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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
4
A humorous column blends poems and vignettes about a typist girl with leaf brown eyes, Eve in Eden, Red Top Boots memories, and musings on childhood presidents. It blends nostalgia with playful dialogue and dated social whimsy.
Leland M. Finks of Calhoun Missouri asserts possession of the Washington family coat of arms and official pedigree along with a silver watch said to have belonged to George Washington.
Santa Fe announces $25 Westbound tickets to California or Arizona with sale window September 15 to November 30, 19063. Tourist Sleeper from Texas to Los Angeles offered without charge. Stopover privileges, literature, and time cards available from Santa Fe agents or W. S. Keenan, G. P. A., Galveston, Texas. The football cranks are at it again.
Reports say valuable iron deposits have been found in the Bongo country within the Soudan region. The discovery has attracted significant interest among investors and industrial circles.
An early advertisement extols Simmons Cough Syrup from A. C. Simmons Jr Med Co as painless to take and guaranteed to cure colds and coughs. It cautions against substitutes and notes the product is sold for 25 and 50 cents. The copy links cold neglect to consumption and urges prompt use for relief.
A playful verse-skit about frost touching farm life and animals while noting one exception the young schoolmarm escapes the cold. Rural imagery includes pumpkin, plow, kine, ram, ham and half-and-half with Tom and Jerry.
Justice of the Peace W. Hill of Concord reports a marked improvement after using Dean's Kidney Pills for disordered kidneys and backache. He notes irregular secretions cleared and no back pain since the last dose. Foster Milburn Co. distributes in Buffalo with a 50 cent price.
Two 21 year old women armed with revolvers daggers and burglary tools were caught early this morning in Paris robbing a bardboard warehouse. Police report their ages as 21.
The Tyler College in Tyler Texas advertises a practical business shorthand program claimed to be the South’s largest and suitable for the poor and rich. It promises quick training at low cost leading to good salaries and invites readers to request a free catalogue.
Advertising copy touts Simmons Cough Syrup from the A. C. Simmons Jr Med Co with a money back guarantee. It urges quick purchase as cold season arrives and notes price at 25 and 60 or 50 cents. The text shifts to remarks on ancestry crime and hangman’s office, then reports New Guinea’s prohibition on intoxicants by the commonwealth house of representatives.
A man boasting of knowing a glass of wine hosts a dinner for friends. His Irish servant presents an old bottle and the master jokes about cobwebs. The servant replies that cobwebs were left on as they were thought to be wanted.
The Boston Christian Register recounts Gen Hood hastily leaving Nashville as Federal troops entered. His captured colored servant asked why and hood replied that Massa Hood could not do his justice in that city.
The opening of the western section of the Transsiberian railway illustrates railway commerce influence. Siberia had 140 dairies in 1898 exporting about 5 million pounds of butter, rising to 2,500 dairies by 1902 producing over 1 million pounds.
In New York mothers dress their young sons in elaborate outfits inspired by Prince Charlies and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Swashbuckler style appears with leather leggings and belts as boys march along with their nurses, reviving old fashion trends.
The Chatham Islands lie in the South Pacific about 330 miles east of New Zealand and form a colony. They are mainly used for cattle and sheep breeding to supply whalers and other vessels calling to refit and take on stores.
A citizen attempted to take a neighbor's cow to the pound but encountered the owner, who asserted dominance and confronted the seeker in a frustrated roadside encounter. The episode centers on a dispute over livestock and rightful ownership rather than legal action.
A naval officer’s six year old daughter impressed by sewing when asked why she did not use a pattern she answered with dignity that she sews by ear.
The article argues respiratory organs are the weak point in man and lung diseases drive deaths. It cites Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein for coughs colds and consumption with prices 25c 50c and 1.00 at druggists.
A Detroit Catholic institution sends a letter praising Peruna used by a young girl with laryngitis. The Sisters of Charity say the medicine relieved throat catarrh and hope for a full cure after continued use. The letter endorses Dr Hartman and invites readers to request a free book.
A short ad notes Bromo Quinine tablets to stop cough and curb a cold. It references price 250 and a single modern rail sixty feet. It also mentions National bank notes as one sixth of the money in circulation.
The essay reflects on what gives life value in Ife and suggests that what we lack often shapes our sense of worth. It uses metaphor comparing pictures and people to illustrate unfulfilled potential and the idea that absence can define beauty or meaning.
The lower branch of the Baltimore council passes an ordinance appropriating 15000 dollars for extermination of mosquitoes and urges housewives to try Defiance Cold Water Starch highlighting its 16 oz size per 10 cent package versus 12 ozs in competitors.
A brief note explains the origin of the name Rosewood as linked to the scent released when the wood is freshly cut, suggesting the term derives from a perceived rose-like aroma.
A Pressburg money lender was sentenced to twelve months in prison for charging usurious rates while advertising no chromes or cheap premiums but offering higher quality Defiance Starch at the same price as other starches.
An advertisement touts Dr Lunn's Home Treatment for Women promising cures for female diseases at home. It urges readers to contact Dr Lunn's Sanitarium and Hospital in Houston Texas. A client quote about a man named Brown comments on his dictatorial office behavior.
Housekeepers dread dish washing in winter as hands chap and become rough. Impure soap causes much of the injury, but Ivory Soap with careful rinsing and drying prevents chapping. E R Parker notes this. The hair dresser doesn't succeed by having a pull.
McCane's Detective Agency of Houston Texas offers trained and reliable detective services to individuals and businesses seeking clear investigative results.
A terse remark notes that old sofas and chair backs may bear unseen marks while asserting that those with the least knowledge often speak the loudest. The line moves from furniture to a broader claim about people and truth.
A succinct social tip notes women may resist early advances yet seek eventual marriage. Advises men to discuss intentions openly to avoid misunderstandings and cultivate stable relationships.
An old advertisement asserts no credit to a man using force, touts Simmons' Cough Syrup as safe and sure with a guarantee, and contrasts it with unsafe opiate syrups and fleeting fame from speed and racing cars.
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