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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
2
A Buffalo Examiner excerpt warns parents that California Fig Syrup is marketed as a child laxative and advises looking for the California name on the package. The piece notes the product’s fruity taste and directions on each bottle, with a mother urged to say California. It includes a humorous aside about a student and a family quarrel.
Advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing rashes with soap ointment talcum and baths. Claims of purity sweetness and fragrance accompany a price of 25 cents each. Also contains a brief quote about saying no and a senator’s skeptical remark.
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a half century trusted household remedy for constipation liver and digestive issues. It claims relief after a few doses and labels it a gentle laxative sold through druggists in civilized countries.
A playful exchange reveals a wife’s demand for money and a husband’s wry commitment to supply the requested luxuries. The dialogue underscores expectations in a domestic partnership with humor about financial provision.
Deafness cannot be cured by local applications and requires a constitutional approach. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrhal deafness by acting through the blood to reduce inflammation of the mucous lining and restore the Eustachian tube. The ad promises a hundred dollar guarantee if not cured and notes availability from druggists and free circulars. A Massachusetts inventor patents a metal spike brush for sealing fish.
Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in a Bayer package provide directions for colds headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Bayer name signifies genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Trade patent refers to acetylsalicylic acid product from Bayer.
General Felipe Angeles, leader of the Villista movement, was executed by a firing squad for rebellion in Chihuahua City at 6:35 a.m. He and two companions were found guilty by a Carranza court-martial after a lengthy trial. Appeals for stay were denied by Juarez and the Mexican Supreme Court.
An aviator coat and cap crafted from chinchilla or elderdown make a fine gift for a young boy. The set includes earflap cap and a collared coat. Also noted is a reading glass and a decorative bouquet of paper flowers with sewing essentials in the centers.
A dark brown willow basket lined with silk and ribbons plus a two color ribbon rose display. A silk tapestry and glass tray sits on a suitable base. A silk silk toiletry bag with powder box and pockets offers a luxury dressing table set.
Crepe paper birds and butterflies are mounted on cardboard with wire for tree attachment. Candy is shaped into Santa figures with cotton hair and painted features. A colored paper cone adorned with gauze ribbons completes the homemade decorations shown in the picture. It’s fun to prepare for Santa Claus by making these items.
A pair of bonbon boxes attract attention among gifts. One round box is cretonne covered with plain silk and gold lace, holding a small glass dish. The square box is silk covered with a chiffon frill, ribbon vine leaves, tiny roses, and gold lace on the sides and top.
The passage describes two candle shades made from crepe paper cut to resemble petals. It notes contrasting color schemes red and white or green and red. A third design shows three shades of rose with curly petals resembling sweet peas and a paper butterfly accent on the right shade.
Countess Primo Magic known as Mrs. Tom Thumb died at her home after a long illness at age 77. She traveled the world multiple times under P. T. Barnum.
A wireless dispatch to Moscow reports General Denikine's forces retreating in Southern Russia as Bolshevik troops seize ten towns over three days.
An old style health ad claims weakened kidneys and digestion cause aging. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules, odorless and tasteless, to cleanse organs and boost vitality. Refund promise and brand emphasis accompany the pitch.
A 19th century merchant’s gold coin scales, kept by Jeff Davis of Boonville, illustrate old methods still preserved in good condition. The device tested weights with brass counterweight and slot sizes for coins of 1 to 20 dollars, rejecting misfit pieces during Brereton’s Cole Neck trade era.
An old Englishman named James Scott traveled with strict punctuality and habits. A hungry guest at a popular inn asks for a meal but is told the fowl is reserved for Scott who supposedly ordered it six months earlier for two o'clock today, and the landlord awaits his arrival.
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt shows a dialogue about using intoxication and arrest to document the lives of the world’s unfortunates. A welfare worker and a rich lady discuss an idea to obtain access by simulating crime.
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