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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1949
Page
10
A column highlights Caligula’s wife wearing heavy pearl and emerald adornments valued at 1.68 million dollars and Marie de Medici’s baptism dress with 32 000 pearls and 3 000 diamonds, too heavy to wear. It notes a historic English medical myth about wounds and instruments and describes a Dahomey greeting where fingers are cracked.
James Paris du Plessis, a friend of Samuel Pepys, recounts seeing a man in London with a head growing from his stomach. The creature spoke no words and could not eat or blink, while its healthy brother stood nearby. He also describes a rug made from 77 scalps, vividly colored in red grey black and brown.
Polyphosphates known for thinning clay and paste in industry. They are added to drilling muds used to lubricate oil well drills and to facilitate rock removal. They also thin pastes of titanium dioxide pigment used on rayon to reduce shininess.
The excerpt recalls colonial era naming quirks with examples like Plenty Jones and Not Wanted James. It also recounts the Diana rifle stunt and trivia about women in trades, citing a 1900 census showing counts for plumbers, boiler makers, blacksmiths, electricians, carpenters, painters, and more.
The Moulton Independent School District invites sealed bids for school buildings and land in Gonzales and Lavaca Counties with dates set to receive bids by 5 00 P M January 20 1950 at the Southern Pacific Depot Moulton Texas Bids subject to an information sheet dated December 15 1949 require cash with bid and 10 percent bid deposit.
In a rare note about music history the article recalls a work by the composer Hayden. Upon earning his Doctor of Music from Oxford University he composed a piece praised for a perfect melody and accompaniment that shines from any vantage point.
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