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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
3
An old newspaper ad promotes Cascarets as a ten cent box remedy to cleanse and regulate the stomach and liver, relieve sour fermenting food and constipation, and prevent headaches and biliousness. It claims the product works during sleep with no griping and cites widespread use. Also mentions unrelated notes on Turkey bakeries and Canada waterworks.
Advertisement urges a nightly facial routine using Cuticura Soap and Ointment to cleanse pores. It promises pore-influenced improvement through the night and offers a free sample by mail with a book from Cuticura, Boston, Dept. L, to be addressed by postcard. Sold everywhere.
Augustus Thomas discusses elevating the stage at the Players' club in New York noting the challenge posed by attendance. He quotes the treasurer praising the club as a great success and mentions fines for nonattendance funding a box party at a musical comedy.
A playful courtroom exchange reveals a lawyer demanding a maiden name while Mrs Casey Shore jokes about memory loss from marriage. The dialogue features Mrs Casey Shure, Mr Casey Begorra, and casual references to cousin Kate as the speaker boys through a muddled personal history.
A humorous exchange notes a deaf man recounting dancing with a charming woman and pondering whether she compared his dancing to a zephyr or a heifer while the New York Times reports the remark.
A brief note highlights that social ties feel stronger in summer with more friendly contacts and gatherings than in colder months, reflecting seasonal differences in warmth and sociability.
President Wilson urges an extraordinary session of Congress to address grave national policy matters as Germany's submarine war actions escalate. He states war may exist in a technical sense and outlines defense readiness while asserting any conflict would be defensive and aimed at preserving civilization and humanity.
Washington A French horticulturist Monsieur de Noyer proposes using spinach stems for paper making. He notes spinach stems contain 46 percent cellulose versus 4 percent in wheat straw. De Noyer claims his experiments follow the Grenoble papermaking methods and yield a product equal to the best Japanese paper.
The East Texas Press Association will hold its regular session Thursday April 12 in Timpson. Morning and afternoon programs feature talks on subscription pricing, cooperative purchasing, rural correspondents, organization benefits, foreign advertising rates, job printing costs, securing local advertising, and East Texas development with open discussion to follow.
Paris reports British and French forces advancing in France despite bad weather and difficult terrain. British units push from Arras toward St Quentin as French cavalry reach within four and a half miles of the city. Berlin notes German retreat has ruined their spring offensive plans and freed 150,000 to 200,000 troops for potential counter action.
Houston report says while a drill was withdrawn on Wednesday to change bits oil erupted from Gulf Production Company well No 38 Bush at Goose Creek. The stream rose about 125 feet wrecking the derrick and a crewman on top of the 80 foot structure escaped by sliding down a guy wire as the derrick collapsed.
Washington and New York reports say the Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, sustains the Adamson act as constitutional, fixing an eight hour basic day for interstate railroads and enabling wage increases for trainmen. The ruling upholds Congress power to regulate interstate commerce and set a standard of wages during national emergency. The railway managers and President Wilson authorized settlements with railroad brotherhoods to avert a strike, with Secretary Lane noting the eight hour law goes into effect and overtime arrangements to be determined.
A fragment recalls a tale of Edith and a farmer near a well. Dialogue shows doubt about drinking water without a bucket. The pair exchange a quiet, symbolic moment as Edith appears with water in her eyes.
Mrs G H Schill of Texas City credits Cardui with ending three years of severe headaches and nervous exhaustion after three bottles. She says her son handled all housework while she suffered and that relief is permanent with Cardui, urging others to try it.
A motor truck designed for lumber transport straddled its load during a move, lifting and carrying the timber as part of the operation. The incident underscores the vehicle's load handling capabilities in industrial transport.
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing promising a natural way to cover gray hair for $1.00. The clipped ad appears amid unrelated lines including a jail scene caption.
An old advertisement touts Capadine for headaches and general aches claiming ease of use as a liquid remedy. It includes a brief humorous exchange about a boat being bailed out from a rising tide.
An ad promotes Mansfield Cough Balsam for inflamed membranes and irritated nerves, suitable for babies, priced 25 or 50 cents. The advert also notes Cuba grows tobacco, planted and harvested in 90 days.
Charles W. Eliot argues in the Atlantic that cultivation has broadened beyond letters and arts to include sciences and strong emphasis on history government and economics. He suggests a generation ago education focused on languages and literature while now it is more inclusive.
A Cincinnati authority says freezone can lift sore hard or soft corns and calluses with a few drops. A small bottle costs little at any drug store and dries on contact without irritating surrounding skin. If a druggist lacks freezone, readers are advised to request it from a wholesale house.
A playful exchange has a woman dismiss flattery and a man agree she is genuine in beauty. The dialogue hints at vanity and a metaphor about wealth growing like pumpkins through cultivation.
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