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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1921
Page
2
An old advertisement warns calomel as a dangerous drug and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute. It claims calomel causes sickness and salivation while Liver Tone fixes bilious symptoms quickly without side effects.
A vintage ad promotes California Fig Syrup as a remedy to cleanse the liver and bowels of sick children. It urges mothers to use a teaspoonful to prevent illness, claims rapid relief, and warns to demand the genuine product with labeled directions for all ages.
An old advertisement urges taking Bond's Liver Pills at the first signs of colds fever or headaches to purge poisonous waste from a clogged liver and throughout the system, positioning them as better than calomel for curing ailments.
A brief exchange contrasts women and men on humor with a quip about men trying to understand women. The remark highlights social banter and gendered perceptions in a light moment.
Georgetown Illinois resident Margaret McCumber credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing severe left sided pain after childbirth and avoiding an operation. The ad also notes farm products and hunting hounds offered by J. K. H. Thomas in Boonville Mississippi.
In Washington the nine powers conference yielded further concessions from China on Pacific and Far East issues. The Root resolutions call for abandoning foreign courts and foreign troops in China while an international commission of jurists would report within a year on Chinese law and court practices. China pressed for withdrawal of foreign troops and wire systems, and Japan argued for policing railways and telegraphs. Delegates expect progress without subcommittee reference, and China urged the conference to discountenance foreign troops as violations of Chinese sovereignty. The American delegation also met to discuss naval armament and potential revisions to the capital ratio amid ongoing negotiations on extraterritoriality and foreign postal service. President Harding hinted at a broader association of nations emerging from the Washington talks, with plans for annual meetings to address global peace.
The Texas controller reported bonds totaling 44 767 270 registered in the year ending Aug 31, up from 33 005 846 the prior year. Redeemed bonds amounted to 595 469 by counties cities and districts. the State Board of Education bought 3 631 375 for the school fund.
Washington The house on Wednesday passed the deficiency appropriation bill carrying about 104 000 000 The measure provides 65 000 000 for the veterans bureau 232 000 000 for refunding internal taxes collected and 6 500 000 for the postal service The bill was approved without a record vote Senate action will be sought before adjournment of congress The bill carries about 86 000 000 less than total department requests After submitting 28 000 000 navy withdrew its request
The War Finance Corporation announced approval of 57 advances for agricultural and livestock purposes totaling 2,505,000 dollars. State by state allocations include Nebraska 221,000 Montana 217,000 Colorado 540,000 Wisconsin 17,000 Illinois 50,000 Kansas 13,000 Minnesota 100,000 North Dakota 117,000 South Dakota 222,000 Iowa 691,000 South Carolina 87,000 Texas 131,000 and Georgia 9,000.
Governor Neff pardoned 58 inmates during his prison system tour. Of those, 29 were white, 27 were negro, and two were Mexican. He said records were thoroughly reviewed and most had long terms with clean recent records.
The supreme court held the directors of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, have the power to remove a trustee of the Christian Science Publishing Society. It dismissed the trustees’ bid to stop director interference in society affairs.
Federal fund for eradicating cattle tuberculosis originally earmarked for California has been transferred to Texas after California’s share was exhausted. Information from Secretary Wallace relayed to Representatives Hudspeth and Jones.
A large area of downtown Augusta Georgia suffered extensive fire damage Monday. About half of the 700 block on Broad Street and the entire eastern side of the 200 block on Jackson Street were destroyed, with total losses around 2 million dollars.
The American Expeditionary Force reduces strength along the Rhine with 11 officers and 600 enlisted men departing for Antwerp on a special to sail home aboard the transport Cantigny.
Premier Briand head of the French armament delegation paid a farewell call on Wednesday with President Harding. Admiral Earl Beatty of the British delegation also met with the president in Washington.
Washington reports that the sixty seventh Congress adjourned after enacting a broad reconstruction agenda. Key actions include Knox peace resolution, peace treaties with Germany Austria and Hungary, Columbian treaty ratification, tax reform and federal budget, and measures on veterans relief credit and meat regulation. Opposition and delays mark disputes over the soldiers bonus bill with action slated for next session.
Carl West of Lorena sues Bob Buchanan and bondsmen in the seventy fourth district court claiming he was shot by Buchanan or an associate during the Lorena October 1 parade. West seeks 25000 actual and 25000 exemplary damages.
Washington announces that 29,563 miles of territory will be released from the federal quarantine against the cattle fever tick on December 10. Texas gains 21,227 square miles of exempt area from the quarantine.
A disastrous prairie fire began in eastern Palmer County Texas and spread to western Castro County burning eighty square miles of grass on Wednesday.
Jake Schaefer Jr of Chicago won the 18.2 balk line billiard world title in Chicago on Wednesday. He defeated titleholder Willie Hoppe by a score of 600 to 346.
A collection of aphorisms about thoughts becoming deeds, truthful talk proving unpleasant, thrift in marriage, gender roles, and the difficulty of being a man. It notes that circumstance often decides a young man's career and warns against constant conflict in marriage.
An Arkansas home scene shows Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge shouting at a tin wash boiler as several dogs howl. He explains his wife has taken the children to visit their grandmother beyond Mount Pizgy, and he acts out of loneliness.
The American Forestry Magazine notes horse chestnut buds have elaborate winter protection. The baby flower cluster is shielded by undeveloped leaves, then by tough scales varnished to repel water.
The Mer de Glace in the Alps moves about 85 percent of an inch per day the fastest. Other Alpine glaciers lag at less than an inch daily. In contrast polar glaciers show far greater movement with the Upernivik glacier in Greenland advancing about nine feet per day where it meets the sea.
A barber answers a question about bald head care with a simple focus on hair styling and grooming options. The exchange emphasizes practical treatments and products for a clean, polished look.
Modern public health efforts are preventing illness before it starts. Typhus, once crippling armies, is waning thanks to soap and hot water. Smallpox and measles are pushed back by vaccines. Lead poisoning in potteries is reduced by workmen eating outside and washing hands. Kids’ teeth care helps nutrition and growth. Overall, lives are longer and safer.
The Giant's Causeway on Ireland's north Antrim coast features basalt columns formed by jointed lava. Pillars are irregular hexagonal in section, varying from inches to feet in height and fitting together to form a natural promontory. The volcanic origin and lava composition are clear, though the exact solidification process remains partly mysterious.
A historical note suggests that a cut orange within reach at night helps fever patients or those with dry mouths better than water. Sucking on pieces provides easier relief and self management compared with drinking.
The passage mocks Mr Pompleigh as an oracle whose forecast of rain sounds like a moment of immense personal offense. His manner heightens the illusion of importance around a banal opinion.
The fragment shows Nutt in hospital with a quip about a lady cashier who embezzled bank funds. Bob and Nutt exchange a flippant line asking if a female cashier could be called a short skirt, reflecting unclear narrative tone and a humor piece.
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