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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
6
Warning against aging worries urges keeping kidneys and bladder clean to prevent senile ailments. Promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the sole reliable brand to maintain vigor, energy, and youth, with notes on avoiding fakes and purchasing from reputable druggists.
A wartime note claims an officer and a cadet at a post in France correspond with the same girl and that the officer censors the cadet s mail. The item highlights conduct within the aviation service.
An old advertisement promotes Bond's Liver Pills as a gentle cure for bilious headaches and sluggish bowels. It claims the liver can be stirred into activity and poisons cleared by taking one pill nightly for two or three nights. A large bottle supposedly costs 2 cents at any drug store.
The exchange contrasts luck and responsibility after a house fire caused by a lapsed fire insurance policy. One speaker calls it bad luck, while another argues it reflects poor judgment.
A playful exchange has a child asking what is the national air of Germany. The parent jokes the answer is the scent of beef burgers, delivering a humorous domestic moment.
German forces in the Marne salient face constant shelling and air and ground attacks as Allied lines press the line. Reports describe intense bombardment across the pocket with heavy gunfire from advancing Allied units.
Americans and French reportedly captured thousands of prisoners as German forces retreated burning villages behind them. The report notes widespread destruction as units advance and civilians face displacement amid the conflict.
The federal board allocates 9121 261 83 for Texas under the Smith Hughes act for 1918 19 and outlines distribution for salaries in agricultural home economics and trade subjects. It notes prior year allotment of 62326 20 and details application and administration by the Texas state board of vocational education and local communities. It also lists cities and institutions qualifying for training and radio and buzzer class use.
The list honors Texas servicemen from World War II casualties and injuries. Killed in action are Private James P. Ellis Eldorado Died of wounds Private Joseph Krenek Ellinger Private Richard W. Burns Kilgore Private Earl P. Hicks Houston Private Elias Barnes New Boston Wounded in action Corporal Elgie G. Fields Cartwright Corporal James Sheffield Groveton
Killed in action in Acticen are Private Joe W. Ligon William H. Brown Galveston Private John P. Thompson Houston Private John G. Harris Houston Private Enoch ht Hale Corrison Private James P. Anderson Purstey Private Robert L. Campbell Waco Reported missing Henry Constant Will Hoint
Mexican federal troops pursued bandits into the mountains near Eagle Pass Texas. They killed seven bandits including leader Felipe Musquiz and rescued American cattlemen Nat Malone and Sam Barksdale who had been held for ransom five thousand eight hundred dollars. The men were released at the border after the siege.
Texas selects 1,800 white men to report to Camp Cody Deming New Mexico with August 5 entrainment. County totals list Galveston 2 Galveston city 30 Harris 12 Houston 1 5 18 10 10 San Antonio 40 Dallas 938 Anderson 6 Angelina 11 Bastrop 10 Brazoria 6 Caldwell 11 Cameron 10 Comal 6 Nacogdoches 3 Nueces Orange 5 Polk 3 Robertson 10 San Jacinto 11 Fannin 15 Fort Bend 15 Gonzales 65 Grimes 10 Guadalupe 8 Hays 12 Jefferson 33 Leon 13 Matagorda 6 Milam 5 Shelby 14 Trinity 7 Victoria 17 Waller 9 Washington 6 Wharton 10.
San Antonio officials and Major John C. Townes led a conference with district and local draft boards and medical and legal advisory panels. Townes said class No 1 will be exhausted this month and reclassification may be needed to correct mistakes. He warned careful scrutiny of cases to ensure justice and efficiency in moving troops to training camps at 100000 monthly, and noted a likely ruling to place certain married men with supporting wives into class 1.
Two officers from Carruthers Field died in a tailspin crash near Benbrook Sunday. The victims were Lieutenant Robert Yardwall Snyder of Elmira New York and Lieutenant Olaf John Tanner of Moorhead Minnesota.
Investigators began work Monday to determine why bombs dropped by naval aviators failed to explode during an attack on a German submarine that assaulted the tug Perth Amboy and her barges off Cape Cod Sunday.
Paris regards the death of the former Russian emperor as more than probable amid reports believed in Germany and spreading through the French capital.
Reuters dispatch from London cites a careful estimate of German losses since July 15 totaling 180,000 men killed wounded or captured across sixty to seventy divisions.
Birmingham Alabama rejects the proposal to raise street car fares from 5 to 6 cents by a vote of more than 6 to 1. The defeat blocks a planned fare increase and reflects strong public opposition to higher transit costs.
The speaker notes a decision not to keep old love letters for sentiment but to use them for business purposes potentially including a breach of promise suit. The exchange hints at legal strategy behind document retention and personal motives.
A fragmented fragment hints at tonics named for summer relief and vigor. The text mocks spendthrift and tightwad contrasts while urging a sensible, decent response to wellness promises.
Fragmentary advice line urges using Eye Balsam at bedtime to ease sore eyes or feet. The text appears as a short promotional or instructional note with limited context and no clear sourcing.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph snippet records Peddlers airing views on marriage and men. Oldbird declares indifference to men and has declined several suitors. Miss Flap pette responds with a playful remark about what they were selling.
The passage notes Noah as a gifted animal trainer and remarks on his freedom with the ocean. It then contrasts a tie’s navigation with Noah’s talents. It ends by commenting that money issues stem from spending before having funds.
A cartoonish dialogue shows Mrs Nashleigh declaring a bad egg while a more risqué joke follows about Ann’s age and her growing enthusiasm for the vote. The piece uses light humor and social shorthands typical of a boarding house page.
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