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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
7
President Wilson vetoed a bill to create a national budget system ruling it unconstitutional as it would strip the chief executive of power to remove the controller general and assistant controller general officers. He expressed regret yet urged Congress to amend the defect before adjournment.
Prizes were awarded in the state education department led girls clothing contest. Winners include Miss Aline Johnson Houston first for school dress $2.87, Miss Judith Norwood Cleburne second $3.15, Miss Lois Southwell Cleburne honorable mention. Eary McGowan San Antonio won sport costume $3.90, Edna Riddle close second $5.17, Ruth Gildhmeister San Antonio won winter costume after $9.50 dress. Second class: Theressa Davis best afternoon dress $5.60, Inez Alvord San Antonio graduation dress $9.64. Elizabeth Pollard Midlothian second vest $17.50, Hazel Hope Sweetwater honorable mention. Other afternoon dresses: Eleanor Schram Houston first $3.40, Nona Rossen San Antonio second $16.37. Main Avenue High School San Antonio won silver loving cup for best general exhibit, second Cleburne, third Austin.
A bright meteor swept the Southwest Tuesday night lighting skies over several states and a burning mass was felt near Okmulgee Oklahoma. Professor C B Smith of astronomy ties it to a destroyed planet between Jupiter and Mars and explains fast friction in air causes the object to burn before reaching earth.
Fifty Texans from 17 West Texas counties served by the Orient railroad returned to Fort Worth from Washington Monday after filing a plea with the Interstate Commerce Commission to save the line from junking. They asked for a 3.5 million dollar loan and expressed confidence the railroad would be saved.
J H Brooks shipped the first car of tomatoes on Friday in Jacksonville Texas. The produce sold for three dollars per crate. A mixed car of tomatoes and potatoes was also shipped with potatoes bringing eight dollars per 100 pounds.
A landslide at Achupayas village in Chimborazo province buries part of the settlement. Fourteen bodies have been unearthed and many more injured amid the disaster in Guayaquil area.
In Zion City Illinois more than 7000 gallons of Milwaukee beer stored since 1919 were poured into the sewer on Monday.
A brief Ohio State Journal note reflects on visiting relatives who ate so much that leftovers vanished, leaving scant comfort for the next day. The anecdote highlights family gathering dynamics and fleeting hospitality.
The text asserts that maple sugar and maple syrup are exclusively produced in America, with Canada as the only other country making them.
Washington saw Congress adjourn at 4 p.m. after a session marked by many measures dying automatically due to adjournment. President Wilson signed several enacted laws and 16 supply measures totaling over 2.68 billion dollars, while key bills like the cold storage, soldier bonus, and rivers and harbors failed to pass.
Advertisement notes that many women suffer kidney and bladder issues without knowing it. It warns of back pain headaches and fatigue as signs and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy available at drug stores. A sample offer asks readers to send ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co for a sample bottle.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover costing a few cents. A drop on the corn ends soreness instantly and lets users lift it away with fingers. It claims to treat hard and soft corns and calluses between toes and is labeled a Cincinnati genius discovery.
A vintage advertorial urges parents to look for the California name on Syrup of Figs bottles to assure a safe stomach and bowel relief for children. It touts fruity taste, full directions, and uses a Danish proverb as a closing quip.
Squeeze two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a cheap freckle and tan lotion. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and leave skin clear and rosy white. Harmless and non irritating, grocer lemons and drug stores supply the ingredients.
A modest local failure sparks bigger lessons as urban business circles translate a simple setback into broader opportunities. The quote hints at limited space driving debt and eventual recovery through persistence and adaptation.
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