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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
4
A Centralia Washington man recalls four months bedridden with weakness, swelling, and pains. After three doctors gave up, he took Deans Kidney Pills and recovered, returning home strong. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York at 50 cents a box.
In a vivid Har vers Weekly tale a balloon voyage over California climbs above San Jacinto and San Bernardino before a violent setback. The barometer plunges toward zero as desert canyons loom and the crew fights to land, then is carried skyward again amid a deadly ascent past 20 000 feet before regaining altitude.
The London Globe reports several curious catches from recent anglers. A trout swallowed its own fly as old tackle remained in its mouth after rehooking. A New Haven sea angler hooked a conger three times with tackle carried away twice, finding the hook and line snagged to the fish’s tongue. Swallows have struck lures and hooked themselves, while a bat was killed when a casting angler’s rod struck it. In Huntingdonshire a St Ives angler used a bicycle trouser clip as a plummet, aiding a pike that seized and was landed.
Frederick the Great used to test new boots with an old double as his feet softened. Hot weather makes boot breaking a harsh process. Experts recommend keeping old shoes on trees to handle wet and hot emergencies.
The piece recalls a Yorktown commemoration where Maj. Arthur Forrester of the First Royal Dragoons speaks with a drawl and mocks Cornwallis for defending Yorktown against militia. The program ends with a quip about drinks on the house as the audience reacts.
Miss Ann Pearsons of Northfield Vermont suffered severe eczema on face and neck with raw skin and constant itching. After three doctors and failed treatments she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and within three months the condition healed completely. Potter Drug and Chemical Corp. Boston promotes this remedy.
An article notes insurers like Metropolitan Life seeking sanatoriums for TB patients but facing legal blockages. It mentions fraternal orders planning or building TB shelters and recalls a humorous line about waistlines contrasted with changing headlines and a quote attributed to Mrs. Wilson Woodrow.
A 12 year store clerk and telegraph worker describes coffee related illness improving after switching to Postum. He claims digestion and well being improved, citing better nerves and stomach, and endorses boiling Postum with cream. The ad invites readers to look for The Road to Wellville and notes authenticity.
The article stresses durability as the first concern in painting and promotes pure white lead and linseed oil. It explains how buyers risk counterfeit white lead and advises checking for the Dutch Boy Painter trademark from National Lead Company as a valuable safety guarantee.
A collage of short jokes and ad blurbs covers marriage woes, flirtations, laundry tips, beauty creams, and humor. It includes Damon-like quips about a museums of manners, a Toronto style romance, and product pitches for starch and foot powder.
A collage of quips and humor notes about nightly work habits and wealth, references to John Jacob Astor, Bard of Benzie, and social chatter. It includes jokes on chaperones and nocturnal rogues, plus short product ads for Rough on pests and a taxicab fare joke from the Washington Star.
A fragmented page mentions CASTORIA as a safe remedy for infants and children. A strange dialogue about an antispeed argument and a messenger boy reads like a fable exchange. The note ends with a wrigley ad line about digestion and a wary proverb on trouble and happiness.
A humorous Atchison Globe piece recounts a young woman distraught by a faithless lover. Her father scolds her, offers a weekly allowance swap, and warns against lingering on old flames while restoring family discipline around chores and the home.
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