Local News Fragment From The Pulaski Eagle
Reading fragment from the January 31 1902 issue notes a brief local item in The Eagle with unreadable details and partial header text.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
2
Reading fragment from the January 31 1902 issue notes a brief local item in The Eagle with unreadable details and partial header text.
The paper notes its 31.00 a year subscription and announces volume 3 starting after November 16, 1901. Founders Goeth and Menefee sold to a partner, promising fair coverage, broad circulation, and improvements to become more breezy and newsy while thanking patrons and pledging adherence to readers.
Saturday night at Hermann Park Verein hall the Masquerade drew attendees after a drizzly day. Lone Star band opened at 8 pm with masked revelers. 20 masks won prizes for first through third place. Dancing followed as couples filled the floor and hopes rose for another event soon.
All signs point toward government action amid calls for independence. The speaker asserts that those who fight for independence face either victory or death, framing the conflict as a binary outcome.
A mixed excerpt covers international conflict with Boer War and British aims, a Castroville preacher praying for rain, and notes on river dam rebuilding and river bottominsured residents. It also describes the pupal stage of a weevil and its life cycle in cotton squares.
Special to The Eagle from Halletsville dated Jan 31 reports Lavaca county population by race and nativity from the 12th Census. It lists native born and foreign born males and females, totals of whites, negroes, and aliens, plus naturalized and unknowns. Also notes political and local items including the Lavaca county Democratic Executive Committee, a court schedule, a burglary arrest, and farm weevil winter behavior with to be continued.
Witting residents praise worthy candidates for county offices and send best wishes to the public figures. Local notes mention livestock losses to wolves at Valletine’s sheep and efforts to pen them. Otto Marburg is sick and under doctor N. C. Beethel care. Visits by F F Kuehne and Annte Fertsch are noted. Advertisements offer novelties, ladies stock, and remedies from the Mexican Herb Remedy Co. including cures for blood stomach and kidney issues.
Residents host guests from Mixon Creek and near Hallete ville while many neighbors travel daily to Shiner for the street fair and roping contest. Cattle purchases accompany social visits as new local couples settle into their homes and neighbors reflect on a cheerful community event.
A compact study traces the life history of the Mexican cotton boll weevil, detailing its origin, spread, behavior, and impact on cotton agriculture. The paper outlines its feeding patterns, reproduction, seasonal activity, and measures used by farmers to manage infestations.
The Progressive High Five club met at Mr. and Mrs. Nordhauhs home last Wednesday to play bcard. Miss Lizzie Krause won first prize and Miss Lilly Wuneburger took booby amid lively play and refreshments.
R A Ercinckr offers to sell the entire livery outfit including horses and vehicles, the premises and residence, or exchange for a good farm. He also proposes selling the livery outfit and leasing the stable building to the buyer.
An advertisement extols attractive women as the result of health and pure blood. It claims beauty comes from strong, healthy organs and links a rosy flush to a pure circulatory system. The copy urges trying Wine of Cardus to transform appearances in a month.
The Buckskin Breeches claim to make longer lasting pants with better fit than any others. They emphasize long production to earn customer faith and market leadership.
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