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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
4
A physician recounts using a sun painted on a patient’s ceiling to induce belief in a warmer climate and cure him. The patient improved until the doctor arrived to find him dead, prompting the joke that the sun caused sunstroke rather than the treatment succeeding.
A schoolroom exchange centers on Willie answering a teacher and Johnnie correcting him with a different word. The dialogue hints at a broader truth that size alone does not decide the outcome when a major contest nears its conclusion.
Fragmentary text mentions a man appreciating help and a dog in short pants going swimming, but no identifiable people, organizations, places, or events to document as a news item.
A historical notice states Chinese individuals are barred from becoming citizens or forming corporations. The policy restricts naturalization and incorporation rights for Chinese residents, reflecting era prejudice and legal constraints. The text emphasizes exclusion from civic and business advancement based on national origin.
Assistant Attorney General Walthall issued a ruling on a El Paso charter matter stating that Chinamen cannot become Texas citizens or corporate incorporators. The decision cites Abrego v. State and a U S circuit ruling denying naturalization to Mongolians, noting the charter requires two Texas citizens for filing.
Durand Monday, Census Director, sent Governor Campbell a certificate noting Childress County’s population rose from 2138 in 1900 to 9538 in 1910. The county will not be allowed separate offices for sheriff and tax collector or district and county clerk due to its population.
Louis Shaper of Goliad leases about two thousand acres to Clay Mathis for full cultivation. The move reflects a broader trend as numerous local ranches near Goliad are entering cultivation.
A standard gauge belt railroad twelve miles long will be built within two months from Blalock Spur on the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railway four miles north of Brownsville. The line will pass through the cane district of the lower Rio Grande Valley and grading contracts have been let.
Caldwell Texas reports the summer heat intensifying across the prairie, drying soil and causing extensive cracks. If rain does not arrive soon, the cotton top crop will fail and overall yields may be severely reduced.
Burke Oil Company well No. 3 at Markham Texas has started producing about 1000 barrels of oil daily. The well, involving Houston and Markham investors, lies farther west than any other producing wells in the field.
All state agricultural experimental stations are now in operation except Temple black land station opening Sept 1 and Angleton rice experiment station opening Sept 15.
Fire destroyed the cotton gin owned by Walter Thornton of Belton Texas on Monday. The blaze damaged equipment and halted operations at the Belton facility. No injuries were reported. Fire crews from the area responded quickly to control the flames.
In Flatonia Texas during the last ten days the cotton crop has deteriorated as dry winds strip moisture from the soil and cause heavy shedding, potentially harming yields compared with prior seasons.
Additional returns received Monday bolster Mr. Thomas's lead over Mr. Davidson by two minutes in the ongoing tally.
In Mexia Texas boll worms have appeared on a few farms and are doing damage across the area. Local farmers report damage to cotton crops with no widespread infestation yet. County agents advise monitoring fields and applying approved control measures as needed.
Minneapolis readers urged to publish a testimonial from Mrs. Joan Moldan praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims relief from female troubles and urges others to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A tale from Thompson's Eye Water extols the child’s power to brighten hearts and minds. A mother uses a playful mispronunciation to teach a child a blunt lesson about inappropriate language, illustrating how innocence prompts quick moral instruction.
A seven year old girl prays asking God to make seven times six equal forty eight. Her mother asks why and Mary explains she wrote it that way on her school exam to get it right. The quip appears in Lippincott's.
A humorous exchange during a wedding scene features a clergyman asking a groom to pledge lifelong commitment and the groom quipping about a minimum sentence. The dialogue highlights playful tension over marriage vows in a period-manner.
In a lighthearted note a girl is described as pretending to whisper to attract a young man by the charm of her lips. The scene emphasizes playful flirtation and social customs of courting without serious harm.
The saying notes that liberty alone does not guarantee happiness and uses a tied dog as a metaphor for unfulfilled longing or constraint. The image implies a paradox where freedom exists yet desire or restriction persists.
Mrs John S Way of Independence Kansas reports years of disordered kidneys with back pain swelling eyes irritability and nervousness. After using many remedies she was cured by Doan's Kidney Pills and endorses the treatment at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs Kiernan of Brooklyn Brooklyn writes that her niece suffered eczema for five years with severe itching and sleepless nights. She washed with Cuticura Soap applied Cuticura Ointment and used Cuticura Resolvent, noting dramatic improvement after using about half the products. The child, now eleven, has had no trouble since.
A night clerk recalls two men entering a hotel at about 1 a m. Ferguson claims a room key and goes upstairs. A second man in shirt sleeves and a mismatched hat asks for another key after reporting Ferguson fell from a window and left the key behind.
The wig, worn by English barristers for a stern judicial look, originated when a French judge in the seventeenth century wore a marquis wig and found it gave him a dignified appearance. The practice spread, and soon judges and barristers across Europe adopted the custom.
A married man cites a blunt test of domestic happiness. When a wife says If they can afford it we can there is no flaw in that and never will be. He frames this as the most unanswerable argument heard in marriage and family life.
A witty exchange features Carrie Caustique and Mary Mild trading barbs. The dialogue showcases caustic humor and quick retorts characteristic of the Smart Set style during a social chatter segment.
A witty remark frames intelligence by awareness of a woman's hat. The quip suggests the humorous measure of wit lies in social attentiveness rather than deep knowledge.
A historical advertisement describes Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup claimed to ease teething pain for children. It promises gum soothing, reduced discomfort, and a general cure for various ailments, noting its use in a bottle form.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as a simple sugar coated remedy said to invigorate stomach liver and bowels without gripe. The copy also notes many people develop from clever to foolish as a sly jab at self improvement rhetoric.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis estimates 300,000 indigent consumptives in the U S need care in sanatoria or hospitals. Annual treatment costs could reach 50 million dollars, with a possible countrywide loss of 200 million due to incapacity. Proper municipal or state care could save about 150 million annually, plus further gains from reduced infection through segregation.
Fritz, a stolid German gardener, returns late from the city. Sleepy and crowded, he exits a train car into the station yard by mistake, then calmly notes there should be steps where the door stood.
At a Authors club dinner in London Walter Emanuel praises an English dentist as having the largest sense of humor. He recalls a patient who refused gas, endured tooth pain, and watched the dentist pull a tooth and display it at the window. The patient groans, asking for the joke, and the dentist answers wrong tooth.
Paul D. Cravath cites a luncheon quip about wives going to the country. A man jokes about a wife away at the country, then corrects with the wife has returned, prompting Cravath to note the familiar tune with a new twist.
A hostess chides Miss De Muir for saying little at a party. The youthful guest explains her father advised silence unless she has something to say, and the hostess mocks the idea that society would be dull if everyone followed that rule.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Torkins blaming prohibition troubles on bootleggers while proposing a lighthearted solution about forcing everyone to wear low shoes to stop the activity.
Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it remains unadulterated and properly labeled for use. This classic advertisement urges vigilance in selecting trusted medicine for young ones.
A long standing brand emphasizes continuity with a slogan stating the product line has carried the same signature now for more than three decades.
A politician proclaims oratory as a gift while pausing a lengthy speech. The chairman, pragmatically, replies that no blame rests on him and that he did his best.
A party hasty confrontation leads a husband to allege a neighbor-cutting incident. The exchange reveals the assailants used a razer with no stated malice pretense. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
A literary note ponders whether poets should marry and warns they must be cautious composing love letters if they choose to proclaim affection. The exchange suggests poets may avoid or carefully manage romantic correspondence.
The note from Stanford University Chaparral hints at conflict during rehearsal with a playful line about crowding bases and a discord described as man-ao. It reads as a campus humor or drama brief reflecting student satire.
A pithy remark suggests poverty may be a blessing, yet every man is ready to cede his portion to another. The line reflects social tensions and ideas about fairness in hardship.
A note prompts inquiry into why women performers in a burlesque show need dedicated dressing rooms and facilities for changing outfits and makeup.
A short quip on money value and risk, noting that some men learn its worth only when attempting a touch.
A London correspondent recalls King Edward at the Press club in New York visiting Rufford Abbey. Lord Arthur Savile stops a poacher with a dead pheasant while Edward smiles and says the man would not poach if he were truly a bad egg.
A four year old, an only child, tells a family friend he does not want an older infant but a brand new baby without any powder on the face. He seeks a baby sister from the friend's one year old child.
The scientist warns house flies carry germs on their feet. The ready theorist suggests a simple remedy to keep them out by requiring overshoes at the doorstep.
A captioned quote from Meggendorfer Blaetter features a young person explaining hardship. The dialogue contrasts youth and strength with an aged father unable to work, prompting questions about who should provide support.
A quirky observation notes that when black cannot imitate white the appeal of toasted cheese fading for a mouse trap audience. It suggests color play influences lure and reaction in a humorous context.
A compact collection of lines stressing patient endurance as preparation for trials and the value of doing small tasks well. Attributed to E. M. Goulburn and David Starr Jordan, these maxims urge steady, loyal effort in daily duties.
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