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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1928
Page
2
A large cross atop Mount Royal guides mariners on the St Lawrence river. Illuminated at night with many electric lights, its glow can be seen for miles over the city of Mountreal.
A pair of log rolling shoes were presented to President Coolidge by the World Championship Log Rolling Tournament association to promote the eleventh world championship event roleo.
A wine bottle launched April 17 from the Berlin liner near Bre men drifted thousands of miles through the Atlantic to Westerhever, Germany. The note inside, signed by Theobald Zahn and mailed to Familie Zahn in Baltimore, triggered a local stir after a lighthouse keeper reported its recovery. Theobald and his family had recently moved from near Munich to Baltimore.
Seven young alpinists tackle Dachstein in Austria. A snowstorm strands four survivors, one climber goes mad and falls, another is killed when a rope snaps during a rescue attempt. A third climber is rescued with frozen feet after three days marooned.
A 75 foot pendulum with a four and a half second swing was set in Bordeaux to show the earth and building rotate beneath it, echoing Foucault's Paris Panthéon experiment. The visible plane of the pendulum remained fixed while the graph illustrated the rotation of the earth over time.
Edward Gertenschlager forty five of Wadsworth placed six sticks of dynamite under his body near his home in Akron and lighted fuses to blow himself apart in a barn behind his house.
Notice signed by the wizard Thomas A Edison warns that any employee caught smoking in the laboratory building at West Orange New Jersey will be fired immediately.
Johannesburg reports diamonds found on the Namaqualand coast in southwest Africa. Geologist Dr. Hans Merensky proposed the Orange river carried diamonds to the sea and later recovered stones dotting the shore, confirming the prospecting theory.
Mining work begins to uncover the Barringer meteor content near Winslow Arizona the largest siderite meteor on earth. Tests show a 400 foot diameter main body with 90 percent meteoric iron 7 percent nickel and trace platinum iridium worth large sums.
A trained collie once owned by Dr. Maxwell Galloway, lost July 5, was accused of aiding a theft in Manhattan. The dog and eighteen year old Leon Isaacs were tied to a Brooklyn suspect. the doctor recovered the collie in New York and vowed to retrain it.
A six foot eel shaped marine creature with a sheep like head was shown at provincial police headquarters as evidence of a sea monster in Lake Okano gan interior British Columbia. The display came from Vancouver.
J. B. Steele of Hazlemere British Columbia claims a process for producing a comparatively seedless cucumber. Steele has been specializing in this method at his market greenhouse.
The Almanach de Gotha is a French almanac first published in 1763. It details genealogical data on European sovereign and mediatized houses and many princely families. It also includes information on administrators and statistics of major political divisions worldwide.
A quotation on tolerance by Lord Morley emphasizes reverence for diverse truths and the freedom of conscience, urging respect for different beliefs and the charity that surpasses faith and hope. The passage advocates recognizing multiple colors, languages, and forms within truth.
An offhand remark at a social gathering prompts a humorous misunderstanding as a guest mistakes the host’s wife for someone else. The host clarifies the slip and humor erupts in a light exchange.
A physician reflects on constipation during a 47 year career and promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild, natural remedy. He rejects drastic purges, urges daily bowels, and recommends obtaining the product from a local druggist with a free bottle offer.
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