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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
1
A gas leak ignited in a deep Gold street excavation in Brooklyn causing a massive blast that opened the street and buried laborers. Fire and water mains burst as rescue teams search for at least 15 or more missing with 25 believed dead.
Sylvanus Verrill of Milford Maine credits three months of Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring kidney function after a severe injury left him nearly paralyzed and using crutches. He reports pain relief and eventual full recovery, noting the pills cost 50 cents per box and were sold by all dealers.
A sensational burst of fireworks rattled the Satna Fe yards in Houston causing alarm and prompting nearby residents to report the spectacle. Police and fire crews arrived to assess the scene and secure the area. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages.
In Santa Fe yards a carload of mixed fireworks exploded causing serious injuries to six Houston firemen. Chief Tom O'Leary sustained a crushed leg and possible amputation. Others include Robert Glass Frank Johnson Allie Anderson Willie Hundt and J W O'Dell with burns and gashes. Fire damaged nearby residences.
A garbled weather note hints at a shift to colder conditions with mentions of a husband, a doctor, and a tomorrow. The fragment suggests a forecast of lower temperatures, but details are unclear.
A Virginia letter claims a child suffered a severe skin ailment for six months with oozing blood and extreme suffering. The patient was reportedly given up by a doctor before Cuticura remedies were used. After eight bars of Cuticure Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment the child recovered and shows no signs of the disease.
Austin notices from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals claim that among 160,000 dogs reported mad only rarely are truly rabid. The circulars deny seasonal risk and say a bite from a real mad dog does not necessarily cause madness.
The three year old child of John Journegan, residing four and a half miles from Corrigan, wandered Sunday afternoon and was found Monday evening at about five o clock three miles from home. Family search efforts expanded as the hours passed, with many volunteers joining the hunt until the child was located after dark.
Oklahoma City, William F. Wahlberg testifies that one bottle of Peruna relieved his aggravated stomach catarrh more than years of physician care. He plans to continue use, hoping for a permanent cure and highly recommends Peruna to readers. The ad credits repeated reports of relief after trying other remedies and travels.
A Sunday night collision in Houston between Southern Pacific passenger train No. 5 and a switch engine near the creosote works in the Fifth ward injured seven people. Reported victims include Mrs. Henry Singleton and Mrs. J W Henderson of Houston and Lucretia Jones and Mattie Griffith of Beaumont. injuries ranged from bruises and cuts to a broken collar bone. The train arrived from the east about 9 pm and no serious injuries were noted in latest reports.
A court martial convened on the battleship Louisiana with Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder presiding and Major Williams as judge advocate to try Lieutenant Commander Jewell of the Louisiana and Lieutenant Bowers of the Rhode Island on charges of personal misconduct during the fleet visit to Japan. Jewell to be tried first.
In Yoakum Texas on a Friday evening a six year old girl pointed a loaded 22 caliber toy pistol at her brother Paul Barker and pulled the trigger. The weapon exploded injuring the boy in the eye. A Cuero physician was summoned to attempt to save his sight.
San Diego reports the Pacific fleet achieved record night target practice with 3 inch guns aboard the Tennessee Pennsylvania and Colorado. The Tennessee led with 40 percent hits followed by the Pennsylvania at 38 percent and Colorado at 37 percent in a tests using searchlights to pick targets and range.
Prof and Mrs Hadley ride to New York where Yale’s president is to speak at a national convention. He uses the hour and 20 minutes on the train to rehearse his speech in a low voice with emphatic gestures as a kindly matron behind them remarks I have one just like him at home.
Montreal A copy of the Breeches Bible printed in London in 1599, claimed to be the book Washington used as a Master Mason, was Friday restored to Lodge of Antiquity No. 1 Q R A F A M, the oldest Canadian lodge, where it originally belonged.
The home news and gossip of our town form the right kind of reading matter. This paper provides the local happenings you want, more engaging than outside world items, and each issue delivers exactly what readers seek.
A bystander recalls a cautionary tale in which a grandmother warns a child about scissors. The boy asks a blunt question about the fate of the other eye, highlighting the blunt humor and curious innocence in the exchange.
Charles A. Gee of near Navasota Texas was found guilty in federal court on three counts for robbing mail pouches and discarding 50600 dollars in money orders and checks into a gulch.
Texas company moved a large crew of axemen to an 800 acre tract at Sour Lake to cultivate a substantial truck farm. City of Mexico reports earthquake felt across central republic Thursday afternoon with no damage. shocks lasted four to twenty-five seconds across eleven towns. Hallettsville notes four typhoid cases in one family and has secured a nurse from Houston for care.
A New York State woman and her son describe relief from sour stomach after a doctor advised Grape-Nuts. They report quick improvement, better digestion, wakeful mornings, and restored energy with Grape-Nuts for breakfast and dinner, attributing their recovery to the cereal.
San Antonio report says Charles Schreiner of Kerrville sold 500000 pounds of wool Saturday to James McGuirk for Goodhue Studley and Emery of Boston. The sale was to the highest bidder and price ranged from 14½ to 16 cents per pound according to an authentic source.
Lockhart Texas Hon Lea Beauty sent an exhibit of Mebane Triumph cotton to the U S Department of Agriculture about a month ago and received a highly favorable report on both the cotton’s quality and the exhibit preparation.
The past week’s weather was fine in Victoria Texas and farmers began breaking land. Cotton and corn are the main crops, hay is being brought to market and finds ready sale.
In San Antonio Texas an epidemic of sore throat perplexes physicians and pharmacists report heavy business as many serious cases appear with no clear cause.
Lavaca area police investigate multiple thefts of turkeys as farmers report losses in Hallettsville and surrounding towns. Investigators seek leads on suspected thieves and the scale of the bird thefts.
The John B. Hood Camp of Confederate Veterans condemns Channing's History of the United States at the University of Texas as misrepresenting the South in the Civil War. They urge discontinuation despite years of classroom use. A minority committee report was filed but rejected.
Belton Texas expects corn receipts to top the two previous banner years as 225 cars were received and shipped. By Monday night 224 cars had been loaded and Santa Fe and Katy railroads average two cars per day each. Prices paid ranged from 5 1 2 to 56 1 2 cents a bushel.
In Hearne Texas Floyd Harper was fatally shot near Sutton on Monday night by Wash Mack. Two shotgun blasts struck Harper. Mack surrendered to officers and was released on bond at morning. Family trouble cited as motive.
Lee May's ranch house seventeen miles from San Angelo Texas was destroyed by fire Sunday with the contents. Loss about 1800 dollars, insured for 1200. Fire is believed caused by a defective flue.
Austin officials say this year's average county tax rate reduction will be about 25 percent, higher than the previously announced 13 percent. Tax Commissioner L. T. Dashiell announced the adjustment on Monday, noting the larger decrease compared with last year.
Cuero Texas Judge Spooner chief owner of the Gonzales water power and electric light plant arrived Monday with his young son who was taken for an operation for throat ailment.
Berelair Texas reports an improving onion harvest with the crop entering a favorable phase last week. Local growers note steady progress and good condition across fields.
A mother keeps Little Henry locked in a closet to force remorse for misdeeds. A faint sigh leads her to a disconsolate child on the floor saying he has suffered enough and cannot get out, lamenting his sorrow.
A tramp is fed at a college cookery class and jests that alcohol drove him there. The assistant principal mentions bad cooking steering men to drink, while the hobo replies that drink led him to the spot, delivering a rueful quip from the Irustrated Sunday Magazine.
An advertisement touts Hunt's Cure as a quick solution to any itching need. It claims one application relieves the scratching urge and soothes all scratching instantly, offering back scratching as a metaphor for relief.
In nine months of the current year 310000 aliens arrived in the country while 570000 foreign born residents returned to Europe. In the same period last year 1135000 aliens arrived and 320000 departed.
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