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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
2
A humorous miscellany from The Moulton Eagle mocks summer weather, sun exposure, and public affairs. It riffs on bathing attire, air humidity, political clashes, and social quirks. The piece touches on vacations, sunstroke avoidance, air travel, Germany’s birth rate, labor strikes, and seaside leisure with satirical asides.
Aient study notes that people adapt quickly to busy streets. Researchers observe quicker reflexes and enhanced balance in pedestrians who frequently navigate moving cars. Findings suggest urban life fosters sharper reactions through daily exposure.
A brief note highlights a two week vacation aboard scout cruisers engaged in iceberg hunting as a pleasant summer pastime.
A French town proposes a graduated tax based on weight with those under 135 pounds tax free. Public sentiment runs against the plan as opponents fear unfair targeting and potential stigma.
The question asks if a big rise in post office business signals Indiana authors' industry. The source provides no such linkage, and no data connecting postal volume to author productivity is shown.
An Austrian count files for bankruptcy reporting assets of 7.20 dollars and the possibility that an American heiress may acquire a bargain at auction.
A playful remark notes a small boy roaming the day in only a cotton bathing suit, suggesting comfort over civilization’s amenities. The quip reflects a light, humorous take on simplicity and childhood independence.
An alimony claim for 28445 dollars was auctioned in New York for 100 dollars, a transaction described as a donation-like bargain rather than a sporting wager. The sale highlights a reduced claim value and unconventional transfer context.
In New York City nearly 12,000 lawyers practice law yet some residents choose street revenge with revolvers to settle disputes. The blunt observation notes widespread violence as a parallel to formal legal channels.
A Pennsylvania farmer boasts a flock of hens that can run the musical scale but notes the goal is higher egg production rather than artistic temperament.
A New Jersey man was fined for allowing mosquitoes to breed on his property. The item hints at extreme measures to disperse skeeters, mentioning a Gatling gun in a provocative way.
A Detroit boarding house resident demands his room rent be refunded claiming he killed 28,000 bedbugs to protect the property. He warns he will be arrested for hunting without a license if he does not have a care.
University of Chi cago students are forbidden to use tooth picks in public. The rule sparks humor about Chicago losing its distinguishing characteristics if such measures continue.
The remark questions the value of teaching girls bread baking ironing cooking building fires and baby care arguing that such skills render scouting unnecessary for capable girls.
Readers recalling the extreme heat of a year ago are urged to remember those record temperatures and be thankful for their current relief as the period recedes.
Rev. Father William J. Dalton, pastor of the Annunciation church, analyzed 6 452 letters from would be husbands. He found city women prefer city men even if poorer, with only elderly women seeking such matches. A farmer owning three big farms and another with 650 acres illustrate the demand.
A farmer boasts of $75 000 in the bank and questions why a woman would not consider such a offer, preferring instead a city bank clerk who lives hand to mouth. The remark contrasts wealth with perceived stability and daily hardship.
Paris reports a new warfare concept as French officers train six eagles to target aeroplanes. The birds pull prey from ballooned aircraft, tear apart gear, and could overturn flying machines with beak, claws, and wings. Experts note hitting a moving aeroplane remains hard, but eagles may threaten pilots.
In Rockport Kentucky Jimmie Jones drowned in Green River while swimming. Report says a five foot water snake coiled around his neck after he sank, and was killed by his companions.
Angelo Milani a wealthy Modena manufacturer purchased a coffin and set fire to mineral composition inside it. He lay inside the closed casket awaiting death. The next day his maid found a note on the door asking the undertaker to call and officials opened the coffin to find Milani dead.
Omega the collie rescued his mistress Mrs. Van Daggett by pulling her from a burning bungalow. She returned to her room for jewels, collapsed, and Omega pulled her from the flames to the yard, saving her life.
Deputy game wardens discovered twenty three deer carcasses around a female cougar den in Tillamook County during a hunt led by Game Warden Finley. The site showed a carnage with two cubs killed and the mother absent, prompting a proposal to set aside a reserve area for female deer during fawning time to protect the herd.
New Orleans reports E A McKhenny of Avery Island bought about 74000 acres of marsh land to join 13000 acres deeded earlier by McIlhenny and others to form a large wild bird preserve. Purchase price $146000. Eastern associates are linked to McIlhenny. The conservationists aim to create a chain of bird preserves along the Mississippi valley.
Medford, Ore. pioneer J. M. Howard recalls a tale of a Jackson county cabin once occupied by a band that buried loot from the Adams Express bank robbery in San Francisco after its 1850s failure. Howard, who has sought Owens who holds the key, plans another search hoping the treasure will free him from dependence.
In Elizabeth New Jersey Ludwiga Kozlofska twelve attempted to rescue her younger sister Mary John seven and Anna Petroska nine from a newly dug Linden cellar filled with rain water. Mary seized Ludwiga by the hair forcing release as the children sank. Bodies were recovered and moved to the morgue. All resided in Linden.
Eight year old Leo Rizza seeks 5000 dollars damages from mule owner N Jungharz after a mule kicked him in the wagon on May 13 while employed by the defendant. The boy's father also sues for 5000 dollars claiming the animal injured his son's ear teeth and appearance.
Seagirt N J Governor Wilson accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a speech outlining his faith and policy on tariffs anti trust merchant marine waterways conservation banking reform and related issues. A large mixed crowd heard the address including officials professors clergymen and summer visitors.
In Los Angeles Clarence S. Darrow’s bribery trial halted when Judge Hutton jailed chief counsel Earl Rogers for contempt after he refused to pay a $56 fine. Rogers sought release via a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Willis, who granted it on condition of a $200 bond.
Senate backed a house endorsed provision giving the president authority to govern the Panama Canal Zone with power to appoint a governor to administer the canal. The vote stood 43 to 14 as the plan aims to centralize control over canal affairs and operations.
President Taft and his son Charles served as pallbearers at the funeral of John W. Herron father of Mrs Taft. The group traveled from Washington to attend services at the Herron home and Spring Grove cemetery in Cincinnati Ohio.
American bluejackets and marines arrived in Nicaragua late Saturday to safeguard U S citizens and property. The force under Lieutenant James A Campbell Jr landed at Corinto and traveled by rail to Managua, where lawlessness and threats of anarchy eased with their arrival, according to Minister Weitzel in a Monday report.
The Texas Farm Management Association is organized at College Station during the Texas Farmers Congress. It aims to promote scientific farm management, cooperate with Texas experiment stations, and include all Texas farmers as members with a 25 cent annual fee. charter members are those joining at organization.
The annual Farmers' Union of Texas state convention began Tuesday morning in Fort Worth with formal welcomes and official responses. In the afternoon credentials and rules committees reported and their recommendations were adopted. Peter Radford, president, presided and Ed Shropshire served as secretary.
Herman Ridder treasurer of the last Democratic national committee handed William F. McCombs a check for 28 thousand 875 dollars and 16 cents at national headquarters. The sum is the remaining balance from the Baltimore convention ticket sales after expenses.
New York—Democratic National Chairman William F. McCombs announced Representative Albert S. Burleson as director of the speakers bureau for the Wilson campaign. Homer S. Cummings, national committeeman from Connecticut, was named chief of the bureau.
Sixty steam plows operate in Corpus Christi turning virgin soil at about ten acres per plow day. Land has been sold to buyers from the North and East and will largely be planted in cotton. Plows run year round.
Rumor reports Mexican minister Rafael Ha dez crossed the international bridge to meet General Pascual Orozco near the peace grove. Negotiations were said to aim at ending the Madero revolution and restoring order in El Paso, Texas.
Austin officials T A Coleman and Homer Eads of San Antonio were named by the governor to the Texas delegation. The Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress will convene in Salt Lake City on August 27.
London Weston-Super-Mare Tuesday fencing the world record for 600 meters J Q Hatfield former Olympic swimmer of the team swam the distance in 6 6645 seconds setting a new mark at Weston-Super-Mare.
Forty bales of cotton have been marketed as dry weather aids and opening picking begins. Flatonia area farmers report strong activity as cotton moves to market and demand for harvest workers increases.
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