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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1901
Page
2
The Moulton Eagle dated Saturday January 25 1900 announces weekly publication by B. A. Biconotee with a yearly subscription of one dollar. It is entered at the Moulton Texas post office as second class matter.
The notice warns that voluntary tax payments must be completed by January 31. After the deadline an additional ten percent assessment will be added, so taxpayers are urged to pay promptly.
A soda water factory marks the latest addition to Moulton's growing business scene. Observers anticipate further industrial growth as the town expands its production capacity and commercial reach.
Dr. Carhart of LaGrange files a $5000 damage suit against The LaGrange Journal claiming an article published weeks ago caused the injury. The case centers on alleged defaming reporting and its financial impact on the plaintiff.
The speaker argues Moulton should attract industry this year, listing options such as a soap factory, cigar or broom factory, or similar ventures. The message warns against letting Moulton lag behind in 1901.
Local town boosters urge invested housing and new small factories to keep Moulton advancing after Queen Victoria's death. The community notes $8000 raised for an Institute, plans a soda and mineral water plant, and calls for a night mail to speed business.
The Times argues prosperity breeds extravagance and warns against idle spending. It urges a pause on 1904 campaign talk and calls for an industrial push, noting many towns could advance greatly if political energy is redirected toward establishing factories.
An ad promises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with No cure No Pay at 25 cents. A local poet parodies a song with a cat themed verse. San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Children notes Gadski’s charitable doll show gains support with opera guests, auctions, and a gown prize drawing.
The Beaumont oil find spurs belief that oil could exist in paying quantities nearby. In previous years Louis Maraz drilled a well south of town and struck natural gas at about 125 feet, causing intermittent water spouts and a flare when ignited. Although the gas did not sustain flow, excitement rose then faded. Since Beaumont’s discovery, locals urge formation of a stock company to prospect, with Eagle endorsing a cautious thorough trial and dollar amounts in the low hundreds as initial risk.
Two farms advertised for sale. One spans 217 acres with 70 cultivated and 2 meadow, balance pasture, includes dwelling, out buildings, and a 7700 gallon underground cistern, five miles west of Flatonia and seven miles from Cistern. Improvements described as best and property offered cheap. The other farm covers 170 acres with 60 cultivated and balance pasture, contains mosquito land, well improved, eight miles from Flatonia, offered as a bargain. Apply at this office.
Sir William Muir aged 81 will retire before the new century. His public service began with the Indian Mutiny where he led the intelligence department at Agra. He started in the East India Company service and rose to the governor general's council.
Fifty two years after his first trip Captain Holmes, aged 86, has arrived in San Francisco from New York after sailing around Cape Horn for the eighty first time, setting a new record for individual voyages. The piece notes his long career and sequence of circumnavigations. Bromo line is praised by physicians for cold and flu relief with a guarantee and 25 cent price per package. A. F. Kotzebue.
Wied Texas weekly roundup notes community activity with plowing and illnesses. Joe Dieringer near completion of a new house addition and Mrs. John Maur ill. Local wedding of Ford Bartosch to Mary Mick celebrated with friends. Ed Recek dies after illness. funeral at Smothers Creek cemetery. Masquerade ball planned with many attending.
An advertisement touts Moores Pilates as a tasteless cure for malaria and related fevers, claiming relief from rheumatism, blood poisoning after malaria, and fatigue without quinine or acids. It lists Dr. C. C. Moore Co. of St. Louis and Kotzebues Drug Store as sellers at 50 cents per box.
A presentation shield forged from 200 Kruger sovereigns for General Baden-Powell is completed but postponed due to his indisposition. He is expected to visit Durban soon for the ceremony.
A London fashion authority states trousers are a sartorial calamity of the nineteenth century and that the man of the future will wear knickerbockers, signaling a shift in style.
The Listener from Boston Transcript visits New York and extols metropolitan size but faults it as provincial in places. It cites crowded streets, dingy business houses, missing crosswalks, and still uses old fashion horsecars on cross town routes. The Herald notes baskets of redishes mailed to Springfield Missouri and Cripple Creek Colorado with good prices and suggests profitable local farming.
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