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Newspaper

Moulton Eagle

Location

Moulton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1927

Page

7

Frontier treachery and a council at La Vierge du Bois

Ormerod and his companion are bound and transported toward La Vierge du Bois. De Veulle, Joncaire, and Seneca leaders scheme to control frontier rivals as Pere Hyacinthe arrives while Marjory Murray watches. The captivity deepens amid threats, torments, and looming council fire.

Bolling Tom Marjory Murray de Veulle Pere Hyacinthe

A Captive Tale on the St. Lawrence Journey

The narrator describes kidnapping during a voyage by canoe. De Veulle orders dryness while captors lash his arms, cutting circulation as Ta-wan-ne-ars shares quiet resolve. They drift to a rocky coast then a river post, with growing tension and uncertainty about their location.

Joncaire de Veulle Quebec De-o-non-de-gat Ta-wan-ne-ars An Ormerod Jagara Jean Pere Hyacinthe de Levy Monsieur de Joncatre Helte Jheatre Ta-wan-ne-ars Maiti

Humorous Episode Proves Tardiness Affects All

A college meeting in a city hotel humorously shows tardiness crosses all classes. A young woman arrives late, misplaces her admission ticket, and is teased when the chair offers to exchange her automobile license for the ticket as she departs.

Liszt Hand Stretch and Pioneering Pianists Prolong Reach

The article notes Liszt could span an octave with thumb and index finger, and Rubinstein had remarkable reach. It also cites modern pianists with smaller stretches who succeed through practice and careful repertoire choice, earning audience respect despite the handicap.

Liszt Rubinstein

Young Preacher Declares Rent Protest at Landlord

A young preacher scolds a profiteering landlord over a 100 percent rent raise. The landlord retorts that if the preacher wishes to speak, he should attend services. The preacher announces he will preach at the penitentiary next Sunday.

Explained First Fish Got Sun Stroke Explained

The piece explores how a sunstroke befell the first fish and why a sunfish bumped into it. It presents a brief conflict between two sea creatures and the resulting affected state.

Would I Invest in Roses by Any Other Name

A pondering speaker questions if a rose’s price would differ by name when florists set costs for flowers. The verse contrasts desire with market value, implying curiosity about branding and value in commerce.

Dance Meeting Sparks Bold Declaration of Love

A man recalls meeting a woman at a dance and his certainty she was the one. He imagines confessing his love even in danger. She humorously counters with a quip about her husband as the obstacle. The exchange hints at romantic risk and playful wit.

Hen and dog fracas ends in uncommon demise

A comical quarrel escalates when Jones apologizes for a loose hen scratching Smith's garden. Smith responds the dog ate the hen. Jones then claims he ran over Smith's dog and killed it, closing with terse acceptance.

Jones Old Man Smith

Proof Enough Telephones and Jiggs in a Punchline

A Progressive Grocer joke depicts a telephone girl and Jiggs awaiting her reply. The line "Hello" goes unanswered, prompting a wry punchline about recognition and timing.

Jiggs

The Bad Allce

A brief exchange reveals a humorous tension about friendship and hosting roles as one character reassures another with a playful contrast between being loved by friends and serving as hosts.

Safety First Insurance Agent What Youre Quitting

Jones explains quitting walking and buying a car as he drops his insurance plan in the humorous exchange. The dialogue highlights a change in lifestyle and transportation choices.

Jones

Smelled a Rat Phrase Appears in Conversation

A lighthearted quip about suspicion and perception describes how a wife spots a possible deception when her husband arrives. The joke hinges on the double meaning of smelling trouble and the simile of a catlike expression.

Aviator's Wife's Joy Reflects Unusual Affection

A poem notes the aviator's wife feeling joy when she sees her husband down and out, describing her strange happiness in that moment.

We Suspected It Husband My Dear Sleep Talk

A brief comic exchange shows a wife hinting at suspicion while a physician notes women may need more sleep than men. The husband jokes about staying up late, revealing playful domestic tension.

A Keen Observer Moore-When does a woman really begin to get off

Watson answers with a sharp quip about moving a mirror into a darker corner of the room illustrating a humorously blunt social remark from a period piece.

The Lesser Evil Debate Over Life and Writings

In a stark exchange the author declares prosperity from writings matters little against the choice of which shall live. The editor replies that when faced with survival, the writings themselves may be sacrificed.

Just Suited Him Mrs Wrinkles My Husband

A playful dialogue features Mrs Wrinkles and Mrs Cutter praising antiques. The exchange hints at a playful domestic scene where the husband’s fondness for old items is the focus of light banter.

Spices shaped world history from East to West

Dr. H A Gleason of the New York botanical garden outlines how spices such as cinnamon cloves nutmeg ginger and pepper originated in the East Indies and Malayan archipelago. He notes the shift from spice piracy to global trade as Venetians Portuguese Dutch and Spanish powers competed, lowering prices and ending the era of violent spice wars.

New York H. A. Gleason New York Botanical Garden Doctor Gleason East Indies Malayan Archipelago Bagdad Persian Gulf India Alexandria Europe Africa Cape of Good Hope Indian Ocean Vasco Gama Far East Christopher Columbus America Magellan Spain Philippines Pacific Ocean Mexico Atlantic

Unredeemed Currency Aids French Road Building

Paris authorities say forty million francs of postwar substitute currency issued by chambers of commerce were never reclaimed. Lost, destroyed, or diverted, the unredeemed notes contributed to a windfall for road building as the government directed part of the profits to funding infrastructure projects.

Paris France Chambers of Commerce

New Insulator May Replace Porcelain in High Voltage Lines

Leningrad report says Academician Joffe has invented an electric insulating material that could supersede porcelain and other insulators. A piece one twentieth of a millimeter thick resisted a 60 000 volt charge, vastly exceeding the cubiber Insulators’ about 1 000 volts rating.

Leningrad Joffe

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