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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1905
Page
4
A 1905 supplement page surveys eclectic items from science to society. Quips on politics trade fashion and people mix satire with brief notes on rail safety a New Jersey marriage ad venture and Crown Princess fashion trends. The tone blends humor with small world observations.
The Anti-Tuberculosis Society of Battle Creek staged a stereopticon exhibit showing dairy cleanliness and improperly kept cows as sources of tuberculosis and typhoid. Inspectors warned milk safety and urged communities to form health societies to demand a pure milk supply. Open air treatment in hospitals and a note on fashion’s impact on women’s health are also discussed.
An enthusiastic quotation from Dr Allsly argues nuts and fruit were the original diet, later neglected as civilization advanced. Nuts are nutritious and digestible when skins are removed, low in starch, aid weight control, mastication, peptonization, bile balance and can ease dyspepsia when included daily.
The London Lancet reports an eminent English physician notes corsets as a cause of breast cancer. Pressure from hard corsets irritates breast tissues, lowering resistance and leading to cancer, especially in the right mammary gland due to dominant right arm activity. Dr. Lucas names the condition corset cancer and cites multiple cases.
A historical estimate shows twenty two acres can sustain one man on life support. Wheat yields would feed forty two. oats eighty eight. potatoes Indian corn or rice one hundred seventy six. bread fruit tree cultivation could feed over six thousand people, illustrating crop efficiency.
The apple is a wholesome, valuable food ripening in different seasons and providing nourishment in easily digestible form. It contains carbohydrates, acids, and phosphorus, aids kidney purification, clears the stomach, and can be part of a biliousness diet. various old sayings praise apples for health and vitality.
The passage recalls Frances Willard praising the outdoors as a paradise and notes a friend’s playful remark about a woman in a gymnasium suit climbing a tree, highlighting a mix of pathos and humor in the conversation.
A college professor questions the old motto Honesty is the best policy saying it has been discarded by the present generation. He notes that some eminent grafters used that copy book in their edification, implying the proverb failed to shape behavior.
The piece cites Swift’s early modern rules for servants from 1745 about breaking earthenware and improvised pots, washing, and using objects. it quotes lines on singeing paper, mopping shoes, and extinguishing candles with various clumsy methods. The tone mocks household mishaps and practical jokes.
A Montreal Herald excerpt argues Japanese women wield household authority, contrasting Western views. It praises domestic governance, purity of home, and education of children while noting modest interior decoration and the mother’s pivotal role in family life and religion.
Practical guide urges women to study smiling as a craft like acting or engineering. It cites two maxims: the honey of a smile wins more hearts than a sour frown, and lasting charm comes from genuine significance, not mere mechanics.
Six detors failed. J O Landeman of South Bend Indiana claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his three year kidney trouble after trying six doctors. He says two boxes improved his kidneys and health, and cites others with good results. The ad asserts the remedy cures from backache to Bright's Disease and claims it is the only cure for Bright's Disease.
The Houston and Texas Central Railway announces new through sleeper service linking Houston with Denver and Galveston with St. Louis. The Houston Denver route runs via the Denver road and Colorado and Southern to Denver while the Galveston Houston St. Louis service travels via the Galveston Houston and Nebraska to reach St. Louis. A noted line item reports a fare quote of 0 dollars for No 1.
An article extols acetylene lighting derived from calcium carbide as the ideal rural illumination. It explains simple production from lime and coke, easy installation, and a clean, bright light that surpasses candles and kerosene lamps.
French writer Emil Bard describes Pekin street lighting as 80 000 taels annually for lamps. The official keeps 40 000, divides 20 000 to a subordinate, who passes it down until only copper remains to buy oil and wick. A beggar then drinks the oil, finishing Pekin's lighting method.
A patient from Newburyport Massachusetts describes severe chronic erysipelas starting June 1903 with facial and body inflammation and intense pain. After two months with no improvement, he stopped the physician and began Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, taking six boxes to relief. The pills are sold by druggists or from Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady New York.
A compassionate old lady speaks to a blind man, suggesting his sight may be incurable and asking if he has ever sought treatment. The fragment hints at care and concern in a domestic or public encounter.
Important to Mothers urges careful examination of every bottle of CASTORTA a claimed safe remedy for infants and children. The fragment notes a Wagzyles remark about repentance and clothing.
A reader letter from T. J. Brownlow of Livingston Tennessee praises Hunt's Lightning Oil as superior for sprains burns cuts and pains claiming it stands head and shoulders above rivals. The rest of the text features assorted jokes quotes and witticisms.
War correspondent Richard Barry portrays Kodama as a shadow sovereign in Japan. He is described as the unseen force guiding the army and policy, influencing decisions from Formosa to Korea and worldwide maritime logistics. Critics doubt his capacity, yet the emperor and top leaders grant him immense influence.
Melbourne explorer EK H Hamlin told Milwaukee Free Pressman about sea snakes seen fifty miles off Sumatra. He described brilliant markings, sunning on the surface, rapid dives when alarmed, and venom more deadly than the cobra. He warned they are eerie and potentially dangerous neighbors on ships.
A poetic plea to slumber to reshape the speaker into any fantastical form. The speaker asks for dawnless darkness and a soul freed from mortal limits, seeking transformations from a frozen pine to a gargoyle and beyond, under the spell of sleep.
The custom of women going bareheaded has spread from New York streets to church services with many attending weeknight prayers hatless. A West Side man hopes the trend moves to theaters, noting hats in laps are a nuisance and scarves or chiffons offer easier head coverings.
A resident of Mosquito Summit New Jersey vents frustration after his home team loses despite leading. His nephew from Boston calls baseball inherently fluctuating and uncertain from any viewpoint.
Mme Duse avoids interviews yet was recently beaten by Copenhagen reporters. A waiter, a shoemaker’s assistant, a cab assistant, and an assistant stage machinist acted as interviewers using snippets of conversation for lengthy questions.
Mrs. Lena Smith of Nashville writes of four years of back pains and headaches improving after ten days on Peruna. After two months her pains disappeared and she feels healthier and younger. The note links Peruna to relief from internal catarrh and loss of vitality. An unrelated ad fragment urges White Rag Blue stain removal for clothes.
One way colonist tickets will be on sale daily via Southern Pacific Sunset Route from September 15 to October 31 1905 inclusive. For Pullman Tourist Cars schedules and other information contact the nearest railroad agent or write to T J Anderson General Pass Agent, Jos Helien Assistant General Pass Agent Houston Texas.
A cosmic scale series of estimates calculates Earth volume as 250 880 000 000 000 cubic miles and mass near 6 666 250 000 000 000 000 000 000 tons, adding atmospheric weight yields 6 666 255 819 600 000 000 000 tons, alongside a note that only ten percent of Philippines inhabitants speak Spanish.
The text notes that spontaneous generation moved from superstition to fact but cites Andrews 1789 claiming a salamander would form in a constantly burning glass house for seven years. It argues the lizard cannot endure heat and hides under stones, yet the myth endures in the heating utensil named after it.
A Missouri woman details stomach troubles and gas from poor diet until Grape Nuts. She reports rapid digestion ease, symptom relief, weight gain from 98 to 116 pounds, restored strength, and ability to do housework after using Grape-Nuts, with Postum Co credit.
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