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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1919
Page
6
A petition by several inmates requests an investigation of the Confederate Home. Other items note Villa’s alleged order to hang Americans after capture, air service recruitment at Smithville, and local school and tax measures across Texas.
The House and Senate reported final passage on multiple bills. Measures include creating water reclamation and adjusting water assessments, requiring oil and gas operators to keep books, enabling druggists to obtain narcotics, and passing a major oil and gas bill from the Senate to the House for concurrence.
Spanish language papers Tuesday night report General Felipe Angeles came north near the international boundary and expected to return to the United States. He joined Francisco Villa’s cause last year and was with Villa forces during the Jaurez assault last month.
The Senate passed the education bill finally carrying 7,772,116 dollars with no figure changes. The clause banning use of funds for German language teaching was struck and an adjunct German professor funded at 2000 dollars. Another German instructor will be paid from the contingent fund by the board of regents.
Seventeen white men from Longview released on bonds of 1000 each after arrest on warrants charging assault with intent to murder related to the Friday race clash. Captain Hanson of the Texas Rangers led the warrants, with further arrests promised as investigators also pursue arson charges from the destruction of six negro houses.
The newly organized Pacific fleet will depart Hampton Roads on July 19 rather than July 22, following a conference between Secretary Daniels and Admiral Hugh Rodman. The fleet will arrive in San Diego August 7 or 8, with Panama Canal passage staged as its first major test for naval operations.
E. L. Perkins of Eastland Texas arrives aboard the Imperator as a millionaire stoker with two years and five months of navy service remaining. His father reports oil on the farm will yield 1,000,000 dollars a year. Perkins enlisted in December 1917 and has served in the transport service and the Imperator engine room. He says he will complete his enlistment no matter what.
Thomas Nelson Page United States ambassador to Italy arrived from Liverpool on the Carmania and announced he would resign his post. He said he has not yet resigned but wrote to Washington months ago asking permission to return and tender his resignation in person.
A maxim in a moral lecture says avoiding disliked duties leads to social or personal setback. The saying warns that neglecting responsibility in pursuit of comfort can hinder the achievement one desires.
One bottle of Dr Pepperys Dead Shot is promoted as a quick acting vermifuge while Haiti sees its first nurses training school open under U S public health direction and control, signaling expanded medical efforts abroad.
An advertisement touts Tetterine as a quick cure for facial eruptions acne blotches and itching. It claims the product softens and clears skin and sells for 50 cents via Shuptrine Co Savannah GA. Druggists also carry it.
A seventh grade lesson on personal pronouns ends in a comic exchange when William challenges the teacher about the antecedent of who. He refuses to place mother in the third person and insists mother is the first person, prompting humorous correction in class.
A tavern landlord and a churn man discuss Petunia forming a brass band this summer. A leader from Willersville teaches the group but nightly practices are disrupted by fights as players clash over musical direction.
A humorous remark notes that while anyone can write a book, calming a six month old demands real brains and skill, highlighting the challenge of infant care with wit.
Advertises Capucine as a liquid headache remedy claiming quick relief for all headaches. Promotes trial size ten cents and larger sizes, noting its liquid form. Includes a Ruskin quote about work and education.
The war fuels a diamond rush as profiteers seek wealth in gems. Prices rise to record highs and traders move stock openly, with London’s Hatton Garden serving as a key marketplace where well-dressed men inspect stones worth thousands. The diamond trade remains resilient amid conflict.
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