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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
1
The piece urges farmers to plant abundant feed and feed it to profitable stock. It frames the garden as a foe to drug and doctor trusts, urges self-reliance, home ownership, and proactive community action, and promotes fruit diet and planting trees and berries.
A Fort Worth Telegram inspired essay urges parents to engage boys with home life and activities. It argues against street idleness, suggests affordable gym apparatus and boxing for discipline, and promotes following a boy’s interests from carpentry to science with shared parent involvement. It highlights using microscopes and simple experiments to spark scientific curiosity.
In a political exchange the writer argues that southern farming priorities such as pigs peanuts poultry and cotton shape Union contention outcomes, asserting that these interests will vindicate a favored stance.
An encouragement to establish a home cannery with basic equipment a few cans or jars and a kettle as a starting point for home canning. The tone urges immediate action and practical beginnings to preserve food at home.
The remark contends that reduced cotton production means less of the credit system’s leverage, accusing the cotton trade and credit practices of draining the South’s earnings and prosperity.
The Union describes the region as capable of growing all nut varieties with the pecan singled out as the premier nut tree suited to every South location. It warns that the strength or weakness of the Union mirrors its own administration and care.
The text urges action against mosquitoes, noting breeding sites around you as the source of many summer fevers. It emphasizes immediate elimination of standing water to curb mosquito populations and prevent disease spread.
A reminder to carry a pocket knife while tending trees as most specimens need regular trimming or pruning throughout the week. The note emphasizes practical pruning needs and frequent upkeep in an outdoor setting.
Union men say it takes little more to raise a good colt than a scrub but a good colt is always in demand while a scrub is hard to sell at any price.
The Lusitania’s machinery is described as immense with six turbines and 994000 blades and spacing pieces. If laid end to end they would stretch 182 miles and weigh 194500 pounds with 114000 square feet of blade surface. Coal demand runs about one thousand tons daily requiring fifteen hundred pounds per minute fed by each of one hundred firemen.
The article extols dairy efficiency and prudent farming across regions, noting milk cows as productive assets when well managed. It cites costs of milk production in Scotland, argues for planned labor and stock grading, and asserts that cows, hens, mares, and ewes yield profits with proper care and farming practices.
The British Australasian recounts a curious case from J. W. Kingsmill with around forty years in the far north. He notes waterholes dry for months can fill after heavy rains and within six weeks host fish as large as half a pound. Kingsmill suggests fish burrow into mud and enter dormancy as water evaporates or sinks.
Bohemia focuses on constructing mountain dams to both create water power and reduce flood damage. Local planners emphasize new dams near Bohemia Mountain to harness flow and protect settlements.
The board completed actions on intangible assets reporting a total value of 1,737,023 dollars, exceeding the previous year by a significant margin. The finding indicates stronger asset quality and potential implications for fiscal planning and reporting.
The State Tax Board set the aggregate intangible values at 173 731 498 for 27 railroad companies and three bridge and ferry firms. Twenty seven railroads were found to have no intangible values. Final totals exceed last year by 1 737 023 and will be allocated to counties after further arranging by the board. Taxes remain due under current law.
Albert Payson Terhune, athletic expert, outlines a street fight guide with throws, grips, and leverage to lift and dash an opponent. He details arm wraps, hip throws, stepping, balance, and targeting vulnerable points, plus cautions on kicks and staying balanced during confrontations.
A religious critique surveys ancient and modern theater, citing Xenophon and Plato among opponents and modern figures like Macready Dumas and Sothern. It argues stage life corrupts virtue, weakens marriage, and that religious drama harms true faith, warning against Passion Plays and theatrical depictions of sacred events.
Miss Sophia Kittleson of Evanston Illinois reports twenty five years of chronic catarrh and a severe cough. After using Peruna her throat improved and the catarrh disappeared. She recommends Peruna to friends and notes tablet form is available. Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company Columbus Ohio produces the tablets.
Mrs. Louis Mc Key of Oakland California describes a sudden paralysis in the back and leg that left her bedbound. After using Sloan's Liniment she rose after two applications and walked in three days, declaring it the only medicine she used.
Dallas officials outline plans to spend at least 25000 dollars on three dinners for July visitors. One BBQ style meal for 40000 Elks, a grand lodge members dinner for 2500 attendees, and a governors and mayors dinner targeting a large dignitary turnout.
San Antonio reports show national and state banks in good condition after the panic. Five national banks hold 7 million dollars in deposits and 3.1 million in cash. Three months of rising deposits are noted plus 300 thousand dollars in checks to pay a 40 percent dividend from the defunct Woods National Bank. over 2,800 individual checks were issued at the receiver’s office.
Charles Chevalier, 13, son of Max Chevalier an electrician, was struck by a switch engine in the International and Great Northern Railway yards in Taylor Texas. His body was torn and scarcely recognizable.
Telegraph reports note the Brazos River rose thirty six inches in the last twenty four hours. Residents observed continued rise despite no rain for over a week.
In New York an aged philanthropist George Sterry announced plans to marry a young schoolteacher. His son George Sterry Jr. shot his father and then killed himself on Tuesday, ending the family’s life in the city.
A petition is being circulated to annul the incorporation of Sabinal. Local political circles anticipate a heated period as the move unfolds.
The Navahoe, Standard Oil’s oil barge, sails for England carrying 200000 tons of oil. An unusual sight for sailors and landlubbers alike, she features six masts and a full canvas sail setup though she is towed by the tank steamer Iroquois across the Atlantic.
Johannesburg mining experts estimate remaining gal along the Rand Reef to be worth about 5.0 billion dollars. The figure reflects abundant untapped gold resources and potential future mining activity in the area.
A doctor tells a patient not to fret over small matters. The patient jokes that as a man who married a widow with six children he cannot avoid worry and asks how to manage it.
An advertisement extols Hunt's Lightning Oil as a universal remedy used by the family for rheumatism cuts sprains burns catarrh chilblains and aches. The speaker claims it quickly eliminates pain at the roots and praises its wide range of applications.
Custis Stax deflects court embarrassment claiming fines add to his earnings. He insists he is unashamed as he discusses repeated legal penalties and personal attitudes toward municipal enforcement.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful smarting and growing nails and sweating feet. It claims to make new shoes comfortable and offers a trial package free. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents, with no substitutes. Address A. S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Belgium now imports about 1.5 million dollars yearly in automobiles motorcycles and bicycles. The value of these imports has quadrupled over the past four years signaling a surge in demand and mobility growth.
An old advertisment touts Hicks Capuchine as a universal remedy. It claims to relieve headaches from colds heat stomach or fatigue and to act immediately with trial bottles available through druggists and society pages.
A brief quotation notes that a good life is the readiest path to securing a good outcome, attributed to Whichcot.
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