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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1903
Page
6
A product advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. It claims vast success, free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Mass., and urges women to try the medicine to regain health and happiness.
Reading through a miscellaneous Texas and national clerical, mining, and travel item column, the page notes a Transvaal inspection party touring Mexico, a copper river railroad contract in Alaska, and local Texas events including a murder verdict in Beaumont, boilerplate news on boll weevil fight, and a St Vincent volcano eruption.
John E. Dedman of Memphis testifies his son suffered eight years with bladder stones. After failed treatments in Cincinnati New York Chicago and Nashville, the remedy Smith's Sure Kidney Cure cured him in two bottles. Price fifty cents, sold by all druggists.
Hundreds of dealers report Defiance Starch outselling competitors and replacing other brands. Some insist no other starch can be sold, while others warn rival products are fading as Defiance dominates shelves.
The article notes Madame Schumann Heink, amid raising nine children, remains recognized as the greatest living dramatic contralto. It also mentions a tailless dog named Fie schipp meaning The Skipper, linked to a Flemish bargee, and references Dr. Joseph Parker of London finally covering his father’s failed debt.
The report notes five millionaires died in the United Kingdom during the last financial year. The largest estate was left by Earl Fitzwilliam, amounting to 2,949,000 pounds.
A severe oval famine threatens valuable conservatories while a pneumonia spread among people emerges as an incidental evil of the crisis. The report notes risks to plant houses and public health amid ongoing scarcity.
Houston based McCane's Detective Agency offers discreet investigations and reliable private detective services for individuals and businesses in Texas.
The Bank of England began operations in January 1605 at Grocers Hall Poultry. It paused payments for a period in 1696. By 1745 it paid claims only in sixpence to stay afloat.
A Philadelphia woman persuaded her husband to buy $10,000 worth of diamonds valued at $895 instead of a life insurance policy of equal worth. She refused a $17,500 offer for the gems.
The Rev. Fleury Hachelll is appointed fire chaplain in Brooklyn. He will serve as the minister to sick and injured firemen in the newly created office.
Division Theodore Cuyler is noted for his long ministry but reportedly has never preached a sermon defending the scriptures.
Attractive portrait offer on a 16 by 20 inch print for a bio. Regular price two dollars. Send photo with money order. Work guaranteed. Direct with the house to save agent commission. C B AMOBAN? CO at 37 Elm St, Texas.
The two largest German steamship lines carried 223 881 passengers to America last year. The four main British lines carried 120 411. The three American lines carried 67 34.
A woman wearing a rationalist costume was detained by a Werkm ar policeman who, misreading her gender, assumed she was a man in women's clothes and treated her roughly.
A speaker declares the carpets are real tapestry, not sham, insisting they are genuine pieces tied to ancient Tapestry himself and addressing a respectful audience of ladies and gentlemen.
In Ireland eighteen counties report average agricultural laborer wages at 10 shillings a week ostless. Mayo records an even lower average of 8 pence per week.
Anthony continues work on the final volume of History of Woman Suffrage with publication expected soon. The note references Susan B. Anthony and the scholarly project, while a stray line mentions Lightnine cleeds nearby.
Hon David Meekison a Napoleon Ohio banker and state leader began four terms in the legislature and rose to lead his party in the state He later became a congressman as catarrh and coughs are discussed alongside Peruna press claims and medical advice framed as testimonial letters.
The International Historical Congress, postponed last year, will begin its sittings in Rome on April 2, with scholars from several nations expected to attend and present papers on historic studies.
A butterfly species in India shows left wing color variation with the male and female opposite colors. Separately a note mentions Mrs. Drina de Wolfe planning a marriage to Frederick Gebhard. The text also notes that 172 species have been classified as cave-dwelling blind creatures.
A municipal election in England sees at least one candidate filing expenses totaling one penny. A humorous exchange follows with a mother and daughter remark. The piece cites early English Polo descriptions by Sir Anthony Shirley during James’s reign.
A historical mining note states that 13 cubic feet of ordinary ore or silver ore are allowed per ton and 20 cubic feet of broken quartz. Dialogue adds a light exchange about behavior during a minister’s visit.
Advertisement extols Defiance Starch as the best value noting 16 ounces for 10 cents and urges shoppers to buy now to save money. The copy emphasizes high quality and quantity and appeals to frugal readers.
A sharp remark about boxers notes how a fighter talks more quickly than he can punch. The line contrasts verbal speed with physical speed, suggesting wit outpaces raw power in the ring.
A peculiar ad style line urges dyeing as simple as washing using PUTNAM FACELESS DYES. It pairs with a quip about a mortgage failing to warm a home and notes that some men spend more effort on spending than earning.
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