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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
6
Lieut Rutledge Irvine of the United States Navy established a new 1000 kilometer speed record for seaplanes at Hampton Roads Virginia, averaging 130.98 miles per hour. The prior record of 108.872 miles per hour was held by Italian aviator A Pasaleva.
In Tibet a tax targets men with two ears while one earers pay 16 percent of the assessed tax and those without ears are exempt. The levy sparked a revolutionary outbreak about a year ago, as one eared men feel fortunate again under the new rule.
The article surveys extreme temperatures from Verkhoyansk in Siberia to Azizia in North Africa and Death Valley in the United States. It notes historic highs and lows, debates over methods, and hints at seasonal vacation patterns contrasting winter rest with summer activity.
Karl Fodor, fencing master in Budapest, presided over duels for forty years in his rooms and influenced political sword quarrels of Count Tisza. His celebrated duel between Count Etienne Keglevitch and Deputy Karl Henez ended before it started when the count collided with his opponent’s blade and was killed.
Moose cows swim from the mainland to Fire Island in Cook Inlet to give birth. The maternity island hosts young calves secure from wolves and later escorted back to the Kenai Peninsula. The Fire Island group sits among Egg and Chisick with nesting ducks and nearby Afognak hosting sea otter and emperor goose.
A shipload of 14 chimpanzees arrives from Africa to Sudium in the Caucasus to join the Soviet monkey farm, where they will be bred for transplanting monkey glands. Professor Ivanoff accompanies the chimps after a year of study in Africa. The facility is prepared to suit the chimps, even providing hens whose eggs they may steal and consume.
Washington remembers the legend of Queen Berenice who vowed to cut her hair for his victory. Her tresses were said to become the stars of Coma Berenices when Jupiter moved them to the sky. The tale ties to Leo’s edge and the mythic looping lion’s tail.
Miss Willa Mae Lee an orphan earning her way through Texas Woman's College won the 100 prize for being the smilingest girl on campus. She lived at the Waco Methodist home before entering college and was elected T W C Smiles Girl by student vote this spring. She works in the dining room to help cover expenses and participates in campus social life as president of the Teacup club and a member of the Susan M Key Literary society.
Jules Bache adds a Petrus Christus portrait titled Cath usian Monk as a Saint to his New York gallery. The 11 by 8 inch Flemish piece, shown in a recent Flemish exhibition in London, sold for 125000, underscoring Christus rarity compared with Vermeer.
Seattle Mayor Bertha Landes investigates a theory barring circus parades with unfettered elephants from large city streets. She cites numerous western cities and incidents where elephants caused damage, while local traffic demands mandate parade reductions to a minimum.
Mr and Mrs Peter Orchowsky of the East Side celebrate the birth of triplets following the loss of their twins two years ago and a drowning of a boy in the East River. The family expresses relief and happiness.
London's mounted police are equipped with first aid kits to provide prompt care to traffic accident victims.
In an Oklahoma pasture a tired dairy worker, Mrs. Cora Short, writes that Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health. She reports weight gain from 115 to 135 pounds after seven bottles and now works without trouble and sleeps well.
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