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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
1
A discussion on appearances during hard times notes women keep dressing well while men trim costs. It argues economy is a folly for maintaining demand and social image, citing fashion trades and a coastal pearl harvest. The piece ends with a quip about a forty year old man and his conscience.
A country clergyman in Iowa recounts his wife’s recurring vomiting linked to coffee, solved by switching to Postum Food Coffee. Over nine years the couple reports no recurrence and credit health to Postum, while the piece mentions the product’s origin and a promotional book.
A NY Press item recounts a bustling scene as a daughter sails at noon. The Poor Relation rushes from Harlem shopping to join the escort, delivering purchases to the pier just as the gangway is readied.
A judge recounts a lawyer tale where a larceny defendant lacking funds asks aid from his mother through telegram. The lawyer defends well and the client is acquitted. At the telegraph office the envelope reveals a message from the mother urging trust in God and prayers. New Orleans Times Democrat.
A West Philadelphia housewife recalls the ancient sun drying method for preserving strawberries. Berries are selected ripe, stems removed, spread on tin roof pans, coated with pulverized sugar, and covered with white gauze. The process remains guarded by about a half dozen Philadelphia housekeepers, making the delicacy sought after at service rooms.
Professor W. E. Gibbs of Fanwood New Jersey has been appointed professor of physics at the Carnegie Technical Schools in Pittsburg. He is renowned in eastern cities for wide knowledge of physics and its practical applications.
A column-like summary of cures for headaches linked to blood impurity. Dr Williams Pink Pills claimed to renew the blood and relieve headaches and related ailments. Miss Stella Blocker of Leander Louisiana cited personal success after three boxes.
A quarantine action blocks commerce or travel between Texas and Louisiana as authorities extend restrictions. The move follows rising concerns and aims to curb the spread of illness or pest affecting cross-border activity.
Galveston Texas Aug 1 At 11 oclock last state of Texas inaugurated quarantine against Louisiana with prospect longer duration than previous measures Health Officer Tabor notified inspectors on the Texas Louisiana border that the quarantine extended to the entire state of Louisiana He aims to keep the border as tight as possible to hinder invasion The railroads with New Orleans access have cut back service and it is not improbable that passenger service east of the Sabine may cease entirely
In New Orleans officials report 67 new cases and 2, date totals show 302 deaths by 9 p.m. Yellow fever status expands with an Italian national linked to Morgan City quarantine. Doctors confirm the Morgan City case while probes continue in Lake Providence. Labor unions set a Hyde Park Labor Day picnic and barbecue in Austin.
Adjt. Gen. Hulen reports the tall flag pole at Camp Mabry in Austin has been honeycombed by woodpecker holes. A new pole will be installed before the camp opens to restore the display.
The Colorado River is about six feet higher after rapid water rise with no rainfall here. Authorities suspect heavy rain above Kingsland caused the sudden flood. In Cameron cotton opens due to long drought, with harvest likely in August if rain is scarce. Some areas report rapid opening of bolls.
In San Antonio Texas painter Joaquin Blesi of 101 Garden Street fell from a roof at the rear of his home. He suffered head and body bruises and two fractured ribs.
Groveton Texas sawmill of West Lumber Company burned yesterday causing losses over 8000 dollars insured. In Charlotte a trolley collision on the beach line between Wilmington and Wrightsville fatally injured J R Rogers and left about twenty passengers with minor injuries.
Annapolis Maryland reports Charles B Rear of Texas was admitted yesterday as a midshipman to the United States Naval Academy.
The Isthmian Canal Commission plans a pause on digging until better preparation. Chief Engineer Stevens may relocate to Culebra or Ancon as labor is regularized to end current disorganization. Reorganization is ongoing with Shonts Magoon Stevens and Gorgas in frequent sessions. no personnel changes expected.
Victoria Texas moves to clean up premises and enforce the sanitary ordinance as proclaimed by Mayor Schneider. Kerosene oil and screening are among items contributing to the enforcement effort.
In Shrieveport Louisiana the home of A D Chadwick a Katy road commercial agent was nearly destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss exceeds 4000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
In Austin Texas a sick black woman survived after doctors removed ground glass from gumbo she was served. Two black women await charges for attempted murder one prepared the dish and the other delivered it.
In Paris Texas two leading sugar houses halted payments due to a speculator failing to meet engagements estimated at 3 million dollars.
Joe Williams, a colored man from Giddings, Texas, was arrested on a murder charge in Mary Harrison's death on Saturday. He claims self defense, stating Harrison shot at him three times.
New Orleans reports Peters of Texas takes issue with Jordan and says the cotton association is not asking for Wilson's resignation. The exchange underscores partisan tensions within the cotton lobby and regional politics.
James H. Pope a former Adams Express Company agent at New Salem Pennsylvania is alleged to have stolen eight thousand dollars from the firm on March 10 1904 and was taken to New Salem last night by a Pennsylvania officer to answer the charge in court.
The chief of police of Monclova city and one assistant were shot and killed by two prisoners being taken to jail last Saturday. London report notes Parliament will not be dissolved this year unless the government is defeated before prorogation.
Saloon men prepare fixtures and will open for business today in Robertson Hearne Texas. In St Petersburg General Stoessel was relieved of command of the third Siberian army corps.
A London News report notes an English separation over trivial decor quarrels. An old family servant and her gardener husband split after he insisted on upside down glasses and antic MACASSARS on dining chairs.
Research by Prof. Bickell reveals the original Hebrew meter and Greek version of Job. It shows that some puzzling passages are later insertions in the primitive text. Dr B E Dillon translated the reconstructed Greek text and the volume is published in England.
In Cleveland Arkansas on July 21 a local resident Mr A B Carlile reports a 23 year kidney trouble cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills. He asserts the pills are the best kidney remedy and urges all sufferers to try them as a cure for back ache to Bright's Disease.
A portrait of longing as a singer serenades a dark window while a crowd passes and one voice answers not. A witty exchange follows about baking bread in marriage. The item notes travelers choosing the American route home from Australia and New Zealand and a quip on dignity and first names.
The piece warns readers about imitator cereal coffees duplicating Postum’s look and taste. It argues most imitators lack proper processing and nutrition. Postum is framed as the original cereal coffee with claimed health benefits and physician approval.
A grocer advertises Red Cross Bag Blue as a genuine stain remover to preserve clothes. The notice urges customers to use the trusted product for fabric protection and care.
In a domestic exchange Brearley jokes about longer dresses while his wife replies with a sharp remark about wearing sheet-iron if extended styles continue. The after-dinner tiff rekindles old friction and ends without resolution.
Polo originated in Persia during the tenth and eleventh centuries and spread through central Asia India and Tibet by the sixteenth century. The game is noted in Byzantium poetry in the twelfth century and remains popular in Japan as dak in. A joke about reincarnation cites a wife and second husband.
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