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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1921
Page
7
Festive gift items feature heart shaped pincushions small pin holders and ribbon garters as charming holiday novelties. The article highlights decorative ribbon crafts meant for presents and as seasonal keepsakes.
A set of table cards for entertainment is described as cut from white cardboard with black gummed figures on one side. Their black and white background features graceful sprays of gay flowers and they are supported by small wire holders.
Elegant shopping bags are crafted from wide satin ribbons and narrow fancy ribbons with handsome metal mounts. They use rich patterns and are lined with gay silks, making items valued as gifts from a donor.
It is made of gay cretonne and is buttoned up the back so that it may be easily washed and ironed. It is bound with a plain color in chambray and has a narrow band of this material about it. The brim portion may be turned up or down and is shown yes. up at one side and down.
A simple home craft for holiday decor outlines making lamp shades of crepe or tissue paper and tinsel. Two cardboard rings form a lantern base, covered in black or gold paper with green tissue strips inside and rose crape outside to fan the strips. Silver tinsel decorates the wire handles.
The article describes festive hair ornaments for women this season, featuring ribbons beads flowers and mock jewels. A pictured rhinestone filet encircles the head supporting a poinsettia and scattered rhinestones.
A decorative bib and tray cloth set in bright colors with an angular elephant design is described as allcloth. The cream mottled oilcloth and white taped neck binding provide a cheerful, practical item for a young child and mother at the dinner table.
A celluloid fairy powder puff ornament, popular as a Christmas gift, is shown dressed as a fairy bride with chiffon ruffles and a satin skirt. Her head is crowned with a braided wreath and veil, standing in a cotton stuffed bag with a cloth powder puff attached, displayed in a glass bowl.
The Community Fair in Palacios succeeds. Washington CountyOctober tax take $19,000. Belmont's new brick school opens as Loving suffers extensive fire damage. Railroad Commission sets sand and gravel rate at $10 per car. Texas City October grain exports drop while corn exports reach 144,563 bushels. Nueces County road work nearly complete with 157.2 miles graded. Texas Editorial Association moves annual meeting to San Antonio due to transport. Brenham votes on $10,000 high school bond and street paving plan. Wilbarger County approves $600,000 road bond with major dirt road funding. Exall highway complete Limestone County Dallas to Galveston route now concrete all the way. Transcontinental freight cuts include California goods. Texas cotton crop forecast near 1,820,000 bales with similar 1921 numbers. Galveston port cotton receipts top 1,009,661 bales this session. Port Arthur bonds fund power and sewer extensions near a million dollars. Kerrville wool sale to Boston buyer. Del Rio, Spofford, Sanderson, and Uvalde shipments planned. Cotton Belt authorized mixed passenger freight train Hamilton to Comanche and discontinue steam between Gatesville and Hamilton. Coleman plans a dam on Indian Creek costing about $160,000 with 50 foot height and 825 million gallon reservoir for up to 20,000 people. Smith County road bonds approved for $300,000 at 5 percent. State wards cost per patient per month averages cited at $22.78 and shows living costs declined to about $19 per patient in August.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a candy like laxative that clears the bowels by morning without gripping or disturbing sleep. It claims one or two tablets fix headaches biliousness indigestion and sour stomach and notes a ten cent price per box. Children are encouraged to use Cascarets too.
After dinner Smith offers cigars as a birthday gift claim while guests vow to quit smoking. Mrs Smith confronts him about a fib and he admits the cigars cost 11 dollars, saying he cannot give them away. The party ends in an awkward, ghastly fizzle.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a low cost tonic that stops dandruff itching and hair shedding. It claims one application nourishes roots and soon results in visibly fuller, longer hair with a soft lustrous mass and new growth across the scalp.
A compact sketch centers on a woman’s pursuit of a defining goal. The dialogue hints at gendered expectations, aspiration, and the pull of personal achievement within social constraints. The piece foregrounds a universal urge for self-definition through a concise exchange.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye or tint old garments at home. It claims rich color on wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics with no streaking fading or running and guarantees perfect home dyeing.
A terse dialogue fragment presents a jealous lover asking about a girl she loves. The exchange centers on curiosity and suspicion without further context or names.
The advice urges quick action to visit a tailor for a coat that does not fit properly. It emphasizes prompt alteration to ensure proper fit and avoid further discomfort.
Harold Lloyd narrates a humorous old darkey extra story about income tax woes. The punch line has him hunting for the federal taxidermist's office after finishing the tax forms, reflecting comic relief amid taxation pressure.
In twenty minutes during a solar eclipse, scientists plan rapid tests of Hinstein's theory to detect any deflection of light near the sun. The next decade promises brief windows for measurements as rays pass the solar disk.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap as doubling razor efficiency and promoting skin health for shaving bathing and shampooing. The humorous piece follows, highlighting a child’s playful misquote about Longfellow during a family tour and visit to his home.
Maybelle asks for something unusual and the Duke reacts with surprise to the strange demand.
Fragmentary quotation reflects belief that striving for wealth molds a man’s character and domestic life, comparing economic ambition to the pursuit of knowledge as sources of personal transformation. The line suggests that both aims demand effort and shape daily living.
An old advertisement claims Green’s August Flower relieves nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness and related digestive disorders. It asserts fifty five years of use in millions of households and availability wherever medicines are sold.
A fragmentary dialogue features Ivy declaring kisses as love language and Frank proposing a chat to discuss the idea. The exchange centers on romantic communication and mutual curiosity.
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