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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement claims freezone allows removal of corns and calluses from feet. It promises immediate pain relief and painless removal by applying a few drops from a small bottle bought at drug stores. The claim ends with a playful proverb about quiet nights when the cat is away.
A North Carolina farmer touts Black-Draught for colds feverishness headache and deranged digestion. He says it keeps his system cleansed and helps prevent serious illnesses, urging readers to keep a package ready for disordered liver.
A vintage ad promotes Liquid Shit Make for overactive kidneys causing frequent urination. It claims usefulness for day or night activity in children and adults, notes it is not a universal cure, and says pharmacists can supply it in small or large bottles. England drinks more milk than water.
A vintage ad blurb touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills to stimulate digestion and restore natural function. It also notes a saying about a woman's satisfaction arising from suspicion rather than certainty.
The 1919 meat picture shows beef slaughter and exports plunging while pork and lard exports surge. Calves and mutton rise, veal up, and per capita meat consumption dips from 150 to 142 pounds amid high retail prices and drought driven marketings.
In Austin the general educational advisory committee outlined five cardinal aims for a special session to start May 24. They seek higher education funding, higher county superintendent salaries, direct general fund support for public schools, repeal of rural salary limits, and teacher certification reforms plus interstate reciprocity. They also urge designating certain state institutions as schools, not charities.
Purebreds pay more than scrubs and alfalfa tops pasture crops for pigs. The Pig club boys will field strong showings at fall fairs. Pedigrees matter less than popular type and conformation. Swine breeding focuses on herd body and the 20 month breeding standard for Shorthorns.
William A. Saunders reports crops in the Rio Grande Valley from Brownsville to Laredo are flourishing. Large cabbage stocks await shipment with 1,200 cars needed. potatoes near 5,000 acres with 750 bushels per acre planned. Bermuda onions are peaking with 5,000 cars required and opening prices near 4.50 per crate.
Washington reports the department of labor announced that 340 of about 3000 arrested in radical raids against the communist and communist labor parties will be deported. The action follows months of investigations and detentions by federal authorities.
Agrarian members of the national assembly propose a bill to abolish the whipping post for usury and smuggling. The measure, backed by Christian nationalists, is expected to pass.
The senate approved the army reorganization bill by 46 to 10 to create a regular army of 397,000 officers and men, a National Guard of 425,000, and a voluntary training system for youths aged 18 to 21. The measure proceeds to conference.
London announces the appointment of Admiral Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa former vice admiral as governor of New Zealand. The appointment ties to Westminster decisions with Jellicoe set to lead colonial administration in Wellington and oversee regional affairs.
Frederic A. Delano of Chicago, named by the supreme court as receiver in the Red River Valley oil land dispute between Oklahoma and Texas, qualified Friday by filing a bond for 100,900 dollars.
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