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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable, non salivating alternative to calomel for biliousness and sluggish digestion. It warns calomel is dangerous and claims the product starts the liver safely, suitable for children.
An advert promotes Re mand Balsam for eye irritation with directions to apply before sleep. The copy notes both products are supplied and ends with a cheeky exchange about an old family knocker on the front door and one inside.
Get Sloan's for your pain relief. Try it on joints muscles and rheumatic twinges for quick soothing effect. Won’t stain skin or waste time. Large bottle offers economy. Available at your drugstore today for 35c 70c or 140.
Washington saw a National Industrial Conference push concrete steps to improve employer worker relations. Proposals include nationwide steel strike arbitration with workers returning to work, an immediate three month industrial truce, creation of a presidentially appointed arbitration board including ex presidents, and industry level boards. A three group committee from employers labor and the public will study the high cost of living. Labor advocates led by Samuel Gompers urged arbitration of the steel strike with a six member joint committee to adjudicate steel disputes while the workers are set to return during the inquiry.
The report covers flood impacts on onion farms along the Rio Grande, Harris County’s 1919 tax valuation at 149,862,997 with a rise of 6,614,475, and bonds approved for Hays and Hunt counties. It notes new district supervisors, health service appointments, pecan crop insects, land receipts, oil royalties, cotton loss forecasts, and railroad financing plans. It adds gold and silver production, six new state banks, tick eradication progress, Toyah Valley Railway plans, and laws from the 36th Legislature with tax payment dates and rates for 1920.
Pat Moran's players invaded Chicago and defeated the White Sox 10 to 5 in the eighth and final game to claim the World Series pennant. The victory seals Cincinnati's championship as the flag will fly from Redland Field next season.
President Wilson shows gradual improvement but doctors warn recovery will be slow and may delay return to work for a considerable time.
Captain E Paul Phillips of the United States army was tonight declared winner of the army navy balloon race begun in St Louis on Sept 26. Constance of Falfurrias Jersey cow from Falfurrias ranch, Texas, won first aged cow and grand champion at the National Dairy Show in Chicago.
The first telephone ever placed in a private English residence remains at Marlborough House. It was made in 1878 aboard the Thunderer, then installed between the schoolroom and the princess of Wales boudoir.
A quotation attributed to Edward Everett emphasizes that freedom will arrive swiftly or after long conflict, but must endure through sacred principles that guided its acquisition and retention.
The article notes a Sunday school class on Abraham with young Marian exclaiming she knows him, saying she has him on her penny. This colorful utterance captures a child’s recall turning biblical study into a playful moment.
Miriam visited a neighbor to see the new baby and on returning she said she prefers babies after ward rather than fresh. This remark highlights a playful pun about aging or maturing in a light social context.
A terse reflection notes how many threaten while trembling with fear. The line contrasts bold resolve with shared anxiety, hinting at the tension between courage and fear in trying times.
An Attorney General opinion, approved by the cabinet, holds two laws unconstitutional. The first, from the 3rd called session of the 35th Legislature, would allow cities under the general law to levy 25 cents for general purposes, 25 cents for public buildings, and 15 cents for street improvements. It seeks to exempt school buildings from the 26 cent public buildings cap. The second is a 1919 special act repealing the Bowie independent school district act of 1909. The memorandum limits towns under the general law to constitutional tax maximums and voids the Bowie repeal as destroying the district.
Austin Texas with state highway engineer Rollen J Windrow announcing surplus motor equipment from war and state departments is allocated to Texas counties for highway work. Trucks with heavy tonnage will haul road materials, with counties leasing at 2500 dollars yearly and covering upkeep.
The Army issues orders for influenza prevention across the Southern department after consultation with Col. Francis A. Winter and Gen. Joseph T. Dickman. Commanding officers must enforce strict sanitation in barracks kitchens and mess halls, isolate influenza patients, and bar servicemen with colds from public gatherings.
A cablegram to Prince Poniatowski of Wright-Martin reports a single seated Spad reached 184 miles per hour in a test at Villa Coublay France. With a 160 pound passenger the same model flew 175 mph. The records are official.
Washington report notes the Senate rejected thirty-six of forty-five amendments to the peace treaty drafted by the foreign relations committee. All amendments, proposed by Senator Fall of New Mexico, aimed to limit American involvement in postwar European settlements. The roll shows margins from 15 to 28 in favor of the decisions.
By a 6 to 2 vote the house elections committee recommends unseating John F. Fitzgerald from the Tenth Massachusetts District and seating Peter F. Tague, both Democrats, after finding Tague entitled to the seat.
Colonel B. M. Meuse departed Brest aboard the transport Northern Pacific bound for New York on Monday as part of House Salle for America movements.
The air service branch of the War Department announces no non official airplane exhibitions due to lack of appropriations and staff reductions. The looming winter season also makes exhibition flying hazardous and restrictions apply.
Washington reports Sug arland Industries will shut its Texas sugar plant on October 15 because of a shortage of raw sugar. E P Cole, traffic manager, says supplies cannot arrive until the Cuban crop in January.
Washington reports all American soldiers buried in Germany Belgium Italy Great Britain Luxembourg and Northern Russia will be returned home as transportation becomes available. Secretary Baker said instructions have been tested for the general staff to manage the effort and speed it.
Doctors and druggists warn readers to keep systems purified to prevent influenza. Take one Calotab at bedtime with water to cut a cold overnight and avoid complications. next morning liver and system refreshed. Calotabs sold only in sealed packages at thirty five cents with refund if not satisfied.
A witty exchange questions whether a woman will believe a man when he says she is the first woman he ever loved. The reply suggests belief only if she is the first woman he has met, delivering a sharp social quip.
Ady advertises Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine aspirin with proper directions for headache and other pains. It notes Bayer as the medicine’s trademark and that 12 tablets cost a few cents. Also mentions a British campaign to educate millers for better efficiency.
An advertisement promotes LD Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for back pain dizziness nausea and bladder and kidney trouble. It claims female complaints are caused by kidney disease and urges continued use to restore vigor, stating the capsules are imported from Haarlem Holland and offered in three sizes.
A vintage advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy that cleanses the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for a case of catarrh that the medicine fails to cure and cites testimonials from FA Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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