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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1906
Page
4
A mix of aphorisms and public notices in a 19th century style. Quotes from Kingsley and Emerson appear alongside health advice urging Simmons Cough Syrup for colds and chest infections. A British Constitutional Association is described as formed to promote personal liberty and limit governing bodies.
A family avoided candles for Christmas by using colored electric lights. They attached bulbs to store batteries and even used a 40 horsepower gasoline car outside the door to supply enough light, ensuring plenty of illumination.
An E. H. Chapin saying laments a home era marked by dispositions that sanctify or profane living spaces. The remark contrasts spiritual contentment with the harm caused by corrupting a house’s sanctity.
Dr Pierce’s medicines rely on public ingredient lists and endorsements by eminent doctors. The Favorite Prescription is pitched for female ailments including weakness and pelvic issues, with claims of openness about composition and confidential care for patients. Prescription details and health guidance are provided by Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo, with free consultations by letter.
A Chicago News item recalls a winter tale of a country spelling school turned sour. A drummer avoids entry after teasing and threats, then chooses to steer clear of old fashioned gatherings. He recalls trudging four miles home through snow rather than face the crowd again.
A Boston visitor at a short-season mountain boarding house faces austere economy at breakfast. The stern waitress offers Graham muffins or white biscuits with ham or eggs, highlighting frugality amid limited resources and lingering social expectations.
Aust in Bierkower argues in the Technical World Magazine for a northern Florida canal that would cut 700 miles from New Orleans to New York and save time for ships. He notes Florida’s flatlands allow easy cutting and potential use of existing streams to form part of the route.
A letter from H. H. Meyers of Stuttgart Alabama asks for Hunt’s Lightning Oil to be introduced in Milledgeville Illinois City, citing friends and relatives. He claims the remedy cured a bloody fungus in under 30 minutes and saved his granddaughter from cholera morbus. Chicago reports the city’s largest grain shipment, 235000 bushels of corn and 58000 of barley totaling 7972 tons.
A Maryland physician Dr G M Fisher of Pool testifies that Cuticura Remedies cured his eczema since 1897 and endorses them as medicine. The excerpt also promotes Taylor's Cheroo Remedies, Hall's Catarrh Cure, Defiance Starch, and other patent products with mixed claims and testimonials.
A New York woman runs a growing business supplying simple, pure soups and broths for invalids and hotel guests with digestive issues. Starting from a single room with a gas stove, she now operates a full house supply operation trusted by stomach specialists. Doctors increasingly recommend her meals over rich hotel fare, noting affordability and efficacy.
A collage of jokes and brief anecdotes from old newspapers recounts an amused tale about a horse trader named Morton who outsmarted a buyer by insisting he told the truth in a plan with numbers. The piece then shares child humor, a judge’s exchange, a ghost story joke, a brief tale of death threats, and a Sicilian brigand case with ransom and murder.
Read letters from grateful women claiming cures of tumors using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. testimonials describe stopping periods, tumor reduction and even disappearance without surgery, urging others to seek advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
The new king of Norway will earn 200000 dollars annually, a sum equal to four times the US president’s pay. The report notes the notable salary difference as part of a broader constitutional change.
An advertisement touts Bo Tanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for impure blood skin troubles cancer blood poison and related ailments. It claims rapid healing of sores improved digestion kidney strength and renewed vitality with a free sample offer and medical advice by mail.
In Index Texas a five year old spilled boiling water on his shoulder. A mother treated the wound with equal parts salad oil and lime water, binding it with a cloth until a doctor arrived. The physician praised her prompt care as saving the child from greater suffering. Also noted is a Hawaiian Star report of a mysterious Mili stone from Kau that supposedly breeds when submerged in water.
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