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Moulton Eagle

Location

Moulton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1937

Page

2

Rats Claim Farmhouse as Hidden Haven

A gray rat leader guides the invasion from the big barn into the farmhouse. Snow masked tracks allow the rats to nest in the attic and pantry as the farmer and wife hear scurrying and gnawing behind walls. The family suspects the troublesome intruders and prepares.

Billy Mink Billy

Quote misdirection reveals truth in barn rats remark

A garbled quotation notes someone saying rats in the barn moved elsewhere and hints at a hidden truth Burgess remarks. The line reflects rural wit and a sharp observation on misapplied scrutiny.

T. W. Burgess WNU Service

Fresh coconuts featured in versatile kitchen dishes

Moths Cook Book presents meals using grated coconut in salads and dressings. A fruit salad blends apples celery onion parsley and red pepper with coconut and French dressing. A Blackstone Dressing topped lettuce pairs with mayonnaise whipped cream chili sauce and cream roquefort. It also describes cassolettes with lima beans chicken or duck and a tomato broth, and a hot bacon potato dish with a mustard pepper vinegar dressing.

Blackstone

Thumb Signs of Non-Resistant Will Power

The article explains how the first thumb joint reflects non-resistant will power. It notes a resilient nail joint that presses backward, indicating lack of will power and impulsiveness. Excessive flexibility ties to surrendering to others and unguarded impulses, with joints showing disproportionate lengths and straight or tapering sides.

Land of Ours Poem on Power and Freedom

A poem by Douglas Malloch reflects on American governance as a citizen driven system. It argues power resides in the people and that public servants serve at the will of freemen. The state is shaped by household influence rather than gilded capitals, emphasizing liberty over hierarchical control.

Know Thyself by Dr George D Greer

Dr George D Greer writes that belief in magic for luck signals insecurity and a recoil from unpleasant facts. Ernest Groves notes such magic reveals an inability to cope with obstacles to happiness or safety, not a successful effort to influence outcomes.

Thyself George D. Greer Ernest Groves

Cleveland doctor stacks 3585 matches in nerve test

Dr Thomas H Staggers of Cleveland Ohio piles matches on a beer bottle mouth to test steady nerves. After two days he builds a 3585 match tower that collapses under a heavy tread. This is his second attempt and he vows to persevere until a larger tower eclipses the first.

Thomas H. Staggers Cleveland Ohio

Thumbs and Temperament in Coarser Types of Humans

A brief excerpt discusses how coarser thumbs incline individuals toward grosser material desires, presenting a persistent risk. The note from WNU Service frames appetite and impulse as defining traits in this class of people.

Made in Japan and Hollywood musings from out here

A lively collage from Am erica screen and literary scenes includes an Armenian guest who avoids rug sales a British writer a Aberdeen visitor a radio comic and a house committee chair all noted by Irvin Cobb A Wisconsin students study on lipstick and a joke about angels wearing Made in Japan plus Hollywood payroll kinfolk and Senator Hiram Johnson’s anti debt stance wrap the column in light satire.

Anta Monica Calif New Authors’ Club Aberdeen House Committee Authors’ Club Hiram Johnson California Washington Congress America Uncle Sam Irvin S. Cobb WNU

St Thomas Day Traditions Across Europe

The article describes playful and sometimes taxing St Thomas Day customs. Danish children force teacher detainment until a treat is promised, Belgian households and staff are paraded to inns for cakes and punch, and German youths seek forecasts from astrologers to glimpse the coming year. Westphalians celebrate with feasting to avert next year’s scarcity.

St. Thomas Denmark Antwerp Belgium Germany Westphalia Tit-Bits Magazine

Not All Animals Have Mouths

Some parasites such as tapeworms lack a digestive system. They absorb nutrients directly through their body surface, feeding without an internal mouth or gut.

Ginger Cookies Recipe Makes Large Batch

Recipe lists 2 cupfuls molasses 1 cupful sugar 1 cupful cold water 1% cupfuls lard 10 teaspoonfuls ground ginger 5 teaspoonfuls soda 4 eggs and enough flour to form a dough. Roll moderately thin cut with cookie cutter bake until done. Copyright WNN Service.

WNN Service

Andersen's Fairy Tales Origins in Copenhagen

A century ago a poorly printed pamphlet in Copenhagen launched Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales. Andersen, a founder of modern Danish prose, helped establish the national celebration of his birthday in Denmark. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a tonic claimed to aid women for nearly 70 years. Ady.

Copenhagen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Andersen Denmark

Man under law: nature and humanity must submit to rules

A concise principle states that humans must align with law, recognizing nature itself as bound by governing standards. It frames law as the overarching constraint guiding human actions and societal order.

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