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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1904
Page
4
The old All Saints church in Chingford suffered a roof collapse last February in bleak weather. The paragraph blames long standing neglect and a false idea of beauty for the damage, noting the nave and south aisle wrecked and walls at risk.
An advertisement extols Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use claiming 16 oz per package, no sticking to iron, and chemical free. It disputes 12-07 packaging and warns buyers to demand Defiance to save time and money. It also mentions Hunt's Lightning Oil as a pain reliever and cites historical debt figures and a Vatican discovery of the Montgolfier balloon.
After seventy five years in captivity a female eagle owl in England has died. Brought from Norway in 1829 the bird raised at least ninety young in the last thirty years. The piece notes rare documented long lifespans of captive birds including a Vienna golden eagle and a Vienna white-headed vulture with life spans exceeding over a century.
An archive of short notes and advertisements includes Defiance Cold Water Starch claims, a pie story involving Marshall Wilder, Piso’s Cure endorsement, tips to reduce onion odor in jars, a reflection on effort and leisure, 1901 German ship losses, a Swiss claim about tea from melted snow for nervous disorders, and a caption about aiding an heir.
A writer recalls the struggle to curb his former self and pursue a disciplined path. He shares daily self talk about killing the old self and preserving the machine, citing a codfish proverb to stay reasonable and productive as a society member in a formal role.
In Kushequa Pennsylvania residents claim Dodd's Kidney Pills are the singular remedy for rheumatism and backache. Mrs M L Davison credits two boxes with halting decades of pain and back trouble amid growing local verdicts on the pill's effectiveness.
The poem presents autumn flora amid dead leaves and oaks, with colors of crimson blue and gold. It contrasts exposed beauty with human strife and claims nature quietly reveals a Master plan through its quiet bloom. Charles W. Stevenson, New Observer.
In Daimiel Spain a procession honoring the Virgen de las Cruces sparked a riot after authorities failed to provide a band. Protesters besieged the courthouse, shattered windows, bombarded the alcalde’s house, and set it ablaze. Firefighters were blocked and the town police restored order.
A collage of verses and stray notes from a Nebraska rural scene mixes playful affection for the Apple Bloom with reports of local humor. It notes Mark Spinkler's new cultivator on Riverside farm, hay fever curiosities, a stove tea misadventure, and editor jests about subscriptions and July Fourth schemes.
Newberry officer C W H Harris reports years of kidney pain and backache. He attributes his recovery to Dean's Kidney Pills, noting the backache and kidney function improved after two boxes. A free trial offer and mail order details are provided by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In East Prussia Masur peasant girls celebrate St John’s Day by weaving wreaths and tossing them at a fruit tree. A wreath that lands on the branches after several attempts signals years until marriage. Village men mock the misses as they try. The Masurs are Poles in Prussia once part of Poland.
Readers learn of a claimed cure for catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The advertisement claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, asserts foundation of the disease is removed, and offers a $100 reward for failure to cure. Testimonials promised.
The German chancellor Bismarck visited a famous brewery in London and drank a large tankard of old ale. He claimed the tankard seized him and he drank to Prussia before finishing the drink and continuing to London Bridge where he sat in a stone recess as the bridge revolved around him.
A vintage ad block touts Cheatham's Laxative Tablets as a cure for chills malaria and biliousness noting no bad effects unlike quinine. It promotes portable use and pocket convenience with Geo Westlake of Sycamore Arkansas price 25 cents per box.
The passage lists Bunyan, Mirabeau, Luther, Raleigh, Defoe, Lovelace, and Boethius as writers who produced major works during long imprisonments. Bunyan drafted Pilgrim's Progress, Mirabeau penned pamphlets, Luther wrote a famed hymn, Raleigh compiled a world history, Defoe produced works after a two year confinement, Lovelace wrote Lucasta, and Boethius authored The Consolation of Philosophy.
A compilation notes suppliers who avoid Defiance Starch 12 oz stock and dusting advice using a painter's brush. It also lists prices quotes for metal works, an obituary reference to Gen Angel Martinez, and historic claims about expositions and architectural widths of Michael's Church Coventry and York Minster.
The piece contrasts praise for a day with its storms and sunsets, noting dawn and noon may be calm yet nightfall brings peril and renewal, reflecting on nature’s cycles and human sentiment. Westminster Gazette discusses a South African mining chief amused by a resolution carried unanimously with one dissent. Leather shoes are uncommon in Algeria with natives wearing camel hide footwear or braided twine sandals. The Malabar tallow tree seeds yield a useful illuminant used in oil and candles.
Miss May Yates cites dire diet concerns as babies are fed on cheese fried fish tinned salmon pickles gin and beer highlighting temperance views. A Hamburg liner served as hotel ship at Kiel with meals and lodging rates from five to ten dollars daily. London fogs raise mortality curves by blocking sunlight, worsening disease germ spread.
A letter from M. Johnson of Adam Street Memphis Tennessee dated July 17 1904 encloses a 50 cent money order and requests one box of Hunt's Cure. The ad claims Hunt's Cure treats skin troubles of all kinds and is worth its weight in gold, stating 50 cents per box.
A collection of brief items notes Defiance Starch claims better results and more for money, while odd facts cover languages in Saxony, a Europe Asia link by a firm, Boers in Java abandoning a colony, ancient Jerusalem mosaics found, and various curiosities about manners, medicines, and world prices.
In New Britain a missionary sought a binding oath idiom and learned a chief offered I would rather speak to my wife's mother than do such and such a thing. In British Columbia a catechist rendered Oh, glory that fadeth not away as A hat that never wears out. A homeopathic doctor jokes about refusing a fee in small doses.
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