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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
4
A period piece notes Peruna as favored by actresses for nerve support. It argues digestion fuels vitality and steady nerves, highlighting Peruna as helpful for women in demanding vocations.
Miss Julia Marlowe of New York City writes a letter to The Peruna Medicine Co. asserting her views on health and treatment. The communication appears in a period notice section of the newspaper.
Julia Marlowe endorses Peruna as a nerve tonic. The article notes nervousness is common in women, caused by anemic nerve centers that become bloodless from poor nutrition, especially in spring, producing many invalids each season.
Call on your ticket agent for rates to Galveston for the Northern Settlers Convention staged April 21 to 23. Prominent industrial movement leaders and governors of Iowa Nebraska Arkansas Louisiana and Texas will attend. Ample accommodations at Galveston and rail service planned. Contact T. J. Anderson Houston Texas for information. Some men belong to the church and some others seem to think the church belongs to them.
An ad style fragment notes All Up-to-Date Housekeepers use Defiance Cold Water Starch for more for money. It includes personal notes about birthday edgars and cash payments, plus an advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children and Piso's Cure for Consumption with sample offer and a New York nurse reference. The text also contains casual quips and a dated line about street car incidents and marital remarks.
An advertisement touts Defiance Cold Water Starch for households noting it contains 16 oz per package while rivals offer 3 to 4 pounds, claims no chemical content, and boasts lower waste. It contrasts literacy stats and mocks a grocer pushing 12 oz packs, urging customers to demand Defiance for time and money savings. A concluding quip references a professor lamenting high telephony costs.
A pasted miscellany blends poetry lines about the sea within blood and a mountain in the mind. It includes a note on lime scented hay and an hour in a closed room to mask smells. A girl interrupts prayers saying she dislikes the game of the Bible reading. Marriage changes a lovesick youth, ending his poetic pursuits.
An old period ad style piece stresses the dangers of sleeping in cars as a cause of serious lung illness. It promotes Taylors Cherokee Remedy and provides price points 25c 50c and 1.00, urging timely treatment at druggists. The item blends health advice with humorous quips and product pitches from a bygone era.
A tale from Rockefeller’s rise recalls his answer to a friend during Western Pennsylvania’s oil boom. When prices plummeted and tanks overflowed, he bought more oil instead of cutting purchases, saying the Lord put resources here for someone to profit. He turned near bankruptcy into millions.
A short tale of a just wed couple spending their honeymoon at the bride's father's house. The bride asks the groom to say he loves her in private, and he answers with stilted clichés as the minister had left. She then laments he will live without him.
A housewife scolds a match seller recounting her purchase of a quarter's supply and mocks his matches as useless. The seller tears up, confessing his feelings were hurt by her rude assumption of his status.
A poem argues true homeland is not birthplace but a world wide spiritual home. It celebrates liberty and brotherhood where one can aid another and where all strive for a life true and fair. The speaker ascribes the true birthplace to freedom, humanity, and shared virtues across nations.
Cremation moves forward slowly in England due to the 1894 court ruling that an executor cannot cremate unless the deceased gave express instructions. The decision rested on the belief that every person is entitled to Christian burial and that cremation is not Christian burial.
The article notes that Japanese have placed orders in the United States for large steam turbine generator outfits for a Tokio power house. It suggests steam turbines are the coming motive power, though Japan may not yet be ready to adopt the latest industrial developments.
Col. Hay, the handwriting expert, faced relentless questions from Attorney General Parker and asked for water before replying. Judge Sheldon, with a smile, suggested adjourning as Parker had apparently exhausted him.
Giacomo Caponi, dean of Rome foreign correspondents, retires at 75 after serving Tre yuna of Rome.
Six doctors failed to help Oxford Michigan resident Mr. William Jones whose rheumatism spread from his right thigh to his entire body. After starting Dr Williams Pink Pills in September 1904, he reports a complete recovery and says he is now entirely well. The pills are marketed as a blood targeted remedy.
The writer argues poverty hinders education but can be overcome by alternative paths when families value learning. They note the child’s immature judgment and parental dependence on the child to pursue education as key factors affecting access.
In Berlin a shorthand writer attends funeral services for prominent persons and records the officiating clergymen's addresses verbatim. He creates ornate copies of these orations and sells them to the deceased's friends, yielding a lucrative trade.
The article explains that London streetcars halt only at designated white posts along streets. The cars stop at these posts and do not pass or merely slow down beyond them, ensuring orderly stopping points.
A man in an Atchison saloon raised a ruckus with loud swearing until the proprietor intervened. He warned the offender to curb profanity, noting a lady might enter and hear the language. Kansas City Star report.
A Texas doctor admits prior prejudice against ads and praises Grape-Nuts after trying it in Corpus Christi. He reports improved strength, no eructations or fullness, and better digestion after weekly use, noting no lasting adverse effects and high personal benefit.
An Australian ostrich hen lays about fifteen eggs annually. The country already hosts several large ostrich farms and experts foresee significant industry growth in the future.
A chamber of agriculture speaker in Worcester England described a fire engine that always rushes to fires yet never arrives, and invariably causes one or two fires en route, drawing sharp humorous critique of firefighting claims.
An advertised system offers at home inhalation therapy for catarrh bronchitis asthma and consumption with inquiries about symptoms questions books and more. Dr J H Hunter 310 Main St Houston promotes the method. A Mrs Long jokes about her husband's patience and gentleness amid concerns over laziness.
The fragment notes Vernal Remedy Comprar of Le Roy New York offering a free tin bottle of Vernal Palmettona a quick cure for stomach liver bowels and urinary diseases with one daily dose. It also mentions lens quality importance for amateur photographers and a Galveston stencil stamps and seals shop. A tip on serving dog meals cold in cold weather is included.
Defiance Starch proclaims itself the best value for households, offering four for 10 cents. The text then describes Siam as a major producer of rice and teakwood, with elephants and buffaloes employed in the extraction and transport processes.
A vintage testimonial framed ad highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for painful and irregular menstruation. Stories from Nellie Holmes of Buffalo and Tillie Hart of Larimore praise relief from cramps headaches and bearing down. It urges women to write Mrs Pinkham for free advice and asserts the product’s superiority and safety.
An advertisement asserts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription are plant-based tonics that cleanse the blood, boost red blood cells, and renew strength. It cites the tonic’s spring use, invites readers to visit the Buffalo laboratory and hospital, and shares a testimonial from G. Trent about digestive recovery after eight bottles.
After a storm amber valued at 1500 dollars was found on Newburg beach in a Baltic coast German village. A five year old, after tasting milk at supper, declared boldly that the milk man has a sour cow, betting a nickel to a doughnut.
Grocers say they do not stock Defiance Starch as their shelves hold 12 oz brands that sell first, though Defiance provides 16 oz for the same price. The ad urges choosing Defiance for extra quantity and notes a witty aside on marriage reform. It also notes the death of Caroline S. Orne in Cambridge Mass a friend of Lowell and Longfellow.
An old ad touts Simmon's Sarsaparilla as a remedy to weather gloom. It claims the drink “picks you up” and “keeps you up” and hints that a person’s appetite and grocery bill reflect their health.
A witty remark from the Somerville Journal notes a married man gains a warmer reception bringing home chocolates than cigars. It humorously contrasts cost, saying chocolates cost one tenth as much. The quote ends with a playful jab at a brick manufacturer needing earth in his business.
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