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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
2
A promotional note urges daily morning hot water with limestone phosphate to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims benefits for digestion appetite and overall health, and directs readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from druggists.
A Californian notes the weather is changeable while a New Yorker agrees. The exchange highlights regional outlooks and mutual aims to satisfy varied expectations, capturing a snapshot of mood and perspective across the coast.
Advertisement for Pape's Diapepsin claims fast, safe relief from indigestion and gas in five minutes. It asserts digestion improves, belching ends, and a person can eat favorite foods without fear, urging readers to buy a fifty cent case at any store.
A confrontational argument unfolds as a husband proclaims his wife pursued marriage for wealth while she retorts with surprise and defiance, highlighting tension over financial motives in their relationship.
Mrs. Thomas Thompson of Clarksville Ga reports 15 years of eczema relief after using Tetterine. The ad claims cure for eczema ground itch erysipelas and dandruff with testimonials and mail order from J T Shuptrine Savannah Ga. A note adds oranges cleanse complexions and reduce curves.
Keep medicines in one place out of reach of children. Have Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh on hand for emergencies. It can ease burns, heal cuts, and reduce soreness, providing good value for its cost. The ad links happiness to steady ambition.
An OCR fragment references tortures and themes of gender, with an ad line about price and a one dollar amount. It also mentions outward beauty, Han ford's Balsam healing deep cuts, and a note about Switzerland hex women miners.
Hundreds of enslaved convicts at Cummins state farm faced rising water as Arkansas floods spread across Lincoln Drew Desha and Chicot counties. The Bay Queen steamer rescued 300 to 400 inmates and ferried them to Swan Lake as White River crest worsened Newport’s business district but posed no immediate threat. Many residents evacuated to upper floors.
United Mine Workers of America adjourned in Indianapolis to press new contracts after the convention. Officials will focus on wage scales for Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois and the interstate conference with operators in Mobile. A February 21 meeting in New York aims to replace the March 31 four year contract. The union urges Congress to declare coal mining interstate commerce for unified federal safety and trade laws.
The railroad commission values 24.87 miles of new lines, bringing Texas totals to 14,973 valued miles and a overall mileage of 15,755. The state’s railroad valuation stands at $414,422,099 with additions and betterments of $97,464,053 since initial valuations. Union Terminal Company of Dallas not counted in mileage, its value shown in land and property.
The Lansford mine fire, burning for over sixty years since it began at Summit Hill near Philip Ginter's 1791 anthracite discovery, has breached the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company’s massive concrete wall built years ago for more than a million dollars. It now threatens the Panther Creek Valley’s mammoth vein, the world's largest anthracite coal seam.
Nacogdoches County Texas reports 12,555 bales ginned to January 6, below 15,509 on the same date last year. The figure reflects early season ginning activity in the district.
Judge W H Ward admitted to probate the will of Mrs Maria Boswell Flake. The sizeable 765000 estate is left to establish a home for old women in Houston Texas, with the bulk of the assets dedicated to this purpose.
Mr. Comrox remarks on hosting gatherings at his home to ease social scrutiny. He notes that a party at his own house prevents guests from judging how he was invited and improves the atmosphere.
An old advertorial touts Jad Salts as a cure for kidney backache and bladder irritation. It advises drinking four ounces of Salts in water before breakfast while urging high water intake to flush and activate kidneys.
Mrs De Styles argues women are an expensive blessing while Mr De Style calls them so. The judge oversees a fragmentary exchange about fashion and expense.
An old-fashioned usage claim touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy for turning gray hair darker and shinier. The ad describes easy home application with a sponge and brush and claims the result is natural looking and non obvious.
A brief quip notes the old man’s reaction as he is described as swearing mad rather than swearing off. The line captures a humorous local tone and a moment of temper rather than a policy change or formal action.
Advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria fighter and system builder. It claims the formula lists Quinine and Iron on the label and promotes the product as a tasteless tonic priced at 50 cents.
In a dialogue from a courtroom scene a judge challenges Elsie-Maude and Alice-My Dear over fortune and misfortune. The exchange hints at personal fate tied to appearances as the judge presses for clarity.
A pharmaceutical ad urges readers not to gamble with heart health and promotes Renovine a heart and nerve tonic priced at 60 cents and one dollar. It adds a light remark that men lie more about their weight than women about age.
President Wilson told crowds in St. Louis and Kansas City that the army as configured cannot meet peace demands but the navy should be the greatest in the world. He urged swift congressional action and said the Middle West supports preparedness. He praised volunteers and predicted broad support for 600000 men.
The historic Canadian parliament building burned Thursday in what officials call a gas bomb or internal explosion. Two women, guests of the speaker’s wife, died from smoke. Police and fire crews were buried when a section collapsed. The loss is incalculable. the structure valued around 7 million dollars with priceless contents.
An advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel for biliousness and constipation. It promises quicker mornings with a regulated liver, no salivation, a happy mood, and a money back guarantee if not effective.
An old U S mail carrier on a buckboard travels weekly through woods with few words. A walking vacationer accepts a ride and asks many questions. After an hour the carrier realizes his mail pouch is missing and accuses the rider, who calmly replies it fell off the wagon an hour earlier and was none of his business.
A four year old named Quentin who recently earned money buys a magnet. He then urges siblings to imitate him and claims they can pick up things. The family notes his mispronunciations as he plays with the magnet and imagines magical powers.
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