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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1904
Page
4
A brief note compares Japanese letter formats with country first norms and details how toasting bread removes moisture for quicker digestion. It also cites a gap in Italian life expectancy, showing 28 years for the poor and 55 for the well to do.
A reader praises Simmons Liver Purifier tin boxes for mild cleansing of a sluggish liver and mood. The piece also mentions a man’s consolation about baldness and cites a newly sung English version of a 280 year old hymn to Apollo.
A devotional poem describes night’s dark tones fading to morning light. It blends mythic imagery with hope, urging readers to endure hardship and seek sunrise after trouble. The piece references storms and a guiding beacon lifting spirits toward a brighter day.
A humorous vignette portrays a town grocer who stocks a local paper for loafers and idlers who invade daily to read it. Readers barter for bites from the olive jar and cracker barrel while one by one they grab the issue and hide it, leaving the grocer hungry and the editor blamed.
The item blends moral police satire and local gossip. It cites Uncle Joe Cannon as treasury watchdog while praising a country editor guarding moral life. It notes a Texas traveler Montclove signing Gerdes house archives and remarks on public amusements and June firecrackers.
A Liszt relic aged thirteen has been recovered in Paris. The two volume MS of Don Sanche, with libretto by The aulon and De Rance, spans 887 pages. The work, inspired by Florian, is considered largely unoriginal and an echo of Liszt’s early composition.
A Marble Hill Missouri reader praises Hunt's Lightning Oil claiming it grips quicker and eases aches rapidly. The testimonial notes the liniment lasts until full recovery and that even small pains vanish before the bottle is corked. Price listed 25 and 60 cents per bottle.
A traveler describes an inn in Japan with crowded talkative hosts who promise the bed but fail to prepare it. Guests must force open hermetically sealed shutters to avoid charcoal fumes and crowds. Rats roam at night and the watchman rattles throughout. The bath is filled once and the washbasin is tiny and kept on the veranda.
Dewarra, a New Britain currency, uses dog-whelk shells on palm leaf ribs. Strings are sold by fathom at about three shillings and used in adornments for ceremonies. Wealth is hoarded, then distributed at a rich man's funeral among heirs like personal property.
James W. Alexander lauds Princeton's Old Nassau as the noblest college hymn. Public games draw students families graduates in a mass standing with hats waved at the refrain Long Life to Old Nassau. Also notes successful efforts by troops and coast guards in Egypt against a locust plague and a brief remark on royal heraldry.
Poem describes two roses grown from the same branch cared for together yet separated by fate. One rose ends buried with a child, while the other endures as a symbol of resilience, promising strength as a rose bush blooms yearly on the grave.
A commentator notes society favors the already successful while a judge questions a plaintiff about entrusting goods to a debtor. The defendant's lavish dress and jewelry are cited as proof he could not pay, prompting the judge to remark on public perceptions. The piece ends by contrasting common views with what the world will accept.
A Chinese servant employed in a New York family leaves after only days of service. His note to the family is in Chinese and, with an interpreter, reveals a dig at the mistress, a nearby famous woman pianist, about her dress and meals and her daily practice at the instrument.
An early advertisement promises one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case, cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, with endorsements from local druggists and claims of testimonials and prices. Also notes Ball's Catarrh Cures and a constipation remedy, plus a brief family pills plug.
The piece notes hooded crows drive off eagles near nesting sites in Scotland. It promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch 10c for households, claiming 16 ounces per 10c package. It adds a line about American sewing machines in Constantinople and a house fly’s 120 eggs lifespan.
This column bundles product pitches and trivia from 19th century notices. It promotes Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for chil dren and mentions a Tibet rosary from skulls, plans to bring Venetian lacemakers to South Africa, a quip about Defiance Starch, and a New York life expectancy stat.
An advertisement extols Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use, claiming 16 oz per package at a 10 cent price, unlike 12 or 8 oz rivals. It touts nonstick qualities, chemical free content, and urges buyers to demand Defiance to avoid inferior stock and save time and money. The copy closes with a quip about gender and aging.
An assortment of small notices covers patent laxatives from Cheatham, ship spars from a Seattle firm to Maine, trunk and vase durability from Houston, Christian names for presidents, white canvas oxfords for women, and Patagonia immigration notes. The items reflect a late 19th to early 20th century business and public notices flavor.
Advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Fase powder for burning feet tight shoes and related issues. Claims relief for swollen hot sweating feet corns and bunions with 25 cent price and free sample offer from Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY. Also includes assorted quotes and lines on shadows friendships unions.
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