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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1916
Page
3
Robert Lomax abandons Lois Donaldson after rising to wealth, then loses every asset and faces dissolution. Years later a betrayed trader is exposed and Lomax returns to claim the woman who never wavered, finding forgiveness and a second chance.
Smithsonian report cites A S B Ackerman experiments at Mendi Egypt showing solar boilers using parabolic mirrors to generate steam. Five 205-foot boilers, 13,269 square feet of mirrors yielded 12 lb per 100 sq ft and 40.1 percent efficiency, up to 55.5 brake hp.
A witty quip contrasts scientists warning of coal depletion with a grim economic view that future buyers may be priced out regardless of any resource remaining. The exchange highlights concerns about energy scarcity and affordability.
A dialogue fragment presents Miss Cayenne dismissing concerns about a man under suspicion of anarchist ties. She argues that in a world of global political upheaval even a minor threat from a crank with a hand grenade is unworthy of notice.
Texas lawmakers consider free county libraries funded by a tax not to exceed 5 dollars per 100 valuation. The plan, advanced by the Texas Library Association, empowers county commissioners to establish and maintain libraries with state examiners appointing librarians. The main library would be county seat based with branches in schools and other sites.
A condensed statement from Commissioner Charles O. Austin shows state banks and trust companies in Texas hold deposits of 117,977,504 at Sept 12, up 20,816,829 since June 30. Loans fell 32,113 and overdrafts rose 282,925 while the savings departments hold 3,968,272 in deposits with reserves 735,889, 166,874 above required.
El Paso, Texas attendees focused on drainage replacing irrigation in the International Irrigation Congress. John H. Nolen, Missouri reclamation commissioner, urged a joint meeting with the National Drainage Congress to push national legislation aiding reclamation of arid and swamp lands.
In Waco Texas counsel for T R Watson won a technical victory that postponed the case accusing him of killing John S Patterson commissioner of banking and insurance until October 26.
A $5,000,000 consignment of British gold via Canada was deposited at the assay office on Wednesday by J. P. Morgan & Co., bringing weekly total to $10,000,000.
An ad touts Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic with quinine and iron for malaria and vitality. It cites Scientific American on arsenic absorption in living hair, notes slow poisoning shows in hair while rapid poisoning may not, and endorses Roman Eye Balsam for eye ailments.
A commentator notes that the subject’s rise occurred after a federal commission investigated him, a detail unseen prior to that inquiry. Pucek remarks a transformation followed the scrutiny, implying prior obscurity before federal oversight.
An advertisement promotes Bond's Liver Pill as a bedtime cure for headache and biliousness with claims of restoring health by addressing an inactive liver. It notes availability from druggists for 25 cents and mentions Providence, RK L, with 1,000 jitney buses and a note about British Honduras importing most of its food supplies.
On first symptoms use Renovine and be cured. Do not wait until the heart is beyond repair. Renovine is the heart and nerve tonic. Price 50c and 1.00. Adyv.
The piece notes a new low-cost smokeless powder with no visible flash at two miles, plus a mask defilade for night concealment. It mentions explosive tests at Picka tinny arsenal, the secret D explosive, and comments on public credit to government chemists, with side items about laziness as a disease symptom, piano factories, and iodine production in Vladivostok.
A military kite balloon piloted by C H Roth and A Wollen from Akron landed near Washington Court House after a 120 mile 3 hour 45 minute test flight. The cigar shaped craft used planes for steering and elevation as part of a trial of low ering apparatus. The pilots claimed the first such trip in the United States and noted European interest. Ballast was jettisoned when fired upon over Green county.
Edwin Milton Boyle recounts a Cheyenne visit where a grand public reception for Edwin Booth turned chaotic. Booth refused to leave his private car, prompting a stand in for the star by Boyle who rode in a six horse coach to the crowd, avoiding riot or lynching.
A Baltimore inventor Tainter created the cap that preserves bottle contents and blocks air. A traveling jeweler Friedenwaldt invested his savings, enabling factories worldwide. Shares of the eventual success totaled over 50 million dollars to key parties.
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