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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1901
Page
4
Governor Samford vetoes the bill authorizing purchase of the old Jefferson Davis mansion in Montgomery to preserve it as a Confederate museum. The action halts state purchase and museum plans tied to the historic white house.
An old ad offers Dr Shoop's Restorative with a promise of six bottles for express paid. If cured, pay 5.50. if not, it is free. The notice directs dyspepsia sufferers to write to Dr Shoop at Box 148 in Racine Wisconsin.
A concise remark notes that stimulants cause harm only if continued use, emphasizing self-control and avoidance of dependency as a preventive measure.
The letter from Mrs Williams of Englishtown describes severe ailments and fears of disease, praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Mrs Pinkham's guidance as the only sure remedies. A separate note touts the steamship Celtic, the largest on the ocean, with 33 000 tons displacement and capacity for about 2500 passengers. Also offered are cider products and a methylated spirits brass polish method with kitchen chemistry hints.
A Georgia coroner's jury verdict states the deceased died from a railroad in the hands of a receiver, declaring the act manslaughter in the first degree. The finding, reported by the Atlanta Constitution, assigns blame to the railroad authorities.
A Missouri reader reports high yields from western Canada with farmers thrashing 600 bushels from 15 acres of wheat and 600 bushels of barley from 10 acres. He praises cattle and hogs on the prairie and urges contact with government agents for land information. Other notes cover Mt Vesuvius activity and Studebaker family milestones.
A concise quotation implies that even sweet talk can hide flaws. The adage warns readers to assess content beyond charm and surface appeal.
Advertisement for Blood Balm B B B promising cure for impure blood and a range of symptoms. Claims to heal sores aches skin digestion and bone involvement. Offers free medical advice and prepaid medicine by Blood Balm Co. Atlanta Georgia with street address and free description of trouble.
Advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio as the internal treatment that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Offers $100 for failures and includes testimonials, with accompanying pills priced at 75 cents.
A brief note jokes that the professional spoplifter need not be physically formidable, suggesting skill matters more than brute strength in the act.
Advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease powder as the sole remedy for swollen smarting burning and sweating feet bunions and coins. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c with free sample offered. Mail order addressed to Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Each package of Putnam face less dyes colors a different fabric color set, offering Silk Wood or Cotton options. The claim notes all three colors render perfectly on their respective fibers, ensuring consistent results across Silk Wood and Cotton textiles.
The piece notes a continued movement of Northern families toward the South, with Western and Eastern states contributing similarly. It reports a general decline in crime and criminals, but warns that professional criminals are increasing and posing a growing public menace.
A short remark hints that a young lawyer resents being called a legal right and may react with irritation. The comment suggests sensitivity to professional status and titles in legal circles.
The era starts 1901 and ends 2000 as a timeline note. An advertisement claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures dyspepsia malaria rheumatism constipation nervousness and kidney trouble when begun after early symptoms. It presents a quick, health-oriented endorsement typical of era advertising.
A printer in Emporia Kansas sought a home for his three children and jokingly warned he could kill two of them. The next morning his wife gave birth to twins, turning the tale into a local anecdote.
Mr. O'Donnell, denied permission to speak in Irish in Parliament, will travel to the United States as part of the Irish party to collect funds for the nationalist cause. Dr. H Adler, chief rabbi of the British empire, is in his sixty second year and a noted Oriental scholar involved in reforms with and without the Hebrew communion.
A sharp sales note touts Velvet Starch as a preferred choice for grocers and shoppers. It claims widespread use with a broad endorsement and a ten cent price point to entice purchases.
An assortment of vintage ad lines and jingles appears in the clippings, including prospects for a lopsided motto about signing checks, gum brands, and a teething syrup proudly priced at 25 cents a bottle. The notes mix playful wordplay with consumer products and maxims about friendship and finance.
A New Jersey household note lists Garfield Tea as a blood purifier and digestive regulator, touts Piso’s Cure for Consumption as a universal cough and cold remedy, and endorses Russ’ Bleaching Blue for laundry. The snippet ends with reflections on virtue and a quip about woman.
An ad touts GEORGE WASHINGTON SODA as made by a new scientific process and perfectly pure. It urges insistence and notes money talks. An employment notice seeks traveling salesmen with or without experience with 860 and expenses, directing inquiries to Peerless Tobacco Works in Bedford City, Virginia. The closing line claims the doctor favors practical over theoretical approaches.
An advertisement urges curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a money refund if it fails and carries K. W. Grove's signature on the box.
A succinct aphorism notes that success can undermine effort by causing complacency and arrogance. It suggests that avoiding overconfidence is essential to sustained achievement and growth.
Poem fragment by Abraham Cowley expressing a desire for modest living, inner happiness, and personal liberty. The speaker rejects envy and fame, seeks true companionship, and favors natural pleasures over luxury. He yearns for peaceful nights and to live fully in the present.
A diary style tale of Martha and her husband James as mining fever drains funds and attention from family life. The Emily K. legend mirrors their collapse, driving Louise to skip a party, children into ruin, and Martha into solitary endurance as the Mine chase continues.
In a small town a miner strikes a vast vein in the Bessie B while tragedy unfolds as his wife mourns Dakota after Louise dies with her newborn. The husband’s fortune and his family’s pain collide until the wife forgives and welcomes him home.
The Golden Penny recounts cases of animals dying from a broken heart including a Gordon setter in London left behind after marriage who dies after reuniting with its mistress and a brewery horse that refuses food and labor after its driver disappears. A veterinary surgeon calls the horse's death due to a broken heart.
The article contrasts Queen Wilhelmina's simple lifestyle with lavish wealth. It describes her day from dawn study and state affairs to modest meals and routine drives, emphasizing frugal, disciplined living as a model for modest girls.
The excerpt notes an hour of exercise followed by tea, a ceremonial dinner with family, and an evening spent in conversation, music, and amusements reflecting ordinary home circle routines.
The article explains artificial jewelry making using glass from pure quartz or rock crystal, with precise blends of bicarbonate of potash lead oxide borax and a trace of arsenic. It notes that imitation gems mimic diamond brilliance but age and wear, and chemists seek improvements while opaque gems like turquoise and opal are colored by oxide additives.
A column blends beauty advice on soft hands and nail care with a humorous anecdote from a young photographer. It notes cucumber cream and almond meal to keep skin pliant, gloves at night, and daily nail polishing. It ends with a light exchange about a sleeping baby photograph.
Alexander Shuette revisits Quessant off Brittany to explore its deadly reefs and wrecked ship forest. The island yields no trees yet is littered with shipwreck wood from masts, spars, and figureheads, making a haunting cemetery from New York to Cape La Hague.
A summary of famous burials including Alaric king of the West Goths buried in the Busento river bed after Rome fell in 410, Attila the Hun buried in three coffins with treasure, and Fernando de Soto buried in the Mississippi to hide his remains.
The Atchison Globe notes a North Fifth street girl who set a record for most correspondents. She had materials for a new dress and answered every elapsed letter, sending samples to all, totaling thirteen yards used for the mail out.
The note explains that garments turned inside out and neatly folded plus sprinkled are halfway ironed, suggesting a preparatory step before full ironing.
A historical critique argues that Chinese managers must hire fathers uncles grandfathers and entire clan networks as pensioners who do little work. This burden supposedly makes foreign run institutions unprofitable and raises factory costs across arsenals and other sites controlled by Chinese authorities. It also claims a lack of organized directing power in Chinese industry with excessive informal democratic control.
A New York Press quotation warns that perpetual haste is a damaging infection in society. It compares hurry to a microbe that spreads through elevated roads and constant time pressure, arguing harried people accomplish little and ruin their own lives.
The French car industry exports valued at 600000 francs in 1896 have grown to 2400000 francs today. Visiting Nurses' Association of Chicago reports February care for 836 patients across 3528 visits with free service funded by charitable contributors. The old dog in the manger adage closes the note.
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