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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1927
Page
2
A cat in the Louis Marshall residence area of Manhattan triggered a burglar alarm by meowing in a neighbor’s house where it had visited. Officers entering found no burglars and found the house abandoned but heard the cat meowing. The cat then hurried back to the Marshall home for food.
The advertisement claims headaches dizziness neuralgia indigestion bad breath and pimples signal liver obstruction. It urges taking one Bond's Pill at bedtime to wake up well next morning.
Harpers Magazine editor Jesse Rainsford notes that in 1900 about 6 000 U S bankruptcies occurred mirroring England and France. Last year U S bankruptcies topped 20 400, more than twice England and France combined.
An advertisement promotes Laxative Brom Quinine Tablets for colds grip or influenza and as a preventive. It claims safety and proven efficacy with a box signature KK W Grove and a 20 cent price.
The piece notes a likely first successful air mail delivery in 1870 France. Harry A. Truby of the Aero Philatelic Society of America cites Jules Durouf flying Paris to Craconville in a balloon to carry messages during the Prussian siege. Truby’s collection includes stamps from many early flights worldwide.
Whooping cough is described as a neglected and dangerous child disease with 6822 U S. deaths in one year. The ad claims Dr Drake s Glossco drops relieve violent coughing paroxysms and shorten the illness, endorsed by physicians and sold nationwide with satisfaction guarantee.
A Salem New Jersey flower shop reports a full bunch of bananas grown successfully. The tree stands over ten feet tall and has matured in a greenhouse for several months. Outdoor fruiting is hindered by cold winters in Salem.
In a 1921 Western Union piece, Olivia unwrapped a green glass ornament from Aunt Matilde and vies for a gallery position with Draheim the interior decorator. Olivia uses wit to outmaneuver her rival, turning the gift into leverage for a junior partner role.
A nostalgic verse wishes Santa Claus a merry Christmas and asks for an old time jubilee. The speaker celebrates shared joy and the familiar spirit of the season.
In the apartment house, Fanette Kirby and Mrs. Whitley miss a church outing but unite to host a shared Christmas party. Edwin Kirby supplies fruit, candles, corn, and decorations from the attic. a snowbound eve ends with joy and new friendship between the two women and the elder in gratitude.
A 1931 Western Newspaper Union piece suggests affordable handmade gifts. Mother may receive a needle book, plant gifts brighten beds and wards, waste baskets of cardboard with wallpaper scraps offer practicality, and potpourri sachets from rose petals provide fragrant, craftable presents.
A Germanic legend says trees bloom on Christmas Eve. To align facts with myth, households cultivated small cherry twigs to blossom around Christmas time.
Children in France await Pere Noel with the same pleasure and impatience as others await Santa Claus. The piece notes festive customs and family anticipation during the holiday season.
A list of general knowledge prompts includes the four largest West Indies islands, endurance underwater records, number of spitballers in the majors, the Sioux killed cavalry leader of 1876, a 19th century American comedian known for homely roles, top Andes peak, origin of the editorial paragraph, US constitutional amendments, Mars ranking, Kans Star founder, 1927 eclipses, creed meaning, morning star, editor of the New York Evening Post, first to publish Washington's farewell, Andes extent, largest city in South America, age of the American Association Baseball league, hockey’s US introduction, and a Confederate cavalry general who served as a Spanish-American War general.
A list of quiz answers covers Mount McKinley Alaska Olympia Hippocrates $500 Seventy years Leoncavallo I PagHacci Luzon Mindanao James Gordon Bennett Ninety six 806400 miles Vera Cruz Richard Mansfield Johnny Hayes 1908 1750 clubs 175000 members Abraham Lincoln a Flemish scientist sixteenth century Hamburg John Peter Zenger One member per 211877 population one planet notable for its red hue.
An English astronomer questions the existence of time. Thrift Magazine notes time is a human construct with shadows on a dial and seasonal cycles as outward signs. Hawthorne and ancient inscriptions echo the idea that time flies yet lingers in memory.
A discussion on being well bred and self reliant, arguing that a circle of well mannered, self respecting men reflects true breeding. The author asserts that true fashionists show complete satisfaction in their position and seek no others approval.
The piece lists seven stages of pursuit and possession starting with seeing the earth and ending with a narrow strip of it. It mocks growing frugality and escalating restraint as age advances.
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