This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 36 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
2
J M Mallory of Stonewall Georgia reports suffering 45 years from rheumatic pain and indigestion. After four bottles of Tantac he says he threw away crutches, regained strength, and now feels as healthy as ever. He claims the medicine cost over 125 dollars a bottle.
Fragmentary travel note hints at rest and new experiences during a vacation. It suggests leaving fatigue behind and finding fresh energy through leisure. The readable text emphasizes rest, renewal, and alternative ways to enjoy time off.
Mrs Jennie Moyer of Lima Ohio credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with restoring her health after displacement. She reports becoming well in two months after doctors said she could not stand straight again. She also endorses the tonic for other women before birth and after.
Sore corns or calluses can be lifted with fingers using a few drops of freezone. A small bottle costs little at drug stores and dries quickly without irritating surrounding skin. If stores lack freezone ask the druggist to obtain a bottle from his wholesaler.
An old ad urges readers not to gamble with heart health and promotes Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic priced at 50 cents and one dollar. Potential brand and dosage details appear in a vintage advertisement style.
A feisty exchange reveals Mrs Tart controlling finances and her husband resisting. The scene notes she can take money without provoking a harsh reaction, underscoring their volatile dynamic.
An 1890s advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with quinine and iron, claiming liver benefits malaria relief blood building and whole-system vigor. Also notes Wrighta Indian Vegetable Pills for constipation and a brief, quirky line about Minerva and lorgnette usage.
A narrator and Uncle Jed talk about memory spanning Civil War to Black Hawk and Mexican wars with Uncle Peleg listening. The dialogue hints at deep family history and American conflict eras through reminiscence.
Advertisement notes a winter remedy for colds coughs la grippe and headaches using Laxative Quinidine Tablets. Claims it does not affect the head or stomach and urges readers to buy a winter supply at 25 cents.
Surfing gains popularity as a sport with roots in Hawaii and spread to California this past summer. New York beaches show rare riders. American makers market a refined surf board with an air chamber, a major improvement over the traditional plank.
Houston hosts a statewide conference led by FE A Peden to organize Texas districts for a large food conservation drive. J R Babcock Dallas chamber official leads District 1 with 260 000 pledge card goals and strong regional representation follows. Committees of editors and hotel operators from major cities appoint publicity plans and district managers across eight districts.
Washington reports the new war revenue act expands the income tax with a 609 million revenue estimate. Two laws coexist, with exemptions at 2900 for married and 1000 for single under the new act, and 4000/3000 under the Sept 8 law. Taxpayers must compute under both, leading to possible double taxation once income exceeds 5000. Taxes begin after December 31, 1916.
Washington issued orders detailing the war department's plan to train and organize the first half million national army troops. It calls for 687,000 selectees, creating sixteen white divisions and one negro division, with distribution of colored troops across all sixteen cantonments to balance regional forces.
The first liberty motor truck for the U S army was completed in Lima Ohio. It is a product of top motor truck designers and the combined effort of twelve plants and sixty two auto parts factories. Eighty five thousand units will be produced in the first half of 1918 with power from the new liberty motor developed by the war department experts.
Amid a tremendous artillery hurricane the French army joined with the British to win a brilliant victory in Flanders. They pushed forward about a half mile along a front of roughly one mile from Draiebank to Wydendreeft and captured over 800 prisoners plus several cannons and machine guns. Their advance reached the western edge of the Forest of Houtholst.
President Wilson signed commissions elevating Major General Tasker H. Bliss as army chief of staff and Major General John J. Pershing as commander of American forces in France.
Houston area records a first season norther as temperatures plunge 21 degrees in ten hours and a gale force wind arrives.
Government data indicate record potential for corn oats rye white and sweet potatoes tobacco and beans though September caused heavy drops in corn by over 36 million bushels. Gains in oats set a record at 1.58 billion bushels with 47 million added. Regional forecasts list corn by state for October versus September.
W G Mattison of Houston Texas urged government control of oil wells to conserve the U S oil and gas supply in a paper read before the American Institute of Mining Engineers during a St Louis session.
Washington reports twenty thousand airplanes for American forces in France are under construction, authorized by a $640 million aviation bill passed by Congress last July.
About $4,000,600 in silver dollars moved by rail from Mexico City to Washington via Texas on Saturday. The coins were in 300 sacks of $2,000 each and were carried in Mexican dollars.
Governor Hobby signed several bills including House 46 raising the tax cap for incorporated school districts and House 37 adding penalties to highway headlight laws. Senate 6 allows cultural fish taking with a closed season for crappie and bass. six inch minimum length. He vetoed Jinkerton and Whitman school district incorporations in Haskell county. A concurrent resolution urged Texas members of Congress to back war cotton refunds for Southern growers.
Enid Oklahoma federal judge John H Cotteral sentenced eight men to six years in Leavenworth federal prison and a $100 fine each for conspiracy to resist the selective draft law.
Washington reports a surplus of cotton after stopping shipments to Northern European neutrals. The exports administration board decided to permit indefinite export of raw cotton to the allies without license.
El Campo Texas reports cotton seed selling for 70 dollars per ton on Wednesday. Market activity shows steady demand for seed despite price level and local traders note firm values in recent transactions.
Washington reports 431180 men in training or ordered to 16 cantonments nationwide. Camp Funston leads with 39532, Camp Lewis 39171, Camp Devons 33090. Camp Custer smallest with 16193. Clothing and gear shipments, including millions of underclothes and coats, are arriving on schedule as U S industries mobilize for the war effort.
Governor Hobby signed bills repealing prior laws and creating two new agricultural colleges. One appropriation of 250000 funded Northeast Texas Agricultural College, never located, and 500000 financed West Texas A and M College formerly at Abilene. Total 750000 erased.
W B Allen resigned Thursday from the University of Texas board of regents and was replaced by Dr Ralph Steiner of Austin. Dr S J Jones of Salado also resigned due to ill health, with J A Kemp of Wichita Falls chosen to fill the vacancy.
Count Karl von Luxburg, former German minister, arrested in southern Buenos Aires Province, was moved under guard to Buenos Aires and on toward the detention camp on the Island of Martin Garreta.
The New York Nationals routed the Chicago Americana Thursday to win game in the world series by six runs. The Nationals used a dominant offense and stout defense to secure the shutout victory.
A Rome dispatch reports an Austrian torpedo boat destroyer captured by Italy in the Adriatic. The Austrian crew surrendered without firing a shot.
American minister to The Netherlands John W. Garrett presented his credentials Thursday to the queen in Amsterdam, succeeding Dr. Henry Van Dyke at the post.
Britain halts all commercial cable communication with the Netherlands until Holland restricts transit of sand gravel and scrap metals through its territory from Belgium to Germany. The move follows broader wartime controls and aims to pressure Dutch authorities to enforce the embargo.
In the past week two Italian steamers over 1500 tons and two under 1500 tons were sunk by mines and submarines across all seas, marking recent losses in maritime warfare.
Three French steamers over 1600 tons were sunk in the past week by mines or submarines. Two smaller steamers were lost and eight ships were attacked without success. Six fishing boats were sunk.
Buenos Aires faces a worsening food shortage after a three week railroad strike. Officials report dwindling supplies as transportation services remain halted and markets struggle to restock.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.