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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
7
Austin Texas five constitutional amendments will appear on a special election ballot July 23. Proposals include consolidating prison oversight, raising state officer salaries, increasing pension tax to seven cents, trimming legislator mileage while raising daily pay, and restricting voting to fully naturalized citizens with absentee voting allowed.
The report shows dairy butter firm with wholesale stock up by about 6 million pounds, cheese demand steady then lighter, and strong hay and grain activity amid rain delays. Wheat corn and oats prices move in Chicago and other markets as demand shifts. cotton, fruits, and vegetables show varied changes. livestock prices rise for some, dip for others with weekly averages and weekly stock totals.
About seven hundred officers and men and 62 planes of the U S air service will move to Ellington Field by July 1 for revived flying operations. The War Department issued orders to restart work at Ellington Field located eighteen miles south of Houston. Personnel will transfer from Kelly Field near San Antonio.
Reported this week that a duty of 5.50 gold or 11.20 Mexican money is charged per head of steers shipped into Mexico under a new ruling. The Mexican consul's office says no duty is charged but a 3 percent consul fee and an inspection fee apply to cattle crossing into Mexico.
Sheriff Purcell yields custody of fifty nine cases of Scotch whiskey valued at $20,000 to a deputy United States marshal from Amarillo. The liquor had been held for some time, and the transfer brings relief to the Hereford, Texas office.
D. J. Strauss of San Antonio Texas was elected president of the National Saddlery Manufacturers Association on Thursday.
Seventy two carloads of watermelons were shipped Friday from four Texas lines to satisfy northern demand. Most freight went to Omaha and Kansas City with North Texas destinations also served. One carload of onions came from the San Antonio Uvalde Gulf line.
Figures from the State board of control show lower per capita costs for maintaining wards in eleemosynary institutions. May data lists 11,387 inmates with 1,436 employees and a total maintenance of 195,940 dollars. Inmates at various homes and asylums are itemized with per capita costs ranging from 11.76 to 54.94 dollars, highlighting the overall downward trend in living costs.
A persuasive plea to protect babies from home remedies and to rely on Fletcher's Castoria for infant ills. Emphasizes human compassion, urges precaution and avoiding unsanctioned treatments when medical help is unavailable. The ad frames Castoria as a safe doctor approved remedy for little ones.
Cape Charles Va. Sixteen minutes after three naval seaplanes began the attack the former German submarine U 117 settled on the Atlantic floor fifty miles from the Virginia Capes. A direct hit from a 163 pound bomb ended the sub’s run, as nine bombs were dropped in three planes in the first aerial test of ship damage resistance.
Washington reports the 1920 census shows 2,090,132 more males than females in the United States, a 114 to 100 ratio. Foreign-born residents drive male excess, with 13 percent of the population foreign born. Massachusetts Rhode Island North Carolina South Carolina New York Georgia and Alabama buck the trend. District of Columbia has the highest female excess. Nevada records the highest male excess.
A party of 65 armed bandits crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico between Hidalgo and Columbia Nuevo Leon. They visited mayor Donaciano Echavarria of Nuevo Laredo, robbed him of clothing shoes a watch and cash, and abducted two fiscal guards before disappearing into the interior.
A compact note blends moral reflection with a critique of pessimism. The essay contrasts virtue as active exertion toward good with the idea of innocence as a lesser guide to conduct. It also weaves in aphorisms on humor and restraint in humor.
An advertisement urges readers to apply Vacher Balm for instant relief from corn pain and keep it handy for other aches. It notes local purchase and cites E. W. Vacher, Inc., New Orleans. The copy adds a proverb about honesty and ingenuity.
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