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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1924
Page
3
A fox plans revenge on a pond of ducks after a staged chase ends with the fox slipping through old boards and into mud. He vows to make the duck family pay for the “ridiculous accident” as he recovers his dignity and appetite.
A professor watches Eddie Clapper's seven children cram into a small car during a storm. Edward calms them with a threat to call the police, then drives away with the kids. Later Eddie rises as a convention delegate and speaks tirelessly, while missing the departure train becomes campaign fodder.
Lucinda is the romantic seventeenth century form of Lucy with roots in Latin lux meaning light. The piece traces Lucinda’s lineage from Lucila and Lucia to Lucy Anne and Luciana and notes amethyst as Lucy’s talismanic gem and Saturday as her lucky day and number four.
The piece explains folk charms to counter gossip or slander. Women bite their apron corners to make the slanderer bite their tongue, while pinch the ear is used by both sexes to mirror talking about you. It traces sympathetic magic as a universal root of enduring superstition.
The first printed copies of the Declaration of Independence carried only the president of the congress and the secretary. The parchment with the original signatures stayed with the Department of State. In 1821 John Quincy Adams commissioned a copper plate facsimile to provide copies to the signers or their heirs.
A 1924 Kitchen Cabinet piece outlines summer fish dishes. Jellied Fish uses fresh fish boiled with tomato and gelatin then molded with olives and lemon. Deviled Fish folds flaked fish with bread crumbs and a rich parsley onion sauce baked in ramekins.
A line about grand heroic acts performed within home walls and private life, highlighting the value of private virtue and everyday courage.
A vintage recipes column offers desserts and light dishes for entertaining. Cream Torte blends dates walnuts and whipped cream. Pineapple Fluff bakes in cups with whipped cream. Maple Parfait uses hot maple syrup and stiff egg whites. Also includes Peanut Butter Cookies Tuna Fish Salad Lincoln Stew and Marshmallows with fresh fruit served in sherbet glasses.
Jacob Ferdinand of Fond Du Lac Wisconsin reports twelve to eighteen years of stomach trouble ended by Tanlac after trying costly remedies and long bed rest. He says seven bottles restored his health and invites others to contact him. Tanlac is sold by druggists with over 40 million bottles sold.
A Kansas City Star anecdote describes a motorman shouting at a horse named Bill as a laundry wagon blocks an east rail near city hall. Bill the horse, with calm cooperation, shifts slightly to allow the Death-bound country club car to pass, prompting the motorman to comment on the driver’s intelligence.
Relics of a lost race surface in a playful exchange as a wife finds strange tickets in her husband’s desk. A quip about my archeological studies hints at clues from the past. The dialogue blends humor with curiosity about unknown artifacts.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not realize the cause. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as restoring kidney health to relieve back pain headaches loss of ambition and nervous irritability. Sample bottles offered by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with purchase options at drug stores.
The maid Dot-Jack kissed me last night when I wasn’t looking. I kept my eyes shut the rest of the evening.
Advertisement extols Cuticura for sore hands with steps to soak hands in Cuticura Soap then dry and rub in Cuticura Ointment. It notes removing surplus ointment with tissue and claims the trio of Soap Ointment and Talcum covers all toilet needs.
The Ohio State Journal cites a simile describing trust and conduct, noting that a maidservant may inspect a mistress’s belongings when she is away. The comparison highlights assumptions about loyalty and intrusion in domestic life.
Thirty students in Seattle read the Bible aloud from cover to cover without pause. In a relay system two at a time, one recited a chapter while the other waited, each reader averaging two hours before being replaced. The test yielded a cumulative time of 59 hours and 20 minutes.
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