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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
3
Praises a laxative for sick children urging use of California Syrup of Figs to relieve constipation. Claims gentle results, warns of counterfeit products, and directs readers to ensure the bottle is made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
A sheriff quips about a traveling drummer with a whisk broom chin saying he’s wandered everywhere his life. The scene mocks ego and warns that some men start strong but soon grow lazy.
Providence reader Mrs. Adeline Lynch reports relief from backache nervousness and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The notice urges women with similar symptoms to seek guidance and try the remedy while providing company contact details.
Assistant Attorney General John C Wall reports a written pact with cotton growers in prohibited zones allowing harvest under state and federal rules The plan keeps an injunction for future actions and assigns costs to growers for gathering fumigation and marketing operations Under the agreement cotton will be hauled to Galveston for fumigation or to Boston for vacuum treatment and seed to a designated mill for crushing
An article extols prepared coconut products for wartime value and nutrition. It links fat and protein in coconut to high food value and notes using coconut in menus helps supply carbon from shells and masks for soldiers. It then lists various recipes using milk, syrup, coconut, flour and eggs.
Instructions describe making coconut based desserts including coconut war cake and coconut cornflake macaroons. Steps cover whipping egg whites with salt, folding in coconut and syrup, baking in ramekins or as a loaf, and using cornflakes with coconut for macaroons. Also mentions serving hot or cold with cream.
Wartime appeal urges citizens to share meat potatoes flour and cornmeal with others at home and abroad. Call to hold the line and support troops through rations and shipping.
Monroe county New York agent converts her car into a Victory Special to tour communities with labor saving device exhibits and demonstrations. In July the truck reached 3646 people. Similar efforts occur in Bristol County Massachusetts and Windham County Connecticut using outdoor demonstrations and interpreters to reach Portuguese French and Italian communities.
Layer green tomato slices with sugar cinnamon and a little flour in a pie pan. Repeat to full, cover with a crust, vent the top, and bake in a moderate oven about thirty five minutes. Dot with butter before adding the top crust.
Acting Governor Johnston granted a full pardon to T. R. Watson who was sentenced to nine years for the murder of John S. Patterson, then insurance and banking commissioner, shot during a bank notice posting at Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Teague. The Court of Criminal Appeals had overruled a rehearing in Watson’s case.
The commanding general of the Southern department at Fort Sam Houston Texas asks the governor to mobilize about 150 Texas women to care for soldiers sick in Texas The call targets nurses in El Paso Laredo College Station and Austin to serve at army camps.
Washington Postmaster General A S Burleson announces engagements of their eldest daughter Lucy Kyle to Ensign Charles Greene Grimes U S N of Dayton now stationed in Washington. The couple plans a wedding early in November.
Chicago reports property damage from Minnesota forest fires estimated at 75 million dollars. The fires raged across Minnesota causing extensive losses and prompting containment efforts.
A captured Prussian officer resists capture aboard a truck in France signaling defiance by cutting insignia from another officer. The scene shifts to a Southern parson converting a man while discussing discipline and loyalty. An ad extols Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming to cleanse worms and boost health in children.
An advertisement touts Bonius Livia Pits as a gentle liver stimulant to relieve bilious headaches. It claims the pills are safe and gripe free, sold for a small bottle price via drug stores. Also promotes Cuticura soap and ointment with free samples by mail from Boston.
A witty exchange centers on a stage drama where the actor jokes about naming a boat Hen because it has hatches and lays to. The pun ties into the play’s nautical theme and character dialogue.
Public health claim urges households to stock Vader Balm to prevent illnesses including croup and pneumonia. Warns of imitations. Notes a historical statistic that 40,000 men called to the colors were tubercular.
Fragmentary text shows garbled names and places with references to a tee, tree, and various misread terms. Core meaning and entities are unclear, making it difficult to identify a coherent event, person, or organization for a concise summary.
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