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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1923
Page
7
Miss Mary Earry of Omaha Nebraska a practical nurse for fifteen years praises Tanlac saying it boosted her appetite digestion and strength and helped her gain fifteen pounds after nursing a typhoid patient. She endorses Tanlac as the medicine she can recommend and notes it benefits others. Tanlac is sold by reputable druggists.
A quip warns against hoping for instant returns from prudent actions. The saying plays on bread and water as humble sustenance and jokes about demanded rewards like sponge cake tomorrow. It reflects a cautious take on delayed, uncertain outcomes.
Federal and state health reports attribute over 250000 deaths and more than 4.5 million illnesses yearly to unsanitary conditions, mostly in rural and small towns. The ad urges simple sanitation upgrades like septic tanks and protected water, offering free guidance from the Portland Cement Association in Chicago. Public officials deserve encouragement for doing their duty.
Advertisement notes dyeing or tinting services for worn or faded garments and drapery offered at 15 cents.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with complete home coloring success for first timers. Druggists stock all colors and each package includes directions. An unrelated ad urges trust in friends over enemies and promotes Allcock's Plaster for pain. A humorous line jokes about mislaid pipes.
Mrs A A White recounts severe illness after motherhood with weight loss and sleepless nerves. She credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for rapid improvement after four bottles. She urges others to obtain the medicine from local druggists or through the Invalids' Hotel address for mediation.
A frontier tale of John Merrill and his wife in 1787 Kentucky. Indigenous attackers beset their cabin. Mrs. Merrill fights them with an ax, blinds two by smoke, and defeats the war party, earning a chilling report from Chillicothe.
In 1784 settlers in eastern Tennessee proclaimed Franklin a state with John Sevier as governor. Lacking coinage, Franklin used coon and fox skins as money with other goods also legal tender, while Sevier’s 1,000 deer skins a year funded his salary. North Carolina reclaimed Franklin by force, and in 1796 Tennessee joined the Union, leaving Franklin a memory.
A Victorian style note describes small handcrafted gifts for Christmas such as a score tablet case and a sewing case made from ribbon. Black and gold schemes feature satin ribbon and gold wheat accents with narrow gold braid bindings. The tablet case holds a pencil and possibly cards.
A cross stitch project is shown as a Christmas gift idea featuring a fly swatter decorated with bright red yarn button hole edging and a basket of red and black yarn with small flowers and foliage along the handle area.
Hostesses praise new card table covers crafted from black sateen with appliqué flowers. Silk floss outlines the blossom designs while black braid or ribbon ties secure the corners, creating colorful yet elegant decor.
Washington cites Mellon plan to reduce surcharges on big incomes as key to lowering prices for building materials, foods, and clothing. He argues tax relief would divert wealth from tax free securities into productive enterprise, while tying tax cuts to blocking the soldiers bonus.
Austin Texas market official T W McBride urges local consumption of surplus turkeys to lift demand and avoid price drops. He notes turkeys bring several million dollars into Texas from New York Chicago and Philadelphia and urges clubs restaurants hotels and families to host turkey dinners this season.
J A Barnes of Corpus Christi and his 10 year old son Jesse were killed instantly when a bomb shipped to Barnes from San Antonio exploded in his home. The boy’s body was blown apart and fragments were found fifty feet from the house. Barnes and his son were buried in the same casket, and the family dog, killed in the blast, was laid to rest at the foot of the grave.
Washington announces more than 3 000 000 dollars in awards by the mixed claims commission. Large awards include Western Electric Company 1 585 089 dollars Pittsburg Plate Glass Company 900 000 dollars and the Texas company 547 845 dollars.
Western Farm Bureau Poultry Association reports about $30,000 involved in turkey sales at San Angelo during last week. Five carloads were sold, two dressed and three live birds, according to local manager C. E. Clark.
Austin reporter M. E. Bogle formerly of Austin and now of Kerrville has been elected auditor of the Texas prison system by the board for that purpose consisting of the attorney general state treasurer and state comptroller.
The U S Supreme Court sustained Texas method of valuing railroad property for tangible tax purposes, in the Baker v Druesedow case. Justice Brandeis delivered the opinion affirming the Texas Supreme Court. The action involved James A. Baker as receiver of the International & Great Northern Railway Company and Karl L. Druesedow, Harris County tax collector.
A humorous Baltimore News item notes Old Dobbin the horse declines in road traffic share by 1.45 percent per year, with 4.98 percent of traffic on Tuesday. It contrasts past Sunday dominance of horse traffic with current tests on 48 hours across 24 roads. The Detroit News adds Yellowstone National Park as a vast game preserve hosting elk buffalo antelope deer and many bears and birds.
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