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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
3
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. Wilson, a prominent figure, whose career in public service ended at the White House. President mourns publicly, highlighting her contributions and influence in national affairs.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the U.S. president, died at the White House at 6 pm after a months long battle with Bright's disease and complications. Both houses adjourned and the government paused in mourning.
President Wilson remained at her bedside as Mrs. Woodrow Wilson weakened through the day and died at five after being unconscious since shortly after 2. Secretaries and sons in the household stood nearby as Congress adjourned in mourning and the nation faced the loss of its first lady.
K of P Winnipeg B S Young of Ada Ohio was unanimously elected supreme chancellor for two years during a business session of the Knights of Pythias annual convention.
The Texas Industrial Congress urges farmers to study and select seed from their own fields now. By watching plant development and marking ideal stalks, farmers can ensure superior cotton and corn seeds, avoiding seed from inferior or diseased neighbors and preventing scrub blood in future crops.
Washington announces Texas will get 2.4 million dollars of the 34 million crop moving fund from the federal treasury soon. Details on state allocations and bank placement were not released. Texas grain dealers and banks had pressed for large sums and the treasury confirmed a Texas allotment under the Aldrich-Vreeland act with funds available to banks.
Provisional President Carbajal and General Venustiano Carranza agreed Wednesday to turn over government control to the constitutionalists. A general amnesty will be declared soon and hostilities were suspended.
Lake Charles Louisiana Gulf Refining Company Friday brought in well No 2 in the Edgerly field with an initial flow of 800 barrels.
A German spy was arrested in Ports mouth after being caught photographing the harbor. Authorities also detained two other spies in Southampton as part of the same operation.
In St. Petersburg Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaievitch is named commander in chief of the Russian army. Earlier reports said the emperor would take command.
An old advertisement touts Rub No More Washing Powder a "workless" dirt remover for clothes and household surfaces. It promises cleaning of sinks toilets and milk cracks without hot water and claims germ removal sold by Five Cents All Grocers the Rub No More Co Ft Wayne Ind.
The late William H. Smith and Charley Backus sailed from San Francisco to Australia on a business venture. They loaded a cargo of potatoes to meet a demand, with Smith a seasoned sailor and Backus, famed comedian, though seasick. In a grim joke, Smith asked what to do with the potatoes if Backus died, and Backus quipped to discard them in hell.
A Washington to Baltimore touring party halted in Hagerstown Maryland. After poor meals they plotted Welsh rabbit using kit crackers and cheese from a corner store. The grocer doubted large square crackers existed, questioning if small crackers would suffice.
Lame back relief offered with Hanford's Ral- applied thoroughly and well rubbed in at 8 am. Adv.
A man earns goodwill by consistently giving up his seat to women in a crowded car, illustrating courteous conduct and consideration for others in public transit.
A mother explains conscience as the inner voice that says no and gently guides a child away from wrong. The child asks how conscience works and worries about being good, recalling a nurse’s joke that a prior voice was merely indigestion.
An advertisement touts resinol ointment and resinol soap as fast remedies for eczema prickly heat poison ivy oak and other skin irritations. It claims soothing antiseptic action and 19 years of doctor approval. A separate note recalls a literary critic writing a bold single black line headline for a Volturno disaster story titled O Restless Sea.
An advertisement extols Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills claiming to relieve millions by regulating the bowels stimulating the liver and purifying the blood urging readers to consider a trial.
A mother jokes about her son Johnnie being kept after class for not finding Moscow on a map. She quips Moscow was burned in 1812, calling the punishment an outrage.
A small sample of Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh reached an interior Indian village by unknown means and sparked a growing trade. Each shipment has grown larger, expanding the distribution from a modest start to a steady commerce.
Civil Engineer F. T. Moore of Winsted Connecticut reports a curious find in Barkhamsted woods. A single felled tree yielded three species in one trunk: oak at the butt, chestnut in the middle, and hemlock at the top. Moore serves as a church member in the community.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic marketed as a general tonic contains quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system for 50 cents. A reflective ad concludes with two life disappointments about not getting what you want and obtaining it.
Four travelers struggle to seat themselves as a train departs. An elderly woman insists on facing the front, remarking she never rides with her back to the engine. A younger passenger quips the train has a motor, prompting the aunt to settle with her back to the motor. An unrelated Hanford’s Halsam Myrrh ad promotes quick relief for burns and cooking injuries.
A brief exchange features a sage noting the early bird catching worms and a fool retorting about the longer wait for dinner time. The wry dialogue contrasts patience and timing in a compact moral vignette.
A fragmentary dialogue presents a traveler and Mrs. Nuritch in a dining scene with brief brand plug lines. A native answers about Jamaica as rummy. The piece includes several ad slogans like Hanford's Balsam and Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water.
An advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as a genuine cold remedy promising to stop cough and headache in one day. It urges calling for the full name and signature of B W GROVE. The copy notes a 250 price and includes a line about a married man who owns an automobile gaining experience.
A German princeling arrives by private car to a historic city on a branch line. At the hunting decorated station platform he asks the burgomaster about children on the tracks and learns they are city maidens scattering flowers before the royal train.
The ad notes Han ford Balsam of Myrrh as relief for splashing metal burns used by stereotypers in a historical newsroom setting. It emphasizes the product for immediate soothing effects.
A terse note alleges a cruel demand announcing that boarders will be taken in during the summer. The source hints at a disputed arrangement or inquiry about whether the issue has been discovered yet.
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