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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
2
Asheville woman Mrs W H Rhoades chronicles years of abdominal and back pain eased by Cardus and Black-Draught. She praises the tonics for improving her health and urges other women to try Cardus, noting noticeable relief and lasting well being. Sold by all druggists.
Dr Arthur Selwyn-Brown notes in The Engineering Magazine that spent oil shale from Tasmanian distilling retorts is sold for two dollars per ton for agricultural use. Pulverized shale improves soil by mechanical action and possibly moisture transfer, boosting crop yields and creating demand exceeding supply. Prices may eventually cover mining and retorting costs.
A caller asks a night clerk to stop a snorer in room 61, only to learn the snorer is Signor Squallerini, famed tenor, audible in room 53. The clerk notes no extra charge for enjoying the performance. A quip follows about friends’ wealth and honesty.
A physician praises Postum and its companion Grape-Nuts as daily blessings replacing coffee for himself and patients. He notes Postum must be well boiled and describes two forms, Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, with health benefits and proper preparation.
Report on destitution in Southern Chihuahua portrays scarce water and food as American expeditionary forces face apathy from locals and treachery fears near Perral. General Pershing relays conditions to General Funston as Washington weighs recall and sends 2,300 reinforcements toward Columbus New Mexico.
The thirteenth annual Texas Lumber Men’s Association meeting in Dallas selected Galveston as the next gathering site. Officers reelected include Tom W. Griffiths president and C. H. Flato vice president. Forty-six new members joined, and resolutions urged state support for forestry and tick control, with a committee appointed to tackle railroad rates.
At a site five miles northwest of Laredo inspectors Rumsey and Chamberlain halted a crossed border smuggling attempt. Six Mexican smugglers fled as four large packs and a trunk with 500 boxes of Vera Cruz cigars were seized on the American bank. Values ranged from 5c to 50c per cigar.
In Laredo federal court United States versus a trunkload of feathers tied to A. Kallman of Mexico was brought to trial. Judge Burns ordered the feathers destroyed after hearing the case. The 527 feathers from India are prohibited entry into the United States.
John W. Thomas, master, recommended to the court in Pittsburgh that Harry K. Thaw be granted a divorce from Evelyn Thaw after testimony in the suit. The court ordered the decree.
In Bradford, a fog bound rear collision on the New York New Haven & Hartford line as the Gilt Edge express struck a local train. The rear coach telescoped and burned, eight passengers killed and thirty five injured.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant tasting, vegetable liver medicine that replaces dangerous calomel. It promises morning-After relief, regular bowels, and a money back guarantee if the product fails to improve liver function. It claims widespread sales and urges readers to buy a 60 cent bottle from their druggist.
A prisoner faces a judge who offers six days or six dollars as the terms of a ruling. The inmate responds that six dollars is acceptable, arguing he has plenty of time left to serve.
Public notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature and notes the product has been in use for over 30 years. Children are said to cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
An old advertising blurb touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a remedy for gray or harsh hair, claiming it can restore beauty and luster. The price is listed as $1.00. It frames hair as a coveted feature and uses bold phrases to attract customers.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a novelty act where a performer sings inside a glass tank, prompting amused chatter over the aquatic illusion and stage daring.
Treatment advises applying Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer like a shampoo for a week then thrice weekly to darken gray hair without dye. It claims to make hair appear evenly dark, healthy, fluffy, soft and lustrous with no gray showing and offers a money back guarantee. The ad mentions Memphis Tennessee and a proverb line about hope deferred and oil.
An advertisement touts Tetterine as a sure safe remedy for eczema tetter infant head sore head chilblains and itching piles endorsed by physicians and praised by users. A Tampa claimant reports seven years of ankle eczema cured in eight weeks and credits the product. price per box and supplier J J Shuptrine Savannah Ga are listed. An odd line notes acquittal as a cure for temporary insanity.
Meager returns from Tuesday's state election indicate R. G. Pleasant the regular Democratic candidate for governor is leading John M. Parker the progressive independent Democrat by about three to one.
A Texas committee named by F C Weinert favors repealing all warehouse laws except the permanent act and placing chartered warehouses under state supervision. It also endorses a uniform warehouse receipt to standardize transactions.
Bastrop Texas voters at Cedar Creek approved a bond issuance totaling 30 000 for road improvements. The election outcome confirms support for funded highway projects in the area.
A public appeal touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a temperance remedy for women. It claims the tonic cures irregularities catarrhal conditions and irritability, restoring health and womanly functions, and urges purchase in liquid or tablet form.
Rebuilding work starts on a new railroad line from Anchor the northern terminus of the Houston and Brazos Valley railway to Sugarland in Fort Bend county Texas.
Washington reports thirty days of recruiting for 20,000 additional men. The War Department records 16,817 applications and 3,927 recruits accepted.
Austin reports a Saturday blaze in Creedmoor, a thriving town in Travis County, causing about $20,000 in damage. Fire crews worked to contain the flames and prevent further destruction.
A car of arms and ammunition arriving Tuesday and consigned to Mexico was seized by United States military authorities at Eagle Pass, Texas, and placed under guard while authorities investigate its ultimate destination.
In New Orleans a joint Saturday gathering marked the closing of the Southern Sociological Congress and the opening of the Southern Congress for Education and Industry.
General Jose Ynez Salazar attacked the T O cattle ranch south of Sierra Blanca Texas on the Mexican side Friday and drove off a number of head of range horses for his men.
Five Black prisoners at the Gregg County jail in Longview Texas overpowered Sheriff Garneree on Monday. They pinned him to a wall and seized his pistol before authorities regained control.
The attorney general's department on Saturday approved a $40,000 bond issue for the Big Spring Independent School District in Howard County, Austin Texas.
A courteous agent offers Knowitalls set, but a farmer declines for eighteen to twenty years. He already holds forty seven volumes of agricultural reports from a congressman and must read them first. A willing spinster laments marriage as a failure.
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