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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
7
Dr Nansen reports the Fram crew of thirteen men returned home safely after three years at sea. He arrived in Norway on August 13 1896 as the Fram broke from ice into open water and notes thirteen pups born December 13 1893 accompanying the voyage.
An Irish vagrant appeared before a magistrate with torn garb and bread codfish and potatoes laid on the stand. He challenged the court by asking if his torn items counted as visible means of support, provoking sharp local commentary.
The Chicago Record Herald reports on Manhattan demolitions with 819 buildings torn down last year and a gas tank adding to the tally. The front foot measurement of removed houses covered 24 875 feet about four and three quarter miles. Nine in ten demolished homes were four stories high. A boy excited to move to Chicago tells his teacher the exact block where the family will reside.
Quote dialogue contrasts a dollar’s value with traveling costs. The exchange notes that investing in railroad fare can shorten a long walk, implying travel efficiency versus cash savings. No specific people, dates, or places are provided in the fragment.
Witty line suggesting restraint in speech by opting for a phone call before labeling a person as a vehicle. It plays on wordplay and social etiquette. The quote reflects humorous observation rather than reporting a specific event or person.
Austin Texas railroad cases disclose new rate orders on Texas and Pacific Weatherford Mineral Wells Northwestern lines as one common system starting May 1. Other rulings include adjustments on screws gins castings interlocking plant at Brenham depot changes in tariff 1178 and penalties for misdescribing freight. Some petitions denied or altered involve lumber cement and creosote oil carload rates.
Captain John Hood told the Navy League that after October review the 1920 world totals show Germany with 41 battleships, France 38, Japan 36, while the United States would need 48 battleships for adequacy. He argued current growth yields only 33 vessels with 16 dreadnoughts, leaving a too small and heterogeneous fleet.
An epidemic of worms is consuming foliage and acorn buds across Tanglewood and surrounding timber in Texas. A similar outbreak last year left no mast in the previous autumn, prompting concerns over forest yield.
The Houston Qi and Water Well Company of Houston drilled a deep well at Singleton on Friday with a capacity of 10 000 gallons of water daily.
A Virginia reader reports recovery after taking Cardus the woman’s tonic. The letter describes a greenish yellow complexion loss of appetite and eight years of suffering before feeling like her old self again. An archaeologist tale about bored sphinx heads is also mentioned.
Cuticura Soap praised for purity fragrance and emollient that soothes irritations redness roughness and chafing. used with Cuticura Ointment for rashes and nit fans. Sold worldwide with free samples and a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A British MP questioned why a lobby always had a guardian and learned a policeman had kept guard for fifty years since a 19th century renovation to prevent members from soiling their clothes. The order was never countermanded.
Tetterine claimed to cure eczema ringworm eye disease infant scalp sores and itching skin conditions with instant relief and permanent cures. A Macon Georgia druggist attests to decades of experience and success with Tetterine noting cures on often stubborn hands. Priced 50 cents at druggists or by mail from J T Shuptrine Savannah Georgia.
Dialogue hints at trying a mental treatment. Chappy and Daffy trade quips about the mind cure and its potential effects.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-lase for foot aches swelling and nervous feet. Claims rest and comfort and easier walking with a 25 cent price. Free samples offered via Alien & Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A remark attributes the singer’s distinct metallic voice to her father’s wealth from the steel industry, suggesting a lineage of industrial success shaping her reception.
An 1880s advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill as a general tonic and nerve strengthener for adults and children. It claims to restore energy, improve appetite, and support the nervous system, priced at 60 cents.
A lighthearted quip notes a railroad worker receiving "new ties" for his birthday as a pun on railroad ties.
A London newspaper review of Lincoln's Own Stories collected by Anthony Gross notes the anecdote about a migratory family that lives with wagons and chicks that lie down and are tied when wagon sheets are shown. The reviewer wryly suggests something seems missing from the book.
An old fashioned ad extols Bond's Liver Pills as safe effective laxatives. It mocks sensational cure promises and touts gentle relief of torpid liver and bowel issues with one pill at bedtime to wake up well. Distributed by druggists and priced at 1 cent.
A brief squib notes a sensational quote about a person named Madge being described as tasty, followed by a caution that she uses artificial coloring, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
Vital Ri Medies Co promotes Vitalitas at $1 per bottle and salve at 50c per jar. Encourages asking druggists to save shipping or shipping by express or Parcel Post from Houston Texas. Adv.
A witty exchange about auto hypnosis brings a humorous remark that no hypnotized car has yet appeared in conversation.
An old promotional note urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. It emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and mentions Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted brand.
A compact ad notes that a pretty girl can persuade a husband during courtship while a physician promotes Dr Pierce's Pellets to regulate stomach liver and bowels without gripe. The language hints at gendered social advice and a medicinal patent claim.
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