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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1924
Page
3
Fashion notes favor straight and slim lines for evening wear with draped and tiered dresses. Headbands use metallic ribbons, rhinestones, and mock jewels to create bands that complement hair color and eye tones, while bands and bows finish the gown with tasteful sparkle for all ages.
Texas plans a record year of construction with nearly 2 million dollars in new projects. Projects include University of Texas biology building 400000, North Texas Teachers Auditorium 300000, East Texas Teachers Auditorium 275000, and additional dormitories, hospital expansions, and repairs across state institutions. An extra 300000 laboratory contract for University Medical College Galveston will be let January 14.
Lake Charles La 1923 rice crop is more than 8 000 000 bushels short of 1922. About 30 percent of Arkansas rice will stay in the fields due to rain, while farmers seek seed for 1924. H G Chalkley president of the American Rice Growers Association warns of a seed shortage and urges early provision of seed.
Governor Neff signed changes to the livestock sanitary commission rules at Austin. The new rules permit moving cattle to market on one dipping if free of ticks and only dipping the cattle intended for movement, not the entire herd. Cattle may enter the free area on one clean dipping regardless of county classification and may move directly from origin counties without final dipping at stockyards.
Manila Governor General Leonard Wood vetoed a legislature passed bill that would have appropriated $50,000 for extending relief in urgent calamity cases affecting destitute or afflicted persons.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that railroads on main lines in Arizona Nevada and New Mexico must stop charging passenger fares above 3.6 cents per mile by February 25. The order affects all routes crossing these states and aims to curb excessive long distance charges.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission on a Saturday to authorize a $43,000,000 issue of first and refunding mortgage 5 per cent bonds. The issuer plans $20,000,000 in improvements in 1924 and to hold the remaining funds in treasury.
Brunswick news notes longtime editor John E. Chapman of Youth's Companion has died on Wednesday at age 7.
The headzin is a four footed bird discovered along the Amazon River in South America. Two of its feet function as hands and young birds display remarkable climbing agility.
Fishermen rely on herring and radio to track fish routes. The method helps boats return home sooner with full bulls.
A London firm employs trimmers to service police lamp equipment at about 200 stations. They supply oil trim wicks polish reflectors and ensure lamps hang properly on belts. Although 50 stations use electric lamps the bull s eye oil lamp remains common. Many workers have long tenure in this trade.
The line suggests social pressure on women to marry and the challenge some face in finding husbands, reflecting dating norms and gender expectations of the period. It contrasts flirtation with marital aims, highlighting societal value placed on marriage as a status.
A schoolboy’s quip about history repeats itself underscores the enduring pattern of events. The remark reflects a common view that past choices and outcomes recur in cycles across generations.
Ad promises “Cascarets” as a remedy for billousness constipation sick headache indigestion. The copy touts availability in drug stores with a price of ten cents a box, presenting the product as a universal cure-all from complaints of the digestive system.
An old advertisement praises Allcock's Plasters as invaluable for local aches and pains, describing them as inexpensive, absolutely pure, safe and effective. The copy ends with a quip about not blaming a man for his foolish relations.
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