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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
18
A Blue Forest orchestra musician at Berry Inn declares he plays by main strength not by ear or note. The violinist Mr Hennessey wipes his brow with a stained handkerchief and explains the dry hard work behind his sound.
For sunburn, insect bites, ivy poison or any skin inflammation, Tyree's Antiseptic Powder offers fast relief. 25c at druggists. Sample free by J S Tyree, Washington DC.
A witty caption about a photographer confident after facing rejection as his best girl declined him. The punch line notes he still has a good negative, framing the humor around photography lore and dating bravado.
An OCR fragment notes Norway to build a major hydroelectric plant delivering 216000 horsepower. It also lists various ads and sayings about comfort items and medicines including Mrs Winslow’s Syrup and Dr Peery’s Vermitage with quick worm expulsion claims.
The bill revising currency and banking laws cleared the House 286 to 84 amid broad GOP and progressive support. It would replace the bank note system with twelve federal reserve banks, overseen by a seven member federal board and a bankers' advisory council, while preserving the gold standard.
A group of Southern leaders led by Senator Ransdell of Louisiana formed the Mississippi Valley Immigration Association on Ellis Island amid 2 000 arriving immigrants. Delegates from Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas Texas and Alabama plus immigration officials and rail and steamship reps attended a New York conference. The association will press for immigration via New Orleans and push for easier entry rules and European recruitment with reduced head tax. George H. Smith Natchez M B Trezevant New Orleans and W. D. Manager New Orleans named officers.
Provisional President Huerta has ordered General Diaz, currently in Europe, to return to Mexico within days. High authority confirms the move is intended to avoid hindering Diaz’s presidential candidacy.
El Paso Juarez military officials said if General Francisco Villa is imprisoned in Palomas he would be brought to Juarez and publicly executed on an international bridge spanning the Rio Grande between El Paso and Juarez.
Auld, a Mexia area farmer, sold a bale of cotton Thursday for net proceeds of 91.34, reflecting strong local pricing in Mexia Texas.
Gabe E. Parker a Choctaw Indian of the Academy of Oklahoma was sworn in on Thursday becoming the first man of his race to hold the register of the treasury. His signature will appear on all currency.
Heavy rains in Midway Texas destroy part of the cotton crop. Harvesting is delayed and much cotton is spoiled as bolls sprout and fallen cotton cannot be recovered, reducing yield.
Rankin loves a mysterious woman who promises to marry him if he can love her for a year without knowing her name. They meet at Adirondacks lake each July and part with longing, awaiting the next year to reveal the true identity of the plain workaday woman who has tested his devotion.
Rankin recalls a lake romance as a trout jumps and a hat and toupee appear on a barbed fly. The beloved flees in fear, leaving him heartbroken. A year later she returns, and he confronts the sight of her with shock and longing, seeking forgiveness and true fidelity.
In a dramatic reunion Rankin and his former love confront past scandal as she reveals a typhoid illness and wig disguise. He declares enduring love and readiness to marry, while she exposes the test of true devotion and acceptance in a pursuit of mutual trust.
A compact roundup cites 1912 figures: Texas milch cows 1,034,000. Kentucky school children 721,813. New York mine output valued at 35,519,382 dollars. 751 German ships built. Uruguay foreign commerce over 100 million. California prune exports 106 million pounds and raisin exports 27 million pounds, with various other factoids.
An English physician offers heat safety tips noting cooling is largely mental. He advises light meals, ventilation, bathing, avoiding extreme water temperatures, and protecting blondes from bright light with orange-lined hats and white outerwear while wearing colored underwear to reflect heat.
A Loveland Kentucky woman, Anna Bowling, reports relief from severe left side pain and womanly troubles after using Cardus, calling it the best medicine for women and urging others to try it. She describes initial skepticism but says continued use restored health and vitality. The Chattanooga Medicine Co. offers to send home treatment instructions.
The woman rejects conventional marriage and declares herself a true feminist seeking high self expression. She tells the suitor he is average and bound by newspapers, then accepts his proposal, saying he is the man she wants.
Quick quip features a playful exchange about timber and prospects amid a father daughter joke. The speaker boasts 10 000 acres of pine timber while offering a drink and cigar in a humorous setup.
A cartoonish caption asks what an autocracy is and replies that it is a government run by auto mobilists, reflecting a satirical take on political power and transportation.
A Cambridge young man illustrated a modern efficiency by pushing a mower in front of him while dragging a baby carriage behind, performing two tasks at once as he walked past his house. The scene was described by the Boston Journal.
An old advertisement promotes Vitalitas as a universal remedy for stomach liver and kidney issues with a dollar bottle price and Vitalitas salve for fifty cents per jar available through Vital Remedies Co Houston Texas.
A witty exchange contrasts frailty and longevity with gendered views. A doctor asserts thin men live long, while the woman questions whether thin women share the same fate. The remark reflects lighthearted banter on dieting and aging.
A reader asks if Jim is the manager in his math memorial firm. The reply clarifies he serves as the floorwalker rather than manager, identifying his role within the firm.
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