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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
3
An advertisement warns against calomel as a dangerous laxative and claims Bedson's Liver Tone is a safe vegetable substitute. It promises quicker liver relief, no sickness, and even benefits for children, urging purchases from druggists.
An ad asserts Bayer as the genuine aspirin brand with Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in proper packaging for headache colds pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It states Bayer has been prescribed for nineteen years and notes a handy tin of 12 tablets costs a few cents.
An advertisement promotes Liquid Shu Make as a daytime and nighttime aid for overactive kidneys especially in children. It claims not a universal cure but targets excessive urination and asks readers to send sixty cents to the Shumake Remedy Company in Fort Worth, Texas.
Southern women rely on Tetterine to clear blotches itchy patches and eczema yielding smooth skin. Sold by druggists or mail for 50 cents from Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga. Roman Eye Balsam promised to prevent watery eyes and eyestrain. Ad.
A brief comic caption notes a pedestrian remarking on a wife serving and the beggar’s reply that she can work but cannot find it. The dialogue-style line captures a street-level exchange with a hint of social commentary.
When meals don’t fit and stomach distress follows, Pape’s Diapepsin offers instant relief. A tablet or two neutralizes acidity and ends dyspepsia, indigestion, and bloating, with pleasant harmless use and low cost at drug stores. A separate line about a loafer remains readable.
The guide from the Agriculture Department stresses milk as essential for muscles bones and growth, recommending three to four glasses daily and an egg yolk daily. It covers serving eggs, keeping milk clean, the value of greens, soups and milk stews, and practical meals and desserts for growing children.
Instructions cover emptying the kettle before refilling, pantry shelf lining with white cloth cut to fit, borax used in tepid water for washing, and ironing while dry. The tone suggests practical homemaking tips from a period publication.
Secretary Alexander states 1919 foreign trade will total about 4 billion dollars and flags a revived American merchant fleet and new industries. He cautions that postwar conditions are unsettled, but hopes 1920 will bring less unrest, higher production, and gradual cost reductions through cooperation and public welfare.
Texas reports cash balance of 5,537,396 with 2,354,666 in the general revenue fund. December receipts totaled 1,526,389 and disbursements 2,031,878. Highway and available school funds also show activity, with large holdings in permanent school funds and land assets.
United States immigration authorities along the Texas border anticipate a large influx of Mexican laborers returning to Mexico within three or four weeks. All contract workers in the U S must go back by February 1 and may re-enter only as individuals after paying a $5 head tax and meeting immigration rules.
Three hundred quarts of American and Mexican liquors and wines along with five U S army model pistols were seized Thursday night at Hast Donna Hidalgo County by United States customs inspectors and Texas rangers under Captain W L Wright. Five men, including one in a Mexican army officer uniform, were arrested and are jailed at old Hidalgo Texas.
The Manchester Guardian notes that many rulers have doubles, including Nasr ed Din and Edmund Yates, whose likenesses led to Yates’ photos being sold in Brussels. It recounts Andrew Lang’s theory that Elizabeth and Darnley resembled each other and may have swapped identities to influence English succession.
In a Porthcawl garden, a strange apple tree planted last spring flowered after two months and yielded a crop of good apples. When the first harvest was gathered it blossomed again, producing two large apples differing in size and color. Now it is blossoming for the third time in a year.
Ten year old John, living next door to Edith, stirs trouble to avoid girls. After Edith pulls his hair he reports to his mother that playing with her is dangerous. He warns of Samson’s fate as a cautionary tale.
A customer arguing over a small charge complains he cannot see value in eighteen cents of milk and sugar in an ice cream soda. The clerk counters that customers must pay for labor as well as materials, noting the labor of making change is also part of the cost.
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