11 Oct 1907
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1907
Page
1
A short excerpt urges readers to choose pleasant thoughts and surround themselves with pleasant people and books. It emphasizes cultivating a pleasant character and mindset through daily choices.
The message urges generous loving kindness as life’s greatest asset. It frames life as a battle where the army needs encouragement rather than prodding to persevere and prosper.
A statistician notes a daily loss of not less than $300,000 in New York City due to thefts and cheating. The figure highlights widespread dishonesty and urges caution amid urban crime concerns.
A brief note claims Arctic explorers never have colds until they return home, after which they are struck by severe influenza. The passage links widespread illness to reentry, suggesting a paradoxical pattern in early exploration narratives.
A reflective aphorism notes that a husband who blames his wife for lack of love may overlook his own role in the fault. The saying urges self examination rather than fault finding.
The earliest authoritative windmill in England is recorded at Bury St. Edmunds dating to 1191, establishing the long history of wind-powered grain mills in the region and indicating early adoption of milling technology.
Beaconsfield stated that the test of political institutions lies in the condition of the country they regulate as it governs its fortunes.
An Indianapolis News coinage notes the automobile's virtue in easing heavy fortunes by distributing wealth among heirs. It frames cars as a practical aid in handling estate liquidations and reducing large inheritances.
A physician who treats cocaine addicts estimates 79 000 users in New York City based on his specialty practice and figures he compiled from patients seeking help.
The Liverpool Daily Post notes that differing views among medical men show prohibiting sale or consumption of alcohol would be futile in England. The statement highlights wider professional and personal stakes in temperance policy.
A well known blunderer at the wedding breakfast rose and toasted the groom with a cheerful wish for many more days like the occasion causing amusement and anxious smiles among the guests and the bride.
A reflective meditation on love as the sole solid thing in the universe. The speaker asserts love gives life meaning and immortality, and frames death as only a beginning for the living and their loved ones.
The head maid of the queen dowager of Italy earns $5,000 annually from selling her mistress’s perquisite. The remaining tourists are mostly American visitors to the country.
A Shamokin resident who owns a farm near Treverton plans large scale frog farming, believing a strong market exists beyond grain dairy and garden produce.
Galileo described the pendulum’s use in clocks and published a work in 1639 detailing its application. The historic note highlights his early work on pendulum timekeeping.
A dated collection notes that about 800 people die from lightning annually in the United States, roughly one in every 100 000. It mentions a wood cutting machine that produces 40000 splints per minute for match production. It also observes New York City receives part of its daily milk supply from six states up to 400 miles away.
The article states salmon live about ten years while pike and carp can reach up to 150 years. It discusses longevity differences among common fish species.
The article counts 27 towns named Troy 19 named Athens 17 Uticas 16 Alexandrias 15 Romes and 12 Carthages. It notes 7 Atticas and 7 Syracuses. Only Indiana and New York have all eight names. Ohio and Missouri have seven each.
Antoine Berryer writes that a man always carries the voice of his mind a voice that is clear firm generous and a touch disdainful His assertion links mental clarity with vocal expression and personal bearing in a compact aphorism.
The note asserts envelopes began in 1839 with envelopes made by folding and sealing wax before that period. It describes early practice as simple folds and wax seals, highlighting a transition in mailing methods.
Opinion fragment argues against exposing faults to a loved one to maintain affection, suggesting restraint in what is revealed to preserve ongoing love.
A terse proverb attributed to Plutarch notes that living with a lame man may teach one to halt. The saying reflects social humor about adaptability and restraint.
Article notes that one seventh of Great Britain's foreign commerce passes through the Suez Canal, highlighting its global significance. It also reflects on divisions of the world and references two archetypal families, Have-much and Have-little.
A regional gathering drew about five hundred delegates to Atlanta to discuss industry issues and future plans for cotton trade. Prominent figures from farming cooperatives and textile firms attended to exchange updates and strategies.
About 500 delegates from leading cotton organizations gathered in Atlanta for a World Cotton Congress aimed at removing speculative influence in the global cotton trade. Officials from the United States and European groups convened to chart methods to curb speculation, with Governor Hoke Smith delivering welcome remarks and C. W. Macara of Manchester responding.
A Frisco freight wreck near Garfield Hill in Arkansas tops a 200 foot viaduct after air brakes fail. Engines plunged and cars sank. race horses perished and a fireman was hurt while Engineer Harry Davis escaped with a thrilling save.
In Nacogdoches Texas Doc Bailey murdered D Owens. One month after the crime he was tried and sentenced to death. The district court convened at 9 AM with a short jury selection. The defense pleaded not guilty and witnesses testified before the hour long arguments.
Owen Vanvad er Anderson, 24, West Texas Military Institute graduate and former secretary of the United States Army, was instantly killed by a nitroglycerin blast in the bathroom of Mrs. L. H. Grishen’s residence at 301 West Poplar Street at 8:15 Friday morning. The blast tore the entire side of his body and exposed heart and lungs. part of his head was blown off. His mother Dora V. Anderson narrowly escaped injury nearby.
A compact aphorism notes that effort is essential and effortlessness leads to failure. The line emphasizes personal responsibility and discipline as keys to success.
The notice promotes barber equipment including razors shears and clippers. It invites readers to request a catalogue from P. L. Knox located at 919 Capitol Ave in Houston.
Rufus and Henry Williams were jailed on a crap shooting charge after being brought from Greens Bayou by Sheriff Anderson and Deputy Cain. Warrants are out for John and Aaron Bird. Constable John Magee was shot at multiple times near George Cates settlement during an attempted arrest.
An engine derailed on a bridge sending the first section toppled into a gulch. Engineer Davis escaped with minor bruises while his fireman suffered more serious injuries. The wreck killed several race horses being shipped to Fort Worth and left the engine and cars piled on the bridge.
News from near Matador reports a September 30 cyclone from the southwest crossing Pease River. It leveled O V Hanna's cotton field four miles NW and toppled K K Tudor's house, moving it twenty feet. Tudor, carrying two children, was injured when one son was crushed under the partially overturned structure. amputation was required.
Houston report says section foremen and their men walked off Tuesday morning on the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway. By Friday all sections are supplied with the old men who returned after officials promised to reinstate Mr Sparks. He will spend about sixty days away before returning to decorate the observation end of a passenger coach with butterflies.
Sunday evening in this county near Elderville Nathan Cotton Jr. and another Black man clashed. A shotgun nearly severed Cotton’s head and killed him instantly, the weapon discharged in close range.
A Black man struck a Black woman on the head with a hoe at a Rowlett dance Saturday night. The woman was severely injured and is not expected to live. The assailant is under arrest. no names are available.
Nordheim Texans report local gins have produced as many as 2,260 bales and note most cotton now marketed is held back to seek higher prices. Farmers aim to wait for better market rates while gins push to clear current stocks.
The jury is urged to return a murder in the first degree verdict as Owens’s friends vow to block moving the prisoner to Rusk. Sheriff Blackburn Capt. Rodgers and officers plan to transport him for safekeeping despite threats. Owens was to wed the following Thursday. guests searched for him after he failed to appear, locating his body Friday morning.
Alvin orange growers begin harvest of an unusually fine crop. Bearing trees are overloaded. some orchards may yield about 600 dollars per acre. Alvin oranges are noted for superior quality and flavor.
The Henrietta oil field in Henrietta Texas reports a wild gusher erupting at least 100 feet into the air with a roar heard for miles Tuesday. The well remains out of control, continuing to spout vigorously since initial breakout.
Beaumont Texas reports Frank Flores a Crosby House cook suffered serious burns to face hands and arms Sunday morning while attempting a fast burn by pouring oil into a furnace He was removed to Beaumont Sanitarium with serious injuries.
Berclair Texas reports the Berclair Institute began its Tuesday session with increased attendance over the last meeting. Mrs May Winneford of Houston, described as a lady of experience and culture, is in charge.
Bastrop Texas farmers crowded Bastrop County Union gathering on Thursday to discuss agricultural issues and union activities.
Farmersville Texas Reverend L A West broke both wrists while working on a house on Wednesday. He previously fractured both ankles about ten years ago in a separate fall.
Pittsburg Pennsylvania reports over 2,000,000 bushels of coal shipped to Southern points on Sunday amid unexpected river rise. A second large shipment is planned to go out immediately.
In San Marcos Texas the district court convicted Paul Lange on two counts of burglary and theft and sentenced him to seven years.
The Hogg Memorial Park and Lake Association of Austin aims to raise $100,000 by popular subscription for a perpetual monument to James S. Hogg former Texas governor.
EB H Lancaster of Galveston is appointed by Dr Brumby as secretary to the state health officer succeeding Capt E E Walker who resigns to pursue business in Dallas.
A newspaper note urges readers to prepare a home mixture using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to cure kidneys bladder and rheumatism. It claims an eminent authority endorses the recipe as the finest prescription for back ache kidney trouble and urinary issues with prompt eliminative action.
Poultney Bigelow praises a planned Malden chicken farm while sharing a humorous anecdote about Horatio Rogers boasting a rare bluebottle fly worth $65. The tale underscores daring entrepreneurial ambition and quirky old stories from the suburbs.
A Chicago man describes an itchy yearlong eczema covering his body. After using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura, and Cuticura Resolvent Pills at a total cost of a dollar twenty five, he says he was completely cured. Walter W Paglusch 207 N Robey St October 8 and 16 1906.
Dr. Frank C. Bostwick, famed dentist to the sultan of Morocco, vacationing in Plainfield New Jersey, quips about child discipline. He recalls a Gibraltar dentist once ready with a birch rod who, faced with a boy’s plea for gas, hears the child ask for anesthesia before punishment.
A sea trout caught near Aberdeen swam 120 miles in 49 days and doubled its weight on the voyage. Marked and released into the Coquet in Northumberland it was recaught at Aberdeen with no length gain, its rapid weight increase attributed to corpulence.
An old coffee taper can quit coffee by switching to Postum, which when well boiled and served with cream, matches or surpasses coffee flavor. Ten days to two weeks after stopping coffee, the body benefits as caffeine is eliminated and Postum supplies liquid nourishment, a change marketed as a path to well being.
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