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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1904
Page
2
Reader notices include a Dallas Lantern launch by K G Seavier promising truth on Texans matters. A North Carolina horse stealing acquittal story ends with a lawyer’s blunt question and a wary reply.
A colorful historic tribute extols Texas as a vast, unmatched land, claiming it dwarfs Rhode Island and swallows states like Maryland and Vermont. The piece likens Texas to an empire and a bold democratic spirit, describing its borders with Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico and Mexico with sweeping metaphor and slang.
Quotation extols Texas as a jim dandy and a whopper with bold praise attributed to the Galveston Daily News asserting Texas extends beyond the south pole in a humorous in this archival excerpt.
Our Times reports the first full census of the Philippines showing 7,635,425 people with about 647,740 classified as wild or uncivilized. Mindanao contains 252,940 savages, Luzon holds 223,506, and Manila's 219,028 include 16,000 aboard harbor vessels. It notes Nigritos, about 23,000 scattered across provinces, as a primitive, home-less race with four foot ten inch height and woolly hair.
The Panama Canal will boost global trade and civilization by shortening distances, stimulating Central and South American development, and inspiring improvements in railroads, education, and civic life. It promises long term, not immediate, progress for the Isthmus, Europe, and the United States.
The local diamond hosted a game between the Sluggers and the First Nine. The First Nine won 17 to 3 as Mueller led with four runs and Ed Kure tallied five. A tack-stop and several passed balls influenced the score. three Sluggers collided while fielding. Spectators observed the outing with many in attendance.
The first bale of cotton for this season was sold in Shiner. It weighed 562 pounds and was grown by Mr. Frank Kneeck. Wolters Bros. purchased it for 10 cents per pound plus a barrel of flour as premium.
The description portrays a Lavaca county lawyer and farmer known as a Democratic wheelhorse until 1894 who later backed Republican tickets while still voting Democratic at state and county levels. Wealthy and popular, he is unlikely to accept the congressional nomination despite potential cross party support.
A regional crop report notes mixed conditions with earlier market readiness. Some areas report better yields than last year, while others face excessive rains and boll weevil pressure reducing potential. Prices and local market timing given, with first bale sales anticipated by month end.
Local notes from Swiss Alp detailing visitors and travels. Mr and Mrs C Franke visit Lampasas county family. Prof I Kudi and family return to Dallas. Mrs E Niemeyer of Houston visits relatives. Frank Reinhardt Nollkemper Hugo Hingst and others depart for Port Lavaca. A princess resides with Mr and Mrs Paul Jaenichen. Families head to Lee and Bastrop counties. H Gebert family visit Cistern. Mrs Bertha Sander and daughters travel to Milwaukee. L A Madrigal of Lima Peru passes through Austin en route to the World’s Fair. he is a mute traveler after two years on the road visiting several countries.
The July 21 1904 Washington Letter notes Oyster Bay is not the summer capital despite government business during Roosevelt's absences. It describes cabinet moved on in Washington, proposes a seaside summer capital, but concludes such a plan would be impractical and unlikely.
Readers are asked to influence attendance for blind students. Alumni aim to promote the school and its offerings, including a literary education, music, piano tuning, broom and mattress making, sewing and crochet. Superintendent Piner is respected. the campus supports hundreds of students and needs no barriers to independence. Catalogs available from H L Piner, Superintendent, Austin Texas.
Mrs Chas Appegate of Alexandria Ing recalls night coughs that kept her sleepless and a bad consumption. Three $1 bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery cured her, she gained 58 pounds and endorses it for coughs colds and bronchial throat lung troubles. Trial bottles free at druggists.
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs Seidel aged years at the Catholic cemetery after she died Monday night at her son Joseph Seidel's home. Rev Hudecek led the funeral. Tax HaGie offers condolences to the survivors.
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