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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
4
A newspaper voice urges readers to consult Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for confidential medical letters. It claims her long correspondence with sick women over thirty years provides unique knowledge to aid individual cases.
A testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing organic derangement and female weakness after years of suffering. The ad touts the product as a standard remedy for female troubles including headaches nervousness and bearing down with claims of thousands of successful cures.
Dialog includes playful insult about Willie’s head shape and sister mentioned. No clear event or location. context shows light taunt between speakers.
Dr C F Simmons, advertised in this paper, has helped many to acquire homes in the sunny Southwest. A Southerner by birth, he is a broad minded gentleman who seeks to help others to help themselves. Readers may negotiate with him with assurance of a square deal.
A New York window display in Eighth avenue piles Bibles at unusually low prices with a bold slogan declaring Satan trembles when he sees Bibles sold as low as these. The remark, cited by Woman's Home Companion, highlights advertising flair in a bookstore setting.
A brief health notice urges use of Simmons' Cough Syrup to heal soreness and stop coughs as the cold season lingers. It adds a literary aside about Socrates and Kantippe relating to diaries written after death.
A guide to clean kitchen practices stressing clean walls and regular coatings. It warns against mixing wall coatings with hot water glue or sour milk and urges alabaster finishes. The pantry should be brushed yearly and shelves wiped, with putty used to seal ant and mouse holes.
A newspaper editor laments the flood of reader questions from an ex-widow seeking moral guidance on remarriage to a minister with a large nose, a woman seeking the best winter resort for bachelors, and others asking about drinking, race, and propriety.
A promotional notice touts Salzer's Emperor William Oats and Silver King Barley as top harvesters, claiming 50 bushels per acre gains and potential $3,500 from 50 acres in 1907. It urges sending 10c for an original seed catalogue and 14c for a package of new farm seeds, highlighting soil and seed traits.
In Bug Hollow, Dr. Moth asks what’s wrong as Artie Ant confesses to eating too many marshmallows at the swamp party, triggering a light hearted reaction.
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F J Cugnyer Co of Toledo that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of DataRam that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated December 6, 1336, seeks testimonials and promotes Hall's Family Pits for constipation.
A witty exchange unfolds as a long winded orator questions future fate while a wearied auditor jokes that they will still be listening when the next century arrives. The dialogue captures a playful clash of voice and tempo in a humorous civic moment.
Important to Mothers examine every bottle of Castoria a safe and sure remedy for infants and children and see that it bears the signature of the holder of the link in the chain of authenticity.
Grover Franklin a Black man shot and hanged by a mob of about 200 masked men in Dothan Alabama was captured after robbing a mill cash drawer and wounding the secretary treasurer. He survived the lynching and was taken to a hospital with a serious wound, risking another legal execution. The incident highlights tensions between vigilante justice and lawful process.
Old Maj McBride scolds a recruit Irish by name Garrity for swearing on parade. The major, strict on language, quips that Garrity should be Val Garrity after the Wig he cursed aloud.
An old testimonial promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as fast relief for backache and urinary troubles. Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia reports cure in 1903 and no kidney trouble since 1907. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Also endorses Hunt's Lightning Oil for burns cuts and sprains.
A humorous quip on winter weather noting the chill drives a man to want home warmth over any outing. The line plays on the idea of weather steering social choices and domestic comfort.
A woman from Locke Arkansas describes a prolonged eczema outbreak on both ankles with intense itching and sleepless nights. After two doctors and various treatments failed she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills three times and saw rapid improvement with no relapse over a year.
Two messenger boys outside the Army building debate cigarette costs. One offers to owe a cent, but the other refuses credit as cigarettes are said to cost more than a cent. The exchange ends with them parting.
An author ponders the origin of advertising in a history: he asks who first advertised. A farmer replies there is no data, but suggests humorously that the hen may be the inventor of advertising.
It claims to relieve and cure eczema ringworm and all forms of itch with one box, guaranteed. The advertisement markets Hunt's Cure as a universal itch remedy and asserts swift relief for diverse skin sensations.
The Sphinx posed a riddle about a man in love calling a 200 pound maiden his little girl. With one accord, they gave up.
Old advertising copy touts Allen's Foot-Base powder to cure sweating aching swollen feet ingrown nails and bunions with a 25 cent price at druggists. It also includes assorted remedies and proverb style lines and miscellaneous product notes from a vintage ad page.
An old advertisement touts Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen as a universal cure all for coughs colds croup and consumption. Available at druggists in 25 cent 50 cent and one dollar bottles.
A mother reads a nursery chalkboard record showing Evelyn with no bad marks while Jack has two spits and one dam. The clipping then shifts to an advertisement promising Hunt's Cure for skin diseases with claims of prompt relief and permanent cure in one box.
A prisoner admits stealing a chicken and pleads mercy, claiming the hen is his affinity. The exchange features a playful jurist reply and a folksy rationale. Garfield Tea is endorsed as a pleasant laxative remedy.
Advertises Paizo Ointment for curing itching in six to fourteen days. Claims guarantee with money back offer. Includes a proverb about a fox and a Dutch saying.
Mrs Edward Van Ness was hurled from a carriage in Mer Cerville when a touring car owned by John L Brock struck the rig. The infant in the carriage was uninjured and slept ten minutes after the collision. Mrs Van Ness suffered severe shaking as the auto wrecked after hitting a tree.
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