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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
3
Advertises California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for infants to adults. Claims a coated tongue and symptoms like irritability, poor sleep, and digestive distress signal constipation that the product relieves within hours. Warns against counterfeits and urges asking for the genuine bottle by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Two farmers meet at the county seat after a cyclone. One asks about the other’s barn damage, but the reply says he hasn’t found it yet, implying potential damage without confirmation. The exchange highlights rural resilience and humor after a storm.
Mrs Minnie Cheek of Kemp Texas reports relief from side pains and fatigue after using Cardui the Woman's Tonic She took several bottles and says she feels strong again Her physician approved her use noting it as a good tonic Cardui is advertised as a purely vegetable medicine suggested for women with ailments unique to them All druggists sell Cardui
A humorous remark from the Boston Evening Transcript notes disappointment over a guest billed as a bridge expert who proved to be a famous engineer. The exchange highlights letdown when expectations meet a known professional in a different field.
An advertisement touts Tetterine as invaluable for clearing blotches and itchy patches, claiming eczema and other skin diseases yield to it. The product is sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Shuptrine Co. of Savannah Georgia.
A brief exchange shows a guest requesting a demi tasse and the host replying the town is dry, reflecting local customs or restrictions. The moment captures a social liminal space and hints at wider prohibition-era or rural scarcity dynamics.
Speaker Champ Clark discusses rural depopulation as small towns lose population to cities due to limited rail and wage scales. The article notes shifts of Black and other communities toward river towns, the start of the third Liberty Loan drive with Mary Pickford and Chaplin promoting bonds, and broad partisan tensions in Congress over war policies and civil liberties.
The excerpt notes elephants respond to kindness and starve when the keeper is away. It mentions crocodile hunting as sport in Annam with croc charmers, fried crocodile tail as a delicacy, and Chinese in Siam liking young boa constrictor fried, all as quaint observations in an Exchange column.
Washington. Secretary Baker Major General March and Provost Marshal General Crowder asked the House Military Committee for blanket presidential power to enlarge the United States army as needed to win the war. They argued the army could be 8 million or more, with no fixed cap, and supplemental appropriations would follow as the force grows.
The Associated Press re elected all officers on Thursday. Frank B. Noyes remains president of the Washington Star, Ralph H. Booth is first vice president of the Muskegon Chronicle, E. P. Adler is second vice president of the Davenport Times, Melville E. Stone is secretary in New York, Frederick Roy Martin is assistant secretary, and J. R. Youatt continues as treasurer in New York. The secretary and assistant secretary roles also fulfill general manager and assistant general manager duties respectively.
London report shows total British casualties this week at 18 260 with breakdowns across ranks and status. Officers killed or died of wounds 408, men 2661. wounded or missing officers 2071, men 13220.
The tally of American aviators by confirmed aerial victories lists Major Raoul Dufbery with 18 kills and several others including Major William Thaw, Lieutenant Frank Baer, Sergeant Bayles, and Captain Charles Biddle among those with multiple downed adversaries. Other officers and sergeants are credited with one victory each.
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