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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
2
Local notice lists subscription details for The Moulton Eagle dated Saturday January 19, 1901. It confirms annual rate of one dollar and notes the paper is entered at the post office as second class matter.
Dr. E P Becton superintendent of the State Institute for the blind died at Austin on Monday evening. Hon John G Ted of Harris county has been appointed Secretary of State. It is hoped that political enemies of Hon J W Bailey will now give the people a much needed rest.
The Beaumont community celebrates a newly dug oil well with an estimated extraordinary flow. Residents praise the discovery as a major local achievement, highlighting the well’s dramatic rise of oil spouting over 100 feet and its potential impact on the region.
Farmers in the region work the soil for an additional crop after a lean previous season. Despite the lighter harvest, prices held firm and growers express cautious optimism for a strong year ahead.
Mrs. A. R. Waller of Yoakum received a $20,000 judgment against the Aransas Pass railroad from a jury in San Antonio last week. The suit followed the death of Brakeman Waller who lost his life while serving the road.
Local growers reported tobacco grown a few miles from town appeared to be fine quality. Lavaca county tobacco won first prize at the F. F. and V. F. in Houston last December, encouraging farmers to focus more on tobacco culture in the future.
The Commoner, launched by W. J. Bryan, will publish first on Wednesday January 23 and continue weekly thereafter. Over two weeks a dozen workers have gathered subscriptions, with numbers rising daily. Demand for the initial issue is nearly feverish, making exact circulation uncertain.
The Legislation committee took up the Bailey probe this week but the supporters who had pushed it before did not appear to testify. Without accusers present the inquiry was dropped, and Bailey is praised by his supporters as Texas' most brilliant son.
The 18th district awards honors to Lavaca County residents with W. M. Cobb named assistant engrossing clerk and Henry Paulas appointed a regular page. W. W. Scott, a Lavaca county resident, becomes a senate porter, while Senator Panius gains multiple committee roles including chairman of Educational Affairs.
A reflective note urges offering cheer to those alive facing life’s battles rather than lamenting the dead. It argues that living supporters matter more than flowers laid on caskets, since the dead cannot smell them while the living benefit from encouragement now.
A discussion by H. H. Stoddard in Farm and Home argues trimming combs and wattles eases freezing injuries in Leghorns, noting blood flow reduction and decreased discomfort for both sexes when two thirds grown. The piece defends the practice as humane and practical in zero weather conditions.
Professor Ladd of North Dakota College of Agriculture outlines water glass use to preserve eggs. Use silicate of soda or potash, scald kegs, boil and cool ten quarts water add one quart solution, pack eggs, keep cool in dark place, avoid washing, use fresh eggs only, and pierce a pin hole to prevent cracking.
Articles argue exterior quality and uniform packaging raise egg prices more than interior quality. Southbound lots in messy cases fail to attract top dollars, while neat first class packs fetch better returns amid a broader discussion of market habits and shipping contrasts.
A moral exhortation on true friendship and loyalty follows a social notice listing tax assessor F J Pesek's upcoming visits in Moulton and Shiner for 1501 taxes. The page also advertises Malaria cures, local weathered reports, upcoming dances, and small town notices from Halletsville, Beeville, and nearby towns.
Local notices report two live furniture dealers in Moulton and reference a Shiner Gazette comment. Ed White of Moulton reports farmers near Fintonia progressing toward another crop. Farm listings describe 217 acres west of Flatonia with improvements and a 170 acre tract eight miles from Flatonia offering bargains. Readers urged to support local advertisers.
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