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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1928
Page
2
A visiting city man quotes land prices from his childhood era and laments the rising cost of land as he wanders back through memories. He recalls buying acreage cheaply and now asks about front foot rates and larger plots with ironic humor.
A man returning from Germany told a story at dinner about visiting Goethes home on a Sunday. His wife interrupted with Who's Gertie questioning the unnamed detail. The anecdote arose during a broadcast era discussion of Faust.
A Washington Star quip has Senator Sorghum remarking that statesmen will be glad to see each other soon yet not be pleased to hear from one another. The line captures a wary political mood about future dialogue among lawmakers.
Harold explains Bob is excited by a new invention idea. The concept involves a cake of flying soup designed for shower baths, suggesting an airborne liquid in a novel form. The dialogue hints at a humorous or speculative concept rather than a concrete plan.
A doctor misreads a patient’s eye and notes possible liver trouble anemia and nervous condition before realizing the second eye is a glass eye. The exchange ends with the patient revealing the truth about the prosthetic eye.
A mother and daughter exchange a joke about dental care and logic. The mother asks if a dentist extracts a tooth by sitting on his knee and the daughter corrects her with a punchline about extracting a premise. The line plays on wordplay in a domestic moment.
Comic dialogue from a household gag line where Mrs Johnson learns banjo in two lessons and her husband jokes she has spent ten years picking on him. The bit highlights domestic humor and musical misfires.
The exchange shows a courtroom scene where a client and his lawyer discuss presenting the client’s case to the jury. The client’s motive to marry is contrasted with legal strategy as the lawyer instructs on appearances and arguments.
A brief, humorous exchange between a mother and a hobo about fatigue. The hobo jokes that tiredness is hereditary and claims his father was the original tired business man.
A humorous exchange about bath routines ends with a playful reversal as the wife notes a change in appearance and the husband jokes that she now resembles an old gentleman.
Mrs Emma Allen of 213 Hogan Street Houston reports that Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription helped her daughter recover from a serious case of women’s weakness. She credits the remedy with ending recurring trouble and says the family has relied on it since. A trial pack is offered for 10 cents by sending to Dr Pierce’s Invalid Hotel Buffalo NY.
Saratov, a Volga city, boasts a vast Esperanto library of about 10 000 volumes. It was assembled by prominent Esperantist Davidoff and was confiscated at the start of the revolution.
An older advertisement promotes a cold remedy claiming one day relief with Bromo Quinine laxative tablets. It notes to look for E. W. Grove signature on the box and lists a 30 cent price.
The largest game refuge in New Brunswick lies in Restigouche county. Established in 1921 it covers 820 square miles with natural boundaries.
A New York inventor develops a burglar storm attachment for ordinary cameras that automatically photographs intruders when triggered, offering a new security feature for residential surveillance.
A Monticello physician touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a universal remedy for constipation especially among women and children. First marketed in 1892, the herbal laxative with pepsin is claimed to be used by millions with constant demand and letters of thanks. A free sample offer is extended by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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