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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1906
Page
1
Ex mayor Crumbo of New Albany Indiana writes in favor of Peruna and says it cures catarrh indigestion and fatigue. He asserts many men praise it and would use it again if needed and notes his own health remains good with plans to rely on Peruna if he requires more medicine.
A nurse claims nervous patients improve rapidly with a simple regimen of raw eggs taken four times daily, two at a time, plus milk as tolerated. She notes society women prefer costly remedies and that a celebrated specialist endorses the approach for serious nervous exhaustion. Hunt's Cure is also promoted as a universal remedy in the same piece.
A physician urges warmth before sleep and offers remedies. Hot drinks like plain hot water with capsicum, hot milk, malted milk, beef tea, or cocoa can warm the stomach and aid sleep. Small capsicum drops in a sweetened cup are suggested as an effective nightcap for a restful night.
Hand embroidery is used by women who can afford it or by skillful sewers. Elaborate designs like butterflies and baskets with posies appear, while simpler vines and dots can be made at home to elevate a garment's elegance.
Four pounds beef from the round and two pounds bone are simmered with three quarts water. Add salt pepper cloves and mixed herbs. Simmer five hours then reduce to two quarts and strain. Remove fat and season. Optional: boil onion carrot and turnip with the meat for added flavor.
Reports from Naples and surrounding towns state hundreds killed or injured as lava and ash streams devastate San Giuseppe Ottajano Torre Anunziata and Somma Vesuviana. A church roof collapse after ash accumulation leaves dozens dead and hospitals strained.
Topeka April 10 Stafford county expects eight million bushels of wheat this season and a record crop across Kansas. An urgent appeal urges help to gather the vast yield as cities face idle men while farmers could earn high wages in the fields. In South McAlessier Oklahoma, an Ardmore train struck and killed miner William Foreman, his head severed from his body.
Beeville reports the accidental death of Phillip McGloin a 25 year old man. He awakened by a cat took a shotgun went out and fell the weapon discharging and killing him instantly. He was unmarried and brother to the San Patricio county clerk. A separate report claimed a gusher was brought in at the Clayton lease in the Corsicana Powell field.
Laredo Texas regular term opened yesterday morning Judge John T Mullally presiding over a crowded civil docket with many cases to dispose of.
The Supreme Court denied C. C. Slaughter's petition for a writ of certiorari in the case against Mallett Land and Cattle Company regarding the title to 17,712 acres of land in Hockley county.
Eagle Pass Texas seeks to reestablish the assay office due to ongoing importations of zinc ores from Mexico. The proposal notes continued Mexican zinc ore imports driving the need for local assay services.
Land Commissioner Terrell announced that between September 1, 1905, and February 28, 1906, 2,613,338 acres were awarded, comprising 1,966,619 acres previously plus 646,719 acres more. He called it the greatest acreage awarded in seven months and noted the land lists are exhausted while a printer promises new lists soon.
An Erie train from Jamestown to Buffalo wrecked at Big Tree ten miles from Buffalo last night. Engineer Russell of Buffalo died in the crash. Several passengers are reported missing, with fears two or three may be in the wreckage. A relief train has been sent from Buffalo.
In Georgetown Texas Dr C G Carroll destroyed what he believed to be a box of gymnasium funds totaling $4000 during a past cleaning mishap. The notes and checks were later discovered in the plunder room yesterday renewing hopes for the gymnasium committee’s work.
In New Iberia the Iberia Parish School Board met Saturday and authorized issuing $15000 notes for school needs for the coming year. The city council is expected to cover the account with certificates of indebtedness, not to be authorized until Wednesday. Schools will run full term and close June 22 with funds to keep all departments open. The board is debt free. Hawkins Morris shot and killed at Texas & Pacific yard in Marshall. Will Allen arrested and handed to sheriff on murder charge.
In Schulenburg Texas Mrs B F Johnson fractured her left arm last night while skating. The incident occurred in the town and injuries are described as a fracture without further complications.
A Sioux Falls resident Andrew Johnson credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving his life after a year of kidney trouble. He was told he could not live six weeks but used the pills and improved, regaining weight and appetite. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Enthusiasm is to 4 man what steam is to a locomotive.
Mrs Maebelle Lyon of Parsons Kansas testifies that her baby suffered months with infantile eczema starting on the scalp and spreading over the body. After using the Cuthura Remedies the child brightened within days and was fully recovered in about ninety days.
A Harper's Bazaar contributor notes women adopting city frills as status symbols, trading sunbonnets for chiffon hats and ranch life for club culture. A brainy woman concludes the key is to be yourself, a remark the narrators find fitting amid social pressures.
This passage lists remedies for freckles including lemon juice applied at night and hydrogen peroxide dilution, buttermilk as a proven cure, and tanning as a method. It notes almond cream as a superior summer skin product and mentions benefits for golfers and rowers by preventing blisters and hangnails.
An Asheville man credits Grape-Nuts with curing long term stomach and pancreatic ulcer problems after a doctor diagnosed appendicitis. He reports weight gain, clearer thinking, and stronger nerves after replacing starchy foods with pre digested Grape N ut, consuming it with cream and toast.
Governor Vardaman received a report from Surgeon White stating a Kenner patient had yellow fever. Louisiana officials contradicted the claim, calling the Kenner case broncho pneumonia and declaring no yellow fever in New Orleans or Louisiana.
Captain Robert M. McGehee a prominent Mississippi figure and member of Governor Vardaman's staff fatally shot himself at his Woodville home. His son, hearing the shot, found the door locked and broke it open to discover the tragedy.
L W Hoch a 40 year old traveler from Worcester Massachusetts was found dead at a local hotel after retiring last night. The note said this was his third suicide attempt with two prior efforts in El Paso last week. He faced business troubles and was well known in El Paso.
Lake Charles Louisiana experts Stahl and Staub of the State Board of Health returned to New Orleans after thoroughly fumigating the towns of Bon Ami Ludington and DeRidder in Calcasieu parish where yellow fever developed last year.
George W Koger aged 51 was found dead in his room at the Southern hotel in Fort Worth Texas. An inquest returned a verdict that he died by self destruction. Koger came to Fort Worth about a year ago from Aubrey Denton county.
April 7 report from Naples describes Vesuvio activity causing panic in Ottajanno Torre Del Greco and surrounding villages. Lava flows 1,200 feet wide advancing at times twenty one feet per minute, with ash and underground flames. residents seek safety as lava reaches cemeteries and fires light the night sky.
In the Corsicana Powell oil field fifteen producing wells were brought in during March. The pipeline office report for April shows completions at 23 and producing wells at 17, with the total number of wells in the field at 646.
Boston police say Charles F Rich ards known as Lord Ashburton has served sentences in England and the U S for swindling. He was arrested last night on suspicion of passing worthless checks and initially denied guilt before admitting it.
The Texas Controller mailed 7400 Confederate pension warrants for April and July quarters totaling 14 dollars each. About 500 warrants may be unclaimed due to deaths and removals, with 600 names struck and 450 added. The October 1 apportionment increases per capita payments and adds 100,000 dollars, within a 400,000 and 500,000 dollar yearly framework beginning next October.
The Daily News reports John Alexander Dowie sent a private telegram promising to return to Zion City late Monday night and perform a miracle. He pledges to bring $10,000,000 in gold and scrolls of parchment with the five books of Moses. The message from Mexico cites a bequest from Baron Hirsch to aid Jews of Russia.
Mrs. John Wilson also known as Mrs. C. G. Martin and Mrs. C. H. Hammond pleaded guilty in Syracuse to passing a forged money order and was sentenced to two years. She had just completed a year in Columbus for a similar crime and negotiated three money orders ranging from 25 cents to 90 dollars. She is charged with similar offenses in Detroit Chicago Boston and Houston.
Orange Texas report states Westley Purcell a man arrested on the 4th and sent to Beaumont for identification proved to be the wrong suspect. He was working locally at the time of the crime and had not heard of the case until detained by the deputy.
Huntsville Texas jury after about twenty hours deliberation returned a not guilty verdict in the John Shaw murder case yesterday.
Vienna reports an end to the parliamentary crisis as Premier Fejeverary resigns and Alexander Wakerle is named to form a conciliatory Hungarian cabinet. The Crown and Hungarians reach peace and a new government mandate is issued.
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