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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
1
By October 30 1905 amnesty freed many Russian prisoners from Schlosselburg near Lake Ladoga. Read of long confinement brutalities and dehumanizing conditions, forced isolation without light, starvation, warder corruption, and the lasting mental physical wrecks after release.
In Amiens France a large tailoring industry thrives with thousands of women working at home making trousers. They supply their own sewing machines needles and thread and are paid four cents a pair. The city is famed for its cathedral which draws visitors.
Instruments from a Zurich Institute of Meteorology experimental balloon show it ascended to 32700 feet and recorded 104 degrees below freezing.
Sioux City resident Capt. Fred Johnston credits the end of small western posts as the army concentrates at larger stations like Fort Riley. He notes Congress has not funded big maneuvers and discusses salary concerns, saying costs have risen while pay dates back 30 years.
The piece notes frontier fighting is past as the U S expands globally and must train large bodies of troops as a unit. It cites regimental detachments, two establishments for officers, and a pay scale of $13 a month for infantry, with Capt Johnston slated for the Philippines as a staff pay officer.
Percy T. Morgan of the California Wine association reports that the April fire destroyed vast stocks in San Francisco but reserves exist to sustain dividends. About 5 million gallons were lost overall, with 13 to 15 million gallons total in the city. 2100000 gallons of wine survived for brandy production. the association may rebuild on near-site real estate.
Daniel R. Jones of Kokomo Indiana has never used a razor in fifty years his beard age is described as fifty years and he continues to grow it.
An 81 year old man named Mr. Jones vowed never to shave if Fremont won the presidency. At a Frankfort Indiana rally Mr. Jones gathered 19 couples from Russiaville to attend and promised a young woman a dress if Fremont failed to win. The pledge tied his beard to the election outcome and his barber shop visits ceased.
Mrs. Thomas Lynch of Union Hill New Jersey felt a nearby lightning shock while picking lettuce. Her hand clung to a dish until numbness faded and swelling appeared followed by pale images of a bird a snake and tea box style characters printed on her skin between shoulder and elbow.
A Chicago school outlines a domestic science course teaching girls to feed a family of five on five dollars weekly. It covers budgeting, nutrition, cheap food prep, parlor manners, kitchen care, and sanitation, with year by year divisions and emphasis on practical household economics.
Mr. Chas L Sauer Grand Scribe of Texas IOOF writes from City Hall San Antonio praising Peruna for curing catarrh and debility after a Galveston job change. The notice also advertises Saizer's Red Cross winter wheat yield and seeds catalog from Salzer Seed Co Box 7 La.
The San Francisco earthquake wrecked vast business glass structures and wiped out the citys window glass reserve. An estimated 1 million dollars worth of glass was destroyed locally, creating a surge in demand nationwide as refitting of damaged buildings proceeds. A separate anecdote features Mrs. Alden a clubwoman and a tramp who corrects her usage during breakfast.
Two steamers with divers sailed from Genoa toward the Egean to recover Grecian statues from a wreck near Cerigotto. The project stems from a Greece Genoa contract to salvage vessels. A Greek diver recently found the wreck and recovered a statue valued at $600.
John Bodair of Westport Conn has been rendered temporarily blind by a mosquito bite on the lid of his right eye. After four days of treatment at Norwich hospital he can distinguish day from night. He paid no attention to swelling until awakening fully stone blind.
A compact collection of aphorisms from various sources including Seneca Franklin Grimm and Danish and French origins. The lines contrast desire honesty and wealth with remarks on deeds versus words and the limits of greed and fidelity.
A physician reports shifting to Grape-Nuts for breakfast last fall and says it eliminated meat indigestion, improved nourishment, and supported weight gain. He prescribes Grape-Nuts for patients with digestive issues and recovery, noting the food’s easy digestion and brain nerve nourishment, urging readers to obtain the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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