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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1901
Page
4
A Matterhorn accident tale warns of climbing dangers as four mountaineers fall from a cliff while tourists overlook the scene and engineers flag ongoing risks. Separate notes discuss Arabs and a telephone, piano key cleaning, storm safety for autos, a trust job joke, and a gas-leak tree blight in New York area streets.
A Philadelphia Record report notes a corps of Tree Defenders at Fairmount park using long scrub brushes to kill caterpillars and fallen insects by hand. They dismiss tar traps and poisons as ineffective, arguing direct physical removal is the only efficient method.
Seamen displaced by machinery. The old wooden battleship Vermont once housed 1100 officers and men when serving as the receiving ship at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Modern battleships are far larger and more powerful, needing crews of no more than 600, illustrating how machinery reduces human labor.
A birthday cake for a young boy features a pale green frosting with miniature turtle shapes made from large raisins and almond slivers for legs. The almond heads are formed with bent pin heads, using blanched almonds.
A Paris Dominican preacher, Pere Monsabre, was told a woman wished to see him on a conscience matter. She confessed vanity had overtaken her, and she sought guidance before ascending the pulpit.
A woman confesses that she admired her own beauty in a looking-glass and yielded to vanity. Pere Monsabre comments that a mistake is not a sin and tells her she may go away in peace.
A historical recipe describes making a waterproof paste by combining one part borax with eighteen parts melted beeswax, then adding five parts asphalt varnish with sixty-five parts oil or turpentine and six parts melted spermaceti. The two mixtures are blended to yield a nearly colorless waterproof paste for natural leather.
A count questions how many eligible young women exist in America as a reply describes them as countless and endless. The exchange reflects a satirical or humorous moment cited by the Detroit Free Press.
The Boston Transcript notes Frederic Harrison’s praise of the Capitol yet reveals that only its two wings are white and the dome sits about six feet off the central axis. The dome’s features arose from an accident when the base was too large and cut to fit the collar, a design that oddly enhanced the structure’s charm.
In Kentucky’s Pennyrile region Tony Loyd’s feud with Lucy Holloway and rival Les Tilley erupts at a barbecue then ends in tragedy. Loyd drowns rescuing a family as floods arrive. a later tale finds Loyd’s life continued elsewhere with Lucy as his wife, tying two lives back to the old creek dreams.
A Hungarian capital boy aged 12 who waved his hat to Emperor Francis Joseph for six years was sent to school. The emperor learned of his absence and pledged to fund education and later promote him to officer if fit.
Sir George Dibbs, who recently presented King Edward with a walking stick he made, stands as a remarkable Australian figure. He twice led New South Wales as premier and held major colonial posts. he once refused an extortionate bill of costs and was committed to Darlinghurst jail for a year, serving the full sentence.
Henry’s minstrel troupe performed at the Alhambra Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and evening to good audience satisfaction. Manager Miller’s theater hosted a preliminary show before the Grand Avenue house season opens next Sunday afternoon with Hunting for Hawkins.
An Atchison Kansas Globe fragment notes the contrast between a girl’s long practiced soulful gaze and the pleading eyes of a dog seeking to accompany. The lines imply moral caution about shedding baser desires.
Poem urging action over intentions, challenging the reader to translate inner virtue into visible deeds. It contrasts grand, noble thoughts with unfinished acts and asks why good intentions are not lived out in daily service. The piece emphasizes sincerity and public virtue.
A Chinese immigrant Lee Hong received his first citizenship papers in New York after twenty six years in the country. Officials in other cities doubt the legality of such requests as federal authorities have consistently refused similar petitions by Chinese nationals.
The English regard Princess Maud, youngest daughter of the King and Princess Charles of Denmark, as Europe’s liveliest and prettiest princess. She can read books to nurses, sail a boat, ride a bicycle, spin and sew, play chess, and speak five languages including Russian.
The notice extols Hostetter's Bitters as the best family tonic for over fifty years. It is claimed to cure indigestion constipation and bile disorders while purifying blood calming nerves and building up the system. It contrasts favorably with cotton goods and raw cotton production in US industry.
A local eatery announces that lunch will be free exclusively for patrons who purchase a beverage. The policy ties the complimentary meal to the price of a drink, limiting the offer to those meeting the requirement.
A generic promotional note claims all up to date housekeepers use Defiance Cold Water Starch and that it is 46 percent better value for money. The line emphasizes efficiency and cost savings associated with the product.
Some individuals boast of being unable to do anything else, turning limitation into a self praising stance. The remark suggests a pattern where failure to act is framed as a virtue.
Soredont powder and liquid sold in large stores or by mail. Sample catalog listed for HALL & RUCKEL of New York.
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