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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1928
Page
3
A humorous quip notes the joke of setting an alarm for a time you do not plan to rise and then choosing not to. It casts a playful light on morning routines and procrastination.
The ad touts Fletcher's Castoria as a gentle vegetable remedy easing colic constipation or diarrhea in babies. It claims fast relief with a harmless taste and body-friendly formula and notes a doctor approves and a care book is included.
In Pawhuska Oklahoma the Osage preserve ancestral burial practices amid wealth from oil. Relatives stay with the body for days, sit on the floor, a coffin centers the room, mourners chant, and lines are painted on the face to mark deeds. Death ends with a feast funded by the deceased’s estate.
Robin McKimber travels with his parents to Great Rock to visit the Raxon estate. He encounters Miss Brown and the eldest Raxon sister amid courtship tensions and political maneuvering by Paul Raxon, while McKimber contemplates a Washington future.
Robin McKimber’s awkward introduction foreshadows a tense evening as Iris Brown wavers between flirtation and confrontation. John McKimber wonders if Paul Raxon’s political ambitions will upend party loyalties in a power driven saga set in a coastal region.
The origin of Auld Lang Syne is unclear. Burns claimed the song was folk from Scotland. The favored air now sung may differ from Burns original and may derive from a lowland melody titled I Feels a Law at Michaelmas. Verses two and three likely added by Burns to an older version.
The Austin American and Boston Transcript weigh in on the idea of an intelligence test for marriage, arguing no modern method matches the complexities of matrimony. The exchange highlights differing views on measuring intelligence in personal life.
A witty remark from Harrisburg Telegraph about someone born into wealth feeling slighted that his fortune isn’t gold. The quip contrasts silver and gold spoons to imply envy or dissatisfaction with status.
A 15 foot dugout canoe carved from a giant oak trunk, dating to Bronze Age around 1000 B C, was found buried under six feet of peat in a Swabian bog near the remains of a lakeside village. Pots and bronze tools around it confirm the era.
This article cites two letters from Mrs. Shoup of Paterson New Jersey and Mrs. Storms of Lane Street Paterson praising Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They describe improved health after using the remedy and note the positive effect on family life and ability to perform housework. Thousands of testimonials from various women claim similar help.
Mrs. A. V. Donahey, wife of Governor Donahey, is described as a real homebody who personally does yard work and helped build a new cottage near the governor's mansion. With ten children, she balances house duties with official events and adapts to the mansion lifestyle.
Sergt. Herbert E. Smith, 27, of 138 pounds and 5 feet 6 inches, passed a full exam in moral mental and physical attainments with a top mark of 100 percent. He does not drink and smokes a pipe.
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