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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1923
Page
2
The Texas weather year notes widespread harvest delays due to heavy rains. Cotton yields and lint quality declined while corn averaged 18.5 bushels, peanuts and sorghums show mixed results, with overall production forecasts reduced from prior years.
An ad lists Pape's Diapepsin as quick relief for indigestion gases heartburn and acidity with tablets offering immediate relief. It promotes Brandreth Pills as a safe entirely vegetable laxative to be taken at bedtime for good condition.
The valley cotton crop is 82 084 bales in the current report, up from 50 386 bales last year. Hidalgo yields 48 861 bales, Cameron 27 244, and Willacy 6 999. Ginners expect the valley total to reach 85 000 bales.
Jim Hogg County voters approved a $60,000 road bond in a Tuesday election. The federal and state governments will each add an equal amount, creating a $180,000 fund to pave a 12 mile road across Jim Hogg County linking Laredo to Corpus Christi.
Mrs Jemima Suggett Johnson mother of Col Richard M Johnson and heroine of Bryson station, led 12 women and 16 children to fetch water under siege in 1782. They moved calmly past Indian traps to fill pails, return to the fort, while Bryan's Station held off 400 warriors led by Girty McKee and Campbell.
President Coolidge proclaims November 29 as Thanksgiving Day urging national gratitude for prosperity and reflection on past hardships. He notes Harding's death and Japan earthquake as tests refining nations and calls for charitable action and support for world peace. Mexico City named meeting site for Inter-American Electrical Communications Commission.
The annual fruit production of Australia rose from about 1 000 009 bushels in 1918 to 4 762 876 bushels last year, reflecting a substantial increase in output for the Anzac period in Sydney and nationwide.
The U S Department of Agriculture in Washington is testing airplane photography to measure crop acreages and reduce errors in crop reporting. Experiments at Tallulah Louisiana with the Army Air Service photographed cotton corn and hay from 2500 to 7000 feet at 80 to 90 mph to distinguish crop fields and compute exact acreages using a planimeter.
Beech asks why the engagement with the school teacher ended. Ash recalls the demand for a nightly written excuse signed by his mother if he did not meet her every night.
Advertisement copy touts Dr Peery's Dead Shot as a remedy marketed for fatigue and easy use. It claims the product costs 50 cents and is available at druggists or a specified Pearl Street address.
Two French soldiers bathing in the Rhine could not swim and were saved by a young German bystander. The French tribunal promised any request would be granted, and he asked to spare the lives of seven men condemned to be shot for opposing French authorities. The request was granted.
Stranded buyer alleges the seller Peter Punk claimed he sold the horse to leave town. The buyer says the animal balks at crossing the village bridge, making the purchase unsatisfactory and leaving the buyer irritated.
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