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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1901
Page
2
A twelve year old Milwaukee boy Paul G Gregory writes verses praising the flag and its history. He cites Lincoln Washington Webster Jefferson and Grant and calls for three cheers for Old Glory while waving hats in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The steel engraved plate used to print naval officers commissions for 50 to 60 years is retired as worn beyond use. Secretary Long ordered a near exact reproduction preserving period style while updating shading. The plate, an artistic treasure, reflects Civil and Spanish American War eras with Neptune and Nereid motifs and star horse imagery.
At the thirty fifth annual G A R encampment in Rochester Charles A Orr of Buffalo was elected department commander by a large majority. Other officers named include John H Swift of Union Broome county senior vice commander and Daniel M Hulse of Canadaigua junior vice commander. Public notices announced staff appointments George B Loud inspector general and W H Boughton adjutant general. Orr pledged loyal service to comrades widows and orphans.
The Coast Survey plans a new machine to handle tidal variation calculations once done by up to thirty experts. Developed by Dr. R. A. Harris, the device mixes ideas from Lord Kelvin’s British design and an American model, with one crank delivering answers for complex problems. The system will aid harbors like Karachi in 1903 by predicting tides from printed pilot tables, reducing mental labor and increasing accuracy.
The Philadelphia Inquirer promotes breathing and posture drills to develop a high chest, full bust, and supple waist. It advises proper ventilation, upright stance, and specific breathing patterns including aspirated H sounds, expulsive and effusive breaths, and bedtime lung air baths. It also notes regional birth and death statistics and demographic shifts affecting New England.
Washington reports the New York Times correspondent notes officers picked for transfer from volunteers to regulars face strict screens. Candidates must prove prior military record, pass math and drill tests, endure a rigorous physical exam, and show educational knowledge from grammar to geography. A 65 percent in each subject and 70 percent overall are required.
The article surveys wars of the 1800s and their vast cost, noting a total near 20 billion dollars and six dollars spent per second of the century. It compares war outlays with education spending and church construction, then shifts to medical studies by Dr. Comme and Dr. Colin on the health impacts of the regular military march.
General Fitzhugh Lee will settle in Richmond Virginia to begin a new business career. The exact nature of his work is undecided though expected to be industrial in character. He hints that politics may still tempt him and remains noncommittal about future office runs.
At the department convention in Rochester New York Mrs Jennie P Shepard of Seneca Falls was chosen department president and Miss Masie S Greene of New York named senior vice department president.
Captain Frederick Stanley Maude has been appointed military secretary to the Governor General of Canada. He is the son of the late General Sir Frederick Maude, V. C., and a near relative of Cyril Maude the actor.
A reflective statement questions whether abundance from God would cause society to neglect the hungry and needy. It cautions against letting surplus among the blessed lead to moral decay or social neglect of the poor.
In Zurich a novel watch is shaped as a jeweled flower that acts as a hidden timepiece. The bloom opens at a touch to reveal the small watch, fastened to the dress by a safety pin. The designer sold it for 800 dollars and expects imitators.
A translation from a supposed oldest medical text describes a hair restoring remedy made for Shisha, mother of Teti, combining dog paw, date seed, and donkey hoof boiled in oil and used as an ointment. The 4000 to 3000 B C. era is cited for context and origin.
The Delaware river region hosts seven major shipyards from Philadelphia to Wilmington with over seventy vessels under construction in recent months. They represent a tonnage exceeding two hundred thousand and a total cost around 30 million dollars, with the Cramps handling over half and other concerns remaining active and prosperous.
The Hayes group of copper mines near Albernison on Vancouver Island, on the west coast, has been sold for 600000 dollars amid financial and ownership changes.
A Denver Times excerpt shows a visitor with a thick accent seeking information from a clerk and mispronouncing phrases as he asks about his wife and a friend. The scene shifts to a separate discussion where Uncle Jerry notes the joke that agnostic and cognostica are nearly the same word, prompting a lighthearted conclusion.
The ship stayed moored in the lower bay as the captain faced a boarding house runner who threatened to board. The owner’s tug arrived, prompting a legal dispute over whether a ship is a home or a yard and who may defend against forcibly boarding on water.
A historical report notes rising foreign-born influence in Connecticut as native births fall short of native deaths, signaling a growing foreign element in state demographics and the eventual minority status of native populations. The piece reflects on vital statistics and regional patterns.
Tess and Jess speak in a Philadelphia Press excerpt about misplacing something and recalling a small Mr. Snipp asking with them, resolving that it was nothing after all.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a line about Gilders growing rich and remembering a past when his brother Jack supported his children. It notes the children visiting their father’s office, located in a building where Jack worked as an elevator man.
Recent Nature statistics compare Britannica sales in Britain and the United States. Cambridge leads with 27 sets per 10 000 inhabitants, London 18, Edinburgh 13, Glasgow 10, Britain about 10 per 10 000, US about 8 per 19 000. Major cities show Boston 74, Chicago 6? sets, Greater New York 68, Philadelphia 67, San Francisco 67, Cincinnati 65, New Orleans 65.
A maid declares thirty nine excellent references and two years in domestic service to a mistress in a Glasgow Times dialogue card. The light exchange centers on trust and credentials in service hiring.
The 1896 register shows England had only one potwalloper. The term means one who boils a pot and referred to voters in boroughs where suffrage before 1832 required boiling one’s own pot in the parish for six months.
Herbert confesses to his mother that he sold her diamond pin to a peddler for 30 cents and spent the money on fireworks. The wit and consequence unfold as a small tale of temptation and remorse.
From the Youth's Companion a tale features Uncle Jerry Ardhead and two neighbors noted for their strong views. One neighbor argues that only absolute proof or mathematical demonstration yields knowledge, shaping the narrative with cautious skepticism.
A brisk collage of humorous snippets from early humor pages. Includes a jibe about Jenkins the author of How to Succeed and a burglar exchange about meager loot. A quick note on thought and whistling jokes and a jab about physical culture hats versus posture.
A mixed collection of quips and comic exchanges. A palm bookkeeper Pickney joke asks to leave an umbrella to reveal a thief. Tess teases about a Chicago heiress choosing among a baron count and duke. A gag about an angel and a nurse wraps the page.
William M Chase credited Samuel M Dodd of St Louis with his art education after Dodd funded his studies in Paris until completion. Chase said Dodd’s motive was commercial to elevate American decorative design so the US could rival Europe in carpet wallpaper and related crafts, a time now arrived.
Over 2,000 sailor men and marines of the United States navy have joined the Temperance league of the Naval Young Men's Christian association.
A weary tramp is described as making tracks toward the county seat as he seeks some form of relief or shelter. The brief line hints at travel and pursuit of local authority or a resting place within the county town.
An old ad copy touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75. It suggests work is easier than loafing and hints at DINE for malaria chills and a return to health.
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