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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
6
An aged Texas artist faces hardship as winter deepens, but a visiting friend reinvigorates his spirit by purchasing his works at near-pr maker prices. The tale contrasts urban booster efforts with personal perseverance, ending with a Santa Claus moment and renewed hope for art and state progress.
Reports include R. B. Babcock named storekeeper at Abilene epileptic colony and street grading in Bastrop. Air mail service to Dallas-Chicago set for December 15. El Campo to add a fourth cotton gin powered by electricity. Union Standard Life Insurance Co of Dallas granted license. Hereford builds 1925 program surpassing half a million. Hale County seeds 100000 acres winter wheat, up 10 percent. Madisonville paving of Postoffice Street begins. Car collision scene recounts rescue and line about a Merry Christmas. Fort Worth approves $7.659 million bond issue for citywide improvements. Lon A. Smith named Texas harvest campaign chairman for Confederate memorial coins. Abilene bonds approved for sewer, water, auditorium, city hall, fire station, and school building. New lumber carload rates set by railroad commission. Seed concerns warn against bootleg cotton seed substitutes amid drought and seed scarcity. Round Rock to Pflugerville power line and Pflugerville electric light plant project planned. M. E. T. Railway of Texas denied writ of error. required to maintain Smithville divisional offices. Texas homesteads may be sold to satisfy federal tax levies. court blocks sale of Staley homestead in Vernon.
A terse bulletin notes that storms of any kind are virtually unknown in Hast Torkertan, contrasting calm conditions with surrounding regions and highlighting unusual meteorological stability.
The directions describe making chocolate caramels using one pound brown sugar and quarter pound unsweetened shaved chocolate with half a cup of water. The mixture is rolled like fudge, butter is added, and one cup of nuts may be included. After pouring into a buttered pan, it is cut into squares before cooling.
A newspaper listing endorses a flat pigskin case set as a refined gift for men. The bundle includes compartments for soft collars handkerchiefs and neckties, highlighting craftsmanship and versatile use.
A curious scene unfolds as a man spots hanging mistletoe and teases a woman who evasively explains its lore. She claims druids hunted it to spare strife and bits of legend speak of arrows and danger. He brushes off fear and kisses her, prompting further talk of the plant’s lore and romance.
A Christmas dance at Trunketville town hall ends with Caroline and Russwin leaving together. They drive away as the engine sputters and a second car with bright headlights appears, forcing evasive maneuvers. The scene hints at a dramatic twist as the night unfolds.
On Christmas Day a lonely boy named Billy in a hospital infirmary awaits his mother. The nurse declines news of packages before Billy bursts into tears then lights up as his mother enters, comforting him with a warm embrace and presence rather than gifts.
A brief feature notes a mother speaking of recovery and family, highlighting resilience and personal change. It centers on two children and the sense of health restored, framed in a reflective tone typical of a human-interest item.
A Meeker County woman from Dassel writes that after two years of chronic catarrh she used Pe-ru-na and recovered her health becoming the mother of two. She praises the medicine as valuable at any price and urges insistence on genuine Peruna sold in tablet and liquid form.
A Columbus State Journal piece views owning a battered car as a sign of quiet contentment and veteran experience, noting the value of four dented fenders as a badge of time spent on the road.
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