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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1904
Page
4
A German photographer named Kunwald photographs a woman of doubtful age by placing sheets of celluloid between the negative and print to soften age discrepancies. In Russia a merchant with debts over $1,000 and no ready cash may be declared bankrupt and detained at the creditors’ will.
A mixed set of notices touts Simmons Liver Purifier as gentle and effective for biliousness and mood, praises Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use with 16 oz packages, and notes Lincoln town officers’ descendants wearing purple badges at the 150th anniversary celebration with 110 residents adorned.
A collage of anecdotes and product pitches includes Cheatham's Laxative Tablets lauded for malaria districts, a claim that using waste sugar cane in Hawaii for fuel could instead fuel paper manufacture, and a remark on Defiance Starch plus a note that kangaroo farming may become established in Australia.
A fragment from a poem notes editor's rejection, while at Havre during harbor dredging a woolen warship is found buried in mud. Six cannons, still loaded, are recovered as a doctor comments on English church sanitation and ventilation customs of the middle ages.
Jerome K. Fournier of Alpena aged seventy five touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for diabetes and urinary troubles. He says eight boxes restored his kidneys regulated his water and revived his health. He credits sound kidneys with youth and vigor.
Advertisement promoting Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by a nurse at the Children's Home in New York to cure Summer Complaint feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worm destroyer. Druggists sell at 25 cents with sample mailed free addressed to Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A London sale highlights costly jewels once owned by a noble marquis and Louis XIV. The grand monarque reportedly squandered millions on buttons and diamond pieces, including 67 966 francs for two diamond buttons and 200 000 dollars for a single vest button set.
A Colorado mother describes her toddler’s illness progress from pneumonia to brain fever and teething, attributing recovery to Grape-Nuts with milk and later the cereal itself. She reports improved strength and health for both her son and daughter, endorsing Grape-Nuts and cream as nourishing for children.
General Passenger Agent T J Anderson of the Southern Pacific argues Houston rail offices spend about 4 000 000 annually in the city while scalpers spend 1 500 to 2 000. He notes 7 000 railroad employees support about 35 000 people and describes scalpers as draining money from merchants and landlords through ticket counterfeiting and improper signings. He frames the contrast to question who benefits Houston most.
A Chicago Chronicle excerpt explains towering cumulus clouds reaching eight miles high with dark bases and silvered summits. It details dramatic vertical temperature changes, layered belts of freezing air, and hail forming as snow particles traverse successive cloud strata before reaching the ground.
Five years ago summer visitors heard a minister recount a tale of Mossus crossing to safety while Pharaoh sank. The clergyman teased Pharaoh's cry for help, then Mossus quipped he had seen him before. The Lancet then dissected the strawberry’s nutrition, deeming it valued mainly for moisture and flavor despite low protein and fat.
A past event at St Etienne in France saw a dance held in a cavernous coal mine more than a third of a mile deep. Guests were lowered by cage into a large chamber lit by multicolored lamps set on the dark walls.
A concise reflection notes that genuine gratitude can misfire when overdone. It warns against excessive praise that shifts focus from the act itself to personal prostration, urging balanced expressions of thanks.
Miss Nellie Davis of Konana City endorses Dean's Kidney Pills claiming a rapid complete cure for kidney pains and headaches after illness. Free trial available from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York. Also a travel note touts Jamaica fruit with pineapples at 2 cents and bananas or oranges at 3 cents.
A Marble Hill reader extols Hunt's Lightning Oil claiming rapid relief from aches and pains. Another user notes it erases a small ache before the bottle is even corked. The ad mentions 25 and 50 cent bottles. The piece also notes Cuban rural folk use glowworms in lanterns for night light.
Tyler Texas hosts 900 students this year at the largest finest commercial college building in the South. The school markets free catalogues for bookkeeping shorthand and telegraphy noting thousands of graduates in major cities. Also mentions Defiance Cold Water Starch and the sunken French battleship Mars as news snippets.
Leeds motorists watch as a car ascends twenty steps before descending without incident in front of the town hall. A chaotic mix of ad copy and stray notices mentions summer footwear and an English cat show with prizes for the happiest and funniest cats.
D. Kolp former Chief Clerk of the Iowa House of Representatives runs Hotel Alta Viste near the Agricultural entrance offering rooms at one dollar and cote fifty cents with electric light toilet and bathrooms. Market street cars run from Union Fration. Official maps of fair and information available on application. Reservations urged.
An Houston based agency touts itself as the South's largest group of competent detectives. The ad urges readers to call for services and warns that there is a right way to do everything except bluffing and getting caught.
A collage of old ads and quips touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure and comfort for sore feet. Includes testimonials from Mrs. N. H. Guilford of New Orleans and a reference to Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. Also mentions KETTLER BRASS WORKS in Dallas and notes on dented dentistry terms and door knockers.
When your grocer lacks Defiance Starch he fears stockouts. Defiance offers 16 oz per package priced like 12 oz brands. Paria reportedly carries the world’s largest city debt at 400 million dollars. Dickey's eye drops promise soothing, painless relief for sore eyes. The old saying notes the healthy forgets sick promises.
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