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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
3
A historical directory lists state leaders including Governor W T Lanham and Lieut Governor George D Neal, plus Attorney General R V Davidson and Supt Public Instruction R B Cousins. It details district and county officers, judges, clerks, sheriffs, tax officials, and precinct 6 officers with names such as M Kennon and F W Lueke.
Yoakum Texas hosts an eight week summer session from June 5 to July 27, 1905 with a strong faculty and reasonable tuition and board. Attendance last year was 125 and railroads offer one and one third fare round trip. Faculty listed includes T. L. Toland conductor and G. A. Peterson associate conductor.
The Moulton Eagle notes its Friday entry dated April 21, 1905 with no additional readable events from the provided fragment.
Community notices report travel by Beal Crane and Will J Moore, barber services by Jno Brunkenhoefer, and various visits and subscriptions. Speeches include a Roosevelt crowd estimate. oil prospects near Halletsville. mass exhumation of the Stetka murder victims and upcoming trial.
Local notes from Swiss Alp on April 21 1905 report farmers racing to finish cotton planting. Mrs Ernst Niemeyer returns from a two week visit, Andreas Kiesling is seriously ill, and Wm Sander to paint East Navidad Lutheran church. Several social items include a May 1 store closing sale, a juvenile band serenade for Dick Lockmann, and a church confirmation event.
Moulton beat Halletsville 14 to 9 after a mixed game last Sunday. A large crowd watched as Moulton capitalized on errors and strong hitting to overcome the Halletsville lineup led by Houchins and Kuykendall. A rematch is set at Halletsville in a few weeks.
A note from Fr. W. Duver & Co. uses customer experience to urge purchases of Devoe paint. It contrasts fast acting word of mouth with slow year after year advertising, arguing that a pleased customer remains the best advertisement. P. S. mentions Fehrenkamp as a local seller in New York.
A Liberal reward is offered for information leading to the recovery of a red yearling with a white heart on its face and white hind legs, rope around its neck. Notify Neutzel or the Moulton Texas authorities.
A reader from Columbus describes a deep foot wound healed quickly by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad claims the salve soothes burns and costs 25 cents at druggists.
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney trouble and aiding general debility and nerve trouble. He urges others to use them, noting no equal and availability from druggists at 50 cents. Also a telegraphy course advertisement from McKinney Telegraph College.
Pekin Indiana resident W M Smithart reportedly recovered from incurable consumption using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He claims a decade of use proves it a marvelous lung cure and preventive against pneumonia. Trial bottle free. 50c and 1.00 bottles sold at drug stores. The notice also advertises local rental and travel deals in Moulton Texas.
A. B. Devall, county treasurer, writes from Halletsville Texas on Oct 26 1901 to Dr E W Hall of St Louis praising Texas Wonders for kidney and rheumatism relief and recommends it to others with similar ailments.
An old advertisement touts The Texas Wonder as a universal remedy curing kidney and bladder troubles diabetes rheumatism and irregularities in men and women and even bladder issues in children. It offers mail order if not carried by druggists and claims two months per bottle. Dr E W Hall is named as the sole manufacturer in St Louis Missouri with Texas origins.
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