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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
4
A fragment from a 1911 Lavaca county column records drizzling rain, social events at a masquerade ball in Wit ting, visits by residents from Boursville Moulton and Hallettsville, local business notes, ads, and a school fund raiser masquerade at Oak Grove. Also mentions new hardware ads and a baby birth.
Louis Koniakofsky of Ellinger visits Mr J C A Peters and family while H F L Mueller notes a Fort Worth business trip since the last issue. L A Meiners offers a proposition for chicken raisers. A land sale sees Frank Koenig sell 150 by 175 feet by the oil mill to F A Kubicek for 8450, with plans for a residence.
Special to Tug Eague Houston reports widespread rain and warmth lifting trade across Texas. Wholesalers report spring orders near filled, no Houston district failures, and fair to good collections. Poultry demand remains high with hens scarce. eggs steady at 17c. butter weak. Elgin creamery prices rise two vents. potato apple movement strong. lettuce okra and vegetables from coast. strawberries in Houston area up as oranges arrive easing scarcity. bananas 3c. South Texas business outlook excellent.
F W Arnim returned Wednesday from Corpus Christi. Robt Wiseman and son Allen of Flatonia were in the city Tuesday. Notice: a red bull taken up January 30, four years old, dehorned, owner may recover by paying feed costs. H F L Muever Moulton Texas. For sale: molasses mill and planning mill due to other business. quick bargain. Usual sign-offs and names from Moulton, Texas.
A sales pitch touts an Oliver Typewriter priced at 100 dollars available for 17 cents daily. The plan includes features like The Balance Shift and The Automatic Tabulator and claims overwhelming demand across ages occupations and financial standings.
The Oliver Typewriter promises easy start up income with beginners quickly reaching expert status. Earn as you learn with 17 cents a day base plus all additional earnings. There is nationwide demand and operators are in short supply with salaries higher than many workers.
Henry Meyer of near Shiner enrolled on The Ea GLE'S list. Moulton needs several miles of sidewalks to raise property value. Miss Bessie Mladenko spends the week with relatives in Schulenburg. Charles Jochen of Nordheim traveled through Moulton en route to Schulenburg. On St. Valentine’s Day the region marked the 16th anniversary of a big snow. William Janssen and his mother left for Shiner to visit relatives.
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