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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1921
Page
2
A corpulent woman kept her daughter home from school for help. The teacher demanded an excuse. The father, though hen pecked, sent a sharp reply stating he let Geraldine be absent for ample reasons and to see her mother.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as reviving lifeless dull hair after a massage. It promises heavier looking, fuller hair and a fresh scalp, claiming reduced dandruff and falling hair with a silent bottle, available at druggists.
The department of agriculture announces a bumper crop of oats. We have already met some of them.
A promotional note urges using California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children noting its fruity taste and labeling on the bottle. It emphasizes that the package should show the name California to assure a harmless product with full directions on each bottle.
Curt Criticiam asks about a musical evening at the Gawker residence. Mr Grampson responds briefly with a cryptic misno mer. The text observes women viewing a husband as a money earning convenience, not a domestic necessity.
The 37th Texas Legislature convened in Austin and organized with Charles G. Thomas elected speaker of the house and Noel K. Brown and James L. Robinson named chief clerk and journal clerk respectively. In the senate Paul D. Page was chosen president pro tem and other officers were appointed as recess appointments were sent to the senate for confirmation. Governor Hobby presented a long message outlining enacted measures and a detailed budget request and recess appointments to the senate.
Washington report details 4,000,000 World War veterans awaiting Senate finance committee action on the adjusted compensation measure. Legion spokesmen argue opposition reflects on the American people, says the bill aims to aid those who need it and not reward shirkers, amid hearings and questions about spending.
Governor Hobby sent four messages urging a home ownership and land aid program and voting law amendments. Joint resolutions seek absentee voting and poll tax removal, with broad support for the housing plan and tax relief. Senate and House convene with bills on taxes, bonding, and veterans benefits amid a busy day of readings and approvals.
Austin based opinion from the attorney general to State Superintendent Annie Webb Blanton holds that the $4,000,000 appropriated by the third called session adds to the available school fund for the 1920–1921 scholastic year. The funds may be expended if other available funds cover eight months of operation and any surplus may be used for approved purchases under amended article 2772.
Reports from West and Northwest Texas describe snow and rain Tuesday night easing extreme dryness. Wellington saw four inches of snow benefiting wheat and rye, Plainview three inches melting soon, Vernon receiving heavy snowfall aiding stock and ranges.
An old advertisement warns calomel is dangerous and destroys health. It touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable substitute that starts the liver without causing salivation and is suitable for children. The piece mixes medical scare lines with a product pitch and a light film joke.
The advertisement argues catarrh is influenced by constitutional health and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood purifier and tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation. It notes druggists sell it and circulars are free from FB J. Cheney & Co.
A compact exchange recalls a poem once written and its journey to an intended recipient. The line “It reached its destination” confirms delivery and closure of the literary note.
On October 26 1764 Abigail Smith daughter of a minister wed John Adams a young lawyer son of a farmer. Parishioners disapproved doubting lawyers yet the minister praised the match. Abigail's father defended their union and John Adams rose as the second President of the United States.
A new English lamp design features a long horizontal arc ideal for overhead lighting in film studios or for photo printing. The device concentrates light downward, offering broad illumination for production work.
A New York physician explains his puzzlement over ancestral origins. He believed his forebears were Scotch Irish and traced royal blood. Visiting an Irishman in the old district, the Celt questions why a descendant seeks origins two centuries later and mocks the search.
A terse quip contrasts Alabama and Mississippi attitudes with a joke about cemetery signs reading no autos allowed and a dig at engine failures. The exchange highlights regional banter and humor without specific events or persons.
A poetical remark likens grand oratory to a bar of soap that can produce many bubbles. The line suggests speech’s shine may be fleeting and detachable into small, shimmering moments.
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