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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1919
Page
3
A column extols Dr. Pierce of Buffalo and his Golden Medical Discovery as a temperance stomach remedy. It links indigestion to many diseases and urges home treatment with a non alcoholic, herb based medicine that supposedly cures numerous ailments.
A friend of Senator Sorghum challenges the senator on the capitol steps about the lack of speeches. The senator replies that times have changed and a man in silk hat and frock coat cannot claim to save the country alone before an audience in khaki uniforms and overalls.
An advertisement describes a home hair treatment using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair without coloring the scalp. It promises gradual results, softness, and gloss without greasiness, and notes full directions are in each Barbo Compound box.
Wise tells a Louisville Courier Journal joke where a candidate pursues female votes by proposing matrimony after a first rejection. He explains the plan backfires, deciding to end the campaign instead. The anecdote parodies campaigning and romantic persistence with a humorous twist.
A prisoner recounts aboard the Yarrowdale as fear and madness spread among inmates. German captain Badewitz and guards crush a planned mutiny, mete out beatings, force labor, and shoot at escaping prisoners. After days of darkness and coal, the ship nears Norway, lands at Swinemunde, and prisoners are moved toward continued captivity amid brutal treatment and spitting by guards.
Health writers urge early action against influenza with simple steps. Readers are advised to notice a shiver or sneeze and take prompt precautions to curb spread.
A female speaker grew irritated by a steady heckler in the front row who signaled his understanding with each line. She finally asked a house officer to remove the involved male, claiming he had persistently followed her throughout the evening.
Marion Harland recalled a remark from an old New England relative after an audience applauded her talk. He said during a time of tribulation he was grateful for kindness, and he wished for a bigger corpse to show his thanks.
Sly sales tone offers “Dead Shot” as a sure quick remedy while a humorous aside pokes at misfortune. The ad mocks accident tales with a breezy line about Jim’s bad luck with vehicles and airships. A sunny temper warms a dark note in the copy.
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