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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
6
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast acting stomach antacid and regulator. It claims quick relief from indigestion gas sour fermenting foods belching and foul breath with harmless tablets sold cheaply at drug stores.
Cactus Joe notes socialists lack prosperity while Three-Fingered Sam points to losers in games who delay the proceedings by asking for a new deck. The exchange captures a frontier banter tone with each speaker asserting their stance.
A home remedy blends Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water to darken gray hair gradually. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. druggists can prepare it or it can be made at home cheaply. It leaves hair soft and glossy, does not cool the scalp, and does not rub off.
A bookkeeper asks to leave 15 minutes early to catch a rain at a quarter to five after moving to Jersey. The employer retorts that he should have accounted for it, citing the move as the reason. An ad promotes Wright's Indian Veggle Pills for digestion.
Two scouts on an overnight hike stopped at a country store for supplies. The proprietor, recently robbed by holdup men, warned that robbers were in the area. One boy quipped that a smile is all they have to lose and that more can be obtained.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a scalp remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It promises reduced shedding after several applications and claims scalp revival with visible hair vigor and brightness. The copy urges purchase at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
A domestic dispute centers on money. The wife complains the husband asks for too little or too much yearly support, while he insists he already provides "so much" and wants it resolved.
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes claiming a new fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics with a direction book and Diamond Dye Color Card. The piece references social dialogue about knowing a man named Jones and a tenner loan.
Senate testimony links Carranza and top Mexican officials to the 1915 border raids under the plan of San Diego. Evidence shows continued support into June 1915 and mentions German ties and a bolshevik influence in Mexico with aid to propaganda and labor unrest plans in the United States.
Austin reports 2370 bids for land in January sale with about 300 tracts expected to sell. Bids clustered on single tracts include 150 offers on a 160 acre Wilbarger County tract named 3-A. O. A. Lindsey with top bid $53 per acre and bottom bid at the commissioner’s minimum. A Harris County 102 acre tract, long cultivated and now back to the state, drew 34 bids with top $52 per acre.
A Warsaw dispatch from Politiken says the Polish cabinet signed a mobilization order on Monday. The action follows advice citing the bolsheviki advance as the reason for the measure.
Honolulu reports Dr W H Solf former German foreign minister has been named ambassador to Japan in a diplomatic appointment.
Texas items note ongoing leasing of Shelby County oil land, a $1 million Beaumont hotel plan, $1.25 million Kaufman County road bonds approval, and a large cotton acreage forecast for Palmer County. Other items cover refinery work in Laredo, highway grants, army horse procurement, and porphyry notes on taxes, prisons, and fire insurance credits.
Washington. President Wilson, via Secretary Glass, appeals to Congress to authorize credits of 150000000 for Poland Austria and Armenia to avert moral and material chaos from famine. The letter to the Ways and Means Committee urges immediate action and warns against withholding aid while reports show urgent needs.
The controller of the currency reports national bank resources rose from 4.5 billion to 22.5 billion over 20 years. Texas and Oklahoma show growth nearly equal to New England and Eastern states excluding New York. Oklahoma gains 357.7 million and Texas 869.6 million. Arkansas up 1,700 percent.
The Texas Supreme Court, in a majority decision written by Assistant Justice Thomas B. Greenwood, upheld the Thirty Fifth Legislature's act granting women the vote in primary elections. Justice Hawkins concurred with the majority, while Chief Justice Nelson Phillips dissented. The court also declined to hear Tom M. Hamilton v Davis, effectively upholding the act's validity in that case.
A reflective quotation emphasizes considering others' experiences through one's actions rather than personal events. It presents Frederick Deering Blake’s view on empathy guiding daily thoughts.
Miss Mae Chitwood of Rocky Mount Virginia testifies that Black Draught tea eases cold related feverishness and stomach trouble. The ad claims the liver remedy acts gently to expel waste and prevent chills from turning into a cold, noting 70 years of use and urging readers to try it during a chill or sneeze.
Residents describe their district as the most cultured in town with frequent chatter about Shakespeare as if he were alive. The dialogue highlights local pride in literature and cultural refinement.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight cleanser for torpid liver and sluggish bowels. It claims quick relief from bilious symptoms and dull headaches without the harsh effects of calomel or salts. The piece ends with a maxim about misinterpreting unconventional men as cranks.
The ad suggests back or limb pain may stem from kidney issues and recommends drinking water and taking Anuric tablets before meals. It promotes Doctor Places Adorts Tablets, requests 10 cents for a trial package, and directs readers to send to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
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