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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
2
Miss Isabel Silver, a quick witted English girl, mounted the fire engine box and drove the horses from a nearby village to reach the blaze in Bradworth Lage England, saving the day with swift action.
The London Chronicle notes Robert Browning’s father, a multi talented man with a grotesque art touch, may have inspired the Pied Piper tale. He briefly versified the tale for sick child Willie Macready years before Browning’s version, though the poet appears not to have known of it until after his own publication.
A brief moral note warns that worry causes many physical ills and that rushing daily tasks harms health. It encourages practical foresight without dwelling on phantom futures and cautions against excessive anxiety about future misfortune.
Texas House adopts the unanimous report of the committee investigating Governor Ferguson. The panel criticizes purchases and Temple State bank dealings, but finds no grounds for impeachment. The session notes conclude with other senate and house actions including passage of bills and constitutional convention debates.
Governor Ferguson signed several measures this week. A house joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to allow depositions of out-of-state witnesses in anti-trust prosecutions in Texas. A senate bill permits terminal companies to issue bonds for docks and wharves. A house bill raises jail guards salaries.
A local man admits he felt sympathy for Spenson after hearing his story. He explains he declined to lend a quarter, recalling he had just changed a ten-dollar bill and struggled to justify the refusal.
A promotional ad asserts dandruff damages hair and promises revival with Knowlton's Dandeline. It describes dull brittle hair from neglect and urges a 25 cent bottle, claiming first use restores luster, fullness, and new hair growth within weeks.
In an English city the entire roadway network is watered by electric sprinkling wagons as part of a public works effort. The unusual system relies on motorized sprinklers to maintain street cleanliness and dust control.
An old health notice warns pneumonia follows a neglected cough or cold and urges immediate treatment with Mansfield's Cough Balm priced at 50 cents to one dollar.
French textile experts have developed a method of printing silks by color photography, enabling new techniques in textile design and production. The breakthrough promises novel textures and faster production for luxury fabrics and fashion houses.
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