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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1949
Page
5
A Chinese merchant condemned to death for murdering his wife faced a heightened sentence reflecting 19th century fears. The judge aimed to maximize suffering by keeping him awake under guards for days until he died on the nineteenth day, highlighting brutal penal practices of the era.
Austin reports that work permits must be secured from County judges for children under 15 who wish to work during the common school year, per State Labor Commissioner M. B. Morgan. The item also notes visits by the Kalischko and Southard families to relatives in Moulton and San Antonio.
The article notes pigeons as carriers of news during the siege of Paris with 363 birds delivering messages. One bird bore up to 40,000 words in a single load, with micro film then used to shrink messages to two inches square.
A fragmentary column notes curious 16th century book titling by Sir John Harrington and references a trained monkey page in Cleveland, a gold brocade Barron attendant, and a claim about the oyster as a powerful creature, with a stray science aside on the world’s strength.
A playful note suggests surprising Dad with two Chinese favorites fried roofs of pigs and webbed feet of a duck. The piece uses humor and a quoted proverb to poke fun at rites and the idea of en forging a coffin for tradition.
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