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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
9
An advertisement asserts Bayer is the genuine aspirin name with the Bayer Cross on tablets and packages. It touts uses from colds to neuralgia, notes small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages sold by druggists, and identifies aspirin as the Bayer trademark.
A clipped dialogue notes confusion over a phrase about breaking an old bon and an offense. The exchange mocks the misinterpretation with a pun about availability and offense, suggesting a lighthearted quarrel or misunderstanding.
A column of old ads tout Cascarets as a gentle laxative and cleanser while Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills safeguard digestion. The items warn against danger of jackknives and truckpots, and end with a quip about two women kissing versus two men.
An advertisement promotes Liquid Shu Make or Shumake Remedy Co, Fort Worth Texas, claiming relief for overactive kidneys in children and adults and night-time urinary issues. The ad urges 60 cents and notes it is not a universal cure.
An advertisement touts Vacher Balm as preventive and relief for colds and flu, priced 30c per jar or tube, with a pocket tube suggestion and mail order from K. W. Vacher, Inc., New Orleans, La. It ends with a note about imitations and a stray line about marriage certificates and rule at home.
A home remedy suggests mixing one ounce Bay Rum with a half pint of water and glycerine, plus Barbo Compound. Apply twice weekly to darken faded gray hair, soften texture, and add gloss. Drugists can prepare it or it can be made at home cheaply.
Miss Vaudsy Pyetin planned a festive gathering to prove to her family she valued fun over cost. Her father proposed an old-fashioned taffy pulling as the centerpiece of the humble celebration.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteeing a new rich fadeless color on wool, silk, linen, cotton or blends with a direction book. It advises matching colors via a Diamond Dye Color Card and warns love cannot turn nickels into dollars.
President Wilson named Bainbridge Colby a New York attorney who left the Republican party with Roosevelt in 1912 as secretary of state. Colby, 51, has a long law career in New York, served on the shipping board, and backed Roosevelt before joining Wilson’s 1916 re election campaign.
Condensed notes show Terrell resigning from the state fire insurance commission to enter private business in Sweetwater while Governor Hobby names Major R C Roberdeau as Texas chairman for the American Gift to France. Other items include bass fishing bans, railroad bid delays, contests, charters, and highway grants across the state.
Austin officials report the Texas Law Enforcement Association approved a plan to curb auto thefts. Proposals include a statewide ranger unit for registration laws, training for county officials, an identification bureau, and a highway department car description and cross indexing project. Governor Hobby backs the program pending attorney general approval.
The Oklahoma House, after nearly six hours of debate, passed the emergency clause on the joint resolution ratifying the federal woman suffrage constitutional amendment. The vote for the emergency clause was 74 to 14 with 12 not voting, while the resolution without the clause carried 84 to 12 with 8 not voting.
Washington reports the army staff approved Texas plans to create a peacetime national guard cavalry division of about 12 100 personnel with three brigades a field artillery unit engineers signals trains and medical detachments. eight coast artillery companies to be recruited along the coast. Major General John A. Hulen named commander with two existing cavalry brigades incorporated.
An Austin convention of highway experts formed the Texas Highway Builders Association to promote highway construction. R. G. Tyler was elected president with several vice presidents. The board includes the state highway engineer and others. a secretary-treasurer will be chosen. Semiannual meetings planned, first in Waco. Members include county officials engineers contractors and material men.
After two hours of debate on the floor in Trenton the New Jersey house passed a compromise measure fixing the legal alcohol limit at 3 percent by volume for beverages, slightly above wartime beer strength. The vote occurred amid protest and calls for recognition from members on the floor.
A preliminary survey by the East Texas chamber of commerce indicates a 25 percent increase in tomato acreage for the coming season, surpassing all previous plantings in Tyler and surrounding areas. The boost reflects strong demand and expansion plans across local farms.
The Texas Company’s No. 2 Palmer at Hull in Houston area was completed Wednesday at about 2,485 feet and is producing around 3,000 barrels per day.
Druggists report many kidney issues go unnoticed. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root touted as mild healing remedy with strong insurance rejections tied to hidden kidney disease. Sample offer: send ten cents for a test bottle to Dr Ilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
The senator compares a U.S. profiteering street railway to a Japanese line that found riders pay dividends. He notes the Japanese system removed seats to maximize standing passengers and profits, calling it a broader lesson for the American company.
A Dublin lecture by Sir Horace Plunkett on aiding the poor drew a witty note from a lady suggesting he needed a wife and elocution lessons. He quipped that the two needs are only one, reflecting his humor and reformer persona.
Rich-Tone claims to increase red blood cells and purify blood. It promises strength and vitality, restful sleep, restored appetite, and overall wellbeing. Available at drug stores for $1.00 from A. B. Richards Medicine Co. in Sherman, Texas.
The Home Sector describes a light moment on a rear route where African American workers rest in the sun. A six foot Numidian mule driver rushes to replenish water as a roadside scene unfolds with playful taunts about a bungled arrival toward the Hinenburg line and Cunard line.
A brief comic exchange shows a telephone operator noting a rejection, while a crestfallen suitor thanks her. The operator offers a number that might yield better luck, reflecting early 20th century social rituals and telephone etiquette.
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