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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
3
A reflection on paying the price for every gain or loss in life. The text notes that all enjoyments and sins alike require payment, from magnates to paupers, in love, peace, joy, or sorrow, with the refrain that we are always paying the price for what we have or lose.
An excerpt notes the loss of traditional French dowry practices as war reshapes social norms and marriage patterns. It cites shifting attitudes toward property, marriage rates, and the impact on literature and storytelling amid upheaval.
Hand painted undergarments gain favor in evening wear lines. Georgette crepe bodices are decorated with delicate floral patterns and fine handwork. Options include full-surface band painting or neck border designs with dainty stencils for next season eve ning ensembles.
A 1916 column debates a husband’s value to his wife amid a missing spouse tale. It argues true worth lies in fidelity, companionship, and love, not wealth, noting many husbands face hardship yet remain redeeming.
Dr. Charles Prevost Grayson of Philadelphia criticized American doctors at the annual Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Association meeting for failing to correct the so called American voice. He urged compulsory education in articulation for children and said teachers must have clear enunciation.
The article discusses whether fish sleep, citing Brehm and experiments. It notes the leach rests with reduced activity,using its caudal fins to support its body, and its head tilting during repose.
A fragment features a wandering prisoner and a witty innkeeper exchange. The prisoner touts past fame as an intramural poet and offers a sonnet for breakfast while joking about fire, while a social figure defines a strikebreaker as a husky person who uses fists to settle economic issues.
In a humorous exchange Mrs. Flatbush notes a dinner was outdoors and rain interrupted plans. Mr. Flatbush confirms the rain but says it saved the speakers from being eaten up by delays or interruptions.
A reflection on war’s horror notes that phrases about its ugliness have grown routine. The speaker recalls seeing a deaf and mute man communicating with another using sign language and wonders if that is the meaning behind his words.
A joke item notes a wife is called the better half and quips that her husband splits his salary fifty fifty, reflecting playful gender roles in a light feature.
Dialogue weighs Gadspur as an average affluent citizen with annual living costs estimated between 7500 and 10000 dollars. The exchange questions what his income might be, implying a balance between earnings and lifestyle expenses.
A fragment notes a cave man hero in a story by Seribson. An illustrator framed the figure with a shaggy coat of hair and finished with carefully manicured nails.
A witty remark notes the odd trait of dry humor: it tends to whet the audience’s appetite for more. The exchange highlights how restrained wit can provoke continued interest and anticipation.
Mrs Flatsome tells Henry there is an agent at the door selling a device to keep children from falling down stairs. He agrees to a demonstration and Mrs Flatstone offers to borrow the baby across the hall for the show.
A creature within the tank shows weak respiration and often drifts onto its back, remaining completely motionless for hours at a time, raising concerns about its health.
The London Chronicle reports how amid snowbound fighting in Italy wood is scarce and fires are rare. Scouts collect waste paper from houses, girls under a teacher flatten and roll sheets into inch wide rolls, then chop them into two inch pieces. In a knapsack these compact rolls burn to heat and warm soup.
Corrugated cardboard boxes replace wooden ones for small article shipments. They resist heavy pressure yet weigh less, saving express and freight costs. Folding flat allows compact storage, with an example of 3,000 cardboard boxes fitting in space formerly used by 260 wooden boxes.
Dutch windmills serve as birth and marriage notices with sails set in specific patterns. A marriage stops the mill with slanted arms and unfurled sails, a birth uses a more acute slant with two sails unfurled, and a death shows sails fully unfurled with the wheel turned to an upright cross until the funeral.
The article notes Roger Bacon as the first great English scientist who died 621 years ago with an uncertain birth date. It claims he was ahead of his era in chemistry mathematics and mechanics and that he was imprisoned for his works. It mentions the camera obscura and years of imprisonment ending shortly before his death.
The article lists numerous islands including the Isle of Dogs Whale island Pewl island Crane and Gulf islands off Cornwall Rat island and the Hen and Chickens near Lundy Puffin island Sheep island and the Cow and Calf island in Pembroke Wales.
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The ad claims the vegetable remedy is safe for children and adults, guarantees money back if not effective, and promises morning vitality with no salivation or next day discomfort.
A tiny .22 caliber breech loading cannon is being made as a pocket device. The pistol hidden as a knife features two blades and a swiveling steel block with a through hole. When cocked by the side trigger it fires a bullet at close range, though its appearance mimics a common knife.
In a curt exchange Mr Slowboy boasts of a powerful press and ability to print kisses like an expert, while Miss Willing questions his claim and then admits to sharing the detail with a friend.
The first of the new 10-cent pieces are being issued at 250,000 daily with plans for 10,000,000 total. The obverse shows a Grecian lady and the reverse features the bundle rods and ax of the Roman lictors. Within two weeks work starts on the 25-cent pieces and October begins the new design for half-dollars.
A mother declines a theater outing with Albert while he holds three tickets. He wonders what to do with the extra ticket and suggests giving it to the man they usually visit between acts to avoid leaving the show.
Mrs Come up explains her daughter’s cooking show misstep while noting no one present could replicate it. The exchange highlights pride and humor in a domestic scene.
German empire universities report 53 800 students in the last half year, 82 percent of the 43 800 winter enrollment serving in the army. 4 800 women and 1 400 foreigners among the total. University of Warsaw reopens with 1 125 applicants eager to reclaim Poland’s historic institution.
They graduated in June and discuss their current work. The young man handles the Hints to Mothers column at the Daily Planet while the dear girl writes Man About Town pieces for the Daily Gusher.
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