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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1931
Page
3
Lithuanian postal workers in the Kovno district threaten measures to force wage relief. Facing a legal strike ban, they have stopped shaving to hide their faces and threaten a soap boycott if demands are not met.
A vintage advertisement touts Lyko as a general tonic to banish "no count" fatigue. It claims to recharge a run-down system and restore energy "in a jiffy" and urges readers to buy at all good druggists.
In Akron Ohio a witness in a murder case briefly stopped testifying to spit out gum. The thoughtful judge asked him to return and gave a fresh stick of gum allowing him to complete his testimony without further interruption.
Collier's Weekly forecasts about 2.3 million live births in 1931 in the United States. It predicts about 23 000 twin pairs 300 triplet sets and five or six quadruplets among the total births.
A playful exchange questions why people with asthma or adenoids claim to enjoy highbrow music. The humor hinges on contrasting medical terms with musical taste and tone.
General Pershing recounts diary entries from Sept to Oct 1917 in Chaumont and Paris detailing American jurisdiction over troops in France, training priorities, port loading problems, need for stevedores, and discipline. He notes officers’ visits to battlefields, Marshal Joffre’s visit, and the First Division’s frontline training and reviews.
A vintage medical ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a doctor's prescription for bowel relief after forty. It claims 47 years of practice, safety for all ages including babies, and use for various digestive discomforts without causing griping or sickness. The product relies on laxative herbs and pure pepsin.
Maurice Pivar, film Supervisor, in Beverly Hills, ponders gardening when a salesman offers a devil-grass nit rake. Pivar asks to use it by the fire, but the salesman insists the device must be used while standing, prompting the quip that he lacks the ideal rake.
Mrs O B Fults of Pineland Texas recounts a long stomach trouble and a four month bed rest after a bout of the flu. She credits Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription with restoring her health after years of doctors and discouragement. She invites others to write for free medical advice with a medicine wrapper.
Humorous panel notes a midget car owner who jokes that leaving a car unlocked is fine because he carries the engine in his pocket. The gag plays on exaggerated self reliance and tech bravado.
The saying notes insults resemble bad coins that are offered but not required to accept. It emphasizes choosing how to respond, highlighting agency in not taking disrespectful remarks.
An advertisement promotes Carboil as effective for boils pains and quick healing overnight. It claims instant relief for boils stings small burns bites and sores with a generous box priced at 50 cents from Spurlock Neal Co Nashville Tennessee.
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