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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
6
Berlin New Hampshire resident Herbert M. Gessner says after ten years of chronic stomach trouble he found relief with Eatonic. He details severe symptoms, praying for help, using one box, and then a second to finish, leading to lasting pain relief and normal appetite.
A film fun gag shows a movie actress fearing a vacation as she complains of fatigue from wearing many diamond rings, while the director jokes her arms would not tire if she wore fewer rings.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder issues. It cites sworn statements and testimonials and offers a sample bottle by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York. Large and medium bottles are sold in drug stores.
Quote presents a voter’s doubt about a candidate’s elect status while praising his character. The remark frames a broader discussion on virtue versus chosen allegiance without naming individuals or places. The piece captures political conversation and concern over election eligibility and moral standing.
Fifty years ago few used dentifrices or toothbrushes. Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder gained fame after long publicity. It reduces friction from leather and canvas shoes, preventing callouses bunions and discomfort.
A fragment notes Satuseon pulling down a temple and a crowd crying to Treavens about the scarcity of buildings, highlighting a rash action amid construction concerns.
An advertisement claims 99 of 100 minor complaints such as nasal cataracts sunburn itching or soreness can be quickly relieved by applying Vacher Balm. It urges keeping the balm handy and offers a mail order option for a tube from E W Vacher Inc New Orleans LA and mentions agents wanted.
A reader asks if a house can be made rat proof while another quips about whether a cat would provide a categorical answer. The exchange reflects practical home pest concerns in a light noted style.
A brief ad copy touts Cuticura Ointment for improving skin and dandruff. It advises applying at rising and retiring, washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, claiming relief for poor complexions, itching, and rough hands. The ad ends with a quip and a quote from Daniel Webster.
Encouraging quote from TR. I. Stevenson urging resilience and effort, advising steadiness of spirit to achieve success.
The fifth annual Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas convention closed with Del Rio named next year’s host city and RH Martin elected president. The second annual sale netted just over 61 thousand dollars in bids, the largest single sale for Texas pure-bred sheep and goats. Grand champions included Br Halbert of Sonora and San Angelo winning the Angora billy, with Rambouillet honors going to Monte Noelke of Mertzon and Loftin Henderson.
A manifesto from ten generals led by Francisco Villa and over fifty officers plus civilians praises restoring the 1857 constitution and condemns the Agua Prieta plan as a source of future discord and harm to Mexico. The copy reached Washington and was issued at Hacienda Sala jes, Jimnez district, Chihuahua.
The Giants plan to appoint Johnny Evers as manager after McGraw steps down. Christy Mathewson, long linked with managing, may pursue private business, while McGraw favors the veterans and keeps Mathewson as assistant before potential leadership changes.
Georges Clemenceau known as the Tiger reportedly sent Detroit Tigers manager Hugh Jennings a tiger claw as a good luck charm. Both the Tigers and Clemenceau’s gesture appear in the same weary mood of the period.
Manager Cravath’s feat in knocking a home run as a pinch hitter against the New York Giants sparks memories of other clutch hits. Hughey Fullerton recalls Brooklyn’s Lumley limping to the plate and homering to win, while Fred Lake’s bold substitution for Carrigan in Boston produced a winning hit despite Donahue’s low average.
Princeton aims to defend the Intercollegiate golf title while Syracuse adds a soccer team to its program. Jerome Travers plans a comeback in golf as United States Golf is tied to tournament gambling. England funds Olympic sending efforts, Schuylkill Navy donates to the U S Olympic fund, and Aston Villa dominates the English cup with six titles. Ohio State athletics salaries rise 20 percent in September. The American hockey team places second in Olympic matches and returns home. Canada expects a tax windfall from horse track revenue.
A New York meeting organized the National Association of Book Publishers with the aim to promote book use and distribution, serve as a publishing clearinghouse, and foster cooperation among publishers. Officers elected include Frederick A. Stokes as president and Henry Haynes as secretary. Vice presidents were selected to represent leading cities.
The Texas state fire insurance commission cut rates in Stephensville from 76 to 55 cents effective July 1 1920 Forney from 74 to 70 cents effective June 1 Conroe from 74 to 68 cents effective July 1 Increases were ordered in Navasota from 31 to 39 cents effective January 15 1920 Lampasas from 35 to 38 cents effective July 1 Brownsville from 35 to 39 cents effective July 1
The attorney general's department on Thursday approved a $1,000,000 bond issue for Drainage District No 6 in Jefferson County. The bonds are redeemable serially and bear five percent interest.
Mexican immigration officials were ordered to forbid laborers crossing into the United States to take jobs in U S territory. The measure was reported as issued by the Chihuahua governor on Saturday.
A farmers warehouse to be built at Anahuac is being talked up and is meeting the approval of the farmers. The project is portrayed as a cooperative effort expected to benefit local agriculture.
Kid Elberfeld pursues a themed roster adding Indians Joe Guyon Casey Smith and two others at Little Rock with Guyon becoming the third Indian on the team and Yellowhorse showing pitching potential.
Yale’s Housatonic course at Derby Connecticut offers a three mile stretch with one bend for four miles and has been chosen as the official course for Yale home races. Penn will row against Yale there next Easter tide. The Blue has won ten of thirteen dual races against the Red and Blue varsity oarsmen.
Texas Governor orders a modified quarantine on the gulf coast and border regions starting June 27 due to bubonic plague cases in Pensacola New Orleans Galveston and other locations. Coastal towns inland districts and shipments from infected areas face strict controls with state health officer oversight and rules to be promulgated.
About 3000 miners in Alabama are on strike causing 15 mines to idle. A car shortage worsens the risk of a fuel famine, per Frank V. Evans statistician for the Alabama Coal Operators' Association.
A pardon signed by President Wilson was received by Marshal James M. Power for Morris Zucker a Brooklyn dentist and socialist convicted in 1918 of espionage act violations. Zucker was sentenced to 15 years in the federal prison at Atlanta.
Three-fourths of Oklahoma's wheat has been cut with minimal damage from insects rust smut or rain. Federal crop reporter H. H. Schutz, who inspected the wheat sections, reported the progress after returning this week.
Texas delegates on Saturday ratified Thomas B. Love as a national committee member and elected Cone Johnson as delegation chairman while appointing M. M. Crane to the resolutions committee.
In Chicago on Saturday Dr. F C Honnold warned that unless railroads divert all open top cars to coal transport for the next 60 days the nation would face a severe coal famine. He is presented as a recognized authority.
Dallas observers report six cent street car fares began Sunday. Officials say three days of advertising were needed to inform the public and to modify street car fare boxes to accept pennies.
Provisional President de la Huerta invited 40 American newspapers to send representatives to study conditions in Mexico. The announcement was made Friday.
Washington reports that censorship on cables was removed and confirmed to the state department by the American embassy in Mexico City.
Paris, Texas was chosen as the 1921 meeting place by the Texas Bricklayers Union at the closing session of a four day convention held Friday.
Cortlandt Bleecker at the Ritz derides spring gown display noting superb gowns and lovely young mannequins while lamenting that older women buy such daring fashion. He declares, What's the use of old hens wearing chic clothes.
An old advertisement touts Bayer tablets as genuine aspirin trusted by millions and prescribed for over twenty years. It urges buying only original Bayer packages with proper directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Smaller tins of 12 cost a few cents and larger packages are sold by druggists.
A fragment captures a distressed speaker recalling a tragedy tied to a wife and a wealthy, elderly husband. The dialogue hints at a failed marriage and concern over the husband’s supposed longevity as the family physician once claimed.
The inner pair Mercury and Venus have no moons while the solar system contains at least 27 moons overall, counting Earth's Moon.
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