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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
2
The Belgian use of sheep dogs to seek wounded echoes earlier warfare methods. Scottish clan feuds and English battles used dogs to locate foes and unwounded fugitives. Wallace and Bruce reportedly avoided English bloodhounds, and in Elizabeth I's reign five hundred hounds were deployed in Ireland.
A dramatic exchange reveals a sudden breakup as one partner ends the engagement at once, sparking talk of a sudden rift and the social consequences of a broken arrangement. The fragment hints at a personal fallout within a nearing nuptial plan.
An OCR snippet shows a blend of old time patent medicine pitches and humorous moralizing lines. It references CAPACINE for headaches and grip, a tease about an insurance company profit, Hanford's Balsam for thrush, and a quip about eggs and human origins.
The eighteenth annual convention of the State Federation of Labor adjourned in Austin with a vote of 896 to 91. Houston was chosen as the next meeting site, Edward Cunningham of Bridgeport elected president, Galveston’s George Slater reappointed secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Della Davis of Fort Worth named first vice president. Four constitutional amendments were adopted including universal suffrage, with a substitute to declare universal suffrage carried. The body endorsed labor temple ownership by central bodies and urged support for Dallas Central Labor Council’s labor temple project.
A compilation from Austin lists newly chartered companies with their capital stock. Firms include Bastrop Oil and Gas Company of Bastrop with 50000 dollars, Home Oil Company of Taylor 25000, First Climax Oil Company of Taylor 24000, German Thrall Oil and Gas Company of Taylor 25000, Mutual Oil and Gas Company of Taylor 25000, Thrall Six Well Oil Company of Thrall 75000, Thrall Success Oil Company of Thrall 25000, Northeast Oil Company of Temple 30000, Crockett Oil Company of Thorndale 16000, Ford Oil Company of Temple 10000, Temple Thrall Petroleum Company of Taylor 10000, Wil Tex Oil Company of Taylor 25000, and Thrall City Oil Company of Taylor 20000.
The Florida lower house on Tuesday passed a bill with a 160000 appropriation to combat crop pests. Of that total, 125000 is earmarked to eradicate citrus canker.
Chicago’s Gustave Wilke, early skyscraper contractor of national repute, died this week. He built the $3,000,000 Texas state capitol at Austin.
Topeka Kansas Secretary Mohler of the state board of agriculture predicted another big wheat crop for Kansas by estimating the 1915 crop condition at 92.8 percent of an 8,586,300 acre total.
Two unmasked men robbed the First State bank assistant cashier in Clarita Oklahoma on Friday. They took 353 dollars then mounted their horses and fled the scene. Local authorities likely pursuing the duo.
Texas growers and dealers testified before interstate commerce commissioner W M Daniels that higher freight rates on fruits and vegetables would slow agricultural development in the Rio Grande valley. They cited proposed increases of 10 cents per hundred pounds on strawberries and 8 cents on peaches cantaloupes tomatoes and onions and 5 cents on cabbage potatoes and watermelons.
In February 1915 Texas registered 2836 births and March added 5054, with an estimated 3062 unrecorded. The 1910 census implies about 97000 births yearly if fully recorded, highlighting the lack of birth certificates as a key obstacle to enforcing compulsory education and age related laws, and urging district judges to inform grand juries to curb unregistered births and reduce state costs.
Corpus Christi witnessed the unveiling of the Coppini memorial fountain honoring Confederate soldiers. About 5,000 people attended the Friday night ceremony hosted by the local chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy who presented the fountain to the city.
Mrs. Paul Wagner of Goforth near Buda Texas gave birth to four children Friday three girls and a boy in a single delivery.
Juarez city officials propose to allocate 26000 dollars for a free concrete bridge between El Paso and Juarez if El Paso matches with a similar appropriation. The plan is under consideration by the Juarez city government and the Chamber of Commerce.
Thornless prickly pear grown by B R Russell in San Saba Texas was examined by David Griffith of the United States department of agriculture and found to be an old Mexican cactus and one of the hardiest plants known.
Victoria Texas voters approved a $40,000 bond issue to finance a municipal light plant. The action was completed this week with local officials noting the project will bring electrical service improvements to the city.
Rough seas hindered salvage efforts to raise the submarine F-4 lying off Honolulu harbor. Weather in the past days disrupted the operation, delaying the recovery and brining no immediate success.
Governor J. F. Strong vetoes a recently approved territorial anti hanging measure passed by the legislature in Juneau Alaska.
An electrical wind and rain storm hit Wichita Falls Texas Thursday night blowing down about eighty oil derricks in the Electra field and setting several small oil tanks on fire by lightning.
A dream prompt shows children at a lavish May day party in a stately house with gardens then split into rival groups claiming parts of the garden until quarrels erupt and they trample flowers. Inside, children enjoy varied entertainments until some want brass headed nails, corrupting the purpose of toys and books.
Tallahassee reports the Florida lower house on Monday rejected a resolution to submit a proposed constitutional amendment for equal suffrage to voters at the 1916 election. The action ends the immediate push for wider voting rights in the state.
An old advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic for digestion. It claims pure ingredients aid the stomach liver and bowels and promote health and strength. urges trying a bottle today.
A fragment from John Ruskin’s A Dream describes children scrambling for nails in a noisy garden scene. Despised figures retreat with a book while others chase bundles and brass knobs, ending in the narrator waking to the idea that the dream was false.
An eight year old boy, taken by his governess to a court, says his father almost cried and moved jurors. The boy boasts he could not be moved by the speech, smiling at his own pride in the family.
A Punch cartoon dialogue contrasts seasoned seafaring memory with a younger view of ocean heights. The Old Skipper insists waves taller than 40 feet are a myth, while The Young Sailor notes changes since older days.
A brief Yonkers Statesman quip contrasts insistence on life insurance with a sharp reply. Jill counters with Not on your life, reflecting a playful back and forth in a quoted dialogue.
Ned and Bob trade barbs over a romantic setback in a brief courtroom style interchange as a judge listens. The playful exchange centers on a rejected suitor and lingering doubt.
A reflective line contrasts the pain of love lost with the pride of love won, emphasizing the unequal burden of romantic outcomes.
Parker and Do exchange a terse dialogue about living location with Parker admitting to living twenty three stories up in downtown Indianapolis. The brief exchange captures urban housing humor in a city newspaper style.
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