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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1939
Page
2
A note explains how the phrase not worth a rap originated. Traders in India used R A P for rupees annas and pice on worthless ledgers from Irish coin fakes. The term spread among merchants to describe something worthless and became common speech.
A dated note lists approximate weights for common goods and goods per unit. It gives milk 8.6 pounds per pint, cream 8.4 pounds per pint, milk per quart 46% capacity, a keg of nails 100 pounds, barrels of flour 196 pounds, salt 280 pounds, beef and fish 200 pounds, cement four bags 1376 pounds, cotton bale 480 pounds, coal bushel 80 pounds, cement barrel 3.8 cubic feet, oil 42 gallons, bushel volumes 2 150.42 cubic inches leveled and 2 747.7 cubic inches heaped, peck 537.605 cubic inches, and a dry quart 67.201 cubic inches.
The text recounts the 1896 Athens launch of the modern Olympics led by Pierre de Coubertin and George Aberoff, aiming to revive an international athletic festival. It also notes Dr Mary Walker, Civil War surgeon, who wore male attire and earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.
A rural column rails against the black bird nicknamed Jim Crow accusing it of preying on nests and following duck migrations to inventory nests. While praised for habitat pest control, the piece laments the bird’s deadly reception by farmers and sportsmen who vow to judge it with shotguns.
Museums worldwide display curious artifacts from grim to whimsical. Museums of the World New York showcases self made men relics of America’s builders while London preserves menu cards from a Belgrade dinner linked to an assassination plot. Hamelin hosts a Rat Legend museum centered on the Pied Piper tale.
The article describes gloves made from the hairlike excrescence of a Mediterranean shellfish called golden fleece valued for luxury. It notes the material is scarce and expensive, crews gathering the fibers, and mentions Jason’s mythic search. It then shifts to Irish bowers where the roadside bowling game uses a 28-ounce iron ball and is played between rival towns aiming for a pub.
A reader recalls a paper report about a collar button found in a cow’s stomach and questions how such an item could appear. Commentary questions the plausibility of a cow entering a bedroom and under a dresser.
A brief courtroom exchange shows a judge questioning a woman about appearing as a witness in a suit. The woman replies that she has never worn the item in question before, indicating confusion or a mistaken identity scenario.
Gardeners can plant packets of three or four of a list of annuals and perennials to ensure cut flowers all season. For earliest bloom, Harry A. Joy recommends Calliopsis Candytuft Calendula among annuals and Coreopsis Delphinium Pyrethrum among perennials. For late bloom, grow Zinnia Marigold Gaillardia Snapdragon Aster Cosmos Dahlia and Larkspur.
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion for chest cold and bronchial irritation. It claims the medicine goes to the inflamed membranes, relieves symptoms, and loosens germ laden mucus with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The copy urges asking for Creomulsion by name.
A light exchange about domestic roles turns playful as one friend comments on the woman wearing an apron over her pants after supper. Both note humor in sharing chores and attire.
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