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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
2
The column surveys varied topics from baseball as a public issue to fashion and technology. It notes the horse trot dance, double deck streetcars, a Paris playwright’s trousers, watermelons with benzoate, wireless telegraphy infancy, Chicago society burglars, Arctic to Boston marriage, straw hats vs earmuffs, speed eating, passenger pigeons' extinction, lightning as rheumatism cure, and reformers risking more dishwashing duties on mothers.
Scientists unveil a method to create artificial daylight, while noting practical limits. The report mentions optimistic forecasts and suggests some aviators are training to fall safely, with voices applauding progress and caution.
Disappearances of multiple diamonds prompt speculation about clever thieves or even savvy press agents shaping the story. The article suggests intrigue around missing gems and the possibility of staged narratives.
A lighthearted comparison notes that the average college yell is a strange tradition yet carries as much formality as a funeral in contrast to the louder and lengthier campaign yell.
A Harvard scientist claims to have created hot ice, a substance that rapidly changes state. The breakthrough is mostly theoretical, with limited practical use for now.
A Brooklyn man bitten by a pickerel asks whether fish can contract hydrophobia. The answer notes that hydrophobia is associated with rabies in mammals and clarifies fish disease concerns.
A column notes that side whiskers are set to return to fashion and suggests boys who cannot grow a mustache will still find life has compensations.
The professor notes carrots may extend life through diet yet asks why anything extending life seems so unpleasant. He challenges common views on longevity and enjoyment in aging.
A Chicago judge sentences a man to 30 days in Pittsburg, illustrating a cross jurisdiction sentence. The decision highlights punitive transfer and local enforcement considerations.
Citizens debate humidity as the suspected cause of stifling conditions. Local voices mix anecdote and science, seeking relief and a clearer forecast from officials.
A provocative note claims Nevada spring water tastes like chicken soup while local eateries long serve the same fare. A scientist offers shocking advice for dull children, yet traditional education remains influential with youths.
A Yankee divorcee says red headed men make the best husbands yet notes no salary raise accompanies such belief. The remark blends personal opinion with a jab at financial incentives.
A New York physician asserts nobody ever caught a cold through cold fresh air. He argues that hot air is the more deadly of the two and supports the contention with observations.
A burglar slipped into a butcher shop and stole the cash drawer but left a beefsteak on the counter in plain view, prompting ridicule for the lapse in judgment and a rare blunder by a professional thief.
A jeweler notes the average watch contains 175 components and, in this tale, each piece harbors a grudge against its neighbor, hinting at internal tensions within the mechanism.
The shift from cockfighting to baseball in the Philippines would bring pleasure if not for the fate of the umpire, highlighting the uneasy tension between sport change and avoidable danger.
The value of the crops of the country increased by 2.488 billion dollars over ten years. The text suggests this trend should motivate farmers to consider buying an automobile.
Fire destroys Carter Kenady general merchandise store at Cottonwood causing a 16000 loss with a 10000 insured value. Auto accidents near La Porte claim a 16 year old Miss Celeste Smith killed and injure Miss Inez Mc Fadden aged 15. Tax rolls in Hunt County show total value of 24424355, up 465245 from last year. Denison expands rail yards to 2300 capacity with seven miles of new track. Ballinger plans a million dollar irrigation dam on the Colorado River to serve nearby farmers. State Insurance Board reports 18000 fire losses to date with 1259 defective fires and 1323 exposure cases. Wichita Falls under construction with 5000000 in buildings. Ballinger creamery to open funded by over 500 cows pledged, rising to 1000 by January. Mrs. W P Baugh of San Antonio injured by a vicious horse bite. Steamer Hornet reports barge H M Mayo and four barges lost near Tam Mexico.
Prof Herschel C. Parker of Brooklyn and Belmore Browne of Tacoma return from Alaska after reaching 20 100 feet on Mount McKinley but fail to summit. They describe extreme cold 19 degrees below zero at 15 000 feet and problems with pemmican and altitude sickness. Parker and Browne vow this was their last attempt.
St Louis guards a black family to prevent white resentment over a so called negro invasion. Police protection began in May and will cost $15 daily totaling about $450 each month. If extended to September 15 the city’s expense reaches $1,800.
Paris minister of labor Léon Bourgeois reports July 1 totals for old age insurance under the 1910 law amended 1912. Seven million registered under obligation, up 273,930 since April 1, with about 12 million in France required to insure. Compulsion delayed to January 1913 pending court decisions.
Philadelphia lad Ty Bolwer, aged fourteen, has become an expert swimmer and wrestler. He has overcome his leglessness to excel in aquatic and grappling sports, gaining recognition for his determination and skill.
Roy Chapman Andrews assistant curator of the American Museum returns after a world voyage including northern Korea where he crossed three lakes termed three rivers on a plateau Shores were volcanic dust water clear with no fish The Korea trip covered 500 miles and relied largely on a compass for location The expedition aimed to collect gray whale specimens for the museum and he shipped three skeletons already.
Los Angeles officials consider an ordinance from the police commission to equip all cars with a three light speed detector. The system uses white for eight mph green for fifteen mph and red for twenty mph, with combined lights signaling higher speeds to officers.
Former neighbors recall Michael Kiley who lived on Bright Street for years. He died worth about 200000 dollars with 65000 going to Margaret Jones for nursing him in his last illness and a large share of the remainder going to neighbor Catherine Daly.
The Texas A and M College agricultural experiment stations seek 181000 dollars per year for the next two fiscal years starting Sept 1 1913. This marks a major rise from the prior appropriation of 52000 dollars annually. The note outlines how the funds were previously allocated for maintenance publications and the impact on other state needs.
Public opinion splits over the verdict in Loeben Austria as Haas, a Viennese clerk, killed his consumptive wife to end her suffering. Haag shot his wife in a railway carriage within a tunnel and attempted suicide. The wife died instantly. Haas was only slightly hurt. The jury acquitted Haas of murder but convicted him of carrying a revolver without a license and fined $1.75.
Wilkes Barre Pa Mrs John Tilley wife of a janitor testifies in court that her husband allows her only 20 dollars of his 65 dollar monthly salary to provide for herself and their eight children.
A survey of customs from Spain to Slav regions describes wedding taboos, hair beliefs, candle rituals, bed position for child health, and prohibitions on smoking before age forty five. It notes witches with blond or red hair, vows against broom burning, and a birch broom remedy in southern Germany.
Mrs Lottie V Steinwedel of Baltimore reports a baby with pimples turning to crusts and hair loss was cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She notes sores dried up in days and completely disappeared within three weeks. Card advertises Cuticura and a free 32 page Skin Book from Boston.
A new water powered vacuum cleaner uses two suction pumps driven by a water wheel and a dust collection chamber washed away by waste water.
An ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething remedy. It claims gums soften inflamed gums ease pain and cure wind colic with a price of 25 cents per bottle, displayed in Ady.
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