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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1924
Page
7
Sam and Webster scheme to win Miss Bennett back by an audacious plan involving a staged rescue. They settle on entering Hignett house by a cupboard and using a soporific dog distraction, with Webster promising to assist discreetly from inside the drawing room.
The famed Theosophy author Mrs Horace Hignett travels from New York to Southampton aboard the Nuronia then to Windles in Hampshire. She discovers Sam Marlowe’s secret door left ajar and rouses Eustace to confront lax household discipline as she fights to maintain her standards.
In Corning New York an incident showed how sun rays through a window can focalize on a flask used as a vase, burning the oak desk finish to the wood. The event occurred alone on a Saturday afternoon, illustrating how everyday circumstances can ignite materials if concentrated.
Eight thousand eight hundred and twenty miles of roads were completed with federal aid during the fiscal year ended June 30 1923, bringing the total to 26536 miles. The federal aid highway system design aims for 180000 miles, with 35 state systems totaling 111699 miles approved and most large cities connected by improved roads. About 90 percent of the total population lives within 10 miles of a system route.
Texas refineries processed 106 419 barrels of crude in 1923 accounting for 20 percent of U S crude runs. Texas produced 1 221 475 738 gallons of gasoline a sixth of national output, with kerosene 535 784 405 gallons and fuels including 2 117 909 928 gallons of gasoline and fuel oil. Lubricants reached 235 951 356 gallons and 62 777 113 pounds of wax were produced.
Washington reports ongoing rise in industrial and trade activity at the start of the year. The Federal Reserve Board says business conditions remain characteristic of a growing economy and financial and commercial interests expect continued confidence shaping policy.
California rice led world cereal production in 1923 with 5,470,000 bushels valued at 6,126,000 dollars from 106,000 acres. The crop yielded an average of 51.6 bushels per acre and most California rice was sold in Japan.
Mrs Bertha Horchem, a member of an air circus performing at San Antonio municipal flying field on the south loop, was killed when the left wing collapsed during a loop. The plane plunged about 1200 feet into a crowd of spectators estimated from 2000 to 6000.
In New Brunswick New Jersey rescuers reported eighteen dead from Saturday's T N T explosion and celluloid fire at Nixon. Eight people were missing six unaccounted for and sixty injured. The cause remains a mystery.
Texas Rangers McCormick and Captain Roy Nichols brought Booker T. Williams to the penitentiary after his conviction for the murder of Andrew Sulzer in Angeline County. Williams faces execution by electric chair set for April 4.
The Pure Oil Company of Texas announced Saturday the purchase of Humphreys Oil Company in a deal valued at thirty million dollars. The acquisition consolidates oil assets in Mexia, Texas and expands Pure Oil’s regional holdings.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest cure for indigestion and stomach distress. It claims immediate relief from gases, heartburn, sourness, and acidity with a few tablets sold by druggists. A final line notes a quote about profound thinkers.
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