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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
6
A dialogue notes Mrs. Dibble’s shift from timidity to self reliance after joining a housewives' boycott. Daubson boasts priceless paintings on his studio walls, though none have a price yet.
Ten million young Americans enrolled for war service as the first military census ends. Governors report complete quiet and full registration across states with 10,264,896 expected to register. Detailed state tallies list figures for Alabama to Wyoming and include Texas with 425,320 eligible men.
The House on Thursday passed a Senate bill authorizing the issue of rifles and related equipment for certain guards.
Complete returns from cities over 80 000 population show Dallas with 14 581 registrations leading the state. San Antonio is second with 13 043, Houston third with 12 225, El Paso fourth 9 392, Fort Worth fifth 8 159, Galveston sixth 4 977, Waco seventh 3 631, and Austin eighth 3 160.
Rio de Janeiro reports a government decree creating a first section of coast artillery and authorizing a credit of 870 million reis for armament and war materials. Under normal exchange, 870.6 million reis equals about 26.1 million dollars.
At the Veterans' Convention in Washington General George P. Harrison of Opelika Alabama was re elected commander in chief. The gathering chose Tulsa Oklahoma as the site for the 1918 meeting.
A Thursday afternoon tornado leveled about fifty buildings in Perry Oklahoma including many major business district structures. Fire and police units battled the debris as residents assessed damage and emergency crews opened streets for relief efforts.
Worcester buyer D W Fields of Brockton pays 53200 for a five month old Holstein Friesian bull calf at the association convention sale held Thursday.
Paris reports American warships have anchored off the French coast as part of shared efforts against the common enemy. The Jupiter, a navy collier, arrived with 10,500 tons of wheat and supplies, the first electrically propelled ship in US service. British forces drive gains at Messines Ridge while German lines near Ypres suffer.
Washington the administration food bill aimed at surveying food resources and boosting agriculture passed the Senate on Saturday without a record vote. Amendments restrict hoarding and futures speculation as a felony, with farm storage exemptions, and cut back the secretary of agriculture’s investigative powers.
Austin officials report the sanitation committee of the state council of defense met with the state board of health to coordinate health and sanitary efforts in Texas. Dr. W B Collins plans to tour medical societies to promote war era sanitation plans and urged citizen cooperation in enforcing local ordinances.
A Cleveland woman recounts four weeks in a hospital with persistent lower body pain and fainting. After beginning Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the symptoms eased more than during hospitalization, prompting her to urge others to try the remedy.
Observers contrast the absurdity of a self-made man’s courtship with the practicality of his financial success. The piece argues that his business acumen and wealth accumulation demonstrate discipline and shrewdness in a world of risk and novelty.
An advertisement promises Plantation Chill Tonic will drive away chills and fever or money refunded, priced at 50 cents. It also promotes Roman Eye Balsam for sore, blood shot, watery, and sticky eyes with nightly applications.
Charles Henry Hawkins returns with torn sleeve and scratch marked by fatigue and guilt. His father scolds him for fighting or misbehavior after a shopping trip with his mother, emphasizing reform school as a looming consequence. The boy pleads innocence, insisting he was merely shopping.
A man recalls a pragmatic woman who impressed him not with sentiment but by seeking a percentage of royalties from his publishers, noting she inspired some of his best poems.
The line cautions against chasing happiness as a constant goal. It suggests contentment comes from within rather than external attainment.
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