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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1928
Page
2
The article surveys hats for dining and dancing events, noting the return of the cloche and the rise of ornate midwinter dance hats using metal lace and gold. It highlights three standout fur coats with bold dye, stencil work, and a focus on individual styling.
Julia Bottomley notes a stylish display of hats including a black satin cloche with gold mesh and lace, a gold ribbon crown cloche, and an oriental tis-sue like toque. She highlights novelty fur coats in leopard spots tiger stripes shaved lamb and calfskin, praised for lighter weight and versatility in cool weather.
In a southern Russia province Ukraina locals revere the common house fly and avoid killing it. Many residents consider the pest a sacred animal and resist pest control efforts due to superstition.
Five percent of the nation’s automobile accidents stem from pedestrians colliding with moving vehicles. The comparison notes walkers striking autos at the sides of trains and other passing machines.
The Whippet from Willys-Overland debuts at a new low price, challenging rivals in the light car field. It features four wheel brakes, wider color range, full crown fenders, cadet sun visor, automatic windshield cleaner, rear view mirror, and a combined rear driving and stop light. The model holds engine power from the same unit as earlier records, including high fuel economy and a 71.6 mph test at Rockingham, highlighting its status as a leading motor marvel.
A brief item notes a whimsical trend of applying math to daily routines from counting blessings before meals to tracking calories and savings after meals and even counting sheep at bedtime.
The Wall Street Journal notes an idea for scientific breeders to fuse a carrier pigeon with a parrot to deliver messages verbally. The concept envisions birds capable of spoken communication.
A National Institute for the Blind report notes in Germany over a hundred sightless workers in an electrical concern with double this number in training. Blind operatives earn about 80 percent of sighted workers. French engineers employ ninety blind workers at roughly half wages. An American motor factory hires 44 blind men for roles suited to their skills.
The passage discusses future bio inspired inventions drawing from nature's efficiency. It highlights the electric eel as a model where electric energy is released on demand. The eel's electric organ emits high voltage with minimal heat and matter use, unlike a battery. It notes fireflies glow without heat and other deep sea fishes emit light efficiently.
In a witty aside from the San Francisco Chronicle the remark notes a man who cannot talk on his feet ends up putting his foot in his mouth when attempting speech.
Fifteen grandfathers totaling 1200 years aged from seventy to eighty four vacation together for two weeks at Littlehampton England. They belong to the Browning Hall Grandfathers club of London.
A reflective maxim urges addressing one's own faults before criticizing others. It emphasizes self examination and personal reform over judging others. The message underscores responsibility to improve behavior first.
An Ohio resident with prior wildfowlraising permits was arraigned in Toledo Federal Court, found guilty, and fined 300 dollars plus costs for failing to renew a permit and continuing sales. The Bureau notes that rearing and selling migratory waterfowl requires a permit from the secretary of agriculture and compliance with state law under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act regulations.
Mrs Richard T Auchmuty of New York arrives for the seventy four season at the Dormers on Lenox Pittsfield road. She has never owned a car or telephone and shuns electric lights and radios, preferring kerosene lamps and glowing ingots for heat. She remains in her ninetieth year.
Librarian says something religious. The girl is not now. He is convalescent.
Neurologist notes optimism linked to longer life in contrast to pessimism. Wry remark adds that faith in loose brakes may undermine such benefits.
A hen in Ulster lays two eggs at a time and sometimes three. The owner says the pullet suffered sunstroke as a month old and now the bird lays two eggs on four days each week and has laid three on two occasions.
In Bowton Transcript a restaurant displays a sign reading Waf fles of Class and Distinction. The oddly phrased wording draws curiosity about a local eatery’s self described ethos and branding.
The article notes Waterton Lakes National Park as the most beautiful of seven Canadian government reservations in the Rocky Mountains. It lies on the eastern slope near the international boundary and covers about 220 square miles in a rough square with an eastern L-shaped extension.
A Vanity Fair passage by George Jean Nathan calls a modern professional critic a rarer and more typical American spy, living in a perpetual gashouse district with imminent danger to head and seat, illustrating the era’s charged view of criticism.
The past is gone and learning from mistakes is urged. Do not worry constantly about errors. Turn toward the future and bury blunders to use their memory as tools for future opportunities and success.
The text notes partridges in the Old Testament and the fatted fowl from 1 Kings 4 28 as goose or duck. It mentions Persian-origin roosters and hens from centuries BCE and a 200 B C tomb at Marissa with a crowing cock depiction. It also references sparrows and other twittering birds used as food.
A brief opinion argues that advertising is worthwhile only if it can be fulfilled by reliable delivery of goods. It warns that failed promises undermine trust and harm business.
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