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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
4
A country outing for a small city boy and his sister Dorothy ends with a warning as the boy declares the milk from a cow is unfit to drink. The tale blends rural curiosity with cautionary tone about dairy safety.
A witty exchange from the Chicago News features a co widow and a scanty haired bachelor debating early marriages. The widow charges the bachelor with remaining single while he quips that he favors youthful follies as the only marriages he believes in.
A Pittsburg stock-broker, who lost thousands in spring speculation, wakes to a hoarse warning at night. The intruder says he seeks money, and the broker replies with a darkly witty offer to help search. This terse tale circulates as a curious clipping in the city.
A letter from P Cassidy of Montevallo Alabama pleads for Lightning Oil as a universal balm for children's and adults’ aches. The writer laments frequent ailment calls and seeks the remedy as a trusted relief.
An Italian correspondent for the North China Daily News argues for reviving the cult of the cat in India to prevent plague. He suggests households keep cats and warns against killing rats as the rat flea could then feed on humans.
A farmer near Oelsdorf while plowing uncovered a vessel containing 2300 silver coins dating from the eleventh century. The find reveals a medieval practice of placing elderberry bushes over buried wealth.
Historical medical guidance instructs sealing a wound with cobwebs and brown sugar or tea dust to stop bleeding, followed by applying laudanum once bleeding ceases. The advice reflects old-time first aid practices and reliance on readily available household substances.
Mrs Wilson’s husband often traveled to New York by bus, arriving at midnight. Burglary waves in the neighborhood heightened her fear. On his return night he crept up quietly, and she shouted she would shoot if he was Henry, prompting a tense moment from the couple.
Vernon Lee recounts Wagner’s remarkable headache relief, describing hypnotic effects and a dreamlike state where only hearing remains active. The piece notes a lingering clarity of sound as the remedy acts.
Analysis argues few people gain wealth because those who know how to earn it cannot retain it and those who can save it cannot acquire it, presenting the paradox as the sole barrier to financial stability.
A writer in The Atlantic argues wit is intellectual while humor is emotional. Both hinge on perception of resemblance and contrast, with incongruity between ideal and fact providing moral tension. A New England farmer recalls a humane remark about his aged horse, noting they "almost" killed him.
A summer attraction in Colebrook New Hampshire features an ice cave in Dixville Notch formed by a fissure in the mountain ledge. The cave fills with snow in winter and is shaded from sun year round.
A well known New York authority urges readers to mix Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce, compound Karyon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces. Shake and take a teaspoon after meals and at night. Ingredients are sold cheap by prescription pharmacies. The mixture is claimed to ease rheumatic pain and swelling after a few days without stomach harm.
A Russian woman recalls returning to work among soldiers as revolutionists push freedom talk to the army. She notes hundreds of girls meet nightly with soldiers in homes and barracks, despite the danger, as courts martial and executions follow for those entering barracks to recruit.
Mrs. Egbert Sheldon of Woodville Connecticut describes her year and a half old child suffering from sores on face arms and chest. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about two months and reports the child recovered with no further sores.
A witness for the defense stallingly dodged questions for over an hour about a four or five year old event. The plaintiff's attorney pressed for recollection while the witness admitted limited memory. The cross examiner urged the witness to state what he thought then versus now.
Mrs Margaret Emmerich of Clinton St Napoleon Ohio suffered kidney trouble for fifteen years with back pain poor vision dizziness and inability to work. Deans Kidney Pills provided quick relief and a cure according to the testimonial. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
Excerpt describes a rough country fair horse strapped and confined in extreme gear while a farmer jokes about the overburdened animal. The narrator notes the awkward rigging and wonders how the horse and driver will disengage, citing a remark about oversold fast aids and a race for flying machines rather than a trot.
An 1880s advertisement asserts deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and offers $100 for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrhic Cure cannot cure. It promotes constitutional remedies and urges sending for free circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo.
The Baltimore Americana quips about Old Amy, famed for trouble, jailed again after a tense struggle requiring many officers. The piece suggests the magistrate who sent her away should be arrested, prompting a sharp joke about his actions.
A Kansas reader from Oswego, M. W. Thomlinson, endorses Simmons liver purifier as the most valuable remedy for constipation and disordered liver. The product is praised for thorough action without griping and recommended whenever possible.
A Japanese college student recalls how the kiss entered Japanese aristocratic life in the past 50 years. She notes initial shock then rapid adoption, with maidens sometimes fainting at first but later embracing Western embraces, and she personally expresses fondness for the kiss and its vivid sensation.
A two year old named Tom attends a christening with parents admirably preparing him. The child, despite a polished appearance, blurts out a sharp line directed at his father saying why he wet my head. The moment captures a humorous family scene.
An English quarryman faced assault charges after a mate testified in court with a striking eyewitness account. The witness described the man swinging a pick repeatedly and inflicting severe blows, remarking that if the strikes had been any harder the victim would have been killed.
Mrs J I Hightower of Palmetto La praises Hunt's Cure as the surest remedy for eczema ringworm and itching troubles. The testimonial highlights strong confidence in the product's effectiveness for skin afflictions.
A concise aphorism notes that true generosity shines when wealth is shared, suggesting the joy of giving is greatest when others benefit as well. The reflection underscores equitable distribution and communal value over solitary accumulation.
A German physician named Dr. Horn asserts that miners suffer rapid aging due to unhygienic surroundings. He claims the unhealthy conditions cause senile decay as early as age 50, after which many cannot continue their work.
Important to Mothers urges careful examination of every bottle of Castoria to ensure safety for infants and children. The notice stresses that parents should verify label information and avoid unsafe products.
The queen, second wife of King Lobengula, uses a carved bust of his first wife as a ceremonial head dress for state occasions.
A compact reflection invoking that there exists a place and method suitable for every person, echoing Shakespearean sentiment on opportunity and viability for all individuals.
A canvasser visits a colonel who boasts of his sons. He tests the pitch by asking if the father will buy anything for his boys, then offers a cyclopedia. The colonel responds that his sons ride mules, not need a cyclopedia.
A curious audition scene shows an applicant claiming prowess as an ad vance agent. He boasts past work driving a street sweeper and stirring up millions of germs daily, as he seeks the circus job with the manager testing his claim.
A terse reflection states that true greatness lies in giving more than receiving while the base act is to render favors and expect nothing in return. The aphorism contrasts benevolence with selfinterest in a concise moral meditation.
The text compares police-to-citizen ratios in Berlin Liverpool London Philadelphia and Manhattan island. Berlin and Liverpool have one officer per 340 and 449 residents respectively while London has one per 496 and Philadelphia one per 511. Manhattan shows one officer per 643 inhabitants.
A bold sales pitch claims itching troubles are epidemic and urges readers to try Hunt's Cure. It guarantees cure of any itch and offers a money back if it fails.
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