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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
7
Barnes arrives at a shabby town with actor Lyndon Rushcroft. In a crowded taproom Rushcroft recites Kipling as Barnes is hailed by Dillingford Bacon and a wary innkeeper Jones. The group recalls past glories while planning meals and a night in the stormy country.
In the tavern scene at Hart's, Mr. Rushcroft bristles as Mr. Barnes appears calm and composed. Miss Tilly covertly admires Barnes while noting his riches and background, and Barnes ponders a mysterious woman near the crossroads as a forge hammer rings beyond.
Wealthy New Yorker Thomas Barnes meets a girl fleeing a mountain storm at a lonely cross roads on a walking tour. She heads to Green Fancy while Barnes seeks Hart's tavern for the night. An auto ride to the tavern joins a stranded barnstorming troupe led by Lyn don Rushcroft and Miss Thackeray, who perform for room and board.
A lively tavern show shifts to a fatal stage scene as tragedy erupts with a battle ending in murder and death, shocking patrons and prompting police investigation.
Historical account notes a rare sphex mother wasp that uses a pebble as a hammer to pack soil in a nest mouth. She digs a tunnel, lays eggs, then pounds dirt and small stones into the entrance to firm the surface before departing.
An old advertisement touts Danderine for hair beauty and claims Spring Fever is low vitality from impure blood. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is marketed to purify and enrich the blood, restoring energy and strength, priced at 60 cents, with generic social commentary woven through the copy.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal remedy that cures catarrh by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. Claims use for constitutional conditions and lists tonics and blood purifiers as ingredients. Includes testimonials and supplier information in Toledo Ohio.
Advert says Roman Eye Balm used at night to anoint eyelids, promising refreshed and strengthened sensation by morning.
A reflective aphorism notes mercy as the loom weaving the future’s veil. Bulwer Lytton’s lines imply compassion shapes what lies ahead.
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