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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
3
A compact reader notice lists familiar tonics and syrups for children and adults. It endorses California Syrup of Figs for constipation and feverish symptoms, and promotes Grove’s Tasteless Cholic Tonic as a blood purifier and energy booster at 60 cents.
An advertisement from E. W. Vacher Inc of New Orleans promotes Vacher Balm as a remedy for bruises sprains burns neuralgia rheumatism and other pains. It urges readers to obtain agents prices and a sample if not sold locally.
Cartoon commentary parodies a German armistice celebration with mock pomp and a roast master joke about sending congratulations to the Kaiser. A Princeton freshman quips about his past exam failures, downplaying the upcoming appendicitis test as usual.
A vintage ad promotes Roman Eye Bal gar as a daily bedside cure for inflammation of the eyes both external and internal. The dialog about Japanese remarks is a quoted aside in the nationwide snippet.
In Indiana a female president leads the state teachers federation amid male resistance. A man dismisses women’s parliamentary knowledge. she responds by learning. They visit a bookstore where the four books offered, all by women, illustrate the point.
Diamond cutting in the United States began in 1873 with imports of rough stones worth 176 426 dollars. By 1918 imports reached 12 928 010 dollars in eight months, reflecting rapid growth of the U S cutting industry during the war era and a steady rise from 1914 to 1917.
Texas boys listed as died or wounded in Europe include Pvt James B Wright Eastland and others with hometowns Caddo Mills Nacona Mclean Big Springs Stamford Rusk Bryan Eagle Lake Galveston Houston Galveston Whitehouse Turnersville and Eagle Lake. Names note deaths accidents and multiple wounded or missing in action.
Advertises Freezone as a cheap, easy solution for removing corns and calluses from feet. Claims only a few drops applied to the bottom of the feet will lift away the hard skin without causing pain, leaving pink healthy skin.
Fifteen people die as one of Southwest Texas worst tornadoes hits the lower Rio Grande Valley. Mission reports Mr Vick and two children killed as a shed collapses. Mrs Vick injured. Deaths also noted near Medina and Donna. Property and crop damage run high across the area.
Billy Sunday delivers a vivid Philadelphia sermon ending with a coal of wit. A pretty girl in the front row breaks the silence by asking, May I smoke, testing the revivalist's informal method.
Green's August Flower has been a household remedy for constipation and liver trouble for over fifty years. The ad touts it as valuable for dyspepsia and nervous indigestion, claiming a few doses relieve symptoms and that it is a gentle laxative sold through druggists in all civilized countries.
In a playful exchange a preacher’s talk about a new heart is reframed by Little Bess as a heavenly stomach. Her father records the moment as a lesson on understanding faith through simple speech.
Governor Hobby named Texas delegates to the National Tax Association annual convention in Chicago on June 16. Appointees include E. T. Miller Austin Joe C. Thompson Dallas Senator J. H. Woods Corsicana M. B. Wright San Antonio Albert W. Huth San Antonio D. F. Lyday Fort Worth Walter Dealey Dallas S. P. Brooks Waco A. P. Wooldridge Austin J. S. Cullinan Houston B. Shannon Fort Worth H. B. Terrell Austin Fred Robinson Waco D. J. Neill Gorman James A. King Austin John T. Smith Austin Gus Reininger New Braunfels.
A Lady of Distinction is praised for her delicate fascinat ing influence from perfume and a skincare routine using Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores followed by Cuticura Talcum Powder to achieve clear healthy skin.
The quotation contrasts cheap money becoming worthless for some and too dear for others, casting money as a curse under foolish social conditions. A stray ad touts Dr Plerow’s Pleasant Pellets claiming relief from headaches constipation dizziness and indigestion.
The government will reconstruct the 400 year old Palace of Cortez in the suburbs of Coyoacan Mexico City and turn it into a museum for relics of the Spanish conquest. The ruins overlook a courtyard with ancient trees once used by Hernan Cortez and his family.
New York health authorities report a Bronlite tin manufacturer sentenced to the penitentiary for selling across the United States millions of so called Aspirin Tablets labeled as Talcum powder.
A vintage ad touts EATONIC as a cure for hyperacidity indigestion gas and bloating. It links acid stomach to headaches rheumatism and fatigue and claims fast relief with guaranteed results through the druggist.
Freight and mail for Central Mexican points are rerouted via Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras due to Villa rebels destroying rail lines south of Chihuahua City, interrupting southbound services from Chihuahua.
A description of a hoop-carry technique from Macedonia where a boy carries a man's load by walking inside a hoop. The hoop keeps weight off the body and distributes pressure, reducing energy expenditure in transporting two buckets of water during a feast.
The text notes rich early Irish culture with literature and artistry. It cites Cong Abbey where the last king Rory OConnor rests and describes a cross with gold traceries. It argues such objects prove a high civilization in Ireland before the Norman arrival.
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