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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1950
Page
4
In old days Japanese sword making was thought superior to Damascus. A Damascus test cut a pillow, but the Japanese required a sword to cut any leaf that fell when hung between two trees for 24 hours. If a leaf failed the test, the sword was re forged.
Queen Victoria visited the Riviera and during stays at Cimiez she occupied over 140 rooms of the Trotel hotel, extending her seaside sojourn with grand occupancy and royal presence.
A historical note describes old Chinese laws that punished debt by family disgrace and hard labor. It claims men owing more than 1500 fled exile and those owing 5000 faced beheading as punishment.
The piece notes peasants in southern France once carried shoes on a stick to save wear. It contrasts this thrift with the Scotch stereotype and mentions priests or wealthier passersby shaping daily life.
A compact note recalls that well bred game dogs are trained to fetch game and return unharmed, abstaining from meat. It cites a London coroner report of a boneless five year old girl named Elizabeth Vigors, then colors a Korea legal quirk that a man hiding in a wife or mother's room cannot be tried while inside.
A traditional practice described where Japanese burials place the deceased upright in a square coffin. A glass ball is hung inside the coffin to symbolize the spirit’s wandering space.
Mrs. Arthur Schodde of Cuero, Mrs. Ed Boehm Sr., and Mrs. Elo C Fehrenkamp of Moulton were in Schulenburg and Weimar last week Tuesday for visits and local errands.
The Eagle announces Theo Long as the county sheriff candidate for Lavaca County subject to the November general election.
Public weigh-in note lists Henry Kocian as candidate for County Commissioner Precincts 2 and 6 and WM A Eilers for Superintendent. The items identify the offices and nominees in the local ballot notice.
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