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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
15
The druids gathered mistletoe with a golden sickle at the winter solstice, venerating oaks where the sacred plant grew. They believed the evergreen decorations kept Sylvan spirits from frost and protected homes until spring, while priests cured ailments with this green plant.
The Saturnalia Roman festival in honor of Saturn began around December 19 and lasted a week or two. It featured revelry across classes, a suspension of business, truce in wars, forgiving private feuds, and gift giving as masters waited on slaves.
A playful verse from the New York Sun imagines festive stockings for a centipede and an octopus named Santy to fill, hanging by the fireplace in a whimsical holiday scene.
In Swiss villages and cities, December 6 marks St Nicholas day with markets and gift giving as lingering local customs. Santa figures parade with apples prunes nuts and cookies for obedient children, while Christkindli arrives to bring a decorated tree and gifts signaling a shift toward Christmas religious observance.
The Southern Rice Growers Association reports total U S rice production this season at 8 638 721 sacks with Texas contributing 1 592 442 sacks from 225 263 acres. Arkansas leads yield per acre, California has the largest single variety share, and the three-state total covers 873 269 acres producing 7 249 328 sacks.
The Federal Land Bank of Houston reported November loans to Texas farmers totaling 518000, shattering prior monthly highs and signaling potential December closings near 800000. Loans distributed across towns include Snyder, El Dorado, Goldthwaite, Henderson, Dublin, Channing, Three Rivers, Edna, Star, Mexia, Brackettville, Anderson, Ballinger and Lubbock with varied amounts.
American troops have played a key role in General Byng's advance before Cambrai. Army engineers have contributed significantly to the rapid railway improvements pushing supplies to the front in France.
Eight American deserters were located in Juarez opposite El Paso and Mexican officials seek to hand them over to El Paso military authorities. Two deserters, said to be of German descent, allegedly visited the German vice consul wearing uniforms and possibly supplied information. In San Antonio a court martial verdict was reached for sixty three Black soldiers of the Twenty fourth Infantry over the Houston uprising of August 23, with review pending before public release.
Advertisements list an assortment of books for young readers including Barton's Lectures on Female Education and Manners and Foster's Essays along with Burder's Village Sermons and Mrs Chapone's Letters. A. T. Goodrich at 124 Broadway offers fancy articles, prints, landscapes, and children's books for gift season. Recent arrivals include novels and miscellanies, plus letter paper, pocket books, pen knives and opera glasses.
The poem recalls the Nativity story and shepherds hearing angels in a starry sky. It urges daily devotion and bearing the cross to gain the crown, guided by Christ who brings freedom from pain and sorrow. Rev. Norman Van Pelt from the Philadelphia Public Ledger is cited.
Mrs L A Patterson of 1299 Kentucky St Memphis Tennessee praises Peruna as an excellent remedy for catarrhal complaints and coughs. She notes a hard season financially but cannot afford to be without Peruna and recommends it to neighbors.
An old advertisement and courtroom quip appear in a clipped page fragment. The ad promotes Peruna Tablets and Dr Peerys Dena Shot claiming worm expulsion and stomach tonic effects while a judge and casual dialogue reference archaic fighting terms.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and lakon. It claims liver benefits malaria prevention blood enrichment and system strengthening for 60 cents. A separate quotation mocks a scene with ancient men and a drummer in a hotel.
An advertisement claims La Creole Hair Dressing can make a person look ten years younger by concealing gray hairs. The copy adds a wartime nod urging support for Liberty bonds and includes wartime sentiment.
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria the well known infant remedy to ensure the label shows In Use for Over 30 Years Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria amid warning notices and old advertising lines from the era
A humorous exchange notes a three cent letter rate rising with little change in quality. The dialogue mocks advertised eye balm claims claiming nightly anointment renews vision and a morning sensation.
A humorous sketch notes a typical suburban husband carting home items from a department store. He brings a steak a head of lettuce and a new phonograph record at his wife’s request illustrating everyday domestic shopping.
An old advertisement promotes Femenina, a female health remedy priced at 50 cents and one dollar, attributed to Ady. The language hints at sensational claims about Spartan women and torture imagery to attract attention.
A fragmented report notes Delilah reacts with anger toward Sam son after he refuses to name the brand of hair tonic used. The text suggests a domestic dispute centered on grooming products and attribution.
A Southern advertisement touts Tetterine as invaluable for clearing blotches and eczema, claiming it softens skin and yields velvet texture. Sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents from Shuptrine Co. Savannah Ga.
President A C Townley asks President Wilson to urge Congress to appropriate 50 million dollars to purchase seed and supply seed at cost to Southwest farmers, aiming to aid agricultural needs and stabilise crop production.
Galveston County voters backed a measure Tuesday to eradicate the cattle tick by a strong majority in the election held in Houston Texas. The vote aligns with public health aims to improve livestock health and reduce disease risk across the county.
A note from King Ferdinand of Romania states the country will not seek a separate peace. The message is carried to President Wilson by members of the American Red Cross mission to Romania.
The fuel administration granted a temporary 25 cent per ton increase to coal operators across counties in the Jellico region spanning Kentucky and Tennessee. The action aims to support production during the period, with the measure effective immediately and expected to aid miners and coal supplies.
A brief quotation exchange shows Smiley dismissing modern sport as tame while Lamb questions the fix with a jab about airplane polo. The muse of love is described as a mind malady that ages the heart and empties the pocketbook.
An American soldier in London asks a shop assistant the price of a book. The assistant says three and six, sparking a joke about which is which. The soldier concludes with humorous arithmetic, asking whether nine refers to pennies or pounds.
An advertisement urges readers not to gamble with heart health and promotes Renovine a heart and nerve tonic priced at 50 cents and one dollar. It emphasizes precaution and potential benefits for heart wellness.
A fragment shows Mrs Torkins contradicting demand to “economize” and planning to leave tomorrow after a quarrel about waste and a cook saying it is nobody’s business. The dialogue hints at a household dispute and potential departure.
A scrambled old ad parody promises a one day cure by laxative bromquinine from Taplow Druggists with a refund if it fails. A mock signature from Grodis appears as part of the humorous misprint about Alice and bars.
A Fort Worth reader recalls selling Dr Pierce’s Family Medicines for over forty years in Cayuga County New York. He urges households to keep Golden Medical Discovery as a spring tonic and notes its availability in drug stores, whether liquid or tablet form, with tablets priced at 60 cents.
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