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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
2
Detailed plan for an ideal poultry home housing twenty to twenty five fowls. Emphasizes fresh air over constant warmth, with curtain windows and vent openings for year round comfort. Recommends light durable construction, water tight roofs, and adjustable front openings to balance ventilation with rain or snow protection.
A quick simple inexpensive poultry shed design for a small hen flock. Describes dimensions 6 feet high by 4 feet in back, window and door placements, roofing with roofing paper, and optional ventilator for warm southern climates. Recommends USDA Farmers Bulletin 589 for full bill of materials and related equipment.
A three year feeding test by U S Department of Agriculture poultrymen reports egg costs per dozen varying by flock age. It costs 10 cents with pullets, 14 cents with two-year-old hens, and 19 cents with three-year-old hens.
A 1918 Texas act makes disloyal language about the United States or war efforts a felony punishable by 2 to 25 years in prison. It bans writing or printing disloyal statements and requires officers to arrest violators, with venues in county and Travis County courts. The act, signed March 11, 1918, suspends three day reading rule due to wartime emergency.
Bastrop county commissioners canvassed the March 12 prohibition results and ordered Bastrop saloons closed on April 26, thirty days after publication of the order. The action follows the local election in Bastrop town.
Chicago officials announce a city ordinance to abolish all cabarets in Chicago after May 1. The measure, approved by the city council on Tuesday, targets entertainment venues licensed as cabarets within the city limits.
A series of explosions leveled the six story Jarvis Warehouse Company building near the Erie terminal in Jersey City late Tuesday. Erie repair shops were badly damaged but no fatalities were reported. Police estimate material damage around 1.5 million dollars. Washington casualty list Monday listed 13 names.
Local druggists report a fall in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. Advertisers claim the vegetable remedy is safer, guarantees money back, and eases liver sluggishness without causing the next day weakness. Children and adults can use it and wake feeling fine.
A humorous take on spending where pleasures beat price when choosing entertainment. McSmith jokes about preferring movies over opera while Newrichs attends the opera with his wife.
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for troops. Shake into shoes or in foot baths to ease discomfort and aid walking. Sold everywhere for 25c.
An advertisement claims Cuticura Soap provides a new way to shave tender skins twice daily without irritation. It promises no slimy mug germs or waste of time or money and offers free samples by mail or at druggists, with Soap 25 cents and Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
An Irish bricklayer named Pat visits New York and compares building speed with American crews. When the foreman asks if he can match the pace in Dublin, Pat quips that in Dublin they start a house in the morning and the landlord evicts the tenant by evening.
An advertisement urges youth and beauty by claiming La Creole Hair Dressing can darken gray hair making you look ten years younger. It implies a girl’s confidence in her complexion affects her receptiveness to a kiss on the cheek.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic purities and enriches the blood. It arouses the liver, drives out malaria and builds up the whole system. A gentle strengthener for adults and children. The only perfect woman is your sweetheart.
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