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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1950
Page
7
A Saturday night chat covers sleep tricks from deep breathing to pillow tossing. The author argues for personal preference in joys like beer Coke buttermilk or coffee and urges respecting diverse tastes as a democratic right.
A quirky Vienna tale reports a male chorus of 300 singers with richest members valued at millions. In British Guiana the hoatzin or stinkbird hatches with four legs and strong claws that enable early athletic feats before claws vanish and feathers grow.
The army unveils an emergency ration that doubles as edible food and a source of light and heat. The account notes a long history of similar Russian devices, including a nutritious bread loaf once used for sustenance and warmth.
The article explains Siamese marriage rules where proposing is easy but marrying requires adhering to a yearly animal-naming custom. Only certain animal types are allowed to inter marry, reflecting a long standing cultural practice.
A pig in Luneburg reportedly roams to find the salt springs that made the city famed and a monument is placed in the City Hall. An embalmed ham rests in a glass case with a Latin inscription praising the pig for its achievement.
In many countries wives take husbands' surnames but in Iceland the groom adopts his wife's name after marriage, reversing common practice. The trend highlights Iceland's unique naming traditions and social norms surrounding marriage and identity.
The fogbound city of London is credited with origin of bank checks as merchants, uneasy with carrying cash in foggy streets, banded together to use paper instruments for payments.
The Library of Goettingen in Germany houses a palm leaf Bible with 5 373 pages, each page cut from a single leaf. The unusual manuscript, noted for its material and sheer page count, astonishes researchers.
A witty remark notes that silence is golden until someone fails to answer a Gunn, implying brass or boldness is needed to respond. The quip hints at reputational stakes around timely replies and attention in conversations or decisions.
Mr. Tom H. Tousek and family and Mr. Edward Dari lek and family visited Buchanan Dam Tong Horn Cavern and Fredericksburg Sunday in a local outing.
The Civil Service Commission calls for an examination for stenographer positions with entrance salaries from 2450 to 2875 per year across Federal agencies in Texas. Applications and info from the post office or the Fourteenth U S Civil Service Region in Dallas. Mr and Mrs E H Fehrenkamp of Austin visited Emma Fehrenkamp and Louis Fehrenkamp over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Louis P Boehm and their grandson Kenneth Ray Anderle spent several days in Houston last week. Mr and Mrs William Lee Young and children attended the Lawdon Gardner reunion near Elgin Sunday. Mrs Rud Filip and son Ruben of Shiner along with Mrs Bill Ullrich and Mrs Mary Niebuhr of San Antonio visited Mr and Mrs Louis Fehrenkamp here last week Tuesday. Mrs Ullrich and Mrs Niebuhr remained for a longer visit.
The City of Moulton unveiled a large new street maintainer delivered last week to aid in city street upkeep. It is expected to improve road maintenance efficiency and extend service life.
The article discusses widespread use of electric garbage disposers in Jasper Indiana with plans to outlaw disposal of kitchen waste by other means. It notes disposers fit most sinks and grind organic waste into the sewer as users run cold water and switch on.
A series of visits and family gatherings connect Chicago, Houston, Baytown, Moulton, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Hagerman New Mexico Beasley and San Antonio as relatives and friends travel to see kin. Names include Steinocher Orts Pustejovsky Koest Pundt Jaroszewski Welff Gibson Knox Flayke Barta KY Pavlicek and others.
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