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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1901
Page
2
The page header announces The Moulton Eagle weekly publication for July 6 1961 with subscription details and postal information. It notes a Saturday issue published by TT Aenefee et al and classifies as second class mail.
The contract for the Carnegie library at San Antonio has been awarded, with a project cost of 45,000 dollars. The work is funded to proceed under city procurement rules, aiming to advance public library services.
Bank failures in New York grow as oil gushers in Texas. Robbers in Montana robbed a Great Northern train this week, blowing open the express safe and securing 83000. A new law took effect Monday penalizing card play in any public or private house, banning social games at home.
A Yoakum Times remark condemns church pillars who keep solemn Sundays and drink on Mondays, arguing such hypocrites fail to inspire the young with noble ideas. The quip frames religious leaders as stagnant in a worldly sphere.
With a rich supply of high quality building stone near town, soon to be quarried on a large scale, the area may experience a local boom. Keep watch on Moulton and Moulton country for developments.
The article notes repeal of revenue stamp requirements on checks and bills. It reports heat deaths in northern cities, Wharton rice mill prospects, a dead soda factory at Moulton, a runaway oil well at Beaumont wasting 8000 barrels, quail protection to fight boll weevil, pension rolls growth, and Kansas drought. It mentions local arrivals, fairs, and the Cuero corner stone, plus July moves and smallpox discussions.
Community notes report Lavaca county scholastic census shows 5466 white and 1276 colored children for September. Local items mention visitors, an electric plant hour shutdown, weather impacts on markets, oil prospecting in Sabine and Port Lavaca, and agricultural concerns amid a ball and band event in Hallettsville.
A local courthouse records a one year fine against Eer Koyle in a case detailing a monetary penalty for a financial offense. The decision notes the penalty amount and court jurisdiction.
On a quiet porch at sunset a speaker recalls a breezy night in town and a flirtatious moment with a woman. The mood shifts when an oblivious figure interrupts and leaves him chastened as fate intervenes, casting a somber tone over the romantic memory.
An advertisement extols August Flower as the largest medicine sale in the civilized world for indigestion and biliousness. It claims the remedy cleans the system, fixes liver action, and steadies nervous and organic functions, suggesting a few doses prove wellness. Sold by A. F. Kotzebue and promotes Green's Prize Almanac.
A through freight from Houston derailed near Wallis on the Sap when it struck an open switch at high speed. The fireman died and other crew were severely injured as rolling stock suffered extensive damage. A wrecker and relief train were dispatched. the relief train then collided with the wrecker causing further damage to both but no additional injuries.
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