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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
4
An old New Orleans Picayune ad notes Capudine as a remedy for colds and grippe. The ad claims rapid relief from feverishness headaches and aches, advertising liquid Capudine available at drug stores and urging a year or two placement.
A long column lists numerous women from states like Michigan Ohio Wisconsin and Maine who reportedly used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. The ad claims no compensation for names used and asserts honesty of the statements and the medicine's merit.
In Cleveland the boy Willie Whitla was recovered Monday night after a $10000 ransom payment. The kidnapper, the father, and an agent followed a prearranged plan. Two boys identified the boy on a city street car and escorted him to his father at the Hollenden Hotel.
Prentice A. Newman of Brownsville Texas made a successful flight in an aircraft tethered to a 60 horsepower automobile. The machine rose about fifty feet and sailed a distance before landing smoothly when signaled to do so.
Twenty five crates of strawberries were shipped from the Alvin station on Monday bought by local produce dealers at four to five dollars per 24 quart case. The berries were fine in quality and appearance and carload shipments are expected in about a week. The outlook is favorable for a good crop though possibly short.
In Rockdale Texas Worley Coal Company has sold its lignite mining interests two miles southeast of Rockdale to Rowlett and Wells for 200000 dollars. The 800 acres two shafts miners' houses and side tracks form the largest single transaction in the county's history.
It is common to see men on the streets as crews prepare to bore three to four wells near the Walker county line seven miles east of Bedias. They have leased about 7,000 acres and contracted to drill four wells. The Black Creek well is reported down 1,000 feet.
A fire Monday consumed the Christian church and tabernacle owned by G B Kin cannons barn and contents and eighty bales of cotton belonging to D Karr. No insurance. Fire caused extensive property loss in Bruceville Texas.
Palestine Texas reports the tobacco crop for shipment is a success with excellent quality praised by authorities. East Texas acreage continues expanding each year as farmers boost production amid favorable conditions and rising demand. Lyons Texas notes urgent need for rain as wells and cisterns run dry and gardens stall. Mooringsport Louisiana features a 500 barrel per day well drilled by Ine J C Trees Oil Company on Jeems Bayou near the Texas line.
S R Wilson sold a carload of hogs just off the range Saturday due to a good acorn mass. The hogs were purchased by J W Mizell of Bogalusa for middling class pricing.
A public notice advises homeowners on recognizing paint problems from adulteration and urges repainting as a remedy. It promotes a free Houseowner's Painting Outfit No 49 from National Lead Co and endorses the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a guarantee of purity and quality.
A fictional scene shows Butler interrupted by a deputation of unemployed awaiting audience. His Excellency orders the crowd to go home quietly as he finishes a champagne toast. The dialogue hints at attitudes toward work and social ritual.
A Warren Michigan family recounts a six year old girl suffering two months from a severe hive outbreak. After trying doctors and remedies, daily hot baths with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment relieved itching and cleared the rash. Report dated June 30 and July 13 1908.
A fragment notes an author dictating a novel to a young secretary who jokes about whether the passage should be included. It mentions Hunt's Cure for skin troubles, promising a guaranteed box to cure cases, and describes savings habits urged by women and a Castoria marketing line for infants and children.
A compiled set of 19th century era ads and quips. It includes medical tonics such as Sarsaparilla and Hamlin's Wizard Oil, a cyclone house-damage joke, a Cleveland Leader exchange line, and Brown's Bronchial Troches offered by John I. Brown & Son. The tone is promotional and tongue in cheek.
A nurse from Parsons Kansas explains back pain may reflect kidney congestion and inflammation and touts Dean’s Kidney Pills as a cure. Product details include price and seller Foster Milburn Co. along with customer testimonial. Also included is a brief Humorous club speech anecdote from Tit-Bits.
For over fifteen years Hunt's Cure has been sold with a strict guarantee to cure itching skin conditions. Very few buyers request refunds because it works, regardless of the exact name of the condition.
A report notes a woman named Mrs. Benham wearing a dress fashioned from postage stamps. She remarks stamps are typically for mail, yet the garment showcases creative reuse and novelty.
Advertisements tout Capudine for headache relief claiming fast action and easy dosing at drug stores. Marine Eye Remedy promises soothing relief for eye pain and soothing comfort as advised by doctors. The page also includes a Garfield Tea laxative pitch and moral maxims from various authors.
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