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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1901
Page
2
The Moulton Eagle newspaper dated Saturday April 6 1901 announces its publication by Ex A Momcfecc with a yearly subscription of one dollar. The notice records entry in the local post office as second class mail.
Moulton continues to improve as markets shift with logs up in price and cotton down. Waelder remains dry after a Saturday vote of 8 to 1, while Corpus Christi ships nearly 100 cars of cabbage to northern markets this season.
An oil gusher is struck in the Beaumont field. There is no end to the oil supply at Beaumont. The threatened coal strike in Pennsylvania will not occur as differences have been peacefully settled, averting a walkout of 143 000 workers.
Gonzales prepares for a gala on April 10 to honor the laying of the cotton mill corner stone. It promises a big day for the town and its leaders as festivities begin.
Jones confesses his role in the New York murder of Wm. Rice the Texas millionaire and Patrick and Jones now stand trial. The testimony is cited as establishing the case beyond a doubt.
A Beaumont area landowner with 125000 acres reportedly rejected a 1775000 dollar bid from Standard Oil. The bidder is linked to Jacob Gall hailed as 85, and notes mention San Antonio, Hermann Sons in Texas. Beaumont oil well output remains unmeasured. estimates vary around 60000 barrels daily.
A dispatch reports that Aguinaldo has been captured in the Philippines, a development that readers here have long anticipated as evidence he is no longer at large.
A farmer's opinion counters the notion that marriage fails. He praises Lucinda for managing farm duties from milking cows to feeding livestock, cooking, cleaning, and aiding in the field, arguing no hire could match her value. The Sabinal Sentinel quotes this view.
Prof Houton praises Green's August Flower based on a decade of travel experience, calling it a grand remedy for dyspepsia liver and stomach derangements and constipation. Sample bottles offered by A F Kotzebue with dealers worldwide. Mention of colds and quick relief products follows with prices and guarantees. A serious accident involving Mr Kirk Evans is reported with medical care. Dr Sims ons' Sarsaparilla advertised. Mrs Edmund Arnim visits Gonzales and Miss Loma Harris visits Moulton to showcase Spring hats.
County Commissioners Geo W Webiman Gus Vogt and E Giept ner traveled to Austin on a pleasure trip as guests of Senator Paulus. They plan several days at the capital and a tour of investigation with Paulus acting as chaperone.
Advertises Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment as a cure for piles with “absolute success.” Lists price at 50 cents per bottle and 75 cents per tube. Credited to A. YF. Kotzebu.
The Richmond Coaster argues that satisfaction leads to stagnation and decay, while continuous development keeps a town lively. It warns that towns content with no new enterprises lose people to more active places. Moulton is urged to open new factories in 1901 to spur employment and growth.
The Immanuel Messenger argues that living alone for self brings pity if stupid and censure if intelligent. It condemns those who care only for themselves or their close circle as hindrances to good. The piece contrasts selfishness with disbelief and calls both great sins that separate humans from God.
The Eastern Manufacturing Co of Chicago offers every baby under one year in the county a solid silver baby spoon engraved with the child’s name at no cost. No purchase required. Distributing agent invites parents to bring the baby to Lucas Rehmert’s in Moulton Texas to receive the engraved spoon.
Miss Alia Kotzebue rode to Shi Ner Monday morning and returned by the afternoon train.
Halletsville notes report the school board chose more reasonable plans from Glover & Steele of Houston after Rudisell’s were deemed too costly. Other items include city health officer appointment, a mayoral election outcome, a fire department birthday feast, and several real estate transfers in nearby towns.
Advert appears to promote Moore's Pilutes as a universal malaria remedy without quinine or acids, claiming to cure chills fever swamp fever bilious fever and rheumatism. It notes tasteless formula, 50 cents per box, from Dr C C Moore Co of St. Louis and Kotzebue's Drug Store as sellers.
A garbled note from a local ledger shows a morning event on a week day with a name added to a subscription. It mentions a fine basket at Cheap John's and implies a report in a missing or faulty section.
A reflective verse fragment contrasts how society condemns a woman while sparing a man, depicting crucifixion and redemption as two paths. The poem questions virtue and paradise and ends with the idea that the woman alone is welcomed into heaven. The piece blends moral critique with religious imagery attributed to Bob Taylor. The page then shifts to an advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine and a short obituary note for Mrs Annie Holehack who died in Shiner on April 1st at age 80, mother of C K and S J Holehak.
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