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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1929
Page
6
A striking shot shows torpedo bombing planes on the Lexington’s flying deck. The 800 foot deck accommodates rapid takeoffs, and this closeup image is unusual as the government had not previously allowed such deck photography.
A fifty foot bronze statue by Frank Vittor of Pittsburgh honors Lindbergh with a winged aviator complete with helmet. It sits above a cloud base and reaches a wing tip to touch the Eiffel Tower, linking Mineola New York and Le Bourget Paris as possible display sites.
Armand Emanuel, Jewish heavy weight boxer, trains by rowing a boat at West Lake Park in Los Angeles in preparation for his bout with Tommy Loughran, the world 175 pound champion.
Governor Graves of Alabama in Montgomery compared a labor dispute to a golf problem. He said arbitration would be as difficult as solving the golf riddle. The parable describes Black and White playing with an ending where White wins a hole after Black loses a ball and Black later calls for the ball in the pocket.
Havana reports tie Haitian and Jamaican occult practices to Cuban Nanigoism and Obeah featuring devil worship and gang solidarity. Priests pledge protection, animal sacrifices appear in rites, and memory-wipe herbs are claimed by doctors. La Fitte era links explain Congo origins and Mississippi Valley parallels.
A mother asks if she heard a drop and a child replies it was a cough. The dialogue continues with brief literary lines mentioning Stick Hewitt and a circulating phrase about love and round trips.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip notes changing attitudes as a woman’s absence is read as lack of affection and skill with a gun. It adds a joke about Jones being a triple threat able to quote a scrapbook play a saxophone or perform a conjuring trick at a moment’s notice.
Ge Tunney hints at retirement but stresses he will stay fit through ongoing training. He credits Nujol for seven years of improved health and elimination, claiming it is not habit forming and aids in removing body poisons.
A physician endorses cascara as a mild, child safe laxative to break habits, restore natural bowel movement, and avoid strong purges. Regular use may be needed briefly, with intervals widening over time. Cascaret candy form is recommended and available at drugstores.
Philippine health authorities launched a campaign against rats amid bubonic plague scares in India and China. One rat for every person on the islands, about 12 000 000, triggers a warning from the health service chief. Sanitary inspectors act as pied pipers in Cebu Iloilo Zamboanga Davao ports.
Radio amateur Ivan Zlotnikov of Smolensk reports he has invented and patented a device to operate and regulate clockwork mechanisms across the city. The invention aims to synchronize timekeeping and improve citywide timing coordination.
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