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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
4
A collage of vintage health and household notices touts tonics and elixirs for aging bodies, plus playful vignettes about marriage, fruit grafts, and curious remedies. References include compound syrup of sarsaparilla, wormwood elixirs, catarrh cures, and remedies for headaches, teething, and coughs.
Three men were rescued after nearly twenty hours adrift near shore in Lake Michigan. The disabled Michigan of Benton Harbor, crewed by battered sailors, drifted in a squall. the steamship Illinois towed the yacht to Rush Street bridge where it lay dismantled. Captain J. A. Stufflebeam said they saved the men eight miles off the Lake View crib.
In Camden New Jersey a couple awoke before news arrived of their son George Kepler senior and his wife recounting a dream of his death. A telegraph confirmed he fell 35 feet from a Steubenville bridge and died instantly.
An old article promotes a mix of glycerine half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and eight ounces whisky as a quick cold cure. It claims the Leach Chemical Co of Cincinnati endorses the Virgin Oil of Pine compound. The piece also includes a humorous exchange about a hunter’s noisy dog.
A Yukon Oklahoma family credits Cuticura soap and ointment with curing their two year old son's severe itching and rash after months of suffering. The Red Cross Christmas Stamp campaign aims to raise substantial funds for tuberculosis work, projecting up to fifty million stamps sold nationwide for the season.
Nurse Thompson Watkins advocates Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain tied to kidney issues. Advertisements claim relief from kidney ailments, digestive hints, and various products including WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT and Perry Davis Painkiller. The text blends medical claims with light humor and lifestyle tips.
A humorous anecdote recalls Dr Thorold asking schoolchildren a riddle about the largest island before Australia’s discovery. The punchline reveals the island was Australia all along, provoking laughter in the opening address. A separate quip notes that Crimson Gulch juries stay put to avoid losing hats and coats.
Hicks Capudine claims quick relief for gripps and fevers with liquid effects. Advert says 10 percent and 60 cents at drug stores. Also praises Wrigley's Spearmint and Eye Salve as a novelty product amid assorted quotes and sales notes from Sage P Howard Brot.
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