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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
1
William A Radford discusses stucco finishes for houses, praising expanded metal lath and cement lime mixtures as durable cheaper alternatives to clapboard. He explains color in mortars, maintenance advantages, and outlines a two story square base home 24 by 32.5 feet priced from 2200 to 2500 with a heavy porch suggesting solidity.
Sheriff levies 50 000 of United States bonds in Travis county to the credit of American Security Company of New York as part of the Waters Pierce Oil Company appeal bond. The Third Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court judgment against Waters Pierce and its sureties American Surety Company of New York and John H Kirby. Court orders costs and notes execution for 1 623 900 dollars plus costs totaling 1 20 55.
The text contrasts past royal life with today noting Queen Victoria kept daughters under constant supervision, except Princess Louise after Albert’s death. It mentions Princess Patricia’s current freedom during a Sweden visit, attended only by Hon. Lady Egerton, reflecting easing restrictions on royal daughters.
A hostess shows a treasured guest book to friends and discovers that the back pages list her past servants. The exchange turns the dinner table into a reflection on hospitality and memory, with the woman confessing the long line of staff she has employed.
A letter to Governor Hughes discusses racetrack gambling and its impact on a family. The correspondent notes eleven children once, now four remain due to hardship caused by gambling, while the writer left home to work. The Rochester Post-Express comments that she undervalues her husband’s role in improving horseflesh.
In Hanna Wyoming a Union Pacific Coal mine suffered two explosions on Saturday. Eighteen workers including a superintendent died in the first blast at 3 pm. A second explosion at 10:30 pm killed forty to fifty rescuers, including State Inspector D E Melie, with no list kept of those who volunteered. Rescue efforts continued as gas and flames hampered recovery.
Thirteen cotton states met in a secret Farmers Union and Cotton Association meeting. Officers vow to inform all cotton holders statewide on immediate actions. President Hehtower of Mississippi Farmers Union expects prices to rise significantly.
Exowner V Madrigal ships eight carloads of Bernicia onions from an onion farm seven miles above Laredo. The first shipment is early, with more cars expected from other farms. The county is estimated to ship about 100 carloads this season.
Floreville in Wilson County reports better prosperity with good rains. Corn looks promising, cotton is being planted, and gas industry growth is noted as flourishing.
Alva Cox, a carpenter, fell from a fire station window while asleep and was hurt. He suffered a hip injury and internal damage. He was sleeping at the station when the incident occurred in Belt, Texas.
In Orleans Louisiana the United States Circuit Court of Appeals refuses a rehearing in the case of Southern Pacific vs M Melton alleging error in the circuit court Western District of tas.
A man named Gillette confessed to the crime and faced execution by electric chair. He showed no emotion as the sentence was carried out, according to reports from the state penitentiary.
Washington reports Buck Stove and Range Company President Van Cleave announced steps after a federal injunction against boycott proceedings by Gompers and the federation. He aims to press Sherman act charges or sue for threefold damages, attaching union funds as security, with potential recovery of about 900000 in miners’ treasury.
Chester E. Gillette faced execution at Auburn prison for Grace Brown murder. In a note to chaplains he confessed guilt and urged young men toward Christ, expressing forgiveness and acceptance of fate as he prepared for death by electric chair.
A simple home demonstration uses white lead, charcoal, and a blow pipe to show pure lead forms shining globules under heat. adulterated lead resists complete transformation. The National Lead Company offers a free blow pipe and booklet to test paint purity and guarantees Dutch Boy branded white lead.
A grand jury in San Juan Puerto Rico indicted Capt. George Worley master of the collier Abarenda for inhuman treatment of his men at sea. The charges stem from the murder of Walter Weichal chief officer killed at San Juan by Alexander Dickson on February 20. A large portion of the crew remains held as witnesses.
In Los Angeles Harriman announces he has acquired all Huntington stakes in steam and electric railways for 50 million dollars. The deal covers Pacific Electric, Los Angeles Pacific, Los Angeles Interurban, and Los Angeles & Redondo Railway, the largest trolley system. Huntington will retire from active management. Harriman will also control the Pacific Light and Power Company.
A. Levi & Co. of Victoria has been designated depository in the Victoria division of the federal district for bankrupt estates by Judge Burns of Houston.
Lufkin is set for oil field activity with reports that Lane and Bowler of Houston, drilling a city water well, have struck a small vein of oil amid streets filled with excitement over the prospect.
County Treasurer Jno Lawrence Alderman J W Batts Merman J B Priddy Jno F Ettle and W H Walker departed Tuesday for a fishing trip to Clear Lake near the Navasota River.
In Jefferson county Ohio near Wheeling West Virginia, three men Angelo Salvestro Tony Salvestro and Ronar do Dagannon were found shot. Salvestro brothers were inside a shanty and Dagannon in a nearby field while attempting to climb a fence. Robbery appears to be the motive and companion Robert George is missing as investigators search.
Fred Brunson was shot by Lloyd Lennell near section house 109 four miles above Marquez on Saturday night. Brunson, returning from a festival with a wagon of women, refused another load and was shot in the right shoulder. the bullet lodged and was removed by a surgeon the next morning. The wound is painful but not necessarily dangerous.
Junction City Texas district court convened Tuesday for the spring term. The town runs a joint district, opened last week under a new arrangement.
A Guadalupe county resident, 67 year old Thomas Weller, born in Wurtemberg Germany, was struck and killed by a Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio train Tuesday near the Fromme crossing outside Equin Texas.
Recent rains in Marathon Texas bring relief to ranchers. Cattle are expected to fare well as rainfall moderated, reducing previous concerns over stock losses.
A Washington Herald anecdote recounts a tale told by Representative Johnson of South Carolina about a Black man with a watermelon in the early hours. The story involves a policeman and a note claiming the bearer bought the melon for ten cents, implying a mistaken suspicion of theft.
Mrs K M Fisher of Dillsburg Pennsylvania recounts a copperhead bite on August 29 1906. With no medical help nearby she used Sloan s Liniment which she says killed pain and saved her life. She is mother of four and never without the liniment.
A lively quip shows O Riley asking about the evening and O T oole replying he played Bridget whist. He describes sitting in the kitchen with Bridget eating pie and cake and chicken, and Bridget whispering whist when she hears the missus returning.
A local advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian Tube and cites Hall’s Catarra Cure as a remedy. It promises one hundred dollars for deafness caused by catarrh that can be cured by the claimed treatment and endorses F A Cheney Co pills for constipation.
Promoting German sculpture rof. Schott and Prof. Rheinhold Begas gain imperial approval for a New York exhibit. Statues valued at 750000 dollars have already been pledged.
For over fifteen years Int's Cure has been sold with a strict guarantee to cure any form of itchy skin. It claims near universal success with less than one percent seeking refunds or complaining about lingering odors. The ad touts a guaranteed cure.
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