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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
10
Physicians urge purification of the system to guard against influenza. Calotabs sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a refund guarantee if not pleased. One tablet at bedtime is claimed to cure a cold overnight with no side effects.
The Old Settler quips that so many want to borrow trouble that someone should open a bank to serve them. The remark reflects humorous local wit about borrowing woes and entrepreneurial schemes.
An advertisement warns that common kidney remedies fail for over active kidneys. It promotes Liquid Shit Make to reduce excess urine, especially for children at night, and notes pharmacists can supply it in small or large bottles.
A humor filled excerpt features a doctor touting Dr Peery’s Dead Shot as a remedy that expels worms and tapeworms and cleans mucus to aid digestion with a claim that one dose suffices. It contrasts with a joke about a laborer trusting a farmer for cheap food.
Along the Pacific coast three common gull species appear the glaucous winged western and California gulls, white headed and not strikingly different from the herring gull, per A A Allen in American Forestry.
Bayer introduces Aspirin with the Bayer Cross claiming relief for rheumatism colds headaches neuralgia earache toothache lumbago neuritis and aching joints. Customers are advised to ask for Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in unbroken packages with directions and to buy in tins of 12 or larger packages from druggists.
An abstract note references Walter in Germany and the Bun with mentions of loyalty and American girl names. The fragmentary text implies a personal or social context with unclear events or outcomes.
David Elden, a rugged rancher’s son, clashes with city life when a car upends near his foothill home injuring Doctor Hardy. He rescues the doctor, Irene tends to the house, and a romance blooms before tragedy and a vow to seek fortune in town.
In a small town Dave, a coal worker with ranch ties, accepts a plan from Mr. Duncan to tutor him in exchange for driving and lessons. The pair's sessions unfold through evenings of conversation, driving, and learning that extend beyond books, sparking Dave’s sense of purpose amid new encounters with Edith Duncan and Mr. Forsyth.
Dave, under Mr. Duncan's tutelage, grows through nightly talks and library visits. A dinner with leading thinkers expands his world, boosting confidence as he adopts new customs and begins to think actively.
Secretary Houston said guaranty provisions of the new railroad law will cost about 175 million dollars for the six months they operate. He noted machinery to handle advances from the 300 million revolving fund and that several corporations had filed applications to cover deficits. A federal reserve railway advisory committee was announced with F. A. Delano Paul Warburg and Bradley Palmer to review securities for loan advances.
Washington reports an official Mexican statement signals possible recognition of part of the Huerta debt. It lists Mexico’s total foreign and domestic debt at over 500 million dollars and cites 1919 revenues and expenditures in pesos with a large overall indebtedness. The note also states that before recognizing Huerta obligations, Mexico must apportion funds to national uses, marking Carranza’s first admission of responsibility.
Dave finds a new job in a wholesale grocery warehouse through Mr. Duncan and learns that education comes from applying the five senses to life experiences. Duncan aims to shift Dave from deadline work to purposeful labor, showing that perception transforms even routine tasks into value.
Senator Culberson introduced a claim for the heirs of J. W. Flanagan a U S senator from Texas who served as a Republican from Marel to March 3 1875 Flanagan was chosen for the term beginning March 4 1869 but Texas had joined the Confederacy and was not entitled to representation at that time
Houston officers said H L Klein of Galveston and H M Klein Jr, also of Galveston, narrowly escaped death Friday when they tried to cross interurban tracks ahead of an approaching car at Wayside drive near the Houston Country Club. They were returning to Galveston when the accident occurred.
New World reports cable advices that Japanese Vice Consul Ishida was killed by Bolsheviks at Nikolaevsk in Eastern Siberia. The Tokyo based newspaper notes the incident occurred as tensions rise in the region.
The cords on soldiers hats use color codes to denote different branches. Blue for infantry, yellow for cavalry, red for artillery, red and white for engineers, salmon and white for signals, maroon for medical, black and red for ordnance, buff for quartermaster, and gold and black for commissioned officers.
Missouri public service commission orders fare cuts in St Louis reducing adult cash fare from 8 to 7 cents and child fare from 4 to 3 cents. The action was issued Friday in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Reports say twenty million marks traveling from Berlin to Essen vanished mysteriously. No details on source or suspects are provided, leaving officials baffled.
Albany excise committee on Friday voted down all beer and wine measures referred to it for action.
Major Vuillemin and Lieutenant Chalus arrive in Dakar after a 3500 mile Sahara crossing. They completed the long flight from Paris in a historic aviator journey.
Rev. A. M. Smith and his wife of Wills Point were killed when a Texas and Pacific passenger train struck their motor car at a grade crossing near the city on Thursday.
Harrington Maine woman writes how backache bearing down feelings and other symptoms improved after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits relief from irregularities and nervous prostration and urges others to try the herbal remedy. The letter notes the product contains herbal extracts and promises confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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