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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1923
Page
5
In Prague during a carnival a diplomat’s wallet vanished with valuable papers and jewels. Inspector Mr D- followed a clue from a newspaper clipping about a masked ball, shadowed Carmen and a Hungarian magnate, recovered the wallet, and handed the diplomat the intact portfolio before the night train departed.
Capt. George G. Mitchell of the Nansco liner Brush reports a sea wall rising 70 feet during a March 20 sighting 50 miles off Mexico. The crew prepared for impact as a wall of water bore down on the ship in the morning light.
The Brush journal recalls a calm sea turning violent as a great hand seemed to lift the ship from the water. No wind, yet six hours of towering swells drove the vessel far off course and tested its steadiness.
Stockholm notes slow decline of Swedish knighthood with three yearly noble assemblies. Counts lines number 52, baronial lines 185, other titled families 485. Emigration and inheritance laws shrink titles while nobles remain patrons of arts and science in modern Sweden.
The Pan American union announces first extensive use of sea sled motorboats in Colombia to carry mail and passengers from the coast to near Bogota. The Luz, the first tested craft, reached 80 mph with 60 passengers, drawing 18 inches of water and powered by four 250 horsepower engines.
Oscar Schultz, owner of a Chicago cheese shop closed by creditors, sought arrest for breach of contract after selling a $1 000 life policy to Arnold Hefft for five dollars. He planned to die by gas after turning on the gas at home, saying no payment meant no gas and no death.
Acknowledging bias, the speaker argues that prejudice prevents objective judgment and change of mind. The line suggests stubborn attitudes hinder recognizing faults in one’s views. It highlights the challenge of persuading someone entrenched in bias.
A princess is abducted by a green eyed brown dwarf king from the king of the Thousand Isles. Jem, an orphan kitchen helper, secretly follows and escapes with the princess as they flee to a perilous mountain fortress and a locked chamber awaits the princess.
Andree Lafayette aids the princess from a distant fortress but cannot reach her. Jem lures her from the window with a hammock and leads the gilded winged car to her home. By dawn they arrive and wed that night in a fairy tale ending.
The piece traces the name Amy through origins in Latin amo and amabilis to Almable Amabel Amicia and Amice. It notes Norman and French variants, Saint Amatus Saint Aime and Amata, and links Amy to carnelian as a lucky gem. Friday is listed as Amy's lucky day with a mystic number.
The article recalls the German waltz's 125 year rise in fashion and opposition. It notes how all ages learned by practice, the anti-waltzing party warned against it, and ballroom feuds erupted over its acceptance. It compares the waltz to later dances like the one step and fox trot.
The text cites Goethe and Werner on waltzing with only one’s betrothed, noting older folk preferred exclusive partners. It contrasts past sentimental notions with modern practice, where people dance with those they can keep in step with, even mentioning lads dancing with grandmothers who dance well.
A satirical piece mocks a prospective groom with rigid military like habits. It jokes that he keeps to a strict timetable from waking to meals and holidays, and even prescribes a fictional TNT essence to force action outside the schedule.
A fragment quotes Zeno on lovers sworn oaths as glass fetters that shine yet offer no true restraint. The aphorism underscores beauty without binding power.
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