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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1917
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle nightly cleanse for the stomach liver and bowels. It promotes relief from headaches biliousness coated tongue indigestion sour stomach and constipation with no griping or inconvenience. Cost is 10 cents a box and claims a morning feel good result.
In a light joke, Mrs. Flatbush recalls her husband’s old fondness for ice and snow, while Mrs. Bensonhurst quips that he now seems to be down on it. The exchange highlights a domestic moment with playful banter about weather and affection.
A neglected cold often leads to pneumonia and the ad promises prompt relief for coughs colds la grippe and headache. Sells for 25 cents with a period style warning to take before it is too late.
Agriculture and domestic science in schools will matter most to boys and girls when lessons taught are applied to farm and home work.
An advertisement from Cincinnati extols freezone as a cheap painless solution to corns and calluses. It asserts corns can be lifted with fingers after applying a few drops, with no pain, inflammation, or infection risk. The ad notes availability at drug stores or via wholesalers.
A brief humorous exchange notes China’s national hymn as supposedly long and laughs about its reach. The dialogue mentions hearing it or not and joking about its length and familiarity.
An old promotional piece urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a mild inside cleaner for children and adults. It describes a coated tongue as a sign to dose a teaspoonful, promising relief from constipation, sour bile, and digestive discomfort within hours. It notes a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages.
In a sharp exchange a reader notes that Edith received something in the estate after legal battles. The speaker quips that Edith “got one of the lawyers” as her share, signaling a witty but pointed outcome.
An old ad promotes La Cre Ole Hair Dressing claiming it natur ally restores hair color for $1.00. A joke line about not hearing the best jokes told about a man and a remark on poker players making mistakes when calling are noted nearby.
Washington reports that President Wilson is expected to push two main measures this session the eight hour railroad legislation and reform to enlarge the Interstate Commerce Commission while maintaining opposition within the party. Porto Rico citizenship and federal vocational education for states are also under discussion with a cabinet driven board to oversee the program and salaries set for a general director and specialists.
A description of an electric screwdriver highlights its time saving ability for heavy screw driving. The tool uses a friction clutch with a spring release so the driving bit stops when pressure is released while the motor keeps running.
More than 25 000 national guardsmen at the Mexican border are designated for return and muster out of federal service. They will head home in three groups as transportation is arranged, with 45 000 to 50 000 still on border patrol.
A dated health column touts kidney cleansing, uric acid eliminators, and a Harrison Pierce cure. It promotes Anuric as a powerful uric acid dissolver and touts Mansfield Cough Balsam for inflamed membranes and soothing nerves. The piece ends with quips about epitaphs and baldness.
Historic ad copy touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy for female ailments. It claims benefits for young girls, mothers, and exhausted women, plus accompanying Pleasant Pellets and medical adviser free with four dimes or stamps to Buffalo, New York.
Short excerpt appears as a cheeky ad line about a Roman Eye Balsam product claiming relief for tired eyes. Text hints at humorous dialogue about truth and wells, followed by a night time eye remedy pitch with advertising tone.
A dialogue reflects on future flight to work. One person fears that homebound workers may envy those who stay at home, while the other speculates on a day of widespread air commuting.
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