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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1901
Page
2
Brief item notes changes at the Moulton post office affecting second class mail handling and local notices. The short report highlights administrative impact and community relevance.
Advertising shows customers what you have and when to buy it. It saves labor by reducing questions and speeding sales.
O F Knape announces the Eagle’s first issue under new management by Mr Menefee with vows to equal rights and open news coverage. The note praises Lavaca county readers, mentions local oil flow debate, low cotton prices, farm prosperity, and regional county events including a stock law election and local notes from Hallettsville.
The piece accuses Governor Durbin of refusing a venue change and shielding fugitives in a murder case. It attacks his oath and invokes the need for trial by twelve jurors, warning that such acts threaten state and national justice. It also notes proposed reassessment to raise land values to ten dollars an acre and calls for equalization to fund lenders.
Jim Jeffries defeats Gus Rublin in a heavyweight bout in San Francisco. Bets ran at 3 to 1 odds in favor of Jeffries, with large sums wagered on the outcome.
The year saw a record short corn crop with an average U S yield of 16.4 bushels per acre the lowest ever. A German publication Falls County Wachter linked to Marlin ventures notes Germany’s Goeth & Knape firm. The Eagle Lake Advertiser debates waiting rooms and racial segregation on trains.
Governor Beckham denounces Durbin's refusal to honor the Taylor and Finley requisition and says he violated his oath. Courts may hear proceedings to turn the two defendants over to Kentucky authorities in Indiana with potential appeal to the supreme court.
The ninth infantry division, four weeks after a prior assault that cost 50 American lives, was attacked again by bolomen about 50 in number. The attackers tried to rush the soldiers but scattered after failing their purpose. The piece notes the difficulty of imposing control with old weapons and comments on independence struggles and recurring hostility.
Last week Schulenburg hosted a successful race meet drawing large crowds. Attendance was strong as 60 race horses competed across multiple events.
A. Leyi & Co of Victoria will establish a large wholesale grocery house in Yoakum within a few weeks. The project marks a major business expansion bringing new supply options to the area.
A quoted, sweeping assertion on who holds food supply power, followed by an unrelated advertisement for Ballard's Snow Liniment and Bak ed-wire cuts and horse sores treatment priced at 25 and 50 cents sold by A. F. Kotzebue, druggist.
Lifery outfit including horses vehicles and building and residence offered for sale or exchange for a good farm. May lease stable building to purchaser. Advertisement by R A Eltinger. Also notes Ballard's Horehound Syrup priced 25 and 50 cents sold by A F Kotzebue as a remedy for coughs and lung troubles.
An advertisement extols Dr Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy for coughs colds and bronchial troubles arguing health should not be sacrificed for jewels. It notes availability at A F Kotzebue and mentions Greens Special Almanac. The piece also cites Goebel assassination commentary and republican governance context.
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