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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
2
An advertisement touts Papes Diapepsin as the instant remedy for stomach distress including sour stomach gas acidity and indigestion. It claims quick relief and low drugstore price and adds a humorous quote about an actress in musical comedy.
A vintage advertisement urges women not to fear aging and to keep kidneys and bladder healthy to prevent senile ailments. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the only reliable and original imported brand, claiming renewed vigor and youthful appearance with continued use. It warns of many imitations and urges purchase from first-class firms.
A brief exchange highlights gendered suffering as Mrs Benham remarks that some women suffer in silence and Benham counters that silence worsens their pain. The dialogue underscores societal pressures on women to endure hardship without complaint.
Old time remedy Sage Tea and Sulphur restored gray hair. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound now sold in drug stores with added ingredients for natural, even darkening. Apply with sponge or brush. gray hair fades after a few applications. hair becomes dark and glossy.
A brief teasing remark notes an athlete with notable leaping ability, describing his capacity to jump the highest board or barrier he faces. The quotation emphasizes a remarkable athletic trait without detailing any event or date.
An old medical advertisement claims bilious headaches stem from an inactive liver and promotes Bond's Liver Pills as a safe, mild remedy. It recommends taking one pill nightly for two to three nights and notes a large bottle costs a shilling at drug stores.
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for the complexion with Ointment for daily care. It adds Cuticura Talcum as part of the fragrance, claiming clean scalp and soft hands.
A humorous take cites a thrifty man who even saves worn phonograph needles. An ad touts Wrights Indian eyetable Pills for regularity. A proverb notes one apple did more than cider. The text blends wry sayings with medicine and moral quips.
The Texas house approved a four million dollar school appropriation with debate over reducing annual funding. Senate actions included English instruction mandates in all schools and an inheritance tax collection measure, while other bills covered minimum wage, teacher certificates, and road and railroad provisions.
The Texas House approved a concurrent resolution 82 to 41, requiring voter expression for calling a constitutional convention. The Osborne amendment was adopted, allowing voters to approve or reject the convention in November 1919. The body also advanced to third reading the Senate bill allocating 4 million dollars for Texas public schools.
Congress adjourned amid a Republican filibuster as major bills failed including army and navy appropriations, while only the victory loan and wheat price guarantees cleared. President Wilson signaled no immediate extra session. The House bid farewell with gratitude to Speaker Clark as measures on foreign policy and reform stalled.
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims quick relief from laziness, biliousness, and constipation with a money back guarantee if not effective by next morning.
A philosophical statement notes that the longer a man traces his ancestry, the more evident his descent appears. It links lineage to moral or social decline, suggesting that deeper roots correlate with a longer history of downfall.
The War Department plans to remodel and enlarge posts along the Mexican border from Fort Brown in Brownsville to Nogales Arizona. Original plan to relinquish border forts to the Interior Department is shelved due to continued activity across the river, keeping control under the War Department.
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