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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
2
Friday issue notes publication rules and deadlines. Subscriptions cost one dollar annually in advance. All copy must be signed and submitted by Wednesday morning to ensure printing. The notice is filed with the Moulton Post Office as second class matter.
The note lists a May 2 road and bridge bond election, a May 5 6 7 flower and vegetable show in Lagrange, a push to fund a Texas exhibit for the 1904 St Louis World's Fair, hog meat prices rising, and a Panaschool teacher seeking 25000 dollars. It also references an artesian well idea in Moulton and a May feast on the tenth.
The Houston Post plans a July completion for its new building, expecting it to be one of the finest newspaper offices in the South and a symbol of the paper's growth.
Officials urge close collaboration to advance city projects while criticizing a rival group for inaction. Prominent figures stress a shared plan to spur growth and improve services for residents.
Local notices urge voters to cast ballots in the upcoming trustees election on May 2 urging residents to vote for capable leaders and set politics aside. The brief emphasizes choosing the most capable men for the school board.
The Ecclesiastical Seminary of the Oblate Fathers will host a corner stone laying ceremony in the Alamo City next Sunday. Attendees include church officials and local dignitaries as plans for the new facility proceed.
Despite uneven growth, merchants expect a steady business year. Observers note cautious optimism among traders while prospects for strong sales remain uncertain.
Jevex M. Murr died Sunday at his Dallas home. He served over twenty years on the Court of Criminal Appeals.
The steamer Minnesota, the largest ship ever built in the United States, was launched last Thursday at the Eason Shipbuilding yards in Croton.
The Mississippi River overflow devastates Louisiana sugar plantations making this year’s crop unviable. Local planters report widespread losses and question future harvest prospects.
The Governor vetoed several bills he argues conflict with the constitution. He questions whether it is time to frame a new state constitution to guide future legislation.
Thanks to Thomas Goggan and Bro of Galveston for a copy of the song The Flag with the Single Star. The words were written by Nettie P. Houston Bringhurst youngest daughter of General Sam Houston.
A grim tally reports seven U S soldiers dead from cholera in the Philippines. The piece laments losses and questions why higher authorities have not yet acknowledged the drain on troops and resources.
World's Fair commissioners plan a movement to raise private subscriptions to fund a Texas exhibit at the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair after the legislature refused a state appropriation. The editorial laments Texas relying on private citizens to showcase the state’s business resources.
The column notes March weather effects with dry cotton and cloddy soil, corn rising, gardens thriving, and upcoming fresh potatoes. It records a Miss Perlita school exam and picnic on the 18th, Dick Stoever's illness briefed, a dance at Krause's ball, and a very high Flatenia ballpop fallout seen locally.
The column decries rising profane language across ages and classes, especially among boys. It condemns street corner talk as silly and degrading, urging parents religious leaders and guardians to strongly reprove and discourage the habit.
The Flatonia street fair concluded Friday night featuring a cattle roping contest, clay-bird shoot led by R F Mueller and WP A Nickel, and a balloon ascent by a Knoxville aviator. Prizes were awarded in roping contests and a street parade, with thousands visiting from surrounding areas. overall the event was a success.
A Texas farmer claims per acre outputs from 200 to 300 bushels of sweet potatoes and 100 to 400 bushels of Irish potatoes, plus a year round house for 50. He can grow artichokes and fatten 50 hogs, with hogs handling digging and no waste. He touts mortgage free farming, year round table vegetables, and cane yielding 209 gallons of syrup.
The article notes lavish yields with no sorghum needed, praising Lees honey, wet land sown in red top yielding superb hay. It cites average cotton yields of one half to one bale per acre, with rare higher, and says no crop failures since the war. It mentions planting one hundred peach trees per acre and three to five bushels of fruit per tree after year three.
In a Harper's Weekly perspective, the piece argues five years after Manila’s fall to American troops the United States has done little to replace the Spanish market for Philippine products. It condemns minimal policy changes beyond a 25 percent Dingley rate cut and cites Porto Rico as a contrast with growing trade, noting exports to Porto Rico near 12.2 million dollars and imports at 9.63 million.
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts severe illness with yellow skin and weakness and says three doctors despaired. After using Electric Bitters for three weeks he recovered fully, claiming they “robbed the grave” of another victim and were sold for 50 cents at drug stores.
A traveler from Dilworth touts a claimed boll weevil extermination patent and a chance at the Texas 50 000 bonus. Halletsville Herald notes artesian well flow disruptions tied to a higher ice factory well. Frank Lanea dies in an accidental shooting near Moravia when a joke with a shotgun ends fatally. he was about 19 or 29 and unmarried.
Notice of election in Moulton on May 2, 1903 to elect four trustees for the Moulton Independent School District. Henry Wrause is appointed Presiding Officer of the election by order of the Board of Trustees.
Grand jury urges county road commissioners to enforce duties of road overseers who have been lax. In the case of Johanna Meyer et al versus the San Antonio & Aransay Pass Railway Company the plaintiff awarded 500 dollars. the sued amount was 30,000 dollars.
Ephor Eade and wife of Moulton visited Sunday. Willie Pretsch of Baursville spent the day here. Some locals used the low San Antonio rates. Youths attended the Witting dance and reported a good time. Jaeggli of your town was on business Sunday. Schartenburg school plans a feast as it closes Friday. A street car anecdote concludes with a quip about chewing tobacco.
Local notices urge May Day celebrations on the 19th and promote Prickly Ash and Herbine tonics as blood purifiers and cures. The page also includes Ballard’s Horehound Syrup praise, Botanic Blood Balm offer, and printing services for up-to-date jobs.
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