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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
3
McKinney Texas story. Mary Stephenson credits Cardui with lifting years of illness and nervous weakness after six weeks bedridden. She reports rapid strength gain after starting Cardus and six bottles total, returning to work in three weeks. Cardui touted as helping women for over forty years.
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It urges mothers to look for the California name on the bottle, promises a tasty fruit flavor, and notes full dosing directions on each bottle.
A summer cold advice urges bed rest if possible and Boschee's Syrup to ease coughing and breathing. If not bedridden, stay out of drafts avoid sudden changes eat simple foods and take occasional Boschee's Syrup, advertised as a safe American remedy sold in stores for over fifty years.
A brief, humorous exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal features a traveler misnaming English as Australian and the pleasant stranger correcting with a quirky remark about bulldong's chickens.
A patently old fashioned tonic advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chili Tonic as a blood purifier and iron tonic. The copy promises strength and vigor for children and notes a price of zero cents.
A compact old newspaper ad describes Capudine as a liquid quick relief for all headaches including sick nervous and heat or stomach related pains. It promotes trial bottles at 10 cents and larger sizes, and includes stray quips about athletics and conscience.
Richard Le Gallienne recounts a dramatic authentic tale of a treasure discovered in the Bahama Islands in 1903. The narrator contrasts grand language with stark clothing and emaciation, describing a patched suit and a frame like an animated skeleton.
The narrator visits a lush tropical estate where a charismatic vagabond host named King Alcinous hosts luncheon for a worldly wanderer and his daughter Calypso. The scene blends mythic imagery with vivid description of exotic guests, palm groves, and the enigmatic host’s captivating storytelling. The moment hints at shared secrets and a budding connection between the narrator and Calypso.
The tale follows a hero visiting John Saunders in Nassau with Charles Webster. Saunders presents a Tobias death bed document claiming two and a half million in treasure. A trip begins aboard a schooner with a pock marked man aboard. A crash, a manifesto signed Tobias Jr., and a cave of pirate skeletal remains lead to a voyage toward Short Shrift Island and a mysterious girl with a Spanish doubloon.
The narrator meets a tall lean old man in a palm grove who speaks flawless English and quotes Homer in Greek and Pope. The stranger claims a hidden paradise and Ulysses like island, leaving questions about his identity and presence in the wilderness.
A cryptic note hints at a policy reversal titled The Last Ride, suggesting a farewell to five-cent fares possibly tied to a cemetery site, though the actual location remains unclear.
A 35 cent bottle of Danderine is advertised to restore life color and vitality to hair. The ad claims long thick lustrous hair and relief from lifeless scraggly fading strands with a stimulating scalp tonic available at drug or toilet counters.
Senator Sorghum defends his remarks after a critic cites grammar flaws. He insists he crafted the phrasing deliberately and rejects claims of pretentiousness, stating there is no advantage in being mistaken or an uncompromising highbrow.
An old advertisement touts Vacher Balm as faster relief for croup catarrh colds and sore throat, offered in jars or tubes for 25c and urges requests for samples and agents prices, warning to beware of imitations and noting EB W Vacher Inc New Orleans LaAdv Optism.
This 50 year old remedy promotes quick relief for old colds coughs and related symptoms sold at druggists for $1.20 a bottle. The ad emphasizes proven effectiveness and long standing popularity.
Purging remedies are described as harsh and harmful while this tonic is claimed to be a gentle corrective. The ad touts improved bile flow and removal of waste and fermented foods, promoting vigor and hard work with a zest for recreation.
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