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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1903
Page
2
A prohibition era note highlights Kreepy campaign activity and a lively event in Waxahachie last week. The push involved local supporters and drew attention from residents and officials.
Jon D. Rockereer contributes fifty thousand dollars to the Indiana University building fund. The donation underscores support for campus expansion and facilities upgrades.
Orange County voted dry by a 30 point margin, extending prohibition in the region. The note describes lawfulness as a civic aim and portrays the newspaper as a maker of law abiding citizens.
Report states Senator Gorman will not seek the Democratic nomination for the presidency, ending public speculation about his run.
The Gregorio Cortes case, originally sent to Wharton on a venue change from Goliad county, was returned to Karnes county for further action.
A letter advocates a special school tax citing potential benefits and noting examples from other towns. It asks residents to consider adopting a similar measure to support district programs and facilities.
A newly identified volcano in the Sierra Madre range displays recent eruption activity with visible signs of renewed magma movement and surrounding seismic activity recorded by geologists.
Mrs. Jonx L. Borscn, a Philadelphia society figure, ascended Mont Pelee nearly to its fiery crater. The feat highlights a woman’s courage amid volcanic danger.
About 100000 men idle in New York amid strikes, representing one fifteenth of Greater New York's population. The figure underscores broad labor unrest and its impact on the city.
A string of severe storms swept Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota Saturday night. Carmen Oklahoma was nearly erased by the tornado with multiple fatalities and numerous injuries reported across affected towns.
Veterans gathered for a five mile parade in New Orleans as the final feature of the reunion. Many battle scarred veterans anticipate rest before the next gathering.
A Lavaca County farmer boasts of owning a fine Holstein. After bringing the cow to the milking lot it takes two hours to milk her. He then tugs the hide by the tail and flings the animal over the fence.
Ex Governor Hoce urged Texas representation at the World’s Fair with a large tent and ample seating, styled like a Sam Jones tabernacle. A 50 by 100 foot sign would read Texas and the Constitution forever inviting liberty-minded, law-abiding visitors.
A Golden Colorado newspaper warns delinquent subscribers that failure to pay will not escape consequences. The piece mocks excuses and emphasizes payment as essential to avoid loss of service.
Early corn tasseling and silk ing. cotton squares marked to avoid picking disputes. Oats and Irish potatoes harvested. Cotton choppers in demand. Mr Fred Schlottmann reports his cousin Theo Bauch died at Freyburg Fayette county aged 49 on the 19th of this month. He leaves a wife five sons a father and three brothers.
The State text book board convened in the star chamber with all members present except Prof Marrs delayed by a wreck. Governor serves as chairman and Lefevre is elected secretary. July 1 set to open bids and the attorney general to draft the advertisement form for textbook prices.
A Birmingham Daily Post correspondent cites a Scientific American method using slow-drying tar varnish to coat rat runs and bodies. The varnish smell allegedly repels vermin, while dipping a trapped rat up to the neck is said to drive its fellows away, though some traders may object to dipping live rats.
A Nashville American analysis compares the fortunes of major powers. It estimates Pierpont Morgan would own about 400 billion if he owned the world, the United States about 94.3 billion, and Britain about 59 billion with per capita wealth higher there than in the U.S. France and Germany follow, with 1 7 1 and 7 0 9 dollars per person respectively, while Russia trails.
The Home Talent Dramatic Club staged a profitable evening on the 21st at the Sam & Will Moore Institute. Cast includes Aug Elster as a Victim of His Own Folly, Percy Ogden as A True Friend, Jno Bucek as A Man of the World, William V. Boehm as Owner of Cowslip Farm, Ed Boehm Jr. as The Hired Man, Dorothy Dunning as At Tremont Hotel, Alice Grandon as Jack's Wife, Miss Lizzie Franks as A Society Pet, Melinda Jane Boggs as From Juniperville, VT, Miss Etta Eason as Hiram's Better Half, and Miss Pamelia Hampil as A Black Diamond.
The passage urges careful practice to stage The Fruit of His Polly effectively and promises fewer miseries if the lesson is followed.
The permanent treaty between the United States and Cuba was signed last Friday, marking a historic diplomatic milestone.
A toll of flaring fires leaving about 2000 homeless, a destructive hail storm harms crops in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, and a Bowie Texas post office robbery nets 1790 dollars and 1000 stamps. Vining Oklahoma reports unearthing 2 million dollars in buried treasure tied to the Mexican war era.
Cuero reports say pumping outfits on the Lancaster rice farm and the Wefford-Rathbone worked well yesterday. Rice men are in better shape this year than last. Cuero notes cut worms damaging cotton across the county with some fields needing replanting. Seguin reports a new worm pest resembling the tobacco worm causing vegetation damage in Guadalupe county. Yoakum hosts Prof. W. C. Buckmat prospecting to establish a commercial college with local support.
A sales pitch invites visitors to inspect stock and find a large assortment of goods. The text emphasizes a welcoming invitation to trade and to give the seller a trial purchase.
Testimony from Mrs. B. VanMetre of Shepherdtown Virginia praises Dr King s New Discovery for bronchitis and a year of illness cured by one bottle. Claims the remedy eases cough throat troubles and pneumonia with guarantees and trial bottle offers.
Druggist ad claims Electric Bitters cure stomach and liver troubles. It asserts a patient improved after starting the remedy and has had no trouble in 14 months. Promotes use for pepsia indigestion constipation and kidney issues.
County Clerk John Buchanan has received a consignment of small book blanks for reporting births and deaths under the new law. Physicians coroners and accoucheurs will distribute and use these forms to file required reports.
Cuero May 23 The county sees its biggest land deal in years as W H Sartain & Co buys 5000 acres from Stanford & Marsh New York City price kept private Flatonia May 25 A west bound freight train claims W W Brannon falls from the caboose but sustains only minor bruises and continues on a passenger train tagged along by a miraculous lack of broken bones.
Mrs T and children visit Mr Darilek family in Hallettsville. Henrycoenvogel visits in Hallettsville. Mrs F L Jaroszewski visits her parents. Fra Darilek Sr Frank Kubianka and Ivin Darilek in Waelder on business. Evergreen school reopens Monday June 2. Henry Schowogel family visit Witting. School patrons plan meeting June 1 to set date for school fast. Oscar Schwarz family visiting Brosau. Bertha Weidel of Muldoon visiting friends. K C Meyer family near Montion visited homefolks.
Halletsville residents Ben Woods and family along with Joe Woods and Harvey McCramby of Seclusion left last week to settle in Schleicher County. Schleicher lies northwest of San Antonio and, as one of Texas new counties, plans for development are noted with a census population of 515.
Dry sultry weather continues with a call for a shower. Prickly Ash Bitters advertised for kidney liver and bowel regulation. Reports mention the boll weevil in some areas and energy-restoring tonics amid farm life. Ballard’s Snow Liniment and Whites Vermifuge praised for burns and worm treatment. A. F. Kotzebue solicits correspondence and notes new sale tags.
An old advertisement touts Herbine for malaria fever and a Betanic Blood Balm for skin complaints. It claims cure by stopping medicines, offers sample bottles, and notes availability from A Kotzebuch in Orson Louisiana. Also promotes printing services and cheap water-cart paper from a local office.
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