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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1904
Page
4
A compact collection of ad phrases tout Defiance Starch appealing to sensible housekeepers. It claims 16 ounce packages for 10 cents with one third more starch for the same money and urges white results for clothing. The quotes mix social quips with branding and promotional lines.
Reports cover drownings near Mesquite, a Hubbard bank charter with 25 000 capital, paving in Waco Aus tin Avenue, and a 2365 pound cotton pick by Walter Staggs in Ellis County. Other items note a Denver ammonia incident, Austin wire injury verdict, Texarkana doctor injured, and obituaries plus local incidents in Philadelphia and El Paso.
Lieut George G Warren of No 2 Chemical Washington says Dean’s Kidney Pills helped his back after kidney trouble from lifting. He lifted six hundred pounds without pain since using them after years of suffering. For sale by all dealers price 50 Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.
The American cow is an institution of huge dimensions. She produces annually 8,000,000,000 gallons of milk 1,500,000,000 pounds of butter and 200,000,000 pounds of cheese, not to mention hides leather glue hair horns and other by products. Her total dairy crop is worth over $600,000,000 a year.
The article notes Russians gamble heavily with more than 1.5 million dollars spent on playing cards in Russia. It also mentions the Tsaritsa Maria charitable institutions control card manufacture, earning large profits since production costs run about 250 thousand dollars.
M Leon Victor was walking on Boulevard St. Michael when a woman attacked him and bit off his ear. He lies dangerously ill with blood poisoning. The assailant, spurred by a recent jilting, vowed to wreak vengeance on every man she met.
A new aluminum alloy has been created after extensive experiments and trials. It claims to rival copper for nails staples and tacks and resists weathering and deterioration.
A scattered page notes testimonials for Dodd's Kidney Pills and Cheatham's Laxative Tablets, praising kidney relief and malaria cures. It cites China’s revised criminal code, travel quips about Defiance Starch, and serialized quips on youth, temper, appearance, and manners.
The Bible often serves as the first literary form for many languages. In many cases a language is first reduced to literature to produce a Bible, establishing written tradition and linguistic standards.
In parts of Asia and Africa where grass fails to grow, the most beautiful flowers and shrubs flourish. The article notes how harsh soils and climates yield striking plant life, challenging assumptions about vegetation zones across continents.
The London Zoo houses its oldest resident, a tortoise now about 350 years old. He requires hand feeding with cabbages to help sustain his long life.
A London paper notes in Llandudno Wales that women riders have adopted divided skirts and ride astride. It credits the fashion to popularizing American visitors who introduced the trend to the town.
The claim centers on a tune said to be sung to the words We Won’t Go Home Till Morning. Scholars note it as among the world’s oldest melodies, dating back to the era of the Crusaders.
An OCR fragment advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 100 dollar reward offer and testimonial notes from J Cheney & Co Toledo. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with price 76 cents and mentions Hall's Family Pills. A quip about the afterlife is attached.
An advertisement assortment praises Hunt's Lightning Oil and Defiance Starch, touting Defiance 16 oz packs for 10 cents and claiming Defiance never sticks. It notes the 16 oz claim on every package, warns against smaller 12 oz sizes, and includes references to other products and a historic note on the eagle emblem.
The notice warns caregivers to examine every CASTORIA bottle as a safe remedy for infants and children. It emphasizes vigilance in product use and proper administration for young patients.
The article notes Miss Edgeworth earned 500 for Castle Rackrent 1600 for Belinda 10500 for Patronage 5500 for Helen with much spent on travel and rights seemingly given away Her total earnings reach 65310 versus Charlotte Bronte who earned 7500 highlighting Edgeworth’s comparatively larger income from her works.
The London Daily News notes that the familiar expression the man in the street originates in Emerson from The Conduct of Life in the Worship section. It cites Emerson’s remark during the campaign to repeal the corn laws as a line of street commentary.
An elderly woman on her deathbed recalls a lifetime of troubles, noting with dry humor that most of her fears never came to pass. The remark frames a reflective, bittersweet moment about perspective in hardship.
France could generate about 6,000,000 horsepower from waterfalls and save around 20,000,000 tons of coal. The plan highlights hydroelectric potential and energy security benefits for the nation.
A Welsh country gentleman writes to all members of the British House of Commons in Welsh. One MP answers back in German, prompting a sharp cross-language exchange.
Mrs Judith Moyer of Kutztown claims at ninety six she smokes twenty four pipes daily and credits tobacco for her long life. A playful reflection notes a bald man may still be level headed while a haymaker lends to a poet.
A bureau manager asserts De fiance Starch yields best results, plus non cooking money deals. He says most city men prefer a dark girl as a typist, believing brunettes are more energetic and business like. The text notes gas light usage compares to four men per hour.
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