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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
2
A drug store product Freezone promises painless corn and callus removal. A tiny bottle is applied with a few drops to the corn or callus, instantly easing pain and allowing the skin to lift away root and all without discomfort.
A quoted exchange portrays Senator Sorghum dismissing a singer as merely captivating audiences without sharing ideas. The critic notes the singer’s lack of personal thoughts, implying the appeal ties to performance rather than substance and benefits his salary prospects.
An ad promotes Liquid Shumake Remedy for overactive kidneys in children and adults, claiming it aids excessive daytime and nighttime urine flow. It advises asking a druggist or sending sixty cents to Fort Worth Texas for mail delivery. The text also includes a joke about Miss Ann and an apology.
In the good old summer time when fruits ripen and picnics abound, August Flower is advertised as the sovereign remedy for tired overworked stomachs. It claims to aid indigestion fermentation sour stomach and constipation by stimulating the liver and cleansing the intestines. Sold everywhere.
A casual exchange between Mr. Chuggins and a speaker notes that people are less formal now. He recounts encounters with policemen he has never met who still greet him during his outings.
For summer colds Vader-Balm offers rapid relief for nervous headache and superficial inflammation. The ad promises quick help for mumps hay fever or any pain. It invites free samples and agent terms or 25c tubes by mail and warns to avoid imitations from B W Vacher Inc New Orleans Louisiana.
A brief note recalls the isolation of emigrants with lines about loneliness and lack of neighbors for conversation in a new land. The excerpt emphasizes the absence of local talk and social contact.
An old advertisement urges readers to visit their druggist for Bond's Liver Pills promising lasting health benefits after taking one nightly dose for two or three nights. The copy touts Bond's Liver Pills as superior to laxatives and sold at 25 cents.
The U S Department of Agriculture encourages women and girls in extension clubs to grow savory herbs like sage thyme mint anise and dill. Prepare soil with manure, trenching, and careful layout of perennials biennials and annuals. Harvest cure and store by drying tied bunches and wrapping in parchment for market sale.
A Farmers Bulletin 927 explains how to build an ice less refrigerator to keep meats fruits and vegetables cool and extend the shelf life of milk and butter. It emphasizes low cost and zero operating expense for the device.
A column of home care hints explains whitening clothes with kerosene in the wash boiler, longer life for carefully boiled china, soap and water removing paint from woodwork, removing finger marks with kerosene on flannel, and coral bead cleaning by borax solution then tepid rinses, followed by dry rolling in a towel.
Austin announces Sept 1 sale of 585000 acres of state school land with mineral rights, allowing buyers to receive one sixteenth of oil and gas produced. The land class is mineral and grazing or mineral and agricultural, with forty year terms and down payment, no settlement required.
A petition with 142 548 signatures asks Ohio voters to approve a constitutional amendment at the November election to repeal statewide prohibition and restore a liquor license system and home rule local option. It would define intoxicating beverages as over 2 75 percent alcohol. Filed with Secretary of State Smith by L P Gibson of the Ohio Home Rate Association.
Official circles report the Tokyo government will issue a formal declaration detailing Japan’s intentions in Shantung province, where control was assigned by the Versailles treaty. The statement is expected to outline aims and policies regarding the region.
El Paso Mexican officers protested to U S Army headquarters claiming violations of Mexican sovereignty by American planes flying over the border.
Gabriel Menocal, brother of Cuba’s president, arrived in New York on Wednesday to report that this year’s sugar harvest is expected to set new records, signaling strong production into the harvest season.
Seventeen Negroes were charged with rioting and murder in indictments returned by a special Chicago grand jury. The body investigated five days of race riots that gripped the South Side in a reign of terror last week.
Washington organized labor issued a formal demand that private capital be retired from the railroads in a campaign announced Monday.
A man contends that among all people in the world there is exactly one whose avhistling is not a nuisance. This remark reflects a personal notional stance on conversational impact.
An 12 per cent assessment is requested, casting doubt on the value of a 6 percent dividend. The note warns investors that high yields may mask underlying risks and calls for scrutiny of the financial proposal.
A quip by Samuel Gompers recalls a milk boy who buys cake and water, then empties the water into his milk can to pay. Mrs Hemmandhaw complains her husband is mean, while Mrs Shimmerpatee notes he would do anything to make her beautiful, in a humorous exchange from the Youngstown Telegram.
A suffragist asks a man what he is doing for the movement and he replies he supports one of its most enthusiastic members. The exchange highlights wartime gender roles and private support for the suffrage cause.
A clipped dialogue notes coal as a burning issue, with commentary on the growing problem and its impact. The fragment hints at conservation concerns and public interest in energy sources and supply.
A digest of light anecdotes and social notes mentions a neighbor spraying cucumber vines with lime to deter bugs, a quip about Grandpa needing it for his head, plus remarks on Brazilian gender roles and wedding rings, noting wives and husbands share symbolism and equality.
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