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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
4
The Newfoundland Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis runs a vigorous campaign as the island suffers a high death rate from the disease. About one in five residents dies, and the rate has risen about 50 percent in six years, driven largely by a native reluctance to air houses.
A half starved narrator from the southern states recalls a baker whose loaves grew small by degrees. On a round one day he knocks at a door and the woman asks who is there. The baker replies to leave bread and the woman suggests slipping it through the keyhole.
A female canvasser asks an old farmer to sign a suffrage petition. He studies the document, and with a wary smile declares he is against it, quipping that a constantly moving woman must cause trouble and offering a quiet device to keep her quiet.
A brief genealogical note traces the Saunders lineage through variants of the surname from Sanders to Sanderson and Allix. It lists seats in Essex Kent Buckingham Lincoln Northampton Warwick Oxford London and notes presence in Scotland Wales and Ireland with a Cromwell era founder's link to Innspuck and Rudolph of Hapsburg.
A genealogical sketch traces Saunders and Saunders descendants from English origins to America. It notes early settlers Thomas Sanders of Surrey in 1636 and Edward Saunders in Virginia, with intermarriages to Harpers, Turners, Whites, Kents, and others, plus prominent roles in colonial and revolutionary eras. The article describes Scotia in New York as Glen-Sanders home, details coats of arms granted in 1615 and 1761, and lists family mottos Invidere Sperno and Nil Conscire Sibi.
The Parker surname derives from Parcus a park and Parcarius a park keeper. It is Celtic in origin with variants such as Parc de Parco and Parkinson. Early figures include Johannes le Parcere and Reginald le Parkere. Henry Parker Lord Morley and Matthew Parker Archbishop of Canterbury. The Parker line figures in American history with William Parker and Marblehead founders. The Parkers are noted for patriotism including Captain Parker of Lexington and the commemorative statue. The lineage traces to Dr. Benjamin Parker in Virginia and to James Parker who set New Jersey's first printing press.
Distinctions noted in English parliament and American congress. Burke’s Peerage lists about seventy coats for the Parkers with heraldic devices: lion elephant stag leopard horse, various mottos such as Non fluctu nec flatu movetur and We dare to be wise. Also cites pilgrim John’s coat and multiple crests with bucks and talbots.
In 1908 Russia housed 2 676 vodka breweries and one fiscal spirit distillery with 43 sections. There were 611 private distilleries and 27 402 shops selling vodka. Total vodka sales reached 232 813 382 gallons, with per capita consumption of 1.66 gallons. Total sales fell 2 356 232 gallons from 1907. Revenue stood at 365 015 424 dollars and expenditures at 102 726 605 dollars, yielding net revenue.
Revenue for denaturalized vodka was 1,275,139 with expenditures 1,106,223 yielding a net revenue of 168,911. The figures total 262,288,819 in some related accounting line.
A humorous exchange about women's big hats surfaces in a Houston Post item. One man jokes that he prevents his wife from wearing a hat by insisting she buy one, reflecting period fashion discussions.
The Rev A J Fletcher of Rutherford Tennessee shares his long battle with dyspepsia and indigestion. He credits Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with the most relief after twenty years of trial and offers a free prepaid trial bottle to readers. Government-vouched purity backs the remedy and contact is given for more medical advice.
A brief exchange notes Levi has made an assignment after a week of marriage, with a quip that he always viewed marriage as a failure. The remark frames a humorous or ironic view of newlywed life within a local chatter.
A chronic skin condition driven patient to many doctors and hospital care over seven years. After exhausting treatments and suffering, she used Cuticura remedies and claims full recovery. Endorsed by Mrs Bertha Sachs and Morris Sachs in New York in 1909.
The tale recalls a couple instantly falling in love after a chance glance by the sea. A speaker recounts a moment when her father declared the future husband to be "a man worth ten millions" during a Long Beach outing.
A short conversation presents a boy threatening to whip another for striking a smaller peer. The younger boy weighs in with a witty reply about physical size, prompting readers to consider notions of justice and mercy among children.
When rubbers pinch and shoes pinch Allen's Foot-Ease offers comfort and antiseptic care for tired feet. It soothes corns and bunions and eases breaking in new footwear. Sold everywhere for five cents with free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Judge ponders whether a rear admiral can be assigned to frontline duty in a sharp exchange about rank and responsibility. The line blurs between title and function as authorities debate wartime command norms.
An advertisement from E Fortin of Chicago proposes a home remedy to remove drunkenness without others knowing. It invites readers to write for a free trial from R 316 Dickey Building, Chicago Illinois.
A reflective aphorism warns against waiting for grand moments while missing small joys and urges pity for those who linger.
A stout man with a booming voice recounts last night’s events in comically mangled German American English. The conversation features mispronounced times and phrases as he exaggerates efforts to deal with a bother on the street.
The London Chronicle reflects on national origins of Britain’s leaders noting Lloyd George’s pride in nationality and tracing precedence to Welsh, Scottish, and English rulers. It cites premiers like Campbell Bannerman, Balfour, Gladstone, and Asquith as Scots and observes Ireland supplying many governors, with Tudors Welsh and Stuarts Scottish.
They scale a sunlit peak in heat and thirst, admiring a vast panorama. The woman complains about leaving the glass behind while the man, calm, offers to drink from the bottle since no one is nearby.
A speaker explains to a child that the fourth dimension may exist but cannot be located. The child relates it to a hypothetical pie slice promised at dinner, highlighting a humorous misalignment between abstract concept and everyday understanding.
A satirical remark from The Tatler mocks tariff reform rhetoric and scapegoating of foreigners as a householder complains about a tenant in a top-floor back room. The quip frames tariff politics as a local grievance with a xenophobic angle.
Pettit's Eye Salve for 25c relieves tired overworked eyes and eases eye aches congestion inflammation or soreness. Available from Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York. Also notes a remark about a woman who loses hearing being thankful it wasn't her voice.
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