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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
6
Advice touts drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved appetite and rosy cheeks, costing little from a drugstore. Also includes a joke about spelling prestidigitator.
Hillsboro reader Alan J. W. Turner reports recovery from pellagra after using a remedy advertised by the American Compounding Co. He urges others to consult the Baughn remedy, claiming cure and offering a free book with money-back guarantee.
A brief dialogue turns on pride and rivalry as one character teases another about a rival named Chugson. The exchange reveals mutual contempt and a shared interest in performance, with quips about speech and the speaker’s car.
Advertised testimonial from Allard and Trottman praising Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root for elderly users and bladder and liver relief. Letter dated November 11 1915 claims no complaints after twelve years and urges readers to sample or buy bottles at drug stores with a mailed booklet offer.
A brief debate notes that ignorance of the law does not excuse anyone while suggesting wealth allows hiring capable lawyers. Smith counters that it is better to be rich and hire good legal counsel, while Brown asserts no excuse in law.
A stark ad warns readers of pneumonia after a neglected cough or cold and urges immediate action with Mensfield's Cough Balm priced at 60 cents and 1 dollar.
A brief exchange considers whether breeding bulls for fighting is a viable business, with one speaker labeling it possibly profitable and the other calling the outlook a toss-up.
An expedition of 10 American physicians from Laredo will cross into Mexico to fight typhus, led by Drs. Liebman Olitsky and Husk. Officials report up to 100000 cases nationwide, with 5000 in Aguascalientes and 1890 deaths in Pachuca in December. The team will use silk underclothes, rubber boots, oil bands, kerosene vinegar baths, and a serum treatment. El Paso doctors discuss preventing disease entry.
Washington report cites gas generated by the Edison storage battery and ignition by a spark of unknown origin as responsible for the E-2 explosion at the New York navy yard. Five men died and nine were seriously injured, per the board of inquiry's preliminary findings to Secretary Daniels ahead of the naval court of inquiry.
Mexican officials report about five hundred Mormons in Chihuahua will not travel to the United States. They will concentrate under Carranza garrisons at Casas Grandes and other points until bandit activity is cleared.
An AG opinion states the 5 cent delinquent tax fee paid to tax collectors must not be included when calculating the maximum compensation for tax collectors under the 34th legislature. The fee applies to delinquent tax records and supplements.
Washington reports Germany’s plan to reserve admission of wrongdoing by its submarine commander in the Lusitania settlement has been rejected by the United States.
Dallas reports from the seventh annual Texas Industrial Congress show dramatic contest results in crops and livestock. Ten year old Billie Minter of Austin won 100 prize gold plus a gold watch for a 572 pound garden yield on a 10 by 20 yard plot. Alvin Tieroff of Vernon earned six prizes totaling 685 dollars from a four acre model farm and his children also won awards. Additional prizes went to Goodnight School near Kerens and James Little of Waxahachie. Averages show corn 68.04 bushels per acre net 33.75 dollars, cowpeas 8.3 tons net 52.70 dollars, cotton 1.118 bales net 60.98, grain sorghums 3.16 tons net 49.05, peanuts 2.92 tons net 32.97.
Austin Texas Midland and Northwestern Railway Company filed its charter after AG approval. The line would run from Midland to Seminole a distance of sixty five miles with capital stock of sixty five thousand dollars.
A bill favorably reported by the house committee on coinage would coin 100000 souvenir gold dollars to commemorate the $300000 memorial building soon to be dedicated at Niles Ohio in honor of William McKinley.
A fire on Wednesday at Rogers destroyed three brick buildings and caused an estimated $20,000 in damage. Fire crews battled the blaze as surrounding structures were evacuated and authorities investigated the cause.
The United States geological survey estimates 1915 coal output at 518000000 short tons up 1 percent from 1914 for bituminous and anthracite coal.
New Orleans sugar refinery purchased 85 thousand bags of sugar on Tuesday for about 1.25 million dollars. The acquisition underscores the ongoing strength of the sugar market and reflects major midweek trade activity in New Orleans.
The British embassy notified the Washington state department Saturday that the embargo on dyewood exports from Ja has been raised, signaling a change in trade restrictions.
A frantic moneylender navigates aggressive bill collectors as lenders push for repayment and creditors close in. The man struggles to secure credit while facing mounting pressure from debt enforcement and urgent cash needs.
An advertisement string touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a cure all with a money back promise and boasts a physician signature on each box. It also suggests a sugar egg meriting recipe and touts a patent medicine named Femenina with inflated claims. The passage closes with a humorous exchange about excuses for drinking in court.
An advertisement touts Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh with a money back guarantee on unsatisfactory results. The text also features a light aside about a baby resembling his father and a brief weather comment.
Advert says Tetterine provides safe relief for eczema pimples boils dandruff and infant sore head with endorsements by physicians and patients. It cites I S Giddens of Tampa Florida reporting eight weeks to clear eczema and urges purchase at a dollar per box from local druggists or T Shuptrine Savannah GA.
A drill sergeant slips on a wet parade ground while demonstrating a movement and scolds a recruit. Murphy grins, replying that they could have had a bigger laugh if the sergeant had fallen himself.
Sophie Tucker, famed vaudeville star, deftly parries a rehearsal mishap. Director Ben Teal corrects her pronunciation of a word with a silent letter, and Tucker replies with “All right, Mr. Teal with the T silent.”
A witty exchange compares silencing a noisy rival to saving someone from drowning by acting early as the boat rocks. The dialogue frames a pragmatic, and perhaps ruthless, approach to danger and truth.
A railcar scene shows a dignified woman asking a boy about his mother, faith, and prayers. She gives him a penny and a simple test of trust, saying God sees him as she sends him on a small errand.
A quip from a youthful diplomat recalls a former office boy praised for efficiency yet criticized for stamping errors. The speaker notes the boy’s unmatched skill in explaining matters to his wife over the phone, highlighting a humorous contrast between tasks.
A concise reflection notes that outward appearance often misleads, with quotes on how women may seem straitlaced while their choices reveal different loyalties and behaviors. The piece uses witty contrasts to question social judgments and propriety.
A reflective note on fate and self recognition. The piece argues many miss the chance to see their own earned outcomes, urging awareness of consequences and personal accountability.
An agent at a seaside cottage offers remedies for moths grasshoppers and locusts but the old man, captain of the brigantine Nellie M., boasts he faces none of these pests while sailing between here and Java. The exchange ends with the captain’s confident claim.
A humorous exchange features Howe challenging Wise about golf knowledge and terms like bunker. Wise questions the concept, while Howe presses for understanding of the sport’s lingo.
In a brief exchange a new servant complains about lacking a garage and a car. The housewife replies no car means no ride, highlighting a household dependence on private transportation. The humorous dialogue underlines suburban mobility constraints.
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