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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
2
A vintage advertisement promotes a freckle and tan lotion made from two lemons and three ounces of orchard white with steps to apply daily for clearer skin. It ends with a joke from J Fuller Groom about a man who deceives his wife, calling him a myth.
An old advertisement promotes various remedies and products including Dr Peerys Dead Shot and Wrights Indian Vegetable Pill Co offerings. It includes slogans about summer colds and itching and notes Wrights manufacturing in New York with distribution in New Orleans. It also contains a jab about the woolly West and sheep industry with a Wyoming reference.
Plain gold wedding rings are bought in duplicate by the bridegrooms of Chile and Peru. One ring is given to the bride while the other remains with the groom as a personal symbol of the marriage.
In Saturdays run-off Pat M. Neff defeated Joseph W. Bailey for governor with 237,165 votes to 164,508 from 220 counties. Davidson tops Johnson for lieutenant governor, Pierson defeats Hawkins for associate justice. Campaign noted for bitterness and broad turnout across counties.
Texas census figures show Castro Hood King and Lamb counties with gains or losses. Oil firms paid $904,726 gross receipts taxes on June quarter production totaling $60,515,098. Southern Rice Growers set minimum Nos. 1 and 7 rice price at $8, amid a rice surplus and mill overhang.
Texas opened its new fiscal year with 14 million dollars in state depositories and at least 8.75 million in the general revenue fund the largest opening balance in state history. Treasurer Baker says there is no risk of a deficiency and notes gains versus last year plus 1.5 million in the available school fund and 1.91 million in the highway fund. New appropriations total 19 million with 13 million for government and higher education and 4 million for school aid. A new tracking system will create 3,512 appropriation accounts managed by Controller Wiginton.
Harris County Houston Texcast 14343 votes in the run off with two gubernatorial candidates. Complete county returns show Neff leading by 2705, Davidson by 6789, and Hawkins by 2395.
A windstorm described as tornado force swept Bates County Missouri on Saturday leveling standing crops, trees and farm buildings as reported from Kansas City Missouri.
Abrams No. 1 well at West Columbia operated by The Texas Company flowed 26 000 barrels on Saturday but cut to 20 000 barrels after blowing sand and shale. Officials feared the well might be sand ing up.
Tokio reports that the naval appropriation to be submitted to the next Japanese diet totals 470000000 yen, according to the Asabo.
A classroom anecdote on natural history features a pupil defining an oyster as a fish built like a put. The humorous misidentification highlights playful student descriptions in a lighthearted educational moment.
The word Thanatopsis means view of death from Greek roots. In Bryant’s poem it is interpreted as a meditation on death’s subject.
In El Paso, J B Ravel an American and a Mexican man and woman were arrested on charges of smuggling ammunition into Mexico. The woman was caught trying to cross the border with 800 rounds hidden in her clothing. Officials say 125000 rounds with many firearms have been smuggled into Mexico in the past two months.
The Texas railroad commission approved the American Railway Express Company's request for a 12 percent rate hike on all classes and commodities for intrastate traffic. The increase takes effect September 1, 1920, aligning with the interstate rise.
The American eight defeated Britain in the Olympic final for eight oared boats with coxswains in Brussels. They finished in 6 minutes 5 seconds, beating the British 6 minutes 5 4-5 seconds, setting a new world record for 2000 meters. In Washington, Henry Mackay was named postmaster of Algoa Galveston County succeeding Richard J. Carroone.
Traer Iowa James Wilson former secretary of the department of agriculture died Thursday at an unspecified age. He led the department during his tenure and was noted for his contributions to agricultural policy.
Germany shelters thousands as about sixty thousand Russians cross the frontier into East Prussia fleeing the Polish advance. London dispatch notes the large refugee influx and the precautionary measures taken by authorities.
The longshoremen strike in New York protesting the imprisonment of Terence MacSwiney, Cork’s lord mayor, began last week with 200 workers leaving work and appears to have collapsed.
The last forces of Colonel Esteban Cantu former governor of Lower California were paid off and discharged Sunday in Mexicali, Lower California located in Mexico.
Several people have told me they had made election bets which would not allow them to shave until I have been elected sheriff. Well, commented Senator Sorglum, a man with that kind of constituency doesn't deserve to be elected.
John Spooks awakes to a brutal heartbeat and thumping sounds as his alarm clock under his pillow rings two hours late. He pleads for medicine from his wife Evelina while the room sways from the clock’s vibrations. The story closes with the line quoting Mammon as he reflects on wealth and damnation.
A noted authority predicts platinum prices will continue to soar until Russia resumes mining, a process expected to take some time. Investors are urged to secure platinum now before further gains.
An advertisement explains that acute nasal catarrh stems from frequent head colds and Hall's Catarrh Medicine strengthens the system, cleanses the blood, and reduces recurrence. Taken internally it acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to ease inflammation and restore normal conditions. AH Druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A London visitor argues happiness lies in the countryside over town life. An old villager recalls holding his wife’s hands for two hours by the clock, then laments with a sharp retort about her temper. The exchange ends with laughter in the village inn.
A wife jokes with her husband Jack to bring a heavy guest to dinner to sit on her trunk. The lightweight humor plays on needing a fat friend to fill seating and luggage risk as they prepare to travel.
A remark notes that couples often mirror each other in harsh behavior, suggesting tensions within marriages. The saying hints at reciprocal mistreatment rather than one sided blame.
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