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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
3
Stanhope Sams reports Japanese men are rapidly abandoning traditional dress for Western clothing. About 4 to 6 million now wear ready made outfits, with business men especially keen on well cut coats and trousers. They prioritize a natty look and military flair, spending liberally to dress smartly.
The Alaskan engineering commission reports a trial of a cooperative marketing system in Alaska that links growers with buyers. Farmers answer farm descriptions, acreage, expected crops and prices, transport distance, and market access. Merchants also provide demand and delivery details to ensure markets and steady sales.
The 1916 US smelter production of primary copper reached 1.928 billion pounds, up from 1.888 billion in 1915, with total output value about 474.3 million at 24.6 cents per pound. Refined copper output rose to 2.259 billion pounds, up 625 million from 1915, while apparent refined consumption reached 1.4297 billion pounds. with secondary copper 594.4 million pounds, total domestic supply of new and old copper was about 2.024 billion pounds.
The department of agriculture reports successful cultivation of the wood oil tree in the country. Domestic growers could meet large American demand for the oil, currently imported from China, if Southern states expand planting.
The United States lacks a national flower though attempts have been made to designate the goldenrod. The plant is described as abundant across a wide continental area.
Government researchers conclude cattle on corn belt farms adds income despite small direct calf profits. Home market for livestock and utilization of roughage, pasture use, year round labor employment, manure value, and additional crop markets all boost overall farm income. Livestock is advised where roughage is cheap or pasture use is optimal.
The 1916 U S cotton crop totaled 11 449 930 bales. Texas produced 3 725 700 bales and Georgia 1 320 939, Arkansas 1 184 033, with Williamson Texas and Hills County Texas the top ginners at around 125 000 bales each. Linters yield rose despite overall output decline.
Uncle Sam's consul general at Valparaiso reports an opportunity in Chile for the introduction of American department stores, signaling potential growth in retail ties between the two nations.
Lower Rio Grande Valley farmers vote to abandon cotton to block pink boll worm spread from Mexico. Dr. J J Morton urges embargo on Mexican cotton and a Rio Grande free zone inland, with a Washington delegation to seek crop replacements and government aid.
An old advertisement touts Mississippi Diarrhea Cordial for instant relief and speedy care. It offers two bottle prices at 50 cents and 25 cents.
A fragment shows a sibling exchange about a marriage proposal and money. The aristocratic sister questions motives while the brother asserts the fiancée knows too much about the business, mocking the idea of money attracting her.
An old advertisement touts Capudine as a liquid headache remedy also helpful for back and limb aches. It claims to assist nature to recover and stay well and emphasizes easy dosing. The ad contrasts trust in the product with a skeptical quote about word reliability.
Brazoria County commissioners plan July meeting to consider creating the Freeport Bernard Road District and issuing 200000 in bonds to build hard surface roads connecting Freeport with the Clements state farm and new territory beyond the Bernard river.
Damage estimated over 1.01 million dollars as two miles of railroad and thousands of acres of land were washed away when a torrent broke the Price River Irrigation Company's dam twelve miles from Fairview Utah on Monday. Several towns are reported in danger as rescue and assessment efforts begin.
Lincoln Nebraska state veterinarians report anthrax outbreaks in Furness and Madison counties affecting two cattle herds, one previously infected last year, now quarantined to prevent spread.
Twenty one British vessels over 1 600 tons and seven under 3 600 tons were sunk by mines or submarines last week according to the weekly losses statement from the admiralty issued Thursday. No fishing vessels were lost.
London reports Katharine Sarah Mac Queid a British novelist and travel writer has died aged 98. Her long career covered fiction and travelogues with wide reader appeal across a half century.
Dodson's Liver Tone is promoted as a safe, pleasant tasting alternative to calomel for biliousness and constipation. The ad claims quick morning relief, improved liver and bowels, and a money back guarantee, with dentists and druggists selling 50 cent bottles.
A collage of quips on taxation and census folly, hoaxes and social oddities. References to Miss Catt-She and Miss Nipp hint at satirical figures, plus remarks on hoboes, industry, crime sentences, and ambitions. The piece blends humor with social commentary in a clipped newspaper tone.
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