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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
3
In this tale Uncle Tan, a well educated fisherman with sea urchin jars, amuses two children with improvised stories from his head. They barter for tales by kissing his head, then he begins a Thanksgiving night story about two lost children and their dog Aristotle, promising a dozen more if they return each evening.
Uncle Tan tells Peter and Jane twelve adventures about Brother and Sister and Aristotle a dog. The tales begin simply in the country and a church barn then grow fantastical including a visit to the Man in the Moon. The stories charm both children and adults.
A seaside fisherman called Uncle Tan invites children to supper with biscuits honey and blueberries. He shares stories of Brother and Sister while describing his simple cabin and family, setting a cozy scene of seaside life and memory.
A brother and sister travel to their grandfather’s old fashioned home for Thanksgiving. The great fireplace dominates the end of the house and six men could stand inside. Grandma uses a cook stove instead of the fireplace though she leaves it open for big fires at times.
On the eve of Thanksgiving Grandmother bakes and packs a basket with a roasted chicken, bread, butter, jelly, a mince pie, and doughnuts for Mrs Moriarty. Sister, Brother, and Aristotle the dog misnavigate a snowy road while delivering the gift, seek help, and find a stone church turned barn before returning home with stories of their misadventure.
The Puritans of the seventeenth century avoided wedding rings, deeming them a pagan symbol and superstition. Instead they required only the couple to join hands and declare their intent to live together in wedlock.
Austin approves 292 650 of 436 450 in bonds at the monthly meeting leaving a 531 000 debt after paying 100 000 on outstanding indebtedness. Purchases cover six independent districts and 83 common districts including Goodnight Henderson Palo Pinto Rosen Heights Robstown Walnut Springs and more across multiple counties.
The Republican convention in Dallas nominated a full state ticket led by John G. Culbertson for governor and Howard Mo Smith for lieutenant governor. Other picks include Karl Wharton for attorney general and Frank Gross for treasurer, with Virgil A. Smith and H. H. Baum among other officials. The platform backs open shop and collective bargaining, supports compulsory arbitration, condemns government ownership, and opposes unionization of government workers. It condemns the League of Nations and Terrell election law while urging repeal.
Turkey, last power to stay at war, signed the treaty Tuesday and is now at peace. Serbia and Hedjez refused to sign. Chicago reports the railway labor board granting a $30 million annual wage rise for American Express employees, to be voted on by 30,000 workers with a 66 1 2 cent per hour increase retroactive to May 1, 1920.
Mrs Pearl Hill of Knoxville Tennessee relates how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills restored her appetite and strength after years of female trouble. She urges others to try the remedy and publish her letter as proof of its effectiveness.
A San Diego Union item describes a home rumor where pupils were supposedly examined and told some were to have their Adirondacks cut out. The report frames the incident as an actual happening with unclear details and no confirmed action.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap as triply useful for shaving bathing and shampooing claiming doubled razor efficiency and improved skin health with no irritation even when shaving twice daily. It also includes a quip about limited car horsepower versus income.
The phrase extols perseverance combining tropefulness with patience and diligence to overcome difficulty, emphasizing steady effort as the path to progress. The idea frames a resilient mindset that values long term work over quick fixes.
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