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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
3
John Stuart Webster, a mining engineer returning from Death Valley with $100,000, meets Dolores Ruey after a thwarted romance. A Denver job offer, a secret bid to recruit him, and a cross country chase weave through Buenaventa and Sobrante as Dolores confronts her past.
John Stuart Webster and a mysterious Andrew Bowers share a stateroom on a river steamer. Bowers, posing as a valet, fabricates a tale to gain Webster’s credit while concealing a larger mission. Tense humor and danger loom as plans unfold aboard the voyage toward San Buenaventura.
Before leaving New Orleans Webster wires Billy Geary he is boarding La Estrellita and gives an approximate arrival in San Buenaventura. Geary, who has been dating Dolores Ruey since her return to Sobrante, uses the cable as a reason to confront Dolores about the missing friend.
The piece explains how July was named Quintilis, renamed July by Julius Caesar after his family name, and notes historical calendar changes and Saxon term Hey Monath reflecting hay harvest. It cites Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, and Roman reform as origins for the month’s name and timing.
A seven by four foot Jade block weighing three tons from South Island New Zealand forms the base of a Maori chieftain statue on view at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Texas health authorities monitor a new rodent sighting near Red Rock described as as large as a squirrel, behaving like a canine and producing a bark similar to a small dog. Officials warn residents and investigate the unusual animal.
An advertisement for Vacher-Bahn claims fast relief for head cold and body soreness. It invites readers to ask a druggist or request a free sample from E W Vacher Inc New Orleans. The copy warns against imitations and ends with a quirky note linking cold baths to will power.
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