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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
4
The Originator A. D. Mebane recommends selected stock with high linting and machine culled. Prices are provided by A. D. Mebane Cotton Seed Co Lockhart Texas with A. D. Mebane as President in charge.
A compilation of regional mentions shows Ewald Etlinger arriving from Cuero while Miss Lou McDonald visits homefolk there. Several residents travel to Shiner, Hallettsville, Taylor, and McConnell for visits or work. A Hallettsville death, influenza-linked, is noted along with a civic appeal to save fruit pits for government gas mask carbon production.
A crowd gathered at Ed Leazar's home Sunday to surprise Miss Ola Leazar on her birthday anniversary. Attendees included members of the Leazar and Wenske families and friends such as Rudolph Otto Leo Hierman Werske Arthur Schaile Rolly Thigpen Henry Mueller August Ernet Korl Zimmermann Willie Muebletein Maggie Johnson Tillie Lucy Wenske and the Falls and Johnsons. Kodak pictures were taken. Several visits occurred nearby with relatives from Beeville and Galveston earlier and plans to relocate by William Kortwig of Henkhaus to a new residence in the community.
The Komensky area reports a strong influenza presence with the Komensky school closed for a week and then reopening. Local social notes list visits, travel to San Antonio, a new Mitchell car, recent marriages, hog purchases, farm sales, and daily airplane flyovers as of November 6, 1918.
For sale four good work horses from Emil Janszen Sons Moulton Texas for sale. For rent a three room house in good condition recently painted Ed Boehm’s Sons Moulton Tex. We pay four percent on time certificates of deposit FIRST STATE BANK Moulton Texas. For sale my place in Moulton half block land good house good well water and barn Emil Koester Moulton Texas. Barbecue meat delivered every Saturday Barbecue highest price for hides Moulton Meat Market Willie Schroeder Proprietor. Lost on Moulton Shiner road one 34x4 non skid Racine automobile tire on rim return to O Buescher Moulton Texas and receive reward. Found a chain and locket owner can get by proving property and paying for advertisement at The Eagle Office. Sausage casing just arrived Koester’s Meat Market. Wanted one more good grocery clerk who speaks Bohemian preferred State age and salary in first letter The Melcher Co Port Lavaca Texas.
Ed Balhorn of Moulton Texas advertises paying top market prices for old iron brass sacks and rags inviting locals to bring materials for sale or trade.
H L Hicks of Ashley Illinois reports Adler i ka as the only medicine for gas on the stomach giving great relief. The ad claims the product expels gas and sourness and often cures constipation while preventing appendicitis and notes its ingredients and years of sale by Kot zebue Drug Co.
The Eagle informs readers to renew subscriptions in advance as the War Industries Board requires publishers to discontinue all subscriptions at the expiration date. Figures beside names show when each subscription ends, and management asks for prompt renewal.
Hog killing season nears and buyers of salt petre for meat curing must obtain an explosives license priced at 25 cents. Judge August W. Janszen serves as the local Explosive License agent under the Federal Explosives Act of October 6, 1917.
We express our gratitude for the kindness shown during the illness and death of Mrs. Charlotte Damke and for the floral offerings. Special thanks to Rev. A. A. Heineke for comforting words at the grave and to Mrs. F. G. Kaiser and children.
An eleven year old boy in a hop garden near Sandwich England attempted to hang himself with hop tying yarn after being chastised for slacking in picking hops. He was found in time, cut down, and revived.
A brief quotation suggests morning behavior at home can be a harmless act of self reflection. The Universalist Leader emphasizes personal conduct and family dynamics in domestic life.
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