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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1949
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Frank Neskorik of San Antonio spent several days in the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Giesbers. Emanuel Silba of Houston spent the week end in Houlton with his parents Mr and Mrs Fidencio Silba.
A compact tribute to J M Rodriguez whose memories of Travis Alamo San Antonio San Jacinto and frontier violence challenge scholarly historians. The piece praises his lived experience and laments sparse inclusion in conventional histories.
A collage of curiosities notes quirky facts from 19th and early 20th century life. It mentions an unusual French nursery growing umbrella handles and sprouts shaped into handles for umbrellas after three years. It also recalls Bulgaria’s mourning custom, election tricks with poles, and a massive encyclopedia in Peking that towers 450 feet high.
A humorous historical note cites a French statistician’s estimate of a 50 year old man’s life. It counts days spent sleeping working walking amusing himself eating and sick, plus quantities of bread eggs vegetables fish and water consumed.
A quirky column notes Mongolian sheep with tails weighing up to fifty pounds and says handlers attach sleds to tails to prevent drag. The piece shifts to politeness among Russians and a tale of a French ambassador and a hat nailed to his head as a lasting lesson. It ends with a quip about a cup that neither cheers nor inebriates.
Mr and Mrs Henry Malinek and son Sidney John and Eugene Boehm spent the weekend in New Braunfels with Mr and Mrs Fred Osterloh.
Victor O. Fehrenkamp Jr of Jennings Louisiana spent Labor Day weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Victor O Fehrenkamp and other relatives.
The notice announces weekly worship every Sunday at 10 for English speakers. It also notes Sunday School conducted each Sunday morning.
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