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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
3
A reflective piece featuring Ed Howe quotes about justice and perception. It explores tradition respect and the idea that money follows effort, noting humor fades when progress is shown and love often speaks softly rather than with grand phrases.
The piece muses on self blame and constancy as readers compare introspection to a woman's reflection. It ponders if men underwent a beauty shop process, mirroring a woman's grooming routine as a social experiment.
A feature on picnics describes easy at home dishes and methods for large family gatherings. Recipes include Cream Salad Dressing Baked Beans Camp Coffee Fresh Peach Ice Cream and a frankfurter cheese bacon roll. The piece promotes Eleanor Howe's new book Household Hints with ordering details.
Simple tips for cleaning after frying fish by boiling vinegar in the skillet. Use wax paper under refrigerator trays to ease removal. Store green bananas in a paper bag in darkness to quicken ripening. For fancy sandwiches remove a top bread slice with a thimble and insert an olive slice. After using a hot water bottle drain, blow air in, then stopper to prevent sticking.
Washington notes assess the first session of the seventy sixth Congress, tracing party splits, Roosevelt policy battles, and the rise of congressional power. The piece links defections, tax changes, WPA funding shifts, and investigations to a looming 1940 Democratic platform and possible third term dynamics.
The article reports President Roosevelt angrily denying United Press dispatches as false and accusing the agency of falsification. It notes GOP and some Democrats criticizing Roosevelt policy on neutrality, framing the matter as political maneuvering amid Capitol rumors and press clashes.
William S Goertzen of Newton Kansas received a patent for a night fishing bobber with a built in flashlight. The light is activated by the fish when he bites, signaling the angler to reel in.
Lydia Tarrant of the University of Vermont tells MIT audience that urban kids are healthier despite farm income drops. A Vermont project teaches farmers to improve diets on $2 per week per person, boosting milk intake and homegrown vegetables. other speakers include Louis Lyons and Florence L. McKay.
Dallas inventor Henry Garrett says he patents an automobile carburetor using water and lye as fuel. He claims one gallon of water plus a can of lye powers an engine as effectively as 2,000 gallons of gasoline.
Canada will issue special one two and three cent stamps celebrating King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit. Stamps go on sale May 15 the day the royal couple land in Quebec. The one cent shows Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. The two cent features the national war memorial to be unveiled May 18. The three cent bears the king and queen.
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