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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement touts a cheap freckle and tan lotion made from two lemons and three ounces of orchard white. It claims regular use on the face neck arms and hands will fade freckles and blemishes, leaving clear soft rosy skin with a harmless formula.
In a cartoons magazine brief, observers note the link between time and money in the comic strip world. The piece reflects on how quick decisions and timing influence value in everyday life and consumer behavior.
An advertisement touts Tetterine as the cure for facial eruptions, pimples, blotches, and itch, claiming quick results with regular use. It notes the product, sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Rhuptrine Co., Savannah, Ga. Also includes a stock line: “Frequently a man is honest because he is afraid to be dishonest.”
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is described as a constitutional remedy that acts through the blood to mucous surfaces and claims to destroy the disease's foundation while boosting overall health. Advertises circulars and lists F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as makers. A quote on self-praise and opportunity follows.
At the United Confederate Veterans' final session General K M Van Zandt of Fort Worth was re elected Commander in Chief for the third time by acclamation. Three department commanders were also re elected.
Nathan B. Forrest was re-elected commander in chief. S&F Carter Jr. of Houston was chosen commander of the trans-Mississippi department. Other officers include James F. Tatum of Berkeley Virginia and R. A. Lincoln of Tennessee. New executive council members include Roy Price, Steve King, and John Ashley Jones. Arthur H. Jennings was selected historian in chief.
Mrs. A McKinbrough of Greenwood Mississippi was elected president of the Mississippi division of the Southern Confederate Memorial Association Mrs Emmett Lee Merry of Tulsa was elected national organizer and Mrs W H Crowder of Tulsa was selected as president of the Oklahoma division of the association.
A Paris Nantais express wreck near Maisons LaLaiette leaves 42 dead and about 100 injured as search teams recover more bodies from the wreckage.
The Luling oil mill has opened for the present season and is running on full time now.
Texas reports overhauls and new projects from Glidden depot work to road district bonds. Census gains Anderson County while Caldwell plants a 5000 dollar monument. Oil imports reach 75000 barrels at Texas City as counties plan marketing and infrastructure expansions.
A Texas state banking report as of September 8 1920 shows total deposits of 305 801 261 up 8 041 740 since June 30 1920 with 1014 banks reporting. Total resources reached 419 967 594 up 19 134 915 driven by loans and discounts and cash and exchange while liabilities include capital stock 49 127 500 and bills payable 35 205 200.
The Treasury reports total internal revenue collections for the year ending June 30 at 5.418 billion dollars, up 1.558 billion from 1919. Texas paid 105.098 million, up 69 percent. Oklahoma 26.289 million, up 49 percent. Arkansas 12.556 million, up 67 percent. Louisiana 51.325 million, up 62 percent. Income and profit taxes dominate, with Texas and Louisiana nearly all receipts from these taxes. The IRS cost was 55 cents per $100 collected.
Governor Hobby proclaimed October 24 to 30 as better schools week urging Texans to support adoption of a constitutional amendment to remove the local tax limit for schools. He said the measure is vital to public schools and the state's civic life.
Egg Harbor City officials report August Pasquale confessed to smothering 15 month old Blake ly Coughlin during a kidnapping from Morris town Pennsylvania. Pasquale allegedly moved the child to Egg Harbor City and authorities searched New Gretna this week but found no trace of the body.
The wife of Admiral Rheinhart von Scher, chief of the German admiralty staff, and her maid were murdered when two masked men broke into the admiral's villa in Wiemar. His 18 year old daughter was seriously wounded in the Sunday assault.
Washington reports the 1920 corn crop to be the largest in the country by more than 90 million bushels, signaling a bumper harvest and strong agricultural output across states.
Report notes illicit spirits aboard a yachting party with claims of smuggling. A conversation line suggests the operation may push limits as the vessel sails three miles offshore.
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