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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
4
A Gardiner Maine woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing severe female ailments after avoiding surgical operation. The testimonial urges sick women to try the tonic and notes Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Massachusetts, citing decades of reported success.
A brief collage notes a child Dorothy Walworth in Yonkers meeting her new baby brother at the parsonage. A court case features a colored man pleading guilty to stealing chickens with a humorous jailhouse remark about the bench. A Washington scene recalls a ragged man asking for food and a casual test of whether he is a senator or a representative.
A prominent Chattanooga banker recounts his nerve issues from coffee beginning in youth, noting tremors and slow mental processes. After switching to Postum his nervousness vanished and his hand steadiness returned, claiming health benefits even after age 92. He credits Postum for relief and urges readers to try it, citing “There’s a Reason.”
Edmond Baudin, 39, a mechanic, was acquitted by the court of assizes after admitting he killed his dying wife who suffered asthma. He testified she begged to die. jurors wept as he described her torment and his act, while the judge lamented justice’s blindfold. He surrendered to police following the shooting.
Governor Willson urges independent tobacco growers to organize a liberty league and fight night riders by pooling tobacco or arming in defense. He says he will pardon those who resort to arms to protect their homes and notes letters from frightened citizens seeking guidance on pooling and militia action.
A playful scene shows a boy delivering flowers to a teacher and confessing he added pepper to trigger a sneeze. The exchange captures a lighthearted, schoolyard moment with a shy, eager student and amused educator.
A grateful mother recounts expensive failed treatments for her two and a half month old's eczema before trying Cuticura products. She reports dramatic improvement after purchasing Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for one dollar and a half, claiming the illness was cured. The ad also promotes Hicks Capudine for headaches and Dr Pierce's Pellets for constipation.
A sweeping land opening on November 1 1909 will offer 673 square miles across Dickens Kent Crosby and Garza Counties Texas. Sold from the owner directly to homeseekers in quarter sections or larger at 12 to 17 50 per acre with one fifth down and six annual payments. Town lots at Spur and Girard to begin private sale the same day. Railroad line Burlington System to Spur enhances market access and an experimental fort station may assist settlers. Some sections feature deep wells for artesian water and soil described as rich sandy or chocolate loam with clay subsoil.
A witty Ready Explanation records an explorer explaining tardiness due to long arctic nights. The piece intertwines quips about lateness with a drug advertisement for Perry Davis' Pain Killer, priced at 25 or 50 cents, touting various remedies and ironies about good and bad in the world.
Thompson Watkins, a professional nurse from Parsons Kansas, reports relief from backache and irregular kidney secretions after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The ad urges readers to remember the product name and notes it is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo New York.
A witty exchange frames a domestic joke about gifting a deck chair for the balcony instead of sending a wife to the sea, reflecting light humor on marital roles and leisure. The quip channels a midcentury newspaper tone with sharp punch.
A Philadelphia reader extols Resinol Ointment as indispensable, likening its steady use to matches in a house. The witness cites quick relief for bruises, cuts, burns, irritation, and inflammation, praising its reliability and recommending it for years. An unrelated anecdote follows about a line up man joking about a neck injury for extra pay.
An advertisement argues deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous surfaces. It alleges constitutional remedies restore normal function, claims most deafness cases come from catarrh, and promotes “Hale's Catarrh” remedies with Toledo, Ohio contact details and pills for indigestion.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century style collage notes a four year old named Alice and a penny versus nickel retort. It then markets Capudine for colds and gripp and Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for lung pain. Allen's Long Balsam promises cough cure. The text mixes moral quotes and Bible exhortations.
A 1909 Youth's Companion article cites Dr. Browne, renowned on foods, endorsing oatmeal as vital for brain and body development in youth. It highlights Quaker Scotch Oats as top quality, linking oatmeal to a strong thyroid and the sturdy, energetic Scottish populace.
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