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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
6
An old ad warns against careless living and poor digestion claiming Haarlem Oil from GULP MEDAL will relieve aches pains and early signs of illness. It touts immediate relief with a money back guarantee and urges buying sealed boxes in three sizes.
In a playful exchange a boy named Clifford explains he wears mittens to avoid washing his hands, citing a simple practical reason on a sunny day. His sister asks why, and he repeats his quick reply.
A hazy night near port leads to a misread light when the deck officer and crew chase a supposed light that turns out to be their own. The scene illustrates discipline and confusion aboard the ship as the quartermaster calls for the light to be shown.
A compact line describes an attempt to capture a spring meaning through dramatization. The phrase signals an artistic exploration of perception and renewal framed as a personal reflection. The piece hinges on metaphor and the idea of redefining meaning.
A Brooklyn manufacturer sold millions of fraudulent aspirin tabs composed mainly of talcum powder. Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin are American made and owned and stamped with the Bayer Cross. Consumers are urged to request Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in original Bayer packaging with proper directions and dosage.
A Pennsylvania teamster transporting hay saw fox hunters and dogs nearby. He claimed no fox sighting, then paused to chat and watched a fox leap from the wagon and hide back in the hay to elude the pursuing hounds.
Washington. Telegraph and telephone companies, under government control since August 1, are ordered to resume operation for their own account by Postmaster General Burleson. The post office retains some oversight pending congressional action, and discrimination rules and rate structures continue. Burleson cites presidential order and legislative momentum as reasons to return control to private owners. Companies must maintain accounts for a prompt closing of government books when control ends.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania a blast in the Baltimore tunnel of the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company killed eighty three men and burned fifty more. Seven kegs of black powder exploded as a train carried them into the tunnel two miles from the mouth. A short circuit from a sagging trolley wire triggered the blast and engulfed workers in superheated flames.
Reports from Seattle Washington say heavy earthquake shocks or explosions rattled downtown and residential areas at 12 35 Thursday night shaking buildings across the city with widespread effects.
Grace Beech er, niece of evangelist Henry Ward Beecher, died Thursday in Lawrence Kansas at age 78. The obituary notes her relation to Beecher and her age.
Colonel J. G. Escobar of the Juarez garrison ordered an embargo on shipments of foodstuffs and household goods to El Paso to curb growing alarm in Juarez. The action targets cross border commerce amid tensions in the region.
Plymouth welcomed the NC-4 seaplane as it completed a five hundred mile final leg from Ferrol to Plymouth in under seven hours. Admiral Plunkett and local officials honored the crew aboard the Rochester while British and American officers praised the aircraft and the U S Navy for its successful trans Atlantic effort. The final run faced rain and fog over the Bay of Biscay and Brest before a triumphant landing at Cattewater.
Howard Wilcox of Indianapolis won the seventeenth annual 500 mile sweepstakes at the Motor Speedway in :44:21.75. Three killed including Arthur Thurman Louis Lecocq and R Bandini. two others hurt. Wilcox receives $20,000 with $50,000 split among top ten finishers. others listed Hearne Goux Guyot Alley DePalma L Chevrolet G Chevrolet Thom as.
About two thousand soldiers from the 36th Division including the 111th Engineers the Fifth Sanitary Train and multiple ambulance units arrived on the Great Northern and the Cunard liner Saxonia in New York signaling the start of the return of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard from France. The Saxonia also carried Company G of the 152d Infantry acting as guard aboard the vessel.
Lieutenant Robert Mead formerly of Cincinnati and now at Ellington Field wed to Marjorie Mead nee Dumont of Yorkville Kentucky in the first air wedding. A Handley Page airplane served as setting carriage and altar 3000 feet above ground as the ceremony took place Saturday at Ellington Field.
A serious uprising is reported in Southern Khurdestan where the gendarmerie has been defeated and British troops are feared to be in a serious position. The British army in Mesopotamia is taking steps to overthrow the tribesmen.
Reports that Villa rebels captured Chihuahua City were denied today at military headquarters in Juarez Mexico. Villa forces were said to advance but the army stated the city remained under government control with no confirmation of seizure.
The dialogue contrasts two travel styles as the rich traveler is asked if he moved incognito and replies that he journeyed in a Pullman car, prompting commentary on anonymity and luxury train service.
In the Argonne battle Colonel Blank, famed for strict inspections, was mud covered for six days. A doughboy offering a shave from a tree mirror sparks the unlikely reunion as the colonel agrees to the groom.
While minister of the interior in the Sarrien cabinet Clemenceau ordered strict office hours. He and bureau chief Winter searched the building finding many offices empty. In a roof nook they discovered a sleepy clerk and Clemenceau restrained Winter from waking him lest the man escape.
A vintage ad claims Vader Balm stops inflammation to rapidly relieve mumps head pain burns and catarrh. It touts internal safety and offers free samples and agent prices while warning against imitations from W Vacher Inc New Orleans La. The item ends with a quoted line from Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge about fights and the bone dry law.
A note on Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills stimulating the liver and bowels, followed by a quip about quick lobster service from the Boston Transcript. The text ends with a remark on men burning unrecepted bills as a coping tactic.
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