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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
2
Advertises Culicura Soap and Ointment as tender skin emollients offering intense comfort. Bathing and anointing are claimed to help irritated skin, with free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept. XY Boston. Ends with a wry line about horseradish peddling signaling financial failure.
An ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as superior to ordinary Quinine with tonic and laxative effects. It claims no nervousness or head ringing and promotes the product as the only signature Grove item. It also notes cheaper travel by water routes and cites E. W. Grove.
Promotes Renovine as a cure and warns not to wait until the heart is beyond repair. It prices the tonic at 50c and 1.00, calling it a heart and nerve remedy. Also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate liver bowels and stomach. Ends with a quip about offering a job to a lazy man.
War dispatches describe Austro German and Bulgarian advances against Serbian lines with Montenegro on the verge of influence. French forces hold southern positions while British reinforcements arrive in the Balkans as Gallipoli and Near East actions intensify. A German torpedo flotilla reportedly navigates Swedish waters and the hospital ship Anglia sinks after hitting a mine with heavy casualties. Greece weighs allied access rights amid Kitchener’s Near East mission.
The Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs adjourned a two day Brownwood session electing officers led by Mrs. Frederick Fleming as president and building a plan for next year. A new Texas Federation of Musical Clubs was created with adopted by laws and resolutions urging white cotton dress use, road construction uniformity, and library extension cooperation.
The American Federation of Labor endorsed several proposals after an executive committee report. The measures include government ownership of Mt. Vernon and Monticello, an eight hour day for all government employees, government manufacture of stamped envelopes, higher pay for postoffice clerks with reduced night shifts, and the creation of a government bureau of safety.
Booker T. Washington, famed African American educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute, died at his Tuskegee home Sunday four hours after arriving from New York. He had vowed to die in the South, saying he was born there and planned to be buried there.
An advertisement warns against calomel and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable remedy. It claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels, prevents salivation, and is gentle enough for children, with a money back guarantee.
A quotation on wisdom linked to reading. An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills from forty years ago, claiming they regulate liver and bowels while hinting at testing restraint vs vice.
A hint to wise women promises relief from female troubles with Femenina. The ad notes prices of 50c and $1.00 and ends with a safety first slogan warning readers to act before trouble occurs.
A brief exchange features a war expert doubting Achilles would fare in today’s war with Russia. The punchline imagines Achilles shot in the heel during a strategic retreat, reflecting a tongue in cheek take on ancient myth in contemporary warfare.
Between 1905 and 1913 inclusive the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism survey ships covered 160000 leagues and the land expeditions traveled 800000 miles. They established about 2500 stations, totaling roughly a million miles of exploration.
During tuberculosis week December 6 to 12 a national medical examination day will be observed on December 8. Groups and individuals are urged to arrange physical examinations and request a circular from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis at 105 East 22nd Street New York City detailing benefits and signs of impairments.
Duchess ski Ormsby a Holstein-Friesian won the world championship for production butter fat by a single cow. The cow produced 1 205 091 pounds of butter fat and 27 161.7 pounds of milk in seven days, with 5581 pounds of milk and 384 pounds of butter. It maintained a 4.32 percent butter fat average while eating under two pounds of grain daily and stayed in good health throughout the test.
Judge Styles ruled the Oct 12 prohibition election void due to wording error. The tally by one vote was invalid and the commissioners court ordered a new election to be held.
The Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South closed its seventy annual session in Longview Texas on Monday Lufkin was chosen as the site for next year’s meeting continuing the denomination’s regional governance next year in Lufkin.
The New Orleans Texas & Mexico railroad, a subsidiary of the St. Louis and San Francisco system, was sold at public auction by order of Judge Rufus Foster. Walter L. Taylor, representing the bondholders, bought the road for $6,000,000.
Great Britain will recognize the de facto government in Mexico. Charge Hohler of the British legation is authorized to extend recognition upon his return to Mexico City from the United States.
Mrs. Margaret Armour widow of S B Armour founder of Armour & Co. Kansas City packing concern died Saturday at age 80.
The Georgia lower house Friday approved a bill to prohibit manufacture or sale of liquor in the state, after the measure had already cleared the state senate.
A woman recounts two weeks of severe distress from coffee use and diet. after switching to Postum her health improves dramatically. She notes relief from chest pressure, palpitations, headaches, and digestive upset, asserting no medicines were used. The ad promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum with prices and claim of taste.
A bride pleads with George to buy her another new gown shortly before their wedding. He agrees or contemplates how to bring her happiness as she expresses her wish for the dress.
Portable washing aid claims to cut washing time by more than half without rubbing or machines. It guarantees safe use on white colored and wool fabrics, with no acids or poisons. Sold through druggists grocers or by mail from A B Richards Co Sherman Texas.
A new office boy impresses by quickly finding a method to beat the time clock after only a week on the job. His ingenuity showcases sharp wit and potential value to the firm.
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