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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
5
In a private Baton Rouge office, attorney Fortier debates with Aline Lavergne about her strained Latouche Island estate. Philbrick, an overseer, and the Macartys loom as Fortier maps a risky path to expose hidden motives behind a bayou dam franchise and failing contracts.
Aline Lavergne runs Cypremort in Louisiana bayous leaving farm duties to John Philbrick. An Ah Lee and mysterious John Solomon appear as allies while Aline’s uncle David Macarty and son Felix plot to seize control. They scheme to dam the bayou to ruin rice fields and move to remove Philbrick. Aline enlists Jack Fortier, a young lawyer, to defend her interests.
In Baton Rouge a trusted friend warns Fortier against opposing David Macarty, citing power and unscrupulous influence. Back in New Orleans Fortier gathers facts revealing questionable contracts tied to Lavergne relatives and potential rice crop mismanagement affecting his father, while Aline Lavergne seeks answers.
A mother believes the only safe place for a boy to swim is the bath tub. This statement reflects concern for child safety and parental caution.
A historical advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe 30 year substitute for castor oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups with no narcotics and physician endorsement. It urges trust in the genuine product bearing its signature.
The pantograph tool, now adapted to an oxyacetylene flame, uses an electrically driven wheel to trace a pattern. It advances the cutting flame at a set rate based on metal thickness and guides the flame along straight or incurved lines with precision.
A humorous quip from the Louisville Courier Journal about a wife dipping into her husband pockets. The sage explains she merely presses trousers and hangs them upside down to make money drop out, claiming he is a poor stick if he doesn’t livry.
A man recounts straining rainwater through cloth when water flow ceases while the pail remains heavy. Upon removing the cloth, he finds three large frogs at the bottom, puzzled by the unexpected discovery.
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