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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
7
A vignette from Outdoor Life features a big game hunter sharing outdoors lore and old friends in a rustic town. A wife serves cottage pudding and jokes that the dish tastes of plaster and wallpaper, prompting playful banter about a jail reference.
The promotion urges women to buy Diamond Dyes with guaranteed results for dyeing wool, silk, linen, cotton or blends. It promises easy instructions and a color card available from a local druggist, claiming perfect results even for beginners in dyeing worn garments and fabrics.
A golf loving husband faces a wife’s departure and declares he will continue the game. He explains he can keep business afloat if allowed a weekly golf-ball budget, prompting a court spotlight on golf’s pull over other duties.
A humorous exchange about a deceased lap dog dying on a Tuesday after fighting a circular saw ends in a quick quip about the dog lasting one round. A separate line features a vignette about a grass widow trying to make hay while the sun shines.
Elizabeth visits the country post office and asks when a letter will be answered. The clerk notes delays if the recipient is jailed, broke, ill, dead, or cheated by illness, while Elizabeth discovers the lover has moved on and leaves.
A schoolteacher asks Johnny to spell bewitching and define it. After a stalled moment, Michael volunteers that fascinating is what you put in your arm to keep off smallpox, delivering the punchline with confidence.
A brief exchange features a Russian politely calling a man by his own name, prompting the remark about the name's dreadfulness. The line highlights cultural nuance in dialogue and characterization.
Washington reports two more American killings in Carranza territory as officials seek navy protection along Mexico’s east coast. The embassy pressed for Mexican arrests, while destroyers are readied at Tampico, Tuxpam, and Vera Cruz to shelter Americans if needed. General Calles says Chihuahua City is in rebel hands and reports large northern troop movements toward Sonora.
Paris reports French aviator R. Renaud, a participant in the Mo naco to Bizerta trans Mediterranean flight, has vanished since leaving Cagliari in Sardinia. The search covers the Mediterranean between Sardinia and Tunis as crews call for locate and confirm his safety.
El Paso reports Juarez now under Obregon faction control after a peaceful revolution. General J Gonzales Escobar announced the change with a popular celebration as the Obregon junta from El Paso crossed the border Monday night.
In Pawhuska Oklahoma the Osage Indian dance began Saturday with 150 braves in native costumes at the Indian village a mile from town. A large mixed crowd witnessed the opening and the five day event continues with only braves participating.
General John J. Pershing arrived on Friday to inspect military forces stationed in the Panama Canal Zone, visiting key installations and reviewing units.
A brief dialogue shows Georgette and Tricotine discussing a planned marriage. Tricotine notes gossip about a girl supposedly marrying Algy, while Georgette reveals she is that girl, prompting a candid remark about the situation.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes or add to foot baths. It claims to ease pain from corns bunions and tired swollen feet and offers nationwide availability with a note to avoid substitutes.
A couple dances as the orchestra plays Kiss Me Again. The woman praises the movement as a poem and references Amy Lowell. He encourages her, noting the feet are mixed up in the moment.
France aims to fix 30 years as the age at which an unmarried man becomes liable for a bachelor tax of 10 percent. The finance committee of the chamber of deputies plans to set the rate to take effect on June 1. The impending decision reportedly sped marriages during the Easter holidays.
Sir Oliver Lodge compares death to discarding an old suit, saying some find it nearly as hard. The Boston Transcript reports his remark on the difficulty of dying.
A brief exchange attributes a sense of being understood to the telephone operator during a moment of personal connection. The line hints at the importance of attentive communication in feeling acknowledged.
For years druggists note the strong track record of Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician s prescription and strengthening medicine that helps these organs perform their natural work. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and mention this paper.
A brief exchange at a nuptial rite shows the Justice of the Peace asking the Bridegroom to affirm vows. The Bridegroom declares consent and the official pronounces them married. The officiant adds a humorous line about not blaming him.
An advertisement notes Roman Fye Bal sam eye drops can prevent and relieve tired watery eyes and eye strain when used at night.
A harsh drill scene trains recruits with blunt orders as the top sergeant enforces posture and marching discipline. The nervy recruit jokes about arrows flying, underscoring the rigid military mindset and comic tension in boot camp.
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