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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
2
A collection of light items and humorous notes from Moulton Texas. Mentions include odd weather observations, travel tips, a Chicago speeding joke, a Boston doctor on soap, hay fever, a Rhode Island find of century old hams, and playful notes on Philadelphia theater capacity and Honolulu wedding names.
A Spanish aviator claims his aircraft was wrecked by locusts while in the other realm, observers here note political machines have suffered damage from presidential bees.
A sharp remark about listening to a phonograph playing "In the Good Old Summer Time" as heat rises. The speaker mocks enduring high temperatures while a song plays. The line captures a comic, wry tone about summer discomfort.
Citizens report meals and daily routines disrupted by heat as thermometers hover near the nineties. Local officials urge hydration and shaded areas.
The text notes that Chinese people are cutting off their queues and letting women’s feet grow as part of a broad civilizational change extending from head to foot.
Alfonso of Spain halted a runaway horse to rescue a soldier, a dramatic act noted amid speculation that the king’s constant attention to business prevents a possible vaudeville career.
The author argues that enduring extreme heat forces a choice between martyrdom and philosophy. It is tougher to be a philosopher, yet the stance ages better, suggesting long term virtue over immediate sacrifice.
A western trapper offers prairie dogs to a St. Louis zoo at $3.50 per dozen. He notes a buffalo robe was sometimes thrown in as boot with each dozen in earlier western days.
The worn gold coin in circulation will not alarm locals as most people prefer certificates and then, if prudent, deposit the value in savings banks.
A jail inmate in a New York town was examined for sanity after insisting on a shower bath at twenty minute intervals. Given current high temperatures this demand might appear reasonable, safe, and sensible to many observers.
The piece notes a long running scam that feeds on gullible American audiences. It emphasizes the repeated pattern of a classic fraud and the ongoing allure it holds for new generations, suggesting the con is both timeless and tempting to buyers.
A New Jersey man files a claim for an invention that uses electricity to grow peas. He aims for wider fame by refining the device to also prohibit weed growth with electricity.
Reflecting on Queen Isabella pawning her jewels to raise 7 200 to finance Columbus voyage suggests the queen business was not highly profitable in those days.
Bangor Maine reports the U S government ends its longtime practice of paying for live salmon by expert guesswork. A veteran judge weighed fish by sight, but the system shifts to a fixed twelve-pound weight for each fish, affecting 600 to 1,000 salmon bought for breeding at 20 to 30 cents per pound plus a 60 cent bonus.
A New York reporter chats with a white dressed woman and a child as she sets red lanterns outside 12 Macdougal alley. She is described as the first woman night watchwoman in the city and unafraid of thieves. The account notes her alert posture and the intruders dispersing when confronted.
Mrs. Wolfe recalls joining the mothers division of a suffrage parade with her daughter Lillian and later guarding an unfinished building on Eighth Street in Washington Square. A former probation officer, she describes surviving an attack near Bleeker Street and continuing to patrol at night to support her family.
Paris authorities impose new series of regulations on American cars provoking muttering and protests among chauffeurs and cabbies in the city.
In Paris the oldest house at 51 Rue de Montmorency, built in 1407 by Nicolas Flamel, will receive a commemorative plate. The corner residence near Boulevard Sebasto pol marks the site in the Temple district, known today as the Hotel Helvetia and Taverne Nicolas Flamel.
Paris police adopt William Phelps Eno traffic rules with drivers receiving manuals on keeping to the right, signals, speed, and rider relations. The Champs Elysees will follow the new regulations as a showcase of the system already used in New York and London.
Women identified with the millionaire's colony hire private detectives for days to survey Newport. The team will report on violations of law including gambling illegal liquor traffic and disorderly resorts. The findings go to Governor Pothier.
Mack the Brooklyn fire headquarters mascot is retired on a pension and living at a Shelter Island hotel. The aged canine still visits the fire department as a Shelter Island Fire District favorite, performing a ladder stunt for visitors and amusing guests with games. Mack’s past near-death escapes and horse kicks are recalled by former colleagues and hotel staff.
Mrs Jane Wildman, seeking a professional aviatrix career, made her first flight over the bay area in an Alamera plane. She reached 3000 feet, circled Oakland, and landed with aviator Roy Francis. Wildman wears a rose coat and white corduroy skirt and asserts she enjoys the sensations.
A nostalgia piece recalls Cleveland’s ginger cookies once sold at the old Repository on Euclid Avenue. The author shares a full recipe for rich ginger cakes and ginger snaps, including ingredients, steps, and oven timing, aiming to revive the beloved treat for all readers.
The text discusses difficulty buying bulk molasses in Cleveland due to can packaging and label variation. It then gives a vanilla pudding recipe with gelatin milk sugar eggs vanilla, cooked gently, cooled, folded with whipped cream, and served with stewed fruit.
A vintage style recipe describes dissolving one package of lemon fellows in boiling water then cooling it. Add one pint of stuffed olives whole one cup of walnut meats and two bunches of English walnut celery cut small. Mold and chill on ice then serve with salad or cream dressing.
A compact ginger snap recipe lists two thirds cup butter one cup sugar one cup baking molasses one teaspoon soda dissolved in two tablespoons hot water one half teaspoon ginger a pinch of salt and flour to form a stiff dough. Roll small portions in the palm place five inches apart and bake in a hot oven. If cookies spread add more flour.
Instructions advise keeping a glass of warm water while turning a linen hem. Frequent finger dipping eases stiffness in heavy linen, allowing the hem to yield and the task to be completed more quickly and accurately.
Tlalf cup of molasses four even tablespoons butter one-half cup milk one cup flour three teaspoons baking powder one-half teaspoon cinnamon one-fourth teaspoon cloves one salt teaspoon nutmeg
The ad claims Oxidine strengthens the body as a tonic and prevents malaria when taken regularly. It promotes two product formulas, Regular and Tastee Ices, available at druggists.
A quip noting a man entering chicken raising calls it a hen pecking business. The remark reflects light humor about gender roles in rural tasks and class expectations.
A dialogue hints that Mr Mips is seen as pure and upright while a character questions why a Burns detective is notable. The exchange implies rumors of a secret detective presence in the neighborhood Mr Mips frequents.
Mr T J House of Butcher Texas testifies the Cheatham’s Chill Tonic cured his chills and his two children. The ad guarantees malaria cure or refund. 50 cent bottles sold by dealers. Manufactured by A B Richards Medicine Company Sherman Texas.
An officer of the French colonial army reports from the southern Pacific islands that famine plagues the region as harvests fail. The chief of a missionaries’ group notes their small force struggles against fanaticism and urges sending more missionaries.
Mike is hired to move powder kegs and is found smoking on the job. The foreman warns of a past blast that killed a dozen men, but Mike replies only one man remains, implying no danger here. The exchange appears in Everybody's Magazine.
The editor voices relief at the slim chance of war with Japan while the reporter jokes about trouble spelling Japanese names, reflecting public mood and media newsroom banter.
An ambitious girl with nervousness and hysteria overcomes illness by eating Grape-Nuts. She describes fatigue, headaches, and social withdrawal lifting after starting the cereal, leading to restored health, resumed studies, and teaching. The narrative emphasizes the transformative power of a dietary change.
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