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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
7
An advertisement warns against calomel and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute. It claims calomel causes sickness and salivation while Liver Tone starts the liver without side effects, appealing to both children and adults and offering a money-back guarantee if not proven better.
Driving nails or tacks to hold a flag is wrong. use red, white or blue cord or tri colored cord. No ad or lettering on the flag or objects aside from a Bible on it. draping a pulpit desk with the flag held in place by a Bible is permissible.
Gold coins hold value at their metal content with the world price of 20.67 an ounce while other coins lack metal value matching face value. Paper currency overissuance and demand for dollar bills in exchange rates depress coin value. Under normal conditions exchange demand tends to balance money supply and parity.
Dwight L. Moody delivered his final sermon in Convention Hall Kansas City on November 16 1899 before abandoning revival meetings scheduled through November 19 due to illness. He died December 22 1899 at his Northfield Massachusetts home.
The article notes a widely accepted theory that Canada derives from the Indian Kannatha meaning a village. It suggests Jacques Cartier may have heard the term used for settlements and applied it to the entire country.
The piece notes India's business rhythm with late starts and a two hour tiffin lunch. It contrasts the American sales style of rapid, daily orders with India's slower, deliberate approach where the personal touch matters less and the first person singular holds less sway.
Report from Shanghai states workers at the China Electric Company called a native priest to drive away a demon from a buzz saw that severed two fingers. After the ritual the crew resumed work. The plant manager noted the behavior as electricity accepted in a Chinese way.
Sir William Harcourt visited Lord Disraeli at Hughenden and admired an old Italian Venus in the dining room. Lady Beaconsfield quipped that Dizzy's Venus in his bedroom outshines it, prompting a playful bow from Harcourt.
The column cites Pagan roots of Hallowe'en noting church practice versus folk customs in Scotland and other regions. It includes a comic interjection from Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge Arkansas about a house fire and a brother-in-law, as reported by the Kansas City Star.
The Texas Senate approved the senatorial redistricting measure with an amendment delaying effect until April 1, 1924. Senator Bledsoe of Lubbock questions constitutionality, while Senator Wood of Williamson County supports the delay. The bill, amended and readied for enactment, redefines districts across 31 counties including Dallas, Harris, Bexar, and El Paso with broad reapportionment.
Sheriff Will Thompson captures a five gallon still operating three miles west of Bremond near Wootan Wells. He arrests the owner and takes about three gallons of whiskey. The man posts bond and is released.
Austin Texas Only two subjects are on the docket at the regular monthly hearing of the railroad commission. The petition for depot facilities at Detroit on the T P Railway was heard and taken under advisement. Postponement was ordered on the petition for station facilities at Desdemona on the W F R and F W Railway.
The exchange shows Senator Sorgum acknowledging long service and noting his people’s mixed confidence. He says they would rather take a chance on him than on the other fellow, underscoring his political appeal and veteran status.
A dear old lady riding in an English train compartment asks a young rifle-bearing soldier to place the gun nozzle out of the window. She remains poised as she asserts the request in clear, firm tones.
An older advertisement discusses Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming broad kidney liver and bladder benefits with sworn testimonials and a sample offer by mail It also reviews a Popular Mechanics mower innovation with a pivoted handle for mowing slopes without lifting the mower
A woman shopping in a grocer’s shop grows indignant when the grocer asks her to carry her items home. He apologizes, explaining his right hand is injured and swollen, leaving him unable to assist.
Testimonies from Mrs A Keller of Afton Tennessee and Mrs Mary Lister of Adrian Michigan tout relief from menopause symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad describes hot flashes smothering spells and nervous weakness and promotes the medicine as a natural restorative and women's friend with a free product book offer.
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