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Moulton Eagle

Location

Moulton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1934

Page

7

Is Your Son Working Aboard the Farm Tale

In a rural vignette a neighbor questions a farmer about his son’s employment. The farmer, Corn tessel, replies that the son has no job yet and seeks a coveted position rather than any ordinary work.

Corntessel

Child questions fairness of teacher pay at dinner

During a quiet dinner Percy asks his father if teachers get paid. He protests that since children do all the work, teachers being paid seems unfair and seeks reassurance.

Percy Sonny Father

Wrong Party Stranger I want to buy a good farm

Real estate broker questions a farmer and dismisses him as a city chap in a Montreal Star quotation reflecting a housing market denigration of agricultural buyers.

Montreal Star

Senator Sorg hum seeks to fix finances and nation

The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum desiring to straighten his own finances along with the national finances. A pale friend offers a solution but admits his calculations are limited, suggesting a lobbyist as a remedy.

Sorghum Washington Star

Riddle about mail carrier appears in Milwaukee paper

A playful exchange ends with a riddle: take away letters and still the same. The answer is a mail carrier as the punchline. Milwaukee Medical Times records the back and forth as a light item.

Milwaukee Medical Times

Thankfulness Exchanged Amid Marinade of Contempt

A terse exchange between spouses reveals contempt from the wife and a blunt reply from the husband. The husband’s response ends with a note of hope for peace, implying ongoing domestic tension.

Canary sold after son learns static from radio

A Montreal Star snippet shows Mrs Weatherbee asking about a singing canary. Mrs Butlam tearfully explains she had to sell the bird after her son left its cage on a radio and the bird learned static.

Mrs. Buntie Honors Bank Error with Quick Check

The bank cashier tells Mrs. Buntie her account is overdrawn by 42.29 dollars. She promptly writes and mails a check for 42.29, resolving the shortage.

Tortoise Promises 200 Years. Customer reports Quick Demise

A buyer laments a tortoise sold with a 200 year life claim that died the day after purchase. The shopkeeper quips that the 200 year period must have been up, highlighting a faulty guarantee and a questionable sale.

Hubby-Wife Breakfast Alarm Sparks Silent Tension

The quarrel centers on a breakfast mishap as the new maid burns bacon and eggs. A playful husband suggests kisses for breakfast while the wife remains wary, prompting a domestic standoff and flirtatious banter.

Elopement Question Reveals Father-in-Law's Residence

A terse exchange hints at family tensions after an elopement as the father in law continues to live with the couple. Read as a domestic snapshot, the dialogue exposes tight-knit scrutiny within a marriage.

Impression Frock Design Promises Easy Style and Shine

A charming description of a plaid or floral frock with end knot sleeves and a waist bow. The pattern 9040 offers sizes 14 through 42 and requires 3 1/2 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 16. Send 15 cents plus name address style number and size to Sewing Circle Pattern Department in New York.

Sewing Circle Pattern Department West Eighteenth Street New York

Charitable Lady and Panhandler Exchange Homely Quip

A brief quip from Pathfinder Magazine jokes about charity and hardship. A charitable lady offers a quarter to a panhandler who remarks that being blind drew counterfeit money before. The exchange uses streetwise humor to point to scams.

Panhandler Maam Pathfinder Magazine

Be Fair Poems Spark Ethical Debate on Pseudonyms

A dialogue debates publishing a poetry volume under the name John Smith. One speaker warns the act could bias readers and inflame suspicion toward innocent people, prompting questions about fairness and identity. The exchange centers on ethics of pseudonymous authorship and public perception.

John Smith

Move of a singer fills the party rooms

A light social gathering features a guest whose singing draws attention beyond the drawing room, filling the refreshment room and the conservatory with sound. The account notes the unusual spread of interest across multiple house spaces.

Education chiefs split on professors in politics

Senator Sorghum voices support for college professors in politics while opposing professional politicians in colleges saying he backs academics in public life but not party insiders. He answers yes to approving professors in politics but rejects professional politicians in colleges.

Senator Sorghum

Fortunate Poet Darling Message Echoes Affection

A playful note expresses deep affection while teasing fear of another poem. The speaker compliments a beloved and notes anticipation with warmth and humor.

Darling

Politics Creeping Into Federal Reserve Advisory Council Rift

The advisory council openly urged gold standard return and warned against government driven business, criticizing currency policy and inflation risk. The reserve board rejected the council's views, prompting fears that political influence now touches the U.S. banking system and its oversight.

Federal Reserve System Oerift Federal Creeping Inn Reserve Board Federal Advisory Council Reserve Board Advisory Council George F. Warren Brain Trust Federal Reserve Board Roosevelt Washington

Political tensions frame Roosevelt era policy debates

The advisory council clashes with the administration over gold policy budgets and spending. White House meetings with business leaders and Moley dinners are seen as shaping policy, while Republicans criticize cash disbursements as vote buying. California’s massive voter registration signals heightened election interest and potential policy impact.

Advisory Council White House Washington New York Raymond Moley Brain Trust Moley Roosevelt Federal Reserve Board Henry P. Fletcher Republican National Committee House of Representatives Democratic National Committee Democratic Committee Fletcher Santa Claus California Upton Sinclair Agricultural Adjustment Administration National Recovery Administration Students of Government

Double Wedding Ring Quilt Story and Modern Patchwork Tips

The tale explains the Double Wedding Ring quilt name from a Civil War era vow. It notes how home materials and skill shaped early quilting and contrasts with today’s faster methods aided by new tools and instructional books offering multiple quilt patterns at low prices.

Grandma Jane Antietam

Mars' Financial Tribute: Australia Pays Over 1 Billion War Cost

A Returned Soldiers' league report shows Mars' Financial Tribute Australia paid over 1.0 billion dollars since 1918 as its share of World War costs. War pensions exceed 572 million with 134 million in gratuties, vocational training near 25 million, and employment subsidies around 12 million.

Mars Australia Returned Soldiers’ League

Quilt Patch Cutting Kits for Home Craft Co

Mail order offer from Home Craft Co for assorted patch cutting sets. Includes Package No 50 for patches, Package No 32 with 21 perforated patterns for quilting with powder. Enclose cash and stamped self addressed envelope. address Dept. D Nineteenth and St Louis avenues St. Louis Mo.

Home Craft Co— Dept Nineteenth and St. Louis Avenues St. Louis

Those Flying Ostriches Teach Riches Take to Wings

A Pathfinder Magazine item notes a cryptic line about riches that “take to themselves wings and fly away.” The piece asks what riches are meant, joking that the bright boy suggests ostriches instead of riches.

Debate limits spark clash over law in daily life

A debate highlights tension between asserting law in daily life and limiting its reach. Citizens discuss boundaries, rights, and responsibilities as rules intersect everyday actions and public norms.

Bayer Aspirin Price Cut Promises Real Bayer Tablets Value

The notice touts reduced prices for Genuine Bayer Aspirin, urging buyers to request Bayer Aspirin by name. It highlights new low prices on 100 tablet bottles and sales at drug stores nationwide.

Phillips’ Milk of Phillips United States

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