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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1915
Page
2
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping. It urges mothers to use a teaspoonful when a child is irritable feverish or has a coated tongue and promises relief within hours.
Washington D C Alum baking powders are not more harmful than other powders. The ref eree board of consulting scientific experts of the department of agriculture conducted three human studies to assess aluminum compounds influence on nutrition and health. The unanimous report signed by Ira Remsen and other prominent professors from Johns Hopkins Yale Northwestern Penn and Harvard details findings and conclusions.
Quote attributed to Carlyle about life choices emphasizes action over material gain and personal responsibility.
A display aircraft performed a ceremonial salute featuring a series of dips and climbs. The maneuver drew cheers from spectators as the plane executed precise vertical and horizontal movements overhead.
In Austin Texas the Bailey of Harris bill creating a ninth supreme judicial district with its seat in Houston passed finally in the senate. The Townsend amendment attaches Galveston county to the new district and moves the seat of the first court of civil appeals from Galveston to Beaumont. Also the railroad full crew bill was favorably reported by the house committee on common carriers in a 9 to 12 vote.
Thursday action in Austin shows bills to fund a fireproof general land office building with 300000 dollars and to create a house committee on committees elected by districts. Other measures seek venue change proof, duplicate ballots, standard scales, county road laws, costs on appeals, and a mothers pension program.
In Austin the legislature considers the McNealus pipeline bill to fix rates and define common carrier status, a Bailey bill to create a rate regulating commission, and Hall's resolution to divide Texas into North, South Texas with Jefferson sparing. Also proposed are exhibit funding, depository rules, normal schools, witnesses’ fees, horticulture board, citrus disease aid, primary ballot reforms, railroad capital reduction, and county creation.
House committee chairmen Haney and Griggs report a unified Haney Griggs substitute for congressional districts. The plan lists districts with multiple counties in each and spans from First through Eighteenth, including Dallas in Fifth and Harris in Eighth, with numerous counties named across the state.
In Austin a horse racing bill championed by horsemen and fair operators was introduced by Senator Clark. A jitney bill failed in the house judiciary committee citing home rule authority. Harley proposed narrowing self defense in homicide trials to absolute preservation. Additional measures include court stenographer salaries, anti-free pass exemptions, Prairie View funding, rent disposal limits, and powers to condemn, regulate agencies, and fund health and education efforts. House proposals cover employment agency licensing and defense counsel fees.
Governor Ferguson announces new appointments to numerous state boards across Texas. Selection includes the Board of Pilot Commissioners Galveston with five appointees, the State Insane Asylum Austin picks, Blind Asylum Austin, State School for the Deaf Austin, Regents for the University of Texas, Library and Historical Commission, North Texas Inane Asylum managers, Normal Board of Regents, Experimental Station Board, Central Girls Training School, Orphans Home Corsicana, Agricultural and Mechanical College managers, Confederate Woman's Home Austin, Public Weighers Galveston, and the Negro Deaf Dumb and Blind Asylum Austin, naming multiple county figures and officials from Williamson, Travis, Bell, Guadalupe, Tarrant, Dallas, Harris, Fayettes, Coleman, McLennan, Potter and other counties.
Sofia premier Vaseil Radoslavoff says Bulgaria will remain strictly neutral amid the war. He cites the Mace donia question as the sole factor causing apprehension.
The Texas Hardware and Implement Association will hold its 1916 convention in Houston on January 25 26 and 27. The dates were approved by the new board of directors after an executive session following the adjournment of the meeting.
Adolph Hughes known as Dolly, a former enslaved person, died at Brookshire. His estate, valued at more than $100,000, was filed for probate Saturday in Hempstead Texas.
Principal business figures from banks, oil, mills, and lumber join to form a silo club in Giddings Texas to establish a live campaign promoting silos as a serious feed question for farmers and local economy.
Houston Texas reports 227 automobile licenses issued by the county clerk in January.
Mix thoroughly two cupfuls stale bread crumbs one cup molasses one cupful sweet milk half teaspoon suet two eggs one teaspoon cinnamon half teaspoon ground cloves half teaspoon nutmeg one cupraisins one cup chopped nuts figs and dates optional half cup flour quarter teaspoon soda Steam four hours. Cherry sauce cream butter brown sugar fold in sweet cream melt over hot water add cherries and maraschino syrup serve hot.
Advice urges inspecting linens before washing to prevent washing from worsening small tears. A towel hem that is beginning to fail can be mended in about two minutes, avoiding a larger repair later.
Instructions describe making a cold luncheon oatmeal and date dish by soaking oats in boiling water overnight, then adding chopped dates in the morning and boiling five more minutes before serving with milk. Salt quantities and steps for gas or coal ranges are included.
The article advises using minimal butter or dripping to prepare a frying pan for heating. Start with as little fat as possible, then add extra for seasoning as food is taken from the stove.
A simple candy recipe lists one cupful of sugar one-quarter cake of chocolate one-half cupful of molasses one-half cupful of milk one half cupful of butter mixed and boiled twenty minutes cooled slightly then vanilla added. Pour into pans cool and cut into squares for serving.
Boil carrots to a pint then blend. Combine one and a half pints of milk with carrots on the stove, add three tablespoons flour dissolved in milk, stir while boiling, finish with pepper, butter, and a salt pinch.
A humorous note cites Mrs Hemmendhaw and Mr Hemmendhaw arguing about a woman burglar identified due to two missing teeth. The remark casts the burglar’s punishment as deserved for speaking out.
Walnut North Carolina tale recounts a woman suffering severe pains and weakness for years. After trying Cardui she improves steadily and becomes strong again weighing 120 pounds, praising the medicine for womanly ailments and urging others to try it.
The Princeton Tiger cites a quip about musical temperament asking how one develops it and answering I was born in A flat. The playful remark reflects campus humor on temperament and music theory.
A 5 or 6 dose product named 666 is advertised to break chills and fever and La Grippe. The ad claims it acts on the liver, does not gripe or sicken, and is priced at 25 cents.
A speaker says they visited a beauty doctor about their complexion and asks if the specialist offers any hope. The exchange suggests curiosity about cosmetic remedies and outcomes from medical beauty treatment.
A clipped collection of aphorisms and reflections from Panin and Napoleon. It contrasts insults with mud and notes how healing comes with time, praising France for virtuous motherhood to yield strong sons.
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