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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
4
Congressman James E. Watson recounts a letter from a maple sugar supplier to illustrate support for the pure food bill. He recalls the man bought five barrels of brown sugar before maple syrup production, and the reply: I know it, but I want the law to make me do right. The anecdote appears in the Indianapolis News.
A Thanksgiving miscue involves Mr Johnson taking two hens after being urged to take only one. The woman explains his holiday exuberance led to extras, prompting village chatter about generosity gone astray.
Mrs Kate Keim reports her three sons developed eczema over five months with itchy head sores. After visiting the N Dispensary without relief, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting significant improvement in weeks and clear heads when cured.
Five young women flee toward the creek after mistaking a bullfrog roar for a catamount. Billy dismisses the danger as the campers rush through brush, lanterns lit, hair disheveled, fearing the night in silence.
The Manchester bachelor faced a playful wedding vote from nine women. Each woman hid her ballot and, after secret counting, all nine votes went to their own personal choice, leaving the bachelor a bachelor and the circle split. The women vow not to speak to him again.
After a Niagara Falls honeymoon the couple settles on an old farm. Cynthia chides Sile who complains butter making is hard work. She cites a poet line about love, but he quips it does not help the churn.
The Washington monument stands 555 feet high. Eggs from 50 counties in this state would, if lined end to end, reach a height 221 882 times taller than Washington. 64 counties have yet to report. Kansas City Journal.
Civil War veteran Capt John L Ely of Newton Kansas recalls kidney trouble during service and a 1901 cure with Deans Kidney Pills credited for his recovery. Ad ends with drug ad and a yacht signaling exchange about a rejected engagement on shore.
The article extols Cheatham's Chill Tonic as enduring in the field for twenty years due to its claimed merit. It asserts the tonic actually cures chills and fevers while many rivals only promise cures, with one bottle guaranteed to cure any one case.
A leading lady in an Ohio road company requested a hot iron to press lace collars. The hall boy failed to fetch one, claiming the bartender did not know how to mix it.
An American contractor desprects the pyramids calling the work a poor job even by Egyptian standards and resorts to a camel ride. The ad then promotes Hunt's Cure claiming full, guaranteed relief from skin diseases after one application.
German glass bricks prove popular for homes and buildings. They are acid proof and harbor no disease germs. The translucent material offers light transmission without full clarity, appealing to buyers seeking durable decorative blocks.
A four year old, Anna, visits a friend's family. During grace, she chatters constantly. The hostess asks if they have grace at home. Anna replies that they have Bessie.
Gobsa Golde, riding in a 90 horsepower limousine, attends a jeweler seeking an engagement ring. The clerk unveils a superb ruby heart design, but Golde insists on a single truth: the girl’s engagement is driven by his wealth.
A quirky roster lists ships with nicknames and captains, including Muriel under se Bem and Tos ae, vania tied to Billy Penn, Washington led by John Adams, Indiana described as Red Annie, and other vessels with unusual monikers like Cuss-Age, Tear Her, Gro ver, The Mine, Shirtwaist, Ample Tight, and One Ace.
A fragmentary reminiscence presents Isaac Walton on rivers and their inhabitants. The narrator, an adept Spaniard, reflects that rivers invite wise contemplation while fools pass by. He promises observations on rivers and fish from peaceful moments spent on a flowery bank beside a calm stream.
A Wisconsin merchant’s Swedish clerk recites promises from workers with playful misrendering. Yim Yonson pledges payment upon selling hogs while Yim Olesen pledges after selling wheat. Bill Pack reportedly fixes payment for January, though the clerk notes a very cold day.
The census bulletin reports 625 establishments in 1905 with 35 220 wage earners, capital of 72 225 379 dollars and products worth 69 574 340 dollars. Five years earlier 619 establishments had 23 714 workers, 41 706 582 dollars capital, and 41 418 978 dollars in products, a 56.6 percent rise in product value and a 51.4 percent rise in capital.
The Houston Post quotes a viewer remark that dying without a physician at the bedside is possible but unusual, reflecting on medical care norms of the era.
A Wilkes Barre nurse writes that after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee her headaches and indigestion improved within two weeks. She notes milk flow aiding mothers, observes servants must boil Postum 15 to 20 minutes, and recommends serving with cream.
A farmer's wife offers a coat to Hilary Wearinesse the tramp who replies with polite hauteur. He objects that his silk hat would clash with a sack coat, noting he cannot wear such attire. The exchange reveals social contrasts and class assumptions in a rural setting.
Advertisement asserts deafness from mucous membrane inflammation of the Eustachian tube can be cured by constitutional remedies. Claims nine of ten cases due to catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Provides address in Toledo Ohio and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A humorous exchange imagines a practical solution after a loss. Hewitt asks if his wife has practical ideas while Jewett quips she might replace a missing leg with one from a pine table no longer used. The joke illustrates wry domestic wit.
The advertisement proclaims Hunt's Cure as a universal itch remover for eczema and ringworm promising immediate relief and cure. It asserts guaranteed efficacy and quips that a man can do no wrong after using the product, ending with a macabre joke about the undertaker.
An advertisement claims Dr R H Kline cures Fits St Vitus Dance and various nervous diseases with a free trial bottle and treatise. Address listed as 931 Arch St Philadelphia Pa for ordering.
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