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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
2
Mine Bernhardt recovers from illness and receives a tremendous ovation during a Prospect Park celebration in Brooklyn. The event honors American achievement with public fanfare.
About 1500 volunteers from 32 colleges across the country enlist to form units of 836 men in the United States Ambulance corps. Training will begin near Philadelphia with overseas service planned as soon as equipment is ready.
A new electric stabilizer for airplanes is reported to be invented by Orville Wright. It uses a pendulum in a liquid bath to regulate electric current that powers the stabilizing mechanism, replacing the usual gyroscope.
Regulations forwarded to local exemption boards define physical disqualifying defects under the selective draft. Standards match regular army rules for height weight chest and body. A long list of mental eye ear teeth nose throat chest abdomen and extremity conditions plus serious dental loss and chronic disease can disqualify a draftee.
In the house of commons on Tuesday Andrew Bonar Law the chancellor of the exchequer said for 112 days average British expenditure was 6 795 000 daily The total advances by Britain to allies and dominions stood at 1 025 000 000 He added net increased expenditure at 33 000 000 not counting advances equal to 300 000 daily.
An advertisement warns against calomel poisoning and endorses Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy. It claims calomel causes bone necrosis and stomach distress while Liver Tone cleanses the liver and bowels without salivation. The spot promises a 50 cent bottle, money-back guarantee, and suitability for children.
In a local store a four year old, Charles Morris, asked for a German flag from a shelf with allied standards. He explained he wanted to tear it up, while the clerk wondered at the unusual request during wartime curiosities.
A vintage advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing for gray roots claiming natural turning of hair color. It markets the product at price one dollar and urges readers to restore the woman's crowning glory with this hair treatment.
A civilian employee at Fort Benjamin Harrison guards the junction of the quartermaster road and the main south entrance. He permits only Q M D signed autos to pass. A private car driven by a livied chauffeur reportedly obtained a pass and was waved through after a casual exchange with the traffic man.
Two Ohio reserve corps officers at Fort Benjamin Harrison walked near East Tenth Street and a technical high school campus two weeks ago. A group of small boys stopped them with admiring looks while one shouted a joking line about the funny big Boy Scouts.
Dialogue recalls a stirring call to arms invoking the flag and duty, echoing a private 1868 appeal by a famed senator to a substitute in perilous times, as remembered by an enthusiastic DA.
An advertisement promotes Capudine as a fast, soothing liquid remedy for headaches. It claims rapid relief and reduced strain on the nervous system, highlighting pleasant taste as a selling point.
The article describes a railway car by George W. Meyers of the United States Army, showcased in Popular Science Monthly. Two cyanide or potassium gas tanks inside the car release fumes through a perforated pipe around the door when guards open valves, flooding robbers’ faces while the car remains gas tight.
A French scientist advocates a simple waterproofing mix of paraffin and gasoline. The ratio is about one ounce of paraffin per quart of gasoline. Shoes are treated warm with a brush, while clothing is dipped cold. The solution preserves softness and color, and uniforms can be treated without removing insignia or buttons.
A local man boasts of high expense while a farmer counters with their bargain price, illustrating contrasting attitudes toward cost in the community.
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