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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
14
The advertisement touts Knowlton’s Danderine claiming to beautify hair instantly by removing dust oil and dandruff while invigorating the scalp. It promises new hair growth after weeks of use and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store.
In a sharp domestic exchange the bride cries out a breakup line, and the groom retorts that she should, accusing him of beating a good husband away from another woman. The tension marks their first major quarrel.
In Mineral Springs Arkansas a letter from Mrs J M Rivers credits Cardui with ending a decade of illness and pain. She reports dramatic weight gain and renewed strength after taking Cardus and urges other women with womanly troubles to try it.
A humorous exchange features confusion over national mottos with a playful misattribution transforming Dieu et mon droit into a mock French version. The line hints at language mishaps and national identity in a casual chat.
A Hot Springs ad praises Liver Buttons as a gentle laxative and tonic that cleanses the bowels, removes poisons, and boosts energy in 24 hours. It claims to relieve dizziness biliousness and malaria, offers a money back guarantee and free samples, and cites 17,000 testimonials from Hot Springs Chemical Co. in Hot Springs Arkansas.
A fragment shows a quarrel where one insists he is short of money and the other notes both are short. The exchange hints at financial tension and irritation between the speakers.
Rub My-Tism offers cure for rheumatism neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises cuts old sores burns and pain. Antiseptic Anodyne priced at 25 cents. Ad appears as a brief vintage medicinal advertisement.
A terse exchange reveals concern over summer boarders. Sam denies taking in lodgers while a landlord hints that they are onto the arrangement.
The Agriculture Department released its October crop report showing preliminary production estimates for spring wheat all wheat oats and barley. Prospects for tobacco up 1.9 percent flax up 5 percent while rice buckwheat and white potatoes fall. Oats forecasts rise lifting total oats by 56 million bushels versus September.
Washington Held a grand cavalry review on the Potomac meadows as the Tenth, Eleventh, and part of the Fifteenth Cavalry demonstrated modern tactics. President Wilson and officials observed the two hour display with praise conveyed via Colonel D. Murray.
Colonel Murray recalls visitors and heirlooms melted into bullion at the U S assay office on Wall Street after 90 years. He describes wedding rings altered, keepsakes converted to gold bars, and a steady stream of personal tales from patrons, ending with fifty years of service noted as a long era.
Balloonists William F. Assman and James M. O Reilly sailed from San Antonio at 6:21 PM Thursday in the big balloon Million Population No 2. The craft, carrying 2000 pounds of ballast, headed northeast to challenge the Lahm cup now held by J Allan Hawley of New York.
In New York the Athletics beat the Giants 8 to 2 as Leslie Bush pitched to claim the third game of the world series. Bush received strong support from his teammates with powerful hitting guiding Philadelphia to the win.
Herbert Thomas alias Thomas Edwards was arrested as a loiterer in Mobile. He confessed to Chief Crenshaw that he and two companions held up and robbed an Alabama Great Southern express train on Sept 25.
Gunboat Smith of California defeated Carl Morris of Oklahoma in the fifth round of a ten round bout Thursday. The referee disqualified Morris for fouling.
A fire in Singleton Texas on Thursday destroyed the M. L. Wood & Co. dry goods and hardware store and the post office inside the same building. Loss estimated at $15,000.
The Mexican chamber of deputies debated a postponement bill on presidential elections on Thursday, then postponed the measure for two days after its first reading.
Chicago reports the start of the new school term after holidays. Parents rush to brighten clothing and equipment while children eagerly prepare to impress teachers. A primary pupil practices to begin the school year.
Surgeons at Garretson hospital removed a ten inch appendix from Paul Hatch nineteen of Newton Center Massachusetts. Doctors say it is three times the length of a normal human appendix and may be the longest ever removed.
In late 1880s Pittsburgh a respected businessman William Murdock is lured by a friendly stranger into a chuck a luck style scam. He wins 5000 then parts with 10000 to secure future winnings, only to have the entire payout seized by the con artists after a swift return to the Grant street office.
A parcel addressed to David H. Schuyler, an undertaker in Philadelphia, contained the body of a newborn infant. A note stated it came from a poor mother and offered a dollar for burial services.
Local Minneapolis hotel keepers vote to abolish finger bowls. The move reflects changing dining customs and hotel service standards in the city.
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent laxative for the Liver stomach and bowels. It claims cleansing of sour undigested food and removal of bile with a night time effect that avoids griping. It suggests daily use prevents headaches biliousness coated tongue indigestion sour stomach and constipation.
Richard Harding Davis defended an official amid a political scandal. He praised the man as honest while a line of theater stars at a New York roof garden mocked the idea of undisputed integrity. A comedian quipped that even good men may be swayed by money.
Prescription ad promises malaria or chills and fever cure with five or six doses. States fever breaks and tonic use prevents return. 25 cents. Also a proverb about politeness ending doors.
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