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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
2
The Moulton Eagle announces its weekly issue dated Saturday June 1 1901. Publication by az 4 Dromefeec with a yearly subscription of £1 and entry as second class matter at the post office in Moulton.
The Confederate reunion opened in Memphis on Tuesday morning drawing about 2500 veterans. Reports say the Boxers are turning hostile again in districts lacking foreign troops.
R C Boos formerly of Yoakum has purchased a gold and silver mine in Arizona for 575000 dollars. The deal marks a bold move into mineral venture with Boos taking ownership and control of the property.
Dry wells are now coming in at Beaumont as the Acme well is abandoned at 2080 feet. Gonzales plans another bank, with two banks already in town and rapid town growth making a third profitable.
From Havana, a dispatch reports the Cuban constitutional convention accepted the Pratt amendments by a 15 to 14 vote, a narrow majority of one. The result marks a close decision on the proposed changes within the convention.
The widow of Anson Jones the last president of the republic of Texas presented President McKinley with the old flag of the republic during his stop in Houston.
The Yoakum Times urges readers to tend to their own business details for better success. It warns against meddling in others affairs and stresses room in town for new competitors.
Bresci, who assassinated King Humbert of Italy, died by suicide in his cell at the penitentiary. He hanged himself using a rope woven from his blankets, marking the end of his detention.
The Richmond Coaster celebrates its seventh year, with praise for its prosperous condition. The note from the office salutes the paper and wishes continued success to its staff and readers.
The Houston Post reports in a Wednesday edition that cotton acreage is up across most counties in the cotton belt with good prospects for a full crop. The crop is late and some planting remains ongoing.
The piece notes Harvard awarded President McKinley a Doctor of Laws while joking that he should have received a Doctor of Constitutions Farm and Ranch. It critiques papers praising his devotion to Mrs. McKinley and his conduct during her illness, saying others would likely act similarly.
A movement aims to drill a mile deep well at Beaumont. Leaders say deep wells in other fields have often been the most productive, making this an experimental project watched with keen interest.
The passage notes many counties show strong oil indications and quickly form companies to drill. While some ventures may succeed, many fail and the capital spent could instead fund factory development, boosting manufacturing and investor dividends in the state.
The article argues that towns with a board of trade protect local interests and spur progress. It notes much good has been accomplished elsewhere and urges local businessmen to organize such a body for the town’s benefit.
Hampus Roos and two companions at Yoakum report a new remedy for boll weevil control a dead shot using one part coal oil to eight parts water. They say it kills weevils but note oil and water must remain well mixed and suggest a revolving wheel in the sprayer. If effective it could be low cost and valuable.
After July 1 1901 no stamp tax will be collected on proprietary medicines chewing gum bank checks previsory notes bills of lading for export telephone messages life marine inland fire casualty fidelity and guaranty mortgage or conveyance in trust protest perfumery and cosmetics commercial brokers certificates of deposit money orders express receipts bonds of indemnity and bonds not otherwise specified certificates not otherwise specified lease manifest for customs entry power of attorney to sell and warehouse receipts.
State Entomologist Prof. Mally endorses subscriptions to combat weevils at 15 cents per hundred. He says this season the pests are scarce, with under 200 weevils per acre, making catching them cheaper than spraying at over 30 cents per acre. The method is tedious but effective and worthwhile.
Professor Mally prescribes a cotton spray to kill boll weevils using 1 ounce arsenic per gallon water, 8 ounces arsenate of lead, and a gallon of molasses diluted with water. Mix well and strain to create a spray. fifty gallons covers two acres.
Advertisement claims Moore's Pilates cure all forms of malaria ague chills fever swamp fever bilious fever jaundice biliousness and fatigue without quinine arsenic acids or iron. It promises tasteless pills, protecting stomach and teeth, priced 50 cents a box from Dr C C Moore Company and Kotzebue's Drug Store in St Louis.
An Arkansas editor crafts a sentimental poem describing a humble boy with a shining pail wandering a dale. A brindle tailed cow in clover pasture is tended by the boy as a bee travels to the cow’s left ear and the boy soars into eternity through a chestnut tree.
The Corpus Christi area expects 700 to 800 carloads of cabbage this season valued around 200000 to be shared among about hundred growers. The note contrasts Texas and Florida fruit shipments and counters any belief the south is shiftless from an Ocala Banner viewpoint.
An editor boasted he was kissed by a very beautiful married lady and would reveal her name in the next issue. Circulation doubled in two weeks after the claim, but once he named his wife he was forced to flee the town.
The Wharton Eagle endorses incorporation as essential for towns large enough to sustain a city government. It argues such a change benefits local governance and growth.
Monday a Catholic church holiday drew over a thousand visitors to town. In the evening two dances ran until three a.m. at Darilek & Nachlinger’s hall and Mr Lackman’s new building. City band played at Lackmann hall and Lone Star band at Darilek Nachlinger’s.
An adage extols Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy for threatening lung diseases and severe coughs. It claims to heal inflamed tissues, ease expectoration, improve sleep, and cure patients, with noted world-wide pharmacist endorsement and a prompt to consult Green's Prize Almanac. A local anecdote from Commanche Chief recounts a theatre street car incident involving a tipsy passenger and a crying child, ending with the conductor alighting at the next stop.
Summer excursions run June 1 to September 36 with round trip fares from Moulton to Kerrville Ganahl Comfort and Boerne and return within 30 days. Special San Antonio to Port Lavaca trip on Sunday with 9 55 a m passing Moulton and 1 50 round trip fare from Moulton limited to return same day. A gun accident near Sublime injures a woman. Dr Letzerich extracts missiles and says wound painful but not dangerous. Other notes mention relatives returning home and subscription offer for The Eagle and the Home and Farm with pricing and boll weevil report availability.
Thibet, larger than France Germany and Spain combined with six million people, is ruled by the Dalai Lama who accepts only nominal allegiance to China. He heads Lamaism, the oldest and strictest form of Buddhism. Much of Mongolia follows this faith, and a bold leader there could jeopardize China.
Texas ranchers increasingly replace the old steer with modern thoroughbred cattle. Few of the old breed remain as ranchers import higher grade stock, paying top prices to secure the best strains of modern blood.
Rumors resurfaces of a boundary dispute between Wisconsin and Michigan. Wisconsin seeks a rectification along its northeastern border, potentially affecting eleven townships including Crystal Falls and Iron River now in Michigan.
May 28 notes fine weather easing farmers delayed by rains. Miss Annie Blaschke sick with typhoid fever but expected to recover. Local residents report boll weevils found on cotton. Mr C Albert visited Sublime, John Edwards family visited Shiner. Phoenix Club to host a ball on June 29. A baby boy arrived at Rev Kuelps home last Thursday. mother and child doing well.
Miss Selma Kotzebue is visiting her sister Mrs A H Koch at Cameron this week.
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