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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
7
The Druids gathered mistletoe with a golden sickle at the winter solstice, selecting oaks as sacred. Their rites aimed to curb evil spirits and protect homes. Evergreen decorations invited Sylvan spirits to linger through frost and renew foliage in spring.
A playful verse from the New York Sun imagines a centipede filling stockings by the fireplace and an octopus Santy with eight arms delivering gifts in a festive wishful rhyme.
In Switzerland December 6 marks Saint Nicholas Day with markets and gift giving. Santa-like figures distribute apples nuts and cookies to obedient children while Christkindli emerges on Christmas Day bringing a tree and generous gifts, evolving from Liberius era practices.
The Southern Rice Growers Association estimates U S rice production at 8 638 721 sacks for the season with Texas contributing 1 592 442 sacks. California leads yield per acre at 15 7 sacks, Texas planted 225 263 acres, Arkansas 147 146, Louisiana 600 860. The three-state combined acreage is 873 269 with 7 249 328 sacks, varieties listed include Honduras Blue Rose Japan and others.
The Federal Land Bank of Houston reported record loans to Texas farmers in November totaling 618 009 for the past thirty days. Loans closed at multiple towns ranged from 660 to 9 000 plus amounts, with December projections near 890 000 as 862 000 in papers await closing. American troops aided General Byng in the Cambrai drive, with army engineers pushing railways to the front.
Eight American deserters found Friday in Juarez across from El Paso. Mexican officials seek to hand them to El Paso military authorities. Two deserters said to be of German descent and rumors link them to the German vice consulate for alleged information. A separate San Antonio court martial of sixty three Black soldiers from the Twenty fourth Infantry convicts in a Houston uprising faces review after verdict.
President A C Townley of the National Nonpartisan League on Saturday asked President Wilson to urge Congress to appropriate $60,000,000 to buy seed and seed supplies to be sold at cost to Southwest farmers.
Galveston County voters backed a plan to eradicate the cattle tick in Tuesday's election by a large margin. The measure aims to improve livestock health and farm productivity across the county.
A Pacific Port A message reports King Ferdinand of Romania declaring the country will never seek a separate peace. The line is carried to President Wilson by members of the American Red Cross mission to Romania.
Washington reports a temporary 25 cent per ton increase approved by the fuel administration for coal operators across counties in Kentucky and Tennessee’s Jellicoe region.
A devotional poem describes the nativity story and shepherds in Bethlehem, urging readers to follow Christ, bear life’s cross, seek virtue, and find hope in the light of the Christ Child. Rev Norman Van Felt Levis reflects in the Philadelphia Public Ledger style.
A New York paper from 1814 advertises festive items including books for Young Persons, Barton's Lectures on Female Education, Foster's Essays, Rasselas, and village sermons. It notes A T Goodrich at 124 Broadway offers fancy articles, prints, pocket books, pens, and accessories, with new novels and miscellany from Europe and other gifts for the season.
A Memphis reader lauds Peruna as an effective remedy for catarrhal complaints and coughs, noting its affordability for a large family and recommending Peruna Tablets as an alternative. The record also mentions a humorous courtroom exchange about terms like fighting talk and a Dr Peery Dead Shot ad touting a single dose for worms.
Baltimore American notes a manager asks about a role while an actor questions payment terms and future opportunities. The piece frames a film industry job discussion with emphasis on compensation and career prospects.
Grove's tasteless tonic marketed as a general tonic with quinine noted to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build the system. The ad price is 60 cents. A separate fragment quotes a risqué scene about old maids and a drummer described as the Haul of the Ancients.
A vintage advertisement claims La Creole Hair Dressing can darken gray hair and presents a wartime jab about buying Liberty bonds to provoke a reaction. The note mirrors old fashion marketing rhetoric.
An old remedy advertises Fletcher's Castoria for infants and children urging mothers to check the bottle for the CP LixLs signature and noting the product has been in use for over 30 years as children cry for it.
The dialogue notes postal rates rising to three cents for letters while quality remains unchanged. Anoint eyelids with Roman Eye Balm at night and wake to a refreshed sensation, an advertisement claim from the era.
A suburban man is described as the typical shopper returning from a department store with a steak, a head of lettuce, and a new phonograph record, reflecting ordinary domestic errands and tastes.
An advertisement offers Femenina for female disorders with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar. The brief note attributes the product to Ady and questions who wants to be a Spartan, implying a bold marketing claim.
Delilah grows angry when Sarm Son refuses to name the brand of hair tonic used. The dispute centers on transparency and personal care choices.
A Southern ad promotes Tetterine as invaluable for clearing blotches and eczema to give a soft velvety skin. It claims the product treats worst skin diseases and outlines 50 cent price in mail order from Shuptrine Co. Savannah Ga.
A quirky exchange centers on sport’s zest with Smiley declaring all sport tame. Lamb retorts with a humorous jab about airplane polo as a playful alternative. The banter hints at enthusiasm and the costly passion of athletic pursuits.
A cor respondent in England recounts an American soldier in a London shop asking about a book price. The clerk says the book costs three and six. The soldier misreads and asks if they can add, misunderstanding the currency, until he concludes the total is nine.
An old advertisement urges readers not to gamble with heart health and promotes Renovine a heart and vigor tonic priced at 50 cents and one dollar. The tone emphasizes caution and self care.
The exchange shows Mrs. Torkina explaining to a cook that economizing means avoiding waste. The cook responds that she has more waist than the speaker and says it is nobody’s business, then mentions she plans to leave tomorrow.
A fragmentary exchange hints at a wrestling or boxing action with a contender named Alice attempting a high move but needing to break through bar-like defenses. The dialogue suggests a tense moment of risk and initiative within a competitive bout.
An advertisement from Fort Worth shows H L Downs praising Dr Pierce's Family Medicines and Golden Medical Discovery. He notes long experience in Cayuga County New York and asserts the products save doctor bills, available in liquid or tablet forms with 60 cent tablets.
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