26 Apr 1907
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1907
Page
1
A fragment notes a rose shut within a book and a claim that a flower lies within the soul, implying themes of hidden beauty and restricted gaze in a moral or social context.
A club pageant scene centers on a Jack of Hearts dressed clown and a ballet girl as a poet-narrator laments Felise dead yet beautiful. The clown drinks vermouth and quotes Swinburne while the girl remembers, the tale ending in fragments and memory.
Board members led by B Y Yoakum met in Dallas with Rock Island and Colorado Southern chiefs to outline planned passenger and freight terminals in Houston Dallas and Galveston. Houston likely receives about 3 million dollars with substantial outlays for Dallas and Galveston terminals.
A vivid description of a gaudy New Girl among a Venice of color and spectacle at a Square Garden ballet. A clown in a Jack of Hearts guise courts a glove dropped to him by a Woman as romance and tragedy intertwine. Years later, a penny paper auction reveals prices for trifles tied to a famed dancer's fate.
Eureka deputy sheriff Big Sim tracked two horse thieves across Nevada and into Utah. After narrow escapes and cross country chases, he cornered Spanish Abe near Fillmore, cuffed him, and declared I am no surveyor as he arrested the pair.
Monsignore A. M. Hunt-Cortes of Mexico City runs a school teaching the Aztec language alongside standard studies. Many pupils are Montezuma descendants and he believes they should know their ancestral tongue. He is an American citizen, born in New Orleans, and regarded as a leading authority on Mexican history.
Valencia is the sole Spanish province producing peanuts. One variety has two nuts, called Spanish peanuts in America, and the other bears three or four nuts known in England as giants. The two-nut type is far more common and cheaper. The text blends agricultural note with a metaphor about social interconnection.
Adjutant General's office in Austin outlines July encampment arrangements for about sixty organizations and 2,500 men. Legislature appropriated 20,000 dollars for two years, five thousand less than previous years. Horses will be provided for the troops, with limited participation by U S troops.
In Oakwood Texas a cold rain persisted all day with several days of extreme cold harming corn and cotton fields. Germantown Texas notes Saturday and Sunday showers with a high near 50 degrees.
Cloudy conditions persist in Goldthwaite with temperatures hovering near freezing at times. Light rain has kept crops supplied for a few days and range conditions remain good.
In Temple Texas a cold raw spell with overcast skies and threatened rain followed a heavy frost that damaged the valley, injuring all crops including grape, pear and peach. losses exceed a hundred thousand dollars. Abbeville Louisiana reports steady light rain and cool cloudy conditions. Laredo Texas records a low of 42 degrees last night.
In El Paso Texas the temperature plunged to 31 degrees marking the coldest weather since before April 15 twenty five years ago. Officials warn of damage to crops and offer frost safety tips to residents and shipyard workers in the area.
The death list grows as officials report nine to twelve fatalities and thirty to forty injuries in districts hit by the quake. Governors from multiple states may assist Corral’s appeal after a transmission error misreported 33 bodies and 77 injured.
Senate Judiciary Committee No 1 reported favorably on Senator Looney's bill limiting the questions civil appeals courts may certify to the Supreme Court. The measure, introduced Thursday, is detailed in the Senate bills introduced account.
A heavy rain drenched San Antonio and surrounding areas from Saturday into early Sunday, totaling over an inch in some spots. The region remains soaked, and farmers hope for warm, sunny weather to push crop growth.
Llano Texas reports the heaviest rain in a year over the weekend filling water tanks and bringing much good to the county. Rain continued into Sunday night and into Sunday morning.
Miss Sallie Pritchett a seven year old girl living with her widowed father at Bristol nine miles east of Ferris drank carbolic acid yesterday and died shortly after the act was discovered.
In Port Arthur Texas today a German sailor aboard the British steamship Waverly fell overboard and died from a skull fracture after striking the wharf. The body was not recovered until late tonight.
J. M. Jackson a farmer seven miles south of Overton Texas was struck and killed by lightning Wednesday evening around 4 o clock as he plowed in a field police report pulled from local records indicate the fatal event occurred on the farm near Overton.
The Bailey Mills Company of Rice is awarded a $20 000 contract to erect a rice elevator at El Campo Victoria County Texas and will begin work immediately.
Good rain fell here Wednesday night greatly needed by farmers waiting for rain to bring up corn and cotton. Wheat and oats crops are failures. Fruit is safe.
Cat Springs Texas reports cool disagreeable weather with cotton not benefiting and set back. A good rain is needed for all crops though prospects remain for beneficial showers.
Taylor Texas reports a cold norther with slow drizzle and a 48 degree reading. Farmers fear poor crop prospects if the weather persists.
Sherman Texas residents vow to reward the killer of John T Price and his eight family members murdered near Gunter. Citizens circulate reward lists, with early donors signing at the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Rich says funds at Howe and Van Alstyne push toward 2500 dollars and could be supplemented by Governor Campbell.
News from City of Mexico reports the death of the first American killed in the recent quake. The victim is Senora Inez Bonita of Chilpancingo, wife of the former secretary to Guerrero's Governor. Maiden name and birthplace could not be determined.
The shop force of the International and Great Northern Railway at Taylor converts oil burning locomotives to coal burners. Average transformation cost is about 150 dollars per locomotive.
Fort Smith Arkansas businessmen formed an organization Thursday night to assist the prosecuting attorney in enforcing blue laws. The plan aims to close street cars water works electric lights and other operations on Sundays.
Snow fell near Cloudcroft and across the Sacramento Mountains on Sunday morning with light snow over the Alamo Gordo Valley. If temperatures freeze the entire fruit and vegetable crop could be doomed.
Orange Texas reports mill machinist Percy Johnson was burned when a five inch valve on a boiler burst. Injuries described as painful but not serious.
Heavy rainfall in Teague on Wednesday evening spurs crop growth. Corn and vegetables show strong gains while cotton, damaged by prior dry weather, is revived by the soaking rain.
James M. Jackson, a respected farmer living eight miles northeast of Troup, was killed by lightning this afternoon while plowing in his field. He relocated from Mississippi four years ago.
Senator Tillman will address Navasota Texas on May 3 under the auspices of the U D C. A committee of prominent citizens has been appointed to entertain him during his visit.
In Juárez a Sunday bull fight killed four bulls and four horses as more than a thousand tourists watched despite freezing conditions in El Paso.
Bret Harte discusses the process of editorials and writing with Villiers. He recalls tearing up several drafts before producing a piece that pleased readers and kept the paper from the press delay.
Fritz Hirschlaff of 24 Columbus Ave York New York reports eight years of rough scaling between limbs and toes underarms and sore skin. After trying three doctors and spending three hundred dollars with no relief he used Cutleura Remedies for seven days and is now able to work again.
A report notes Captain Daring may have reached the north pole aboard an airship. The article does not confirm whether the craft was a hot air or gas-filled vessel.
A New Jersey farmer asserts his domestic goose is 72 years old, describing a remarkable longevity while noting there are boarders living on the farm.
Samuel Hinton of De Kalb Mississippi declares his family completed a several weeks course of Simon's Sar saparilla and experienced notably better health throughout the summer. He expresses heartfelt gratitude for the timely treatment.
The Sheffield Gas Company of England announces a one penny per thousand cubic feet reduction, setting new scales at 1s 4d, 1s 2d, and 1s for lib gas engines and other uses. The Widnes scale is 1s 1d and 1s 3d with a lid for power gas.
The text traces the rise of patent medicines from home made remedies once common in every family. It notes housewives and local doctors created tonics and laxatives, with formulas passed verbally or in writing. Peruna originated as a home remedy by Mennonite Dr Hartman, later commercialized for widespread drug trade and used for coughs colds sore throats bronchitis and catarrhal diseases.
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