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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
1
The text extols rulers like Peter the Great and Richelieu for valuing knowledge and counsel. It praises the pursuit of learning as essential to governance and civilization, arguing great men learn from others to govern better.
The Galveston News reports record cotton exports for the just closed cotton year reaching 3,667,092 bales valued at $200,777,730, up from 2,688,395 bales and a decline in value due to higher staple prices. Exports of cotton seed meat and cake and cotton seed oil also rose, while total cotton and cotton seed product value fell slightly to $209,592,919. Senator Bourne outlines parcel post changes effective January 1, 1913 with weight and distance based rates including a flat 1 cent per ounce up to four ounces.
King Cotton issue details show a 16 page publication priced at five cents per copy. The note lists five and ten cent price points suggesting varied pricing or multiple editions. The text preserves a period style and indicates a compact local newspaper card listing.
The poem from Detroit Free Press reflects on true glory not from medals or fame but from making others’ paths easier. It suggests lasting worth comes when others mourn you as a friend and remember your kindness. It contrasts earthly fame with eternal spiritual assessment.
Miss Jessie Rich of the University of Texas School of Domestic Science will tour Texas with a car fitted as a model kitchen. It will showcase labor saving kitchen furniture and modern cooking methods to women in small towns and villages as part of the Extension Department's outreach.
To Dam Guadalupe River Yoakum Texas September 2 W A Fink in lumber business twenty years sells out to Bradley Ramsey Lumber Company of Louisiana A brass band organized with officers R J Farrington president W L Nix vice president F W Dimmitt secretary and treasurer Prof Jakes instructor Green and Welhausen wealthy buyers acquire a dam site on the Guadalupe River about 12 miles with power to run 1d
Miss Rich, a Columbia University graduate and former University of Chicago teacher, will lecture and demonstrate a new cooking system in ordinary country kitchens. Auditors will be invited into the car to learn by doing, showing that the method can be cheaper and more pleasant than the old way.
Photographs advertised at a PhotoTent for two weeks with sample views. Prices range from 25 cents to 5 dollars per dozen. They offer view work Kodak finishing and baby portraits with a guarantee of satisfaction.
Austin reports that The Bioscope Company has opened offices in the city to manufacture picture films and plans to establish a regular company of actors. The firm intends to use local scenery for plays and to begin importing extras for world markets. Mrs Ed Boehma returns from Smithville after visiting her daughter. Moulton Home and School Club to meet Friday afternoon at Sam and Will Moore Institute. all members urged to attend.
The former bale record from 1907 stood at 3,928,692 bales. The year just closed surpassed this by 385,724 bales, setting a new receipts total.
Forty people are reported dead after a series of torrential rains hit Pennsylvania and Ohio. Flooding caused swift water rescues and widespread damage across multiple counties and cities.
The appropriation bill raises annual pay for rural letter carriers on standard routes from 1000 to 1100 dollars, outlining the salary hike within the federal budget.
A reader asks why Moulton cannot have a creamery like Flatonia which hosts the largest in the state and suggests it would pay handsomely. The note highlights regional dairy development opportunities and economic potential.
A disastrous fire in Mission, state, Monday morning wiped out nine business houses, causing estimated losses of sixty thousand dollars.
Approximately seven thousand bales of cotton will be marketed in Moulton this season. Everybody is doing it now.
Teachers and supporters push to hold the Lavaca County Teachers Institute in Moulton the county's coolest town. They cite a magnificent school building ample water and capacity to host all county educators.
People inquiring about schools are urged to inspect the Sam and Will Moore Institute of Moulton praised as best equipped for its size in the state. The notice claims few places of three times its size match its quality and encourages families to investigate school advantages.
Fragmentary text shows a discussion of weights at various distances and the need for measurements or standards. The snippet mentions experience proving the necessity of these measures and lists numerals and phrases suggesting a technical or scientific context.
The port of Galveston reports a record fiscal year 1911 12 with 385 foreign entered vessels totaling 1 025 381 net tons and 536 cleared at 1 443 217 net tons. Coast wise trade shows 452 entered at 1 257 157 net tons and 307 cleared at 923 014. Total receipts reach 1 093 244 43 dollars and duties 1 012 409 61, the highest yearly sums in local history. About 6 274 aliens entered the United States through Galveston.
Mr and Mrs Vince Kehmer entertained numerous relatives and friends Tuesday afternoon for the fourth birthday of their son Jesse Louis. Dainty refreshments were served.
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