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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1926
Page
6
Miss Marcella Arnold won a Los Angeles beauty contest and will represent the city in the Atlantic City pageant.
Harold P. Sheldon, former Vermont fish and game commissioner, has been appointed as chief United States game warden of the Bureau of Biological Survey. He will lead national efforts in wildlife conservation and enforcement.
The article advises careful plant selections and layout to create a pleasing home atmosphere. It emphasizes placing shade trees to frame the house, using limited walks and drives, and curving paths to avoid obstructing the front view on larger lots.
The article argues that commercial buildings should be architecturally beautiful to maintain long term profitability. It says beauty influences buyer preference, and unattractive designs risk devaluation as new, better looking competitors arise. Investors should prioritize aesthetics to avoid future losses.
The Kansas City Star argues regulation should be minimal where taste and courtesy govern. It condemns garish or incongruous structures that disrupt streetscapes and offend neighbors with selfish disregard for the standards of orderly, harmonious communities.
The piece notes that Hartford values Washington street trees at 138.41 each while Newton lists street trees at 120.50 and Newark at 80.72. Springfield, Ann Arbor and others are given 100. The Michigan forestry department sets a minimum street tree value of 15 with no yearly increment.
The article likens today’s home owner to a king with an ancestral castle and vast retinue, aided by a host of building product manufacturers acting as eager slaves, surpassing feudal wealth and status in scale and influence.
The piece extols paint as a magical transformer that brightens homes by covering wear with a pristine, fresh appearance. It argues paint improves dull, dingy interiors and suggests timely application as a simple remedy.
National Americanism commission promotes a post led drive for community service with motto at least one act of service per year. About 4 000 posts focus wholly on community betterment and 2 000 mix post and community benefits, with 50 activities across civic improvement education recreation and juvenile efforts.
The first Junior World Series for boys baseball is set for October 11 18 and 14 in Philadelphia during the Legion national convention. Regional champions from Far West Middle West Central and Eastern regions will compete for a world title trophy as part of the American Legion baseball program. More than 2 000 teams are entered with hundreds more expected. local community and district contests will feed the finals.
In a message to National Commander John R. McQuigg Paderewski urged every eligible Pole to join the American Legion. He said those drafted or who enlisted in the U S Army should join for higher reasons, citing noble ancestry and Legion ideals.
Mrs. Wolcott reports white complexion, headaches, and bodily pain eased after using Dodson's Liver Tone. She claims she gained weight and restored vitality, urging others to try the remedy sold by druggists with a guaranteed promise to "start your liver" without sickness.
An amateur driver wrecks his car and asks a doctor for help. The physician, a veterinary surgeon, admits powerlessness then the motorist quips that he was foolish to think he could operate the machine. The exchange underscores the accident scene humor.
Ad promotes Cuticura Soap as boosting razor efficiency and skin health. It asserts no mug, no slime, no germs, no irritation even with twice daily shaving and that one soap serves shaving bathing and shampooing.
A humorous note cites that America spent 90 million dollars on chewing gum last year excluding gasoline for sticky trouser cleanups. The line adds a wry observation about the spend and the stubborn problem of gum on clothing.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to insist on genuine California Fig Syrup for children of all ages. It claims a teaspoonful cleanses the liver and bowels and warns buyers to say California to avoid imitations.
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