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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
4
A reader reports Hunt's Cure cured her eczema after years of suffering and a peaceful summer followed. The item also notes a German East Africa zoo count of over 250000 zebras in herds of 200 to 400 and adds a quip about politicians.
An assortment of ad style lines tout kitchen starches and patent medicines. Claims promote Defiance Starch with 16 oz per package and price comparisons, with taglines about curing colds, soothing syrups for children, and testimonials from authors like E. V. and B. Trowbridge. The tone is promotional and fragmentary, reflecting a cluttered newspaper page.
A Liverpool school asked pupils to explain righteous indignation. One child answered in brief form, saying it means being angry without swearing, illustrating a cautious, clean understanding from a young learner.
A housewife urged to try Defiance Cold Water Starch highlighting its price per 10c package and 16 oz content versus rivals 12 oz. The missive reflects ad language praising Defiance and asserts quantity and quality will win.
Cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Sample mailed free from Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York. The Moslem race despise bells saying they summon evil spirits and do not use bells on mosques.
A touting advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a cheap, effective remedy for headaches dizziness constipation and indigestion. Selling points include a money back guarantee and prices at 50 cents and a dollar, with nationwide availability through druggists. The copy closes with a proverb about resilience and a cow surviving a locomotive collision.
Vital statistics warn lungs are a weak point in man with high fatality from lung diseases. An ad promotes Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein for coughs colds and consumption priced 25c 50c and 1.00 a bottle. A quirky item notes a Viennese baker fined $4 after a rusty nail found in a morning roll.
Cautionary ad style item notes mercury in catarrh ointments risks to senses and urges Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. Mentions Defiance Cold Water Starch 16 oz packaging saves time and avoids chemical contents, touts no sticking ironing. Notes rubber cultivation on the Gold Coast of Africa by several companies.
In Urbana Illinois veteran Joshua Heiler recalls taking Doan's Kidney Pills in 1899 and reports relief from kidney trouble back pain and shoulder blade discomfort. He notes repeat use during later warning of attacks with satisfactory results as before. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY lists sale through druggists at 60 cents a box.
An electrician in Germantown used a car to insulate and raise a broken street lamp at the corner of Germantown and Chelteara avenues. The driver drove under the lamp while the electrician stood on the car to adjust the carbons, restoring light safely. A London paper notes a clerk ad drew 198 applications with a 30 shilling weekly salary.
Mrs. A Wellatt of Champion Michigan credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for curing years of kidney pain nerve trouble and sleepless nights after one box. She says sleep returned limbs stopped cramping and she feels healthier than in years. The note cites a London Times correspondent’s quip about American and Canadian lands and mentions railcar shortages in Russia and pineapples shipped from South Africa to Europe.
A mother describes her infant's severe skin sore healed within two weeks by Cuti cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The note from Rochester, North Carolina, praises relief and urges others to try the products.
An old devised ad copy touts Simmon's Cough Syrup as the quickest cure for winter colds and chest coughs. It promises soothing relief for lungs and bronchial passages and peaceful sleep, while Cheatham's Laxative Tablets are advertised as a guaranteed remedy to knock out colds.
The inventor J. Hamilton Brown and Col. John M. Ingalls lead development of a six inch experimental gun. They claim it fires a 100 pound projectile up to thirty miles and can be scaled to higher calibers with ranges over 100 miles. The design uses involute steel plates wound with steel wire for strength, a 313 inch length, 20000 pound weight, and a forged steel jacket around the power chamber.
A Japanese magazine recounts a dawn clash where Russian soldiers emerge from hiding to attack, recalling medieval cinematic warfare. A heroic Russian officer attempts to rally his troops but sees panic as men trample one another, then dies from a self-inflicted sword wound.
A poem cites two essential issues bread and butter as the real concerns after grand rhetoric. It satirically mocks patriotic and moral debates by insisting the foremost question is daily sustenance and how to obtain it, despite lofty discourse.
The world’s highest priced shares were New River stock taken over by London. In 1690 the first sod was turned and 72 shares existed. An Adventurer’s share sold at auction for 614000 dollars to Prudential on July 17 1899. Jury’s Verdict Hard To Foresee. Joseph H Choate recalls a defense case where the verdict came swiftly despite one sided testimony proving the jurors’ decisive view.
The Rev Father Albert Nechanquet completed a four year course in Propaganda at Rome and returned to Muskogee Oklahoma as the first full blooded Pottawatomie Indian priest to be ordained in the United States.
Medical Examiner R Llewellyn Jordan of the U S Treasury Department and West Point alum speaks highly of Peruna. He cites his personal recovery after one month and notes a growing physician endorsement across medical practice. He claims Peruna treats internal systemic catarrh and has become widely prescribed.
Dr Robert R Roberts of Washington DC endorses Hartmanns Peruna for catarrh claiming it cures the systemic disease by invigorating nerve centers and restoring vitality to mucous membranes. He cites experience with cured patients and recommends it to his own practice.
The notice advertises Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio offering free medical advice to those with persistent catarrh or unresolved cases. It claims prompt and satisfactory results from Perypa and invites readers to write with a full statement of their condition.
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