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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
1
Ninny led rescuers to safety at the Courrieres mine after a gas explosion. Thirteen survivors were saved after nineteen days entombed, with Ninny and Provost each receiving the Legion of Honor from the French minister. A little boy at Ninny’s bedside asks if he was good at school to deserve the medal.
At a city council meeting a resolution urged City Chemist W Lee Lewis to study turning garbage into denatured alcohol for powering light engines in city buildings. Alderman Maxiener and Lewis demonstrated producing alcohol from bakery scraps and waste, with Lewis claiming practical, economical plans to fuel municipal plants and even a library plant, possibly making Sioux City the first U S city with such a plant.
In His Line. The exchange recalls a college sprinter who claimed the last year as champion. The speaker notes a shift to serving summonses on trust magnates in a Houston Post context.
A Detroit Free Press quirky item notes a shopper and clerk in a jewelry store discussing a set of diamond curiosities. The clerk points out one piece lacks a pricemark after remarking the price has dropped.
A New York World report highlights onions as versatile remedies and flavor enhancers. It notes their soporific effect aiding sleep when used in small quantities and describes uses such as onion poultices for burns, onion juice on bread for liver and complexion benefits, and onion syrup for croup and bronchitis. It also covers culinary tips like onion in sauces, with peas, macaroni, and inside salads for subtle flavor.
Chicago police arrest James Boesrup after a decade child was swathed in a heavy cast iron ball attached to a 16 foot stockade wall. The boy allegedly endured daily heat and thrashings while the father conducted sun worship services for a small family congregation.
Practical notes on darkening boots with ammonia and polish, cooking treacle with flour on the scale, washing silk stockings with bran water, making a glass cement from spirits of wine, and brightening copperware with borax.
A Cromwell Indiana man, William Archer, refused a coffin delivered as part of a prize pig purchase. The labels on the pig box and coffin were exchanged, leading to the error. Archer later received the pig on a subsequent train, and the body is believed to have been delivered to the correct location.
Frank Kreigh aged 19 married Sara Eliza Jane Lennon 70 in St. Joseph. Kreigh, a farmer near Niles, wooed the grandmotherly bride after a church social and kept his vow to marry despite gossip. The couple, smiling, plan a life of perpetual honeymoon.
Mrs. C. M. Wolfe found two year old Earl entangled with a large black snake wrapped around both arms and flashing its head. She freed the boy with a stick then carried him inside as he cried and fainted. His wrists showed swelling from the constriction.
Capt. John L. Ely of Co. E 17th Ohio now in Newton Kansas recalls chronic kidney disease after Civil War. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills bought from oil dealers for cure since 1901 and recommends the remedy, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mr. Saunders told a British Lords committee that handwriting reveals smokers with boys’ writing described as loose and flabby. An Ohio reader, R J Mayher of Chicago, endorses Hunt's Lightning Off, claiming ten years of use as the family’s cure for cuts burns bruises sprains aches pains stings bites and chiggers.
Worldwide cotton use rose from 9 million bales yearly 1893 to 1898 to 10.68 million 1898 to 1903, with prices three cents higher per pound. If growth holds for five more years, output nears 13 million bales and prices rise, signaling a favorable outlook for producers and manufacturers. A teachers convention note on language and a Newark social quip follow.
Walter Christie recalls a feud between two French drivers. He narrates a grocer story from Paint Rock where a jeweler notices the grocer sliding rings and a scarfpin into his pocket while the grocer snarkily replies about the jeweler's habit of taking things in his mouth when visiting the grocer.
A teacher reports indigestion from a simple breakfast of eggs toast and fruit improved after switching to hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream. She credits steadier digestion and weight gain and says the softened diet saves nervous energy for her day.
San Antonio reports damage from a Langtry cloud burst. Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad suffers nearly 100000 dollars in losses. Seven bridges destroyed, about ten miles of track washed away, cattle swept from river banks, region flooded.
An old painter argues autumn offers ideal conditions for painting with long drying periods between coats. He warns against cheap mixed paints and urges owners to provide pure white lead and linseed oil, mixed on site, to ensure durability and lower long term costs.
To Move to Jefferson. Beaumont Tex Mr F E Howard Newcomb Lake Charles La president of the Newcomb Transportation Company and other large corporations is arranging his business affairs with a view of removing permanently to this city and becoming a Citizen of Jefferson county.
Four trains carried delegates and politicians from Houston to Dallas for the State Democratic Convention. Campbell, Colquitt, Bell, and Brooks factions were represented by prominent Texans from the city and coast regions. Sleeper berths were scarce despite arranged accommodations. Additional heavily loaded trains departed this morning for Dallas.
Madisonville Texas merchants Allen and Manning purchased the Kent mill property and will install new gin machinery to operate for the upcoming season, enabling local gin production.
Beaumont committees in charge of the Labor Day celebration met in Port Arthur to fix the hour for moving the festivities from Beaumont to Port Arthur. A second Beaumont meet will occur August 13 at 8 PM in the Y M C A parlors to reorganize the Beaumont society.
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