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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
2
A column in The Moulton Eagle humorously links Jamaica’s downpours to easing ginger ailments while riffing on youth, politics, fashion, and society. It lampoons Turkey unfavorably, notes a Paris hotel with no staff or guests, and jokes about bicycles, corsets, and mischief in modern life.
Tortoises are raised on Seychelles islands for their shells and lobsters on Broadway for profit.
The candy trust faces legal action as courts weigh a challenge this season. A young man connected to the case receives hopeful news in a winter courtship or legal proceeding referenced by local reports.
A report notes a headless cat surviving for 12 hours prompts scrutiny of veterinary ethics and surgical limits while raising questions about feasibility and animal welfare.
Winding to a ruling the Illinois supreme court considers whether poker counts as work. The discussion notes that players are not union men.
The passage notes that wireless transatlantic messages could be much cheaper and may eliminate the need for the term cablegram, signaling a shift in long distance communication terminology and technology.
A witty statistic seems to claim bachelors show more insanity than married men, though the joke notes that married men know bachelors have more time for such activities.
Pierre Loti says he admires the freshness of the American girl but is reticent about the freshness of the American boy. The remark highlights cultural impressions from the author’s viewpoint.
A cache of twenty three hundred love letters was found among the bachelor’s effects in Australia. The notes imply he faced a stark choice between death and marriage to end the correspondence.
The report notes researchers in New York can sustain headless cats for up to 12 hours if needed. It adds such procedures would not be considered necessary for normal cats under standard conditions.
A New York woman petitions for divorce citing her husband drinks cologne. The passage notes the odor of several fragrances classed as cologne and questions blame for his behavior.
A fragment notes dynamiters bought alarm clocks in bulk for their devices and mocks the idea that such bombing could be justified as a simple alarm. The text uses ironic phrasing to question justifications for violence.
A column criticizes so called experts who claim to teach six person meals for 42 cents, arguing their advice misleads and adds strain on poor housewives managing limited funds and tight budgets granted by their husbands.
A tourist argues against the view that small girls' amusements cause neurosis and criticizes the cold materialism of the era for discouraging play with dolls. He contends parents should allow girls to enjoy mothering play without undue pressure.
A Pittsburg wife files for divorce citing her husband’s sobriety on only two occasions in twelve years, not consecutive, implying long periods of sobriety followed by relapse.
The Blind Banker of Paris exploited trust and disappeared with 2,000,000 dollars from clients. Authorities pursue recovery and justice as the case shocks the financial world.
Report notes speeds of 113 to 117 words per minute by typists in a New York speech contest. Observers say rapid writers show little sag in performance, making the news unenvied.
Texas leads this year with 4 850 000 bales of cotton as national output rises to about 6 612 335 000 pounds lint. The department estimates place state and national totals, with linters and seed values, in records alike and compare current results with prior years from 1906 to 1916. The report notes the era’s most valuable crops, highlighting Texas as the top state for production this season.
Congress adjourned for Christmas with Democratic and Republican senators clashing over executive sessions and postmaster appointments. The Archbald impeachment trial looms January, while a block remains on other nominations. Taft blasts critics and defends civil service order.
Washington announces regulations for the new parcel post system to begin January 1. Parcels up to eleven pounds may be mailed at any post office to any address with delivery to rural homes and cities. Rates start at 5 cents per pound within 50 miles, with eight zones and a maximum 12 cents per pound. Insurance available for 10 cents per parcel, up to $50 indemnity. Distinctive stamps and parcel post maps will be sold at cost.
Munich Bavaria reports the death of Luitpold prince regent after months of ill health. He served as German military leader before being called to the throne of Bavaria in 1886, ruling the second largest state in the empire.
Snow sleet and rain with bitter north wind hit Texas on Thursday. Central and northern areas reported heavy snow flurries while southern regions saw two to three inch rains filling the weather map with wintry conditions across the state.
J Pierpont Morgan testifies for nearly five hours to the house investigating committee denying any monopoly over Christendom finance. He says he wields no vast power and seeks no such influence as lawmakers press on the intricate workings of modern finance. The questioning spans many phases of financial operation.
St Louis Mo twenty five thousand Frisco railway system employees will receive old age and disability pension benefits as a Christmas gift per a Thursday headquarters announcement.
Cananea Mexico one hundred striking miners returned to work Friday bringing total workers to 1,555. Over 800 miners still remain on strike and have not reported for duty.
Telegrams from Aviona via Essad Pasha report a two day fierce engagement near Janina where Greek forces were defeated and forced to retreat. The dispatches appear in Tribuna and Giornale d Italia newspapers.
Secretary MacVeagh ordered the common tower removed from railroad cars vessels and all interstate vehicles and from stations under an amendment to the interstate quarantine regulations issued Monday in Washington.
Former world tennis champion Miss May Sutton wed Thomas Clarke Bundy, National Doubles champion, with Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco present as a witness.
At Saratoga Field near Saratoga Texas workers reported 1100 feet of oil standing in the Houston Oil Company well. The well reaches 1500 feet in depth and the oil is thought to be of good quality.
The Greek Servian and Montenegrin peace commissioners arrived in London from Paris. They were greeted at Charing Cross station by a cosmopolitan crowd including members of the legations.
Vienna reports the death of Dr. von Ross Esler, who served as minister of commerce for Austro-Hungary in 1911. He died Friday.
Dallas reports the Texas Industrial Congress awarded ten thousand dollars in prizes to farmers, many under twenty-one, from four thousand contestants across ten acre plots growing corn cotton cowpeas milo maize or kaffir corn. Winners include Charles A. Doss Rockdale Milam County and William L. Norman Kingston Hunt County with multiple class prizes and scholarships.
Texas district judges adjourned after appointing a special legislative committee to push a constitutional amendment for the substantial justice system and to urge reforms in civil and criminal practice. Chief Justice T J Brown urged a committee to seek legislative action and promised to advocate reforms despite prior reluctance.
Washington reports final 1912 estimates show eleven major crops totaling 6.137 billion dollars in value, part of farm wealth reaching 9.532 billion. Data cover area harvested, production, and farm value for corn, winter and spring wheat, oats, barley, rye, rice, potatoes, and hay with year over year comparisons and December 1 values.
Montgomery Texas voters approve a $10,000 waterworks bond issue by a five to one margin. The election determines whether the town shall raise funds to improve water services.
Port Arthur Texas reports Standard Oil barge No 87 driven from tow by a heavy gulf storm Friday night. Master G Sand and nine crewmen drowned when the vessel sank after the tow line tore.
Gause Texas reports rapid construction activity as several handsome residences rise in progress and more are planned, signaling a growing community and local development.
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