28 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
1
A citation from The Nation's Business notes that both employer and employee should heed an old philosopher’s remark: we have two eyes and one tongue to see twice as much as we say, urging restraint and discernment in communication and observation within the workplace.
Harsh & Chaptine Shoe Co of Milwaukee slashes prices on Lion Brand Work and Everyday shoes by removing middlemen. Factory direct sales offer No. 76 Brown Blucher at 3.35 dollars, previously as high as 6.50, with orders shipped within 24 hours from Hanover and Maple streets.
A brief exchange captures a witty remark about car ownership and control. A husband asks if his wife drives the car and the reply implies she only drives when he is not at the wheel.
Jno J Black of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin offers a farm for sale with a cash price specified. Description details are requested by potential buyers seeking ownership terms and property particulars.
Bronson notes the family tree speaks little. De Brown avoids discussing relatives. The exchange highlights secrecy around lineage and possible hidden ties within the family.
A reading of Abraham Lincoln's self education notes reveals a lifelong drive to master ideas. He recalls six months of schooling, early attempts to decode neighbors’ speech, and shaping thoughts into plain language, aided by self study and mentors like John Todd Stuart. Lincoln’s mental traits, plain speech, and belief in self government are highlighted.
The President visits Grant as the general complains of Washington interference. Grant quips that the War Department should supply soldiers and supplies but not hinder his work. The President recalls a Sangamon county deacon who keeps sermons long, saying he must not be hampered in the Lord’s work. Grant laughs and the subject ends.
A historic item tied to the Lincoln assassination era, the keys to the private box where Abraham Lincoln sat during the Booth attack surface in a reported collection. The document underscores enduring interest in the 1865 event and its symbols.
A brief reflection attributes Abraham Lincoln to deep faith in God Christ and the Bible with the line This is the victory that over cometh the world even our faith cited as a quoted sentiment from B B Taylor.
A Walt Whitman line reflects on Lincoln’s visage as more than a portrait. It notes the deep subtle expression in the face and hints at an elusive, intangible presence beyond the depicted features.
This reading centers on Jesus’ answer to the tribute question, guiding Christian citizenship. It stresses loving God with heart, soul, and mind as the first commandment and loving neighbor as the second, linking obedience to civil government with true faith and brotherhood in Christ.
A fragmentary meditation on fame as a shifting wind that follows the living and the dead. Colton notes fame pays little heed to the living, yet it attends the dead, arranging funerals and trailing toward the grave.
A compact reflection notes fame like a river, narrowest where born and broadest far away, quoting a Covenant line to frame the paradox of renown.
A bush tale recounts a circuit judge arriving at a remote shanty during a dry season in Australia. Water scarce, a tank bath is attempted, and the judge hides in a tin tank to bathe without soap. The landlord erupts in anger, while the judge quips he is not spoiling water since no soap is used.
Senator Sorghum reflected on his New Year greeting as a promise to constituents. He noted that in his position a kind wish carries expectations of action and influence to fulfill it.
The United States Fisheries Bureau studies artificial breeding of pearly mussels. Producing 1000 juveniles costs about 20 cents, and 13 000 grown mussels weigh a ton. At market size the cost per ton is $2.68, or $5.36 if a 50 percent loss occurs. Shells, not pearls, hold commercial value, $35 per ton, and the bureau aims to propagate superior shells for mother of pearl.
A fragmented note presents contrasting lines about a man of letters and a stamp, with playful asides on liking and licking. The odd phrasing hints at literary satire or a humorous exchange, highlighting the writer's fixation on letters and stamps as symbols of taste.
A humorous exchange at home features Mrs Gabb arguing that there are two sides to every question and Mr Gabb retorting there is the right side and your side, captured in a Cincinnati Inquirer quote.
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