Postoffice Entry for Moulton Texas Region
Notice indicates mailing entry filed at the Moulton Texas post office with second class matter designation dated unchanged in the record.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
2
Notice indicates mailing entry filed at the Moulton Texas post office with second class matter designation dated unchanged in the record.
The sixteen inch gun, the largest ever built in America, was successfully tested Saturday at the Sandy Hook proving grounds. Burglars entered five residences in Gainsville Friday night and secured about $10,000 in cash and jewelry. Editor Gonzales, shot by Lieutenant Governor Tillman of South Carolina, died Monday evening. S. W. T. Lanham is now Governor of Texas. The inaugural ball was one of the greatest social events in years. The rainy weather threatens continued leaks across the Earth.
A Grover Cleveland speech or article by his pen attracts much reader interest, despite political opinions about him.
The lieutenant governor claims most pistol toters lack law knowledge and carry only one firearm. He argues a person versed in law should carry two guns for safety.
Compressed air pumps installed to lift oil from Spindle Top wells are to be discarded. The pumps proved a complete failure as a method to flow wells.
The retiring executive summarized four years of state governance and outlined recommendations to guide future prosperity. The address emphasized ongoing processes and urged continued focus on development and reform.
The text recalls the Philippines annexation as the first test of the Monroe doctrine. It calls the move a big blunder and suggests that avoiding colonial policy in the East Indies would have lessened the need for a strong navy.
In the wake of new communications and changing times, observers note a rise in divorce suits reflecting strained marriages. The Houston Chronicle remarks on modern life trends amid urban acceleration and social shifts.
A foreign paper reports an experiment converting a tree into newsprint. The tree was felled at 7:35 a.m. by 9:00 a.m. it yielded pulp and paper. By 10:30 a.m. the first printed copy was produced, totaling 145 minutes from tree fall to newspaper. Western Publisher.
The author questions officials carrying weapons and asks if they have more rights than citizens. They recount an incident last Wednesday when Lieutenant Governor Tillman of South Carolina shot editor Gonzales after a political dispute.
Governor Lanham praises Sayers as he retires, lauding his valuable service and honest administration. He asserts history will grant him unstinted praise and notes the governor belongs to a generation passing into tradition.
The former editor of the De Leon Free Press warns subscribers about the tireless toil of publishing. He recalls the writing, composing, setting type, printing, folding and mailing each issue and urges readers to pay in advance and support their local paper.
A sustainability note argues for protecting birds to safeguard crops and insects that support farming. It links the familiar tree-saving appeal to broader ecological and economic impacts, emphasizing the interconnected chain from birds to pests and farmer livelihoods.
A literary notice argues birds once protected crops from boll weevils yet are now scarce as weevils caused over 75 million dollars of Texas crop damage. It questions why field birds vanished and urges readers to consider the birds’ role in pest control.
A father warns winter coal costs will force no parlor fires for young men unless there is a proper engagement by Christmas. He notes four daughters and mocks circulating jokes about dogma and a cat advertisement misprint caused by proofreader error. Mr January 35, 1903.
Our Alps were visited by heavy rain last Thursday night hindering plowing for at least a week. Typhoid illnesses strike families with deaths in Cedar cemetery. Community mourns Chas Bruns and Friedrich Fooerster kin. Local weddings, birthdays, travel, and school visits sprinkle a tight knit regional update.
The piece recounts a bashful youth teased by a Meridian girl as he stays in the rain claiming to fetch a nightshirt. An old farmer uses a mock Latin lesson to chide his son about duties, joking that he must pitch forkibus and manuribus into cartibus or risk punishment.
Will sell my part of Woodley land consisting of two farms near Moulton at 25 dollars an acre. Rich land one black land the other a fine soil bottom partly. Fine for truck farm cotton cane or corn. Thirty five acres 1m cultivation in each farm balance woodland and small pecan grove. Warrantee deed assured. Mrs Mitprep Keser.
Mr Kubianka has recovered enough to be up and alert again. Mr G Krueger visited relatives in Schulenburg the past week. Mrs A Kurtz remains seriously ill, with hopes for quick recovery. Ed Miller's wife visits locally. Chas Darilek of Moulton spent Sunday with the family. Mr A Jaroszewski visited relatives at Sweet Home this week.
Institutes will be held at Halletsville Ja 23 24 for the first two entries. Colored in Halletsville Jan 30 31. Witting Feb 6 7. Shiner Feb 20 21. Colored at Halletsville Feb 27 28. Moulton Mar 6 7. General County Institute at Halletsville date not yet set.
A collage of 1900 era notices promotes Baldards Horehound Syrup Baldards Snow Liniment Herbine and the book Payette County Her History and Her People. Ads claim cold relief liniment benefits and improved appetite energy and vigor with customer testimonials from Isaac Story Ava Missouri and Drew J. W. Mary. Products sold by A F Kotzebue with various bottle sizes and prices.
A Texas reader extols Ballara's Sore Hound Syrup for phlegm and lung troubles, praising its quick relief and pleasant taste. The notice also promotes Botanic Blood Balm for blood and skin diseases, Prickly Ash Bitters for Bright's disease, and local printing services.
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