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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1922
Page
3
An old advertisement urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to cure constipation in children. It claims a teaspoonful can prevent sickness and lists symptoms like biliousness and colic. It warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitation products.
In France Mose and Sam dig a trench when a shell explodes nearby. As explosions continue, Mose asks if they should seek religion but Sam, mocking, says he already found religion when the first bomb burst.
Master G. O. Edwards aged ten from Moss Side Manchester demonstrated toe and heel walking skill by walking from London to Brighton a distance of 50 miles. His feat highlights a promising junior champion in English pedestrian events.
A dog named Howler admits his fault in stealing a fox’s trail and ends up wiser. The tale contrasts cunning freeloaders with diligent workers, using hunting scenes and a skunk episode to warn against taking the easy path. The speaker advises honest effort and self reform.
A Kansas City Star line notes a man whose description hints at a humorous view of ball games as entertainment. The speaker J Fuller Gloom remarks on the character as one who treats a game as a show blending “fats and the beans” for amusement.
Texas is projected to produce 3,412,000 bales of cotton this year based on a 52 percent condition as of September 25, with 1,826,000 bales ginned before that date and about 1,586,000 remaining in fields. The crop is described as markedly spotty due to insects and late rains, though top yields possible with early showers. Ginning progress is ahead of previous records, and market rumors touch on holding to keep middling above 20 cents.
Washington report says representatives of the Department of Justice diverted large stocks of liquor seized to their own use between July 20 and September 11, 1920. The grand jury notes no charges of financial gain, says conduct cannot be too severely condemned, and cites hundreds of cases valued over $100000 disappeared from the department’s evidence store.
The United States railroad labor board ruled Friday that seventeen rail roads violated the transportation act by contracting out work. Roads named include Erie Ann Arbor Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western Southern Pacific of Louisiana and Texas Big Four Pere Marquette Boston and Albany Bangor and Aroostock Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Michigan Central Indiana Harbor Belt and New York Central. Some had halted the practice before the ruling per a prior pledge.
Berlin reports a new currency issue in the last week of September totaling 26.2 billion paper marks. The announcement details the amount released to the economy.
Ten cars of sweet potatoes were shipped from Pittsburg last week, bringing this season’s total to twenty cars. Storage and curing will begin at local plants in a few days.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for baby skin with hot baths and powder. A slogan notes the bald man’s pride in not being gray while promoting Vader Balin for colds croup and pains. A witty line claims art is long as girls linger before mirrors.
A feature describes Mount Kelyong in Korea attracting thousands of prospective buyers attracted by a prophecy from Chyong Kai. On a hillside land plot 2,562 people live in 518 households while hundreds more gather at the base bidding high sums for plots amid belief the site will become a major religious city. The piece notes publicized prophecies and widespread zeal among Koreans seeking early access to land. The closing lines reference proverbial maxims about thieves and fathers.
Turkish troops occupy several islands off the Asia Minor coast near Smyrna, an official announcement reports. The development marks increased Turkish military presence in the Aegean region amid ongoing regional tensions.
Dean Heykel of Lafayette College mocked Austria's aristocratic caste at a Easton dinner. He cited four quarterings for coat arms and limited access to court and society, calling such exclusivity stupid and cruel and likening it to a boy attacking a frog.
Jackson dismisses tax dodge rumors as false. Newrich defends himself, claiming repeated attempts to dodge taxes failed and denounces the report as libel.
An editorial note weighs honesty against the value of resisting cross examination. It discusses the merit of choosing truthfulness while acknowledging strategic considerations in interrogation.
A Toronto doctor built an eighteen foot motorboat in his cellar for Muskoka lakes. He sensed a fault while working but only discovered the issue after completion. The boat could not be moved out without tearing a hole in the house foundation and digging a new exit.
A playful dialogue scene unfolds as Scamp teases about rouge while Vamp assures the evening is still young. The exchange hints at flirtation and light entertainment in a nocturnal club setting.
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