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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1940
Page
7
RUTH WYETH SPEARS shows cross stitch with running stitches to decorate a luncheon cloth on broadcloth or similar cotton. Project uses two 1 1/4 yard pieces, maroon fabric and white thread, with no stamping pattern required. instructions reference Book 2 and a mail-in request to Mrs. Spears, Bedford Hills NY.
An old fashioned medicine ad touts Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and stomach distress. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein in the stomach while the laxative wakes lazy bowels, suitable for families and children.
A mother scolds a boy for littering aboard a bus. The boy admits he hid the orange peel in the pocket of the man beside him, prompting a tense but humorous exchange about manners and privacy.
In a Berlin to Ostend train car, two Americans with opposing temperaments cross paths. Dave Jebb, a midwestern surgeon and former Yale man, confesses to a perilous secret while his flamboyant fellow alum Bill Gaines recalls their college days. The meeting hints at crime, disguise, and a looming threat.
The chemical industry supplies floral oils and fixatives for perfumes and a wide range of toilet goods. Annual retail spending includes $40 million on perfumes, $80 million on facial creams, and other cosmetic sectors totaling hundreds of millions. Synthetic alternatives now replace natural oils, with musk and violet, rose, and lilac scents mainly produced chemically, and alcohols used as solvents rapidly evaporate on skin.
A new department promotes yard design figures cut from wallboard or plywood using a jig or saw. Two patterns, Z9067 and Z9068, feature 24 inch tall figures reminiscent of Scarlett O Hara and Melanie Wilkes, each priced 15 cents and available from Aunt Martha, Box 166 W, Kansas City, Missouri.
A pithy adage notes truth pricks fools while falsehood pleases. This reflection emphasizes harsh reality over comforting delusion and warns against credulity. It frames wisdom as sharp, contrasting with primitive ease of deception.
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