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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
3
San Antonio Texas firm offers gas engines pumping jacks oil burners lers steam engines irrigating and ice making machinery as a specialty.
The article argues the United States carries a large floating indebtedness amounting to nearly 30 million dollars. It notes thousands of claims before Congress and the difficulty of collecting debts from the government, with bills totaling over 13 million and war-related claims adding tens of millions.
The flower supper is a stylish season trend among society women and actresses. Guests receive a cluster of their preferred flowers at each place, with choices including roses honeysuckle orange blossoms lilies of the valley and orchids. Carnations in crimson rise in popularity for men while white blossoms fade from favor.
In a postwar anecdote recounted by Hamilton Mabie, a former enslaved body servant named George joins a Presbyterian church and answers his master’s questions on predestination with quiet wit. He quips that no one has ever headed heaven who was not a candidate, reflecting sly diplomacy.
A French entomologist promotes insect food as a compromise to meat and vegetarianism, citing trials with hundreds of insect species and locust flour as popular. In Pennsylvania, Sherif James G. Harvey of Luzerne County is famed for extraordinary strength, reportedly lifting beef and even a horse with ease.
A good woman's children rise up and call her blessed after marriage, as homes become distant and visits rare, happening only every few years. The remark reflects family esteem and enduring filial bonds despite separation.
A short old advertisement claims Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup eases teething pain by softening gums reducing irritation and curing wind colic. Listed price is 2 cents per bottle.
A compact miscellany urges helping the poor, duties to self and community, and dietary advice. It promotes FITS Cures, Dr Kiine’s nerve restorer, Atlas Oats, Defiance Starch, and moral views on primaries, with stray notes on church mortgage interest.
Hon P Bradford Perkins, inventor of the Perkins water system, experiments in New Mexico for the A T & S F Railroad to irrigate thousands of acres. He recounts a South trial where marshy miasma caused illness until using Dr Caldwell's Extract and Laxa tive showed rapid improvement. Bottles sold by druggists at 59 cents and 1 dollar.
A motivational maxim states that one can transform obstacles into progress. The proverb encourages viewing difficulties as chances to grow through effort and strategy.
Hundreds of dealers report Defiance Starch taking market share due to extra quantity and quality. Some merchants say they cannot sell any other starch, while a few claim only men wear trousers by courtesy.
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch as the key to superior starching results and claims customers can earn 4 or more for some money with no cooking required. The copy frames duty as the seed of pleasure.
A series of reader letters praises Peruna Medicine Co. remedies for catarrh and lung throat ailments. Varying voices from Oneonta Sussex Crown Point Buffalo and New York recount rapid relief after using Peruna and urge others to try it, with several noting renewed strength and voice recovery.
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