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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
4
The Farnham grammar school head-master Rev. B. Priestley offered a prize to the pupil with the brownest face after a holiday in the open air. Twelve were named for summer tanning and Foster, the school captain, won the prize though he reportedly declines to reveal his method.
The London World argues that a woman's unpredictable nature and hidden thoughts give her lasting sway over man, making it impossible to rely on her. The piece frames gender mystery as a defining influence on male behavior.
William H. Walter of Chatsworth Illinois credits Foster Milburn Co kidney pills with curing his long kidney disease and rheumatism after years of pain weight loss and sleep loss. He reports regaining health and weight to 200 pounds and endorses the product sold 50 cents a box by all dealers in Buffalo New York. A second item quotes Mr Dooley on truth and currency in verse prose.
Advertisements tout Simmons' Liver Purifier in tin boxes as the surest and most agreeable aid to the liver. The copy emphasizes safety and effectiveness, urging readers to buy the product to restore perfect liver health.
A witty line from Smart Set features a playful exchange where one man confesses he hesitated to propose as the woman spoke, remarking that her voice carried a hint of a prior engagement ring.
An extended testimonial style ad praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for helping women with long standing female ailments. It features named readers from Jeannette and La Farge and emphasizes relief through the product and Mrs Pinkham's guidance. It urges women to write for free advice and claims wide success in cures.
A traveling man recounts his misadventures over a jammed Norfolk hotel scene. He laments the name Smith attracting jokes and mix ups, from clerks to telegrams, and ends by leaving town with his cards burned.
A surgeon trained at the College of Physicians and Surgeons shifts to medical outreach for singers. He aims to be the go to throat expert for vocal instructors and their pupils, noting singers often self treat or rely on teachers, and that connections with instructors pay off in a city rich with aspirants to musical fame.
Scientists in Washington challenge common views that hard wood yields more heat. They report linden wood, a soft wood, provides the greatest heating power, with fir close behind. Pine ranks next, while oak trails by eight percent and red beech by ten percent.
A humorous exchange notes Sappy intends to move to London after finding he can wear a monocle without deforming his face. The casual chat suggests London as the preferred destination for his new look and life.
An immigrant storyteller touts double ended matches from Mexico claiming they save a person’s record with the Recording Angel. He says the two heads offer a reliable spark and a ready market, contrasting them with ordinary matches and noting their appeal for buyers seeking sparks and reliability.
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of Selma Alabama reports four years of severe itching and black skin splotches that medical care failed to treat. After using a single set of Cuticura Remedies the eruptions stopped and vanished within six months with no symptoms for three years.
A Topeka Capital quip notes a fat man in a country town faces more trouble than a thin man. He must send out of town for clothes and is often suspected of drinking too much.
A brief quotation asserts that questioning defined duty leads to defeat, attributed to Victor Hugo. The line reflects a stoic view on obligation and resolve.
A Quaker riding with a richly dressed woman notes her cold in a London carriage. She laments the chill and asks how to warm up. The Quaker calmly suggests she wear another breastpin, delivering a dry punch line.
Readers learn that Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure catarrh in all stages as a constitutional disease. It is taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 testimonial offer and distribution through F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The French admiralty plans a campaign against seaport rats seen as disease carriers. It announces that ships entering French harbors from specified ports must have all rats exterminated before docking.
Advert says Hunt's Cure is a top skin remedy for any itch or skin trouble. It claims one application relieves and one box guarantees cure, regardless of name or place.
Detroit Free Press quotes a bantering exchange about attire at a dinner. The passage notes Lord Curzon’s early actions as Oxford chancellor, including appealing for funds to meet urgent university needs, with a line about the value of virtue over mere good deeds.
The piece quotes S D Gordon on life as a woven web and reports a Sayville sermon by Rev J B Hammill of Brooklyn where a pulpit desk collapsed after he read foundations. He narrowly escaped a fall into the pews and carried away Bibles and notes.
Pittsburg officials seek a 40 story structure reaching 700 feet above the sidewalk to eclipse the current project, aiming to seize the title of world’s tallest building in a bid that extends to New York.
An old advertisement extols Hunt's Lightning Oil promising quick relief from burns bruises and aching joints. It claims to extract pains and poisons and to “pluck the stings” with the phrase Goodness outranks goods attributed to Maltby Babcock.
The piece notes that the best microscopes magnify about 16 000 times and can make a small pile of flour appear like a pile of stones, illustrating perception versus scale in scientific imaging.
A collected quip about a job seeker Irishman in Illinois asking to cradle and work out-of-dutes. Then a Smiles quote on generous minds serving humanity. A Honeymoon joke where a couple rode an accommodation train with a tunnel light out. An advertisement for Allen's Foot Ease promising relief for tired feet. Marcus Aurelius cautions against contempt and personal accountability.
Thousands of boxes of Hunt's Cure are sold daily by Southern druggists as the best cure for itching diseases. The product promises relief on first application and a guarantee to cure any one case.
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