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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1929
Page
6
Honduras appoints Senor Ernesto Argueta as its new minister to the United States after arriving in Washington to assume duties.
On Guam, the Marianas largest island, about 6400 acres host forests led by the hard center wood ifil praised as sturdy furniture wood. Other species such as chopag dugdug ufa and ajgoa appear among the island’s timber resources.
Postal Inspector D F Angier leads investigations into alleged mail fraud involving a range of suspicious items. The case highlights sex indicators fountains of youth eye remedies and other so called cures said to be fraudulent under scrutiny.
In Greenwich Village and nearby areas a new feminine type called drugstore cowgirls gathers at noon for sandwiches and sodas, chatting while smoking. A Remington exhibition at the New York Public Library draws praise, though one woman notes Westward changes since her ten years ago journey to Rochelle, Illinois. An old man near City Hall demonstrates a coin-grabbing trick from subway gratings, while news cameramen increasingly accompany major events, sometimes “French plating” the shot by posing without a real plate.
London reports reveal Scotland Yard operates a secret wireless room atop a Thamesfront building. The Yard uses a Marconi Wright transmitter and Fultograph to feed tips to flying squad cars and even transmit photographs and fingerprints worldwide. Fingerprint replies arrive within 24 hours and the system controls traffic and patrols with secrecy and rapid reaction across major cities.
In Newburgh New York the Delaware river high tension line patrol along Port Jarvis is hindered by hundreds of poisonous snakes. Patrolman J. B. Marsh reports killing sixty reptiles in a few days as others use clubs to drive away copperheads rattlesnakes and related serpents. Excessive rains and heat are blamed for the outbreak.
In Seattle Washington a king salmon driven by full throttle and bone in its teeth failed to make a curve on the Duwamish river. The fish smashed onto the beach as onlookers watched. Fred W. Newell Jr. photographed the incident and swore it was true.
Thirteen famine workers, mostly American missionaries, have died of typhus in Kansu Province, China, according to recent dispatches received here.
Boulder the insect world features a carpenter bee and a tiny mite forming an unusual pair. Norma LeVeque of the University of Colorado notes the mite is found in female bees and their nests, mainly in tropical Old World regions. Scientists have not yet clearly solved their relationship, with theories that the mite may curb fungus in bee galleries or groom the bee's body after flower raids.
Buffalo report says James J. Pfeiffer twenty three was fined twenty five dollars after his sweetheart Anna Touhey a colonist from Roscommon Ireland was deported to Canada following their smuggling scheme. Pfeiffer admitted bringing her across on a Lakerie ferry where she was arrested when questioned by officers in Buffalo.
Odile of Lexington Tennessee owned a gold 125 year old English watch with Roman numerals and intricate engraving. After 65 years of no running a local jeweler repaired it and the timepiece now runs in near perfect condition.
A seventy five year old Maine blacksmith shod a twenty five year old horse in a century old shop with an anvil and vise. The Indianapolis News notes Americans’ urge to replace old with better designs and materials, contrasting attitudes abroad.
Hindu pujas Durga Lakshmi and Kali in northeast and the Dewali in other regions draw national appeal. These festivals occur in October with several days of pomp. Government trade is nearly suspended while bazaars stay very active before the celebrations.
The fragment shows a terse exchange where one speaker asks about a man and the other replies with minimal recognition, indicating social distance and selective contact without further context or outcome.
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