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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1938
Page
6
A light exchange reveals a contrast in priorities as a wife worries about fall hats and her husband flippantly contrasts affordable and desirable options. The banter hints at financial limits shaping wardrobe choices.
Short humorous exchange reads like a lively bit from a 19th century chatty page. Characters labeled Mrs gessehee and Smith exchange a light cordial greeting reflecting everyday social tone.
A French census shows the country holds the world record for ancient castles and palaces with 761 chateaus including 539 castles and 33 palaces in good condition. The Touraine region leads in regal types with castles like Pierrefonds linked to Napoleon III, while Dordogne castles reveal medieval English influence. Ambassador Bullitt recently leased Chateau Firmin near Paris.
Geneva reports from the International Labour Office show 14 nations with overall wage gains. US hourly earnings rose in 1937, with nominal wages 18 percent above 1933 and 35 percent above 1929. real wages adjusted for living costs were 33 percent higher than in 1929.
In Daleville Mississippi Col Jim Walton of the Gen Sam Dale Historical Society argues Uncle Sam originated with Gen Andrew Jackson era troops. He cites a Georgia record of Jackson’s men on a Dale ferry naming General Dale as Uncle Sam. The nickname spread after New Orleans as soldiers recalled his generosity.
Six year old Joan Higgins who is blind and deaf is rapidly learning to talk under Northwestern psychologist Professor Robert Gault. Once unable to hear or see speech, she has grown to a 40 word vocabulary and is forming simple sentences with help from his tuned speech training in a private home.
Quick cross stitch sampler pattern 6128 offers an 11 by 15 inch panel with transfer design, color chart, stitch illustrations, and materials list. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W. 14th St. New York City.
The Fort Wayne News Sentinel imagines the amount of wealth 1,000,000,000 coins would represent. It calculates 693,500 days 16,644,000 hours or 998,640,000 minutes since the trial of Jesus and notes Pilate would be eligible for relief around 1910 if he spent one coin per minute without break.
A concise quotation from Marcus Aurelius urging steady conduct in deeds words and thoughts as a timeless guide to prudent living.
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