Moment of proposal remembered with pleasure
A playful exchange between a colonel and a madam recalls a past marriage proposal. The colonel confesses it to be a moment he cherishes most, while the madam prompts the memory with politeness.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1922
Page
6
A playful exchange between a colonel and a madam recalls a past marriage proposal. The colonel confesses it to be a moment he cherishes most, while the madam prompts the memory with politeness.
An advertisement touts a foot antiseptic powder that relieves corns bunions and sweaty tired feet. It claims cushions blisters and sore spots while keeping feet cool and comfortable and says shoes and stockings last twice as long when wearing it.
A compact domestic exchange centers on three speakers with playful sparring over permission and parental veto. Freddy pushes for agreement while Jimmy negotiates through baby talk and rule bending within a family dynamic.
The Birmingham Age-Ferald quotes exchanges in which characters debate the uncertain ending of a play. One asks how it will end while the other insists the heroine will end as a fine lady in the final act.
Advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy to replace dangerous calomel. It claims calomel is mercury, causes cramps and sickness, and that Liver Tone cleanses the liver without salivation or side effects, suitable for children.
A woman recalls believing a million dollars would bring happiness while a friend notes that many men in their neighborhood were war profiteers. The exchange highlights disillusionment with wealth and wartime greed.
President Harding pressed Congress to enact his legislative program while leaving policy making to lawmakers. He warned that he would not force Congress but the onus would fall on lawmakers if they fail to act, calling for responsible leadership in both chambers.
Normandy residents fear the Bay of St Michel silting will erase the Mont St Michel’s island status as the artificial causeway and light railway connect it to the mainland. Experts warn the ongoing silt buildup could turn the famed monument into part of the coastline.
An article explains that lightning does not attract by conductors and that properly installed aerials act as safe ground paths. It describes air gaps, lightning switches, and cage-type aerials, noting licenses for sending stations and no license for receiving. It cites fire department records and emphasizes safe installation per regulations.
The article explains counterpoise as a simple, practical aid for radio sets. It enhances tuning sharpness and reduces interference, especially in vacuum tube receivers, with several wire forms or a single wire. It requires no ground wire and should be well insulated, typically placed above ground and away from the aerial lead.
Government telegraph costs will be reduced by hundreds of dollars annually as Major General Squier outlines a radio net linking nearly all army posts to the War department. Signal men will flash messages to post commandants via the ether instead of wire.
The unpopular bugler who foists reveille on dawn may lose his post. Yet the routine will not end as broadcasts via radio are proposed to replace the morning call.
Aerial wires should be spaced at least two feet apart for transmission. Daytime reception lags night due to ionization by sunlit ether waves. Aluminum may replace copper in antennas. No 22 enameled copper wire suits tuning coils. A regenerative tuner uses vacuum tube feedback for amplification. A loose coupler offers sharper selectivity than slide tuning coils. Do not tamper with the lighting circuit aerial. Study tuning before judging your set. Keep storage batteries filled with distilled water.
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