may shift committee policy on American valuation and surtax rates Fordney asserts about 260000 constituents in six counties and is 69 years old
The Bates experimental road in Illinois, built with varied section designs, opened March 30 for tests by the state highway department and the Bureau of Public Roads with USDA. Twelve trucks of 2,500 pounds per rear wheel began testing, causing some light sections to fail, as engineers monitor soil, temperature, and other factors.
The federal aid act of 1916 spurred a boom in highway material testing. The Bureau of Public Roads reports 68 laboratories nationwide, including 20 state labs, 27 university labs, and 21 commercial labs, with two states lacking a lab. Proximity of materials drives testing decisions to prevent project delays.
The New England states officially adopt a numbered highway designation method, praised for its simplicity. When fully implemented, it promises a complete, extendable plan for future nationwide use with numbers assigned to most main trunk routes by highway commissioners.
Road mileage in the United States is .739 miles per square mile. England shows 2.57 miles per square mile and France 1.75, illustrating varying densities of road networks across nations.
Winnipeg Canada proclaims the city has the widest streets of any American city, highlighting broad avenues and expansive thoroughfares. Local officials tout the urban planning distinction as a point of civic pride and potential tourism appeal.
A traveler reflects on road hazards noting the first strike is accidental while a second encounter implies personal responsibility. The quip frames driving caution as a learned discipline and warns against repeating mistakes.
Advertises Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for dangerous calomel. Claims calomel causes salivation and sickness while Liver Tone quickly tones the liver without side effects. Encourages buying for adults and children and promises money back if not improved.
A historical dialogue from 280 B C where Cyneas quizzes Pyrrhus about grand conquests. Pyrrhus outlines plans to conquer Sicily and Africa before admitting that contentment could come earlier if he chose. The minister presses why he delays happiness despite potential success.
A quip from the Boston Transcript is quoted describing a Wisconsin revival attendee who confessed his sins only after the grand jury sessions. The joke turns on whether divine forgiveness should wait for legal proceedings, highlighting a humorful clash between piety and public accountability.
Not only women physicians but also women surgeons are now practicing in the Paris hospitals. More than 75,000 women are employed in the British civil service.
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