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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1951
Page
3
The piece recalls Buckingham Palace visits by Queen Victoria's kin and German relatives who paid for rooms like hotel guests. It also notes Philippe Egolite, Duke of Orleans, wore trousers made from human skin, highlighting extravagant displays of sentiment and wealth.
A Rockefeller clock of flowers once displayed time by bloom. A large circular dial used twelve flower segments. hawkweed opened or closed to mark 2 PM, while yellow dandelions formed hands that opened at 5:30 AM and closed at 8:30 PM, with other blooms marking 4 AM to 4 PM.
A historic note from Siam suggests a man’s success measured by tea kettles owned rather than attire or wealth. The king awarded kettles of gold silver or plain to worthy subjects signaling social rank.
A Newcastle woman married three times, each husband twice her age. She wed at 16 to a 32 year old, at 30 to a 60 year old, and at 42 to an 84 year old. The piece notes a church in London once funded to buy wood to burn Heretics, dating back 50 years.
About a century ago a dish maker named Oswal dus Norhingerus crafted 1600 turned ivory dishes. Each piece was tiny enough to fit in a peppercorn cup. Pope Paul V viewed them in Rome and counted with spectacles.
A historical note describes Anthony and Cleopatra era dining practices with twelve cooks always at work and as many as twelve wild boars roasting at all times. The message ends with a plug to subscribe to The Eagle.
Miss Jeannine Holland of Houston, a senior at Texas State College for Women, travels to cities in the United States, Europe, and South America to promote the cotton industry. She is currently in New York City being fitted with a cotton wardrobe.
This snippet offers practical advice on laundry dosage to prevent excess suds and ensure rinsing. It also includes a mashed potato method with mayonnaise and egg white topping, plus step by step for a graceful exit from a car. A banana frying idea and a tip to loosen stubborn bottle caps with a nutcracker wrap the piece.
C C Orts distributor for B F Goodrich in Moulton announced the new puncture sealing tubeless tire now available locally after demonstrations in Houston. The tire requires no inner tube, seals punctures with an inner gummy layer, and offers easier mounting, longer mileage with cold rubber tread, and lower cost than a tube tire.
When trees on a home or farm are injured, first aid includes smoothing injured bark to an oval outline and tracing edges. Apply orange shellac on bark edges to prevent drying. paint can harm living bark. For large wounds, consult a tree expert.
When putting the farm machinery away for the winter, check for needed repairs while cleaning and oiling.
Poultry raisers can prevent thin shelled eggs by supplying high grade oyster shell with about 95 percent calcium carbonate and vitamin D in the ration. A wall mounted grit and oyster shell feeder with two compartments helps keep the shell-making ingredient available. free drawings Plan AFB.144 from Farm Service Bureau.
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