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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1916
Page
3
An advertisement extols drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the digestive tract. It claims relief from headaches, bad breath, constipation, biliousness, and rheumatism, promising improved appetite and a rosy complexion as effects.
A Watertown New York man has just received a bag of gold dust mailed from the Klondike in 1889. Three tags with twenty addresses show the lengths he went to avoid the lure of filthy lucre. The tale portrays the flight of the average man from such peril as a glacier versus a Fokker.
An old newspaper ad touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use formula to restore natural hair color. It claims gray hair darkens evenly by morning with a few applications and sells for a large bottle at 50 cents, warning it is not a disease cure.
A San Antonio pharmacy report from January 11 1916 praises Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the most generally used kidney remedy. The letter notes twelve years of handling the product and consistent customer praise. It asserts high confidence and favorable reports, endorsing Swamp Root above all others.
Advertisement for Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer Co invites readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Mentions regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles sold at drug stores and asks readers to mention the paper. A closing quip about money and a wife is included.
State experts in Austin report house flies carry disease germs and bacteria, prompting a broad campaign to protect foods. Inspections urge screening fruit stands wagons and shops selling fruits and vegetables. Some cities already enforce screens and wrapping to keep flies away, with private buyers seeking sanitary produce.
Berlin replies to American inquiries denying that the Sussex was attacked by a German submarine. The note says the investigation covers actions on March 24 in the channel between Folkestone and Dieppe. It lists vessels sunk or damaged and notes photographic sketches of the attacking craft.
The piece extols the empty tomb as a powerful allegory for human life and effort. It argues that the risen Christ inspires a life of hope, action, and spiritual fulfillment beyond mortal limits, urging triumph over material constraints and the triumph of love, faith, and humanity.
The Trinity river rise caused water to spill over Long Lake bottoms near Palestine Texas submerging hundreds of acres of corn plantings as floodwaters spread across the region.
Justice precinct No 8 in Wilson county Floresville Texas voted Saturday to remain in the dry column avoiding a move to wet status.
Austin Texas reporting the state department of agriculture found several cages of young cattle infected with blackleg and issues a warning to cattlemen to vaccinate stock not treated last fall.
Houston Texas after a very satisfactory meeting the South Texas District Medical Association adjourned Friday to meet next in Orange.
A poetic Easter piece reflects on winter fading and spring arriving. It urges renewal and joy as nature awakens, inviting readers to offer Easter thoughts and celebrate rebirth.
The passage reflects a human urge to anticipate spring by noticing small signs of renewal in nature. It describes how people, across ages, seek tiny cues from the soil to signal Easter's arrival and the upcoming warm season, inspiring hope and commitment to better days.
Jill confirms the school uses an electric switch in the building. Bill asks if the school is up to date with facilities.
An old advertisement touts Renovine as the heart and nerve tonic to cure on first symptoms, warning not to delay until heart damage. It lists prices at 60 cents and one dollar. Other notices promote Mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial at 25 and 50 cents and caution against complacency in the face of fortune.
An advertisement touts Capucine as a remedy for colds feverish symptoms and headaches, noting it aids nature and is pleasant to take with no calomel. It promotes a Plantation Chill and Fever Tonic for women and children to tonify the system and regulate the liver at 60 cents.
Mrs. Peck laments shortages of heroic deeds for women. Henry Peck responds by declaring he performed a grand act for love by proposing marriage, tongue tied yet sincere, prompting a playful exchange.
Mrs Growell defends her new gown to a critical remark while insisting she must pay the bills. The exchange highlights a clash between social appearances and financial reality within a household.
A pithy reflection on marriage and partnership praising a good woman as the strongest hold in a man’s life, framed as a timeless truth about companionship and happiness.
A sharp opinion on taking initiative, noting that people often rely on themselves to ensure quality and end up laughing at their own jokes. The line highlights self reliance and personal accountability as a humorous truth.
An advertisement argues against calomel for bilious complaints and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable liver remedy. It claims calomel causes bone necrosis and salivation, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver and bowels without side effects. The pitch includes a money back guarantee and family use.
Six wounded London officers were offered a hospital motor trip to Hampton Court, with most having never seen it. The piece notes how war makes geographers of all and contrasts Londoners' limited familiar landmarks with broader world experiences. It also cites tuberculosis progress, citing a drop in deaths from 200.7 to 146.8 per 100 000 from 1904 to 1914 and listing extensive anti tuberculosis organizations and facilities in the United States.
A quoted debate shows a woman doubting her husband’s reliability for routine duties. She jokes she could trust him with a rubber plant and goldfish but not with caring for the dog and the canary bird.
A terse quip notes that when a wife begins an exercise routine at home it signals the husband to seek legal counsel for divorce. The line playfully suggests marital strain and looming separation without graphic detail.
A cryptic remark notes the new cook’s expectation that the mistress stay out of the culinary department during business hours, highlighting in-house social boundaries within the kitchen.
In a terse exchange, Biggs angrily accuses Diggs of claiming his face could stop a motor truck. Diggs denies the remark, noting a misinformation claim. The dialogue suggests the comment allegedly led to a heightened speed by a motor truck.
A boy recalls his father forbidding dime novels and notes the cost of restraint. The speaker reflects that avoiding sensational fiction may have saved time but left him with a hungry appetite for more exciting tales later in life.
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