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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1903
Page
4
The article suggests gray hairs at a young age run in certain families, likely inherited. It posits that repeated marriages between men and women with dark hair across generations contribute to the trait's propagation.
A Navasota Texas man offers a salve claimed to cure eczema ringworm and old sores of any kind priced at 81 per box. The ad promises a money back refund if not benefited and invites buyers to write for testimonials stating that those who work the world owe all its progress.
An old ad claims Defiance Starch is better and costs 10 cents for a larger amount. The copy notes Senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky prefers a large black pipe to cigars, illustrating period promotional tone.
Home grocers insist on refusing to stock De fiance Starch citing existing 16 oz Defiance Starch customers with unopened 13 oz brands. They say those buyers would not repurchase regardless of price, tying up stock already in hand.
A Missouri legislator admits he blew out the gas to gain newspaper attention. The candid admission suggests a publicity stunt aimed at securing coverage in the press.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine Tablets as a remedy for coughs and colds priced at 25 cents. The copy notes relief as the user stops looking up and starts to decline the moment.
An advertisement cites McCanes Detective Agency of Houston Texas for reliable detective services. It also includes a religious note on holiness as a bridge between earth and heaven and a testimonial about Piso’s Cure for cough from J W O’Brien of Minneapolis dated January 6 1900.
Dr G A Glenn former Georgia commissioner of education will succeed the late Dr Carry as agent of the Peabody educational fund in a key leadership transition affecting the foundation's education initiatives.
The Fielding Institute in San Antonio trials a new Ozonoform Treatment for consumption by Dr Frederick J Fielding. Proponents claim over eighty percent cure in stage one and seventy percent in stage two, with the method founded on long study. Dr Fielding offers a free book describing the treatment details. The article notes 861 cremations in Germany last year, up 200 from the year before.
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh and other constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers one hundred dollars for non curing cases, and urges sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. The note also promotes Hall's Family Pills and jokes about German poets setting poem prices.
An ad challenges readers to find a medicine that cures kidney and bladder troubles, piles, and women's diseases as Smith's Sure Kidney Cure claims. The notice asserts a 98 percent cure rate from observed cases, guarantees results, and offers a 50 cent price with refunds if no cure, sold by all druggists.
The article outlines Argentina's plan to tax bachelors from age twenty until seventy-five, starting at $5 a month and rising to $30, then easing to $9 per year after age seventy. It notes penalties for remaining unmarried at various life stages and states no charge after age eighty.
The Family Doctor reports a French entomologist advocating edible insects after extensive reading and tasting many species. He notes spiders are not insects and should be avoided. His proposed recipe involves pounding cockroaches, sieving, then pouring boiling water or beef stock over them.
Charlie Anderson of Field's claims the title oldest elevator man in Chicago. He began as a teen in 1873 running the first passenger elevator near the Washington street entrance, operated it twenty nine years, and now works as starter for a group of elevators in the new annex.
Three years after a buried hoard in the Dresden Kreuz Kirche was found in the grave of Duke Albrecht of Holstein who died in 1619, the items including gold rings chains and a jeweled crown are now confirmed as belonging to Duke Ernst Gunther by the courts. London rents soar far above Paris and New York with Cornhill the dearest district. One room near the exchange recently advertised at 11000 dollars per year. British musical copyrights owners crack down on pirates with Scotland Yard storing half a million pirate song copies valued at about 175000 dollars.
A new provision creates segregation, occupation and education systems in epileptic institutions across nineteen states. Each facility is implementing formal programs to manage patient care, therapy and daily activity, reflecting a shift toward organized treatment.
John Douglass announces that many historical sites in Missouri will be marked with tablets. A dedicated fund for this purpose has been placed under the society’s control for implementation.
The Baltimore school board appropriated 700 to hire a respected local to choose names of prominent Marylanders for all 100 city public schools.
Dr. Bauchan of Paris says cider and beer are the least injurious alcoholic beverages while eau de cologne poses the greatest health risk to many women, warning of its damaging effects.
A collage of notes mentions Putnam Faceless Dyes price per package, a Siberian contract to augment Alaskan reindeer herd to 11,000 for draught use, and Lord Dudley’s golf interests with a Portmarnock carnival. Bernard Shraft, an aged San Francisco musician, dies in poverty, friend of Johann Strauss. Dr George Birbeck Hill, London editor of Boswell’s Johnson, dies. Maxim Gorki’s new play on life among Russian Jews discussed. Also ads for Dr Pepper and a nerve restorer claim with a Philadelphia address.
Advertisers claim Defiance Starch provides stronger hold and lasting results without cracking. They promise better performance than rival brands and more value for money.
Dr Fielding offers a treatment for consumption in the issue while an aside notes a woman darkening a home and a score of men following suit. The piece stresses labor as the cornerstone of faith and calls readers to action.
An old trick describes pouring beer to half a glass then laying a smooth linen sheet atop it. Water is poured slowly, remaining above the beer due to density differences. The water is drunk normally, while the beer is sipped through a straw.
The instructions describe two duelists facing each other with two large potatoes balanced on teaspoons. Each holds a tea spoon in the right hand and an empty tablespoon in the left. At a signal they attempt to upset the opponent's potato while keeping their own balanced.
Letters from Dan A Grosvenor deputy auditor to John Williams and H W Ogden extol Peruna as an effective spring tonic and catarrh remedy. Grosvenor reports personal recovery and calls it meritorious while Williams and Ogden commend its relief for catarrh and urge others to try it.
A sequence of testimonials from H W Ogden W E Griffith H Bowen Fred D Scott Ira C Abbott Mrs Elmer Fleming and others praise Peruna as a catarrh remedy and tonic. The ad urges spring treatment with Peruna to achieve prompt lasting relief and offers free advice from Dr Hartman.
The article advertises Dr Lunns Sanitarium in Houston Texas specializing in epilepsy and nervous disorders. It notes use of X Ray to locate causes and invites patients to write for the best treatment method. It mentions twenty one frat class rooms in the hospital department.
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