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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
2
In twenty five years Ganverston's cotton production leaped from 5 535 339 to 13 693 279 bales as the town solidifies its role as a key cotton exporting point despite labor questions.
Local notes from Oak Grove Texas dated Oct 11 recount visits and family gatherings at Glame and Sauer households, a large lodge and dance event, and multiple residents facing minor troubles. Cotton picking winds down while corn hauling looms. various trips to Shiner Victoria and Halletsville are noted along with health and property incidents.
The piece extols cotton as the backbone of morality civilization and industry. It notes the Texas State Fair in Dallas opening October 28 and closing November 12, inviting regional residents to attend and celebrate.
The piece discusses a treaty between Great Britain and Japan framed as a strong peace guarantee in the Far East and a victory for open door policy. It questions the open door’s impact on Britain and predicts shifts in Chinese trade and regional power, alongside a playful dialogue between Miss Mason and the doctor.
Halletsville note reports district court term had no civil filings, with old criminal cases to be added by the grand jury. Landowners offer right of way depot grounds and a bonus for Cane Belt extension from Glen Flora in Wharton through Lavaca to Yoakum, about fifteen miles west of Halletsville, to open farming country to market.
Miss Sophie Knapick returned home Sunday after a monthlong stay in Waco.
The court orders the October term 1905 to devote the first week to non jury civil trials, second week to jury civil cases, and third week to criminal trials with the grand jury summoned at 2 pm on the first day. A long list of grand and petit jurors is attached, submitted by E. T. Lone.
An alarm at 20 o'clock drew nearly everyone to the scene in Shiner. The barn and stable belonging to Mr. R. L. Eschenburg were destroyed, with an estimated loss of 250 dollars fully covered by insurance. The cause is unknown as the first norther of the season arrives and residents are urged to clean chimneys.
A. B. Devall, County Treasurer, Halletts ville Texas, writes from 1901 praising Dr. E W Hall’s Texas Wonder for kidney and rheumatism relief. He shares a 1896 usage and recommends the remedy to others. The note is dated October 26, 1901 and addressed to St Louis.
A Texas Wonder bottle claims to cure kidney and bladder illnesses and related conditions in men and women. It promises to regulate bladder problems in children and offers mail order for $1 per bottle, described as two months of treatment from Dr. E W Hall of St. Louis, Missouri.
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