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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1916
Page
2
A 1920s health note urges waking with a glass of hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and intestines. It claims daily use relieves headaches backache bilious attacks constipation and stomach trouble by purifying the internal organs and improving digestion.
A brief quoted exchange features Hill and another man debating work and the belief that the office should seek the man, presented in a rural dialect. The dialogue hints at job ideals and traditional hiring norms without broader context.
A damaged ad fragment touts Laxa and brom quinine as cures for colds and grip but omits reliable sourcing. The note mentions a Groves signature on a buy and hints at drug claims without proof.
Dialogue quotes Knox and Blox debating Breezly's marital status. Knox says Breezly was bound to truth but would now be a widower, implying a change in relationship or rumors about Breezly. The exchange hints at personal scandal or paradox in a light, humorous tone.
Backache and lumbago relief pitch urges readers to try a small trial bottle of St Jacobs Oil. It promises prompt soothing action and claims the oil is harmless and effective for sciatica and rheumatic pains without skin burns.
An opinion notes one apparel item athletes should wear but often do not. The author suggests jumpers as the missing standard for performance and branding across sports.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine promising lighter wavy hair with immediate cleansing and dandruff removal. It claims weeks of use yield new, fine hair growth and urges readers to purchase a 25 cent bottle from any store.
Bandits raid a town at night led by Villa torching buildings and fatally harming Americans. Authorities report a violent attack resulting in multiple casualties and property damage within the town.
American forces pursue Francisco Villa and his band into Mexico after Villa’s raid on Columbus New Mexico. The assault killed Americans and civilians and looted the town as Washington supports Colonel Slocum’s actions. Several Mexican dead reported.
Berlin announced Moewe returned to a German port with 199 prisoners and 1,000,000 marks in gold bars after a cruise that sank fifteen enemy vessels and mined coasts. The vessel reportedly also captured ships including the Saxon Prince and Marons, with King Edward VII later lost to a mine. Austin tex masters uniform standard for Texas products by state agriculture department seeking a conference of growers shippers and distributors to adopt a Texas standard.
John W. Foster former secretary of state under Harrison and longtime legal adviser to the Chinese government was decorated by President Yuan Shi Kai with the first class of the order of the Golden Grain the highest Chinese honor.
Dr W A Davis state vital statistics register lists five centenarians in Bexar county aged 116 two females, plus 102 female 110 male 107 male. Six other centenarians from Webb Cameron Harris Kaufman Robertson counties aged up to 105. Births 5130 including 53 twins. Deaths 3306. Texas population 4 343 710. Pneumonia 362 while tuberculosis 319 influenza 295. Accidental deaths 120. Homicides 53 and personal crisis 30.
Tong King Chong longtime leader in the Chinese Republic movement and editor of the Chinese Republic Journal died Wednesday in San Francisco from a lung ailment. He chaired the Chinese Republic Association and influenced revolutionary efforts abroad.
A wage rise was agreed by a subcommittee of bituminous operators and miners for Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois. The new contract to take effect in April could total about eight million dollars annually across the soft coal fields.
Washington reports the American Railway Association car shortage commission warned Eastern railroads of penalties for ignoring its suggestion to deliver box cars to Western lines to ease the ongoing shortage.
W P Lane former state controller died at his Fort Worth home Monday after an eight month illness and two operations. He had been in poor health for months prior to his death.
A series of fires in Monroe Louisiana destroyed thirty one houses most of them cottages. The blazes are believed incendiary and caused an estimated loss of thirty thousand dollars.
Major General Frederick Funston orders eleven infantry companies, a cavalry regiment, and five cavalry troops into New Mexico and Arizona to halt Villa's raids and trap the bandit leader at Columbus, aiming to prevent further depredations and cut off escape routes.
Cambridge Massachusetts report says Taylor's comet split with a secondary fragment about two to two and a half magnitudes fainter than the main body. The Yale Yerkes Observatory message to the Harvard Observatories announced the finding on Tuesday.
Washington reports Senator Pomerene’s measure for a uniform bill of lading cleared the senate on Thursday. The bill aims to standardize shipment documents across states to facilitate interstate commerce.
An oil discovery in paying quantities was made Saturday at Flatonia Oil Prospect Company's well located in Flatonia Texas at about 1,600 feet in rock formation.
Olney Arnold, American diplomatic agent and consul general at Cairo, Egypt, died Tuesday in a hospital at Lisbon Portugal.
An advertisement pledges Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liver remedy that replaces calomel. It claims quick morning relief, non salivation, and a money back guarantee if the liver is not cleaned and bowels straightened by morning. Children may take it without cramps.
A colored porter in a West side store is dispatched with a torn ham wrapper. He chews a small ham fragment in the basement to destroy the evidence, claiming he dropped it and wanted to hide the act. The butcher warns him to be careful with the torn paper.
A boy named Johnnie avoids sleep during a sermon to dodge punishment. His mother warns of a wood shed consequence if he dozes, so he stays alert to recall the preacher's text for the way home. The tale centers on fear and discipline in a family setting.
A boy returns home conscious of safety and, when asked about the text, accuses the preacher of saying Moses was an oyster man who made ointment for the shins of his people. The real text read Moses was an austere man and made atonement for the sins of his people.
A Kansas City Star item recalls a congressman who daily received letters from a constituent asking for garden peas. He quotes the reply admitting peas make bully soup and requesting more, noting the humorous back and forth over planting the state in peas.
A man boasts of his possessions including a prize bulldog and touring car while another declines interest. He offers to read a formal asset statement with exaggerated admiration, prompting a terse exchange about attention and propriety.
A short dialogue highlights a boy named George who confesses to a lie and is praised not for honesty alone but for his eager readiness to chop wood. The scene resembles a moral vignette emphasizing practical virtue and diligence.
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