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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes a lemon skin softener made from two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint lotion. It claims to whiten freckles and tan, soften rough hands, and refresh face neck arms and hands with daily massage.
Farmer Cobbles says he and his hired men will be too busy raising food crops to entertain city boarders, citing their quaint rural dialect and unsophisticated ways as reasons to pass on guests this season.
An advertising note promotes Capadine as a liquid headache remedy. It claims relief for headaches and aches in back and limbs, stating it assists nature to get right and stay right, and highlights its liquid easy-to-take form.
A vintage advertisement urges toning the liver with Indian Vegetable Pills promising gentle, effective relief. The copy links liver health to digestion and urges readers to improve tone and function.
A satirical exchange features a man volunteering to serve his country in case of war to cook, highlighting how cooks are unnecessary or hard to recruit during recruitment drives. The dialogue underscores wit about wartime roles and civilian service.
Disagreeable and dangerous trouble s diarrhea, but a speedy and certain cure is found in Mississippi Diarrhea Cordial. Price 25¢ and 50c¢.
A character asserts a desire for peace while admitting readiness to take practical steps, including visiting a dentist, to end a toothache and avert conflict. The exchange frames resolve and pragmatic action as paths to calmer times.
A witty remark notes the British abandoning boiled shirts to save starch and suggests they must stiffen their defenses, reflecting humorous wartime chatter about comfort and preparedness.
J D Hawkins travels forty miles to buy Tanlac for his wife, whose three bottle improvement includes fifteen pound gain and restored appetite. Neighbors note her better health and vigor as headaches and indigestion vanish. Hawkins backs Tanlac as the best medicine, urging others to use it via local dealer notices.
A mother pursues her son in a tale of heated chase. She vows to pay sixpence to anyone who catches him. The boy stops, turns, and offers to return if paid the sixpence, turning the situation into a humorous retort.
An old advertisement urges taking Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system. It touts iron as the active ingredient and notes the formula is printed on every label. Price shown as 50 cents.
Mrs. Torkins says the economy wave affects her household. She will invite her family to live with them to avoid waste and leftovers from meals.
President Wilson declares the United States must fight to defend its rights and honor as a free nation. He portrays Germany as a direct threat, citing submarine warfare, spies, and maneuvers toward Mexico and Japan, and calls for a united, resolute war effort.
The thirty day Liberty loan campaign nears completion as nationwide subscriptions surge with reports of long lines and brisk sales. The Liberty Bell rang in Philadelphia signaling renewed public support and a White House notification to President Wilson. Subscriptions for the final day exceed 25 million dollars, with banks across states contributing.
With six states未reporting, the registration total stands at 8,839,582, about 93.5 percent of the census estimate for 9,552,641 eligibles in the forty-two states plus the District of Columbia.
The British navy destroyed Zeppelin L-43 over the North Sea, announced by Chancellor Bonar Law in the House of Commons on Thursday.
The Texas state highway commission on Thursday awarded a contract for automobile number plates totaling 58 500 dollars and a 4 800 dollar contract for seat displays on cars showing current auto tax paid. The project covers 300 000 plates, 150 000 pairs, supplying two plates per vehicle.
Washington notes indicate the war department will deploy American troops to Europe far earlier than original plans, with General Pershing’s division set to go and others to follow. Training camps, selective recruitment, and citizen-education efforts are outlined, along with revised expectations for rapid deployment and the role of birds in wartime agriculture.
The War Department announced Texas cantonments for the national army will be at San Antonio and Little Rock for the western division. National guard camps will be in Fort Worth, Houston, Waco, Fort Sill, and Deming. Total costs rose to about 175 million dollars with 16 cantonments planned.
Washington reports the leniency period ended Monday night for men aged 21 to 30 who failed to register for the army last Tuesday. Provost Marshal General Crowder urged governors to enforce the penal provisions of the selective service law against all nonregistrants.
Washington report shows the senate finance committee finalizing changes to the house war tax bill. A retroactive 1916 income tax to raise 108 million dollars and Lenroot surtax increases on incomes over 40 thousand were removed from the measure.
The department of commerce said on Monday that Britain has released 45 000 bales of Australian wool totaling about 16 000 000 pounds for immediate shipment to the United States.
In Ottawa a bill for compulsory military service is introduced in the house of commons by Sir Robert Borden. It targets Canadians aged 20 to 45 and seeks to compel service. The measure aims to mobilize manpower during wartime.
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