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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1919
Page
6
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a fifty year old spring tonic from wild roots and barks. It promises strength, tissue building, and blood nourishment after winter. A trial package is offered for 10 cents from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY. A resident from Oklahoma City recommends it for lung trouble after three bottles.
At the forty third annual Cattle Raisers Association of Texas meeting in Dallas W W Turney of El Paso was elected president and Houston chosen as the 1920 convention site. Attendance exceeded 3000 as Houston supporters pledged hospitality and a boat trip on the channel. The group urged railways to return to owners under protective legislation and supported prewar ICC powers.
Washington reports artillery projects for the army will total 48 243 855 dollars. The plan covers 396 heavy 240 millimeter howitzers, 341 155 millimeter guns, fifty 8 inch and twenty 9.2 inch howitzers. It also includes 4 821 Browning heavy machine guns and 22 419 light Brownings. Additional items: 74 carriages for 12 inch seacoast mortars and 73 railway mounts for such weapons.
Austin reports to the railroad commission show crude oil owned by pipeline companies totals 4,321,651.89 barrels with 2,252,404.09 barrels held in storage for others. Unfilled storage capacity stands at 4,327,955.11 barrels and total capacity at 10,902,011.09 barrels.
London. In the House of Commons Secretary for War Winston Spencer Churchill warned that all of Egypt was in a near insurrection. He said the danger was so grave the government urged demobilized soldiers to return and rescue comrades from murder.
Paris reports the Hungarian government proclaims an armed alliance of workers and peasants from Bohemia Roumania Servia and Croatia against aristocracy and dynasties. It also calls Austrian and German workers to follow Hungary by breaking relations with the Paris peace conference.
Government action ends control by Postal Telegraph and Cable Company. Postmaster General Burleson issues order severing all officers directors and owners from duties connected with government operation of the system.
List of Texas boys who served in Europe shows names with statuses killed in action died of disease wounded or missing, and those sick in hospital. Includes Pvt Edmund Klapuch Pvt Walter Shelton Lt Bertrand Adone Lt Henry Clay and many others across Dallas Fort Worth Houston and other towns. reflects war casualty records and honor roll.
The War Department announced sales of surplus war materials to foreign governments totaling over 200 million dollars. France received many items including smokeless powder and copper. Italy bought machine guns and ammunition. the Netherlands and Czechoslovakia obtained planes acids grenade parts and other equipment. Other buyers included Great Britain Cuba Liberia and Switzerland with smaller allocations.
Washington reports from three European sources indicate Bolshevik elements have seized control of Budapest, raising fears of renewed hostilities and worsening the situation in Hungary.
At the Texas Automobile Dealers Association closing session H P Robertson of Robertson Pearson Houston was elected president. W A Williamson of San Antonio and W R Herrick of Waco were named vice presidents. Houston directors include George L Glass and George F Conant. San Antonio directors Frank Winerich and W M Morgan. J Clarence Thomas of Houston was chosen treasurer. Fort Worth will host the next convention in March 1920.
Francisco Villa's campaign stalled as Felipe Angeles' staff officers were arrested at El Paso and Martin Lopez's ammunition-smuggling band was defeated by federals near La Ascension in Northern Mexico.
The government banned import of all spirits into British West African colonies except under license, with no licenses for so called trade spirits. In Washington, 109247 Army Air Service discharges were issued to March 13, part of a postwar total strength of 190527.
Acting Secretary Crowell announced the decision to purchase sites for fifteen army camps and fifteen balloon and flying fields. Total costs are set under fifteen million dollars, with funds available and no congress action required. The plan includes retention of several cantonments for special purposes and lists numerous site names and estimated construction values.
The American peace delegation has agreed to amend article X of the League covenant to preserve the Monroe doctrine. The draft requires members to respect territorial integrity and political independence while the council advises on how to meet obligations against external aggression.
Washington reports 644 distinguished service crosses awarded to American second division soldiers who halted German forces at Belleau Wood. War department tally through March 17 lists 5th Marines 208 crosses, 6th Marines 127, 5th Regulars 124, and 2nd Regulars 66.
The exchange shows a demand for an answer about rejection of a rival, with a firm refusal to reveal. The reply remains guarded and does not confirm any rejection.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is said to cure catarrhal deafness by acting through the blood to reduce inflammation of the Eustachian tube. The ad promises a one hundred dollar reward for any case not cured and notes the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co.
A hotel party recalls famed shooting boasts then a stranger describes using a double barrel to shoot a flock of ten thousand blackbirds. He claims no birds were killed though his brother helps count four bushels of legs later found.
A poem about a boy and nature leads eight year old William to declare happiness needs Saturdays. Miss Jones asks what would make him happy, and he replies Saturdays, highlighting a humorous take on contentment and routine from Harper’s Magazine.
Quick kitchen tip explains freezing ice cream in a warm area saves time by melting ice faster to speed freezing of the mixture.
An old fashion advertisement warns of flu onset and advises immediate use of CAPACINE liquid. It offers a trial bottle at 10 cents for two doses and notes larger sizes available.
Quotation about omitting in daily papers by Robert Louis Stevenson notes the idea that true art lies in omission. The speaker muses how a master of omission could craft a monumental Iliad from a single daily issue.
A child recalls a pastor at church describing him as a short stout man with hair, noting her grandmother’s return after a long absence. The tale highlights a young girl’s impression of a preacher and the new faces she encounters.
A World War I trench quip shows a French soldier asking the Yank to hold his cigar while he throws a grenade to the enemy. The Yank replies he will hold the grenade while the Frenchman throws the cigar, exposing dark humor during combat.
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