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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1925
Page
3
A survey traces Christmas lore from Publius Lentulus portraits to St Francis of Assisi scenes, notes on Moore’s poem, and the rise of Christmas savings programs. It laments mistletoe’s decline, Turkey supply, and the Bible’s global reach amid strong Christian influence.
The Ichtershausen prison near Arnstadt in Thuringia is described as humane and educational with 400 inmates in cells for 520. A local court handles misdemeanors with four staff and two convict representatives. Sentences are often lighter than those proposed by convicts, and prisoners may supplement meals by outside purchases. Wages are low but some workers earn up to 40 marks, with money kept by the prisoner. Living conditions include regular gym and occasional competitions.
Advertisement claims Bond's Pills cure colds fevers headaches and flu by waking the liver removing bile and germs. It urges taking one pill at bedtime promising waking up well. Price 2ic-Ady.
A mother and child, with grandfather, visit a neighboring town for preaching. After dinner a stranger invites them to an inn where Don, learning the word ale, asks for a pot of ale. He reasons that Robin Hood’s men would request ale at an inn.
A vintage advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads. It recommends washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water in five minutes and maintaining clear skin with daily use. Also promotes Cuticura Talcum.
At a meeting of five academies forming the Institute de France M Chabas urged attention to brain workers. He praised researchers artists and scholars while noting they have been forgotten or sacrificed as menial workers improved. He reviewed the institute's 130 year history and its leadership. A separate ad offers Dr Peerys Dead Shot claimed to cure tape worm at 372 Pearl St NY.
The text traces how nails were named by weight, noting that a thousand nails of certain sizes weighed six or eight pounds. The practice led to the familiar six penny and eight penny terms, a linguistic shift from pounds to pennies.
Potatoes are the largest single vegetable crop globally and exceed rice and wheat in production. Once a humble staple, they now dominate as a key food crop across temperate and cool climates worldwide.
A reflective line notes human endurance has bounds and that a loyal friend may rise to help but eventually tire and sit down. It contrasts steadfast support with the eventual fading of stamina in companionship.
A witty musing suggests that many men start ignorant and never outgrow it while noting that drinking sage tea is a humorous way to “drink in wisdom.”
As a child Marcel Sweigart visits the home of a deceased friend with her mother. She inspects the coffin from top to bottom and, after a careful look, whispers that it is brand new. The moment captures a curious child’s gaze upon death.
The ad extols S S S to build red blood and purify the body to end rheumatism. It promises relief from painful swollen joints and muscle inflammation, claiming rich blood leads to vigor, appetite, and action. The larger bottle is more economical.
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