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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1927
Page
3
The feature describes washable daytime frocks and short jackets for matron girls evolving into stylish, durable summer wear. It highlights new fabrics including charmeuse prints, broadcloth, suede-finished cloths, bengaline, faille silk, and georgette, noting trims like fur and calfskin details to elevate the matronly tailleur.
Julia Bottomley notes wash fabrics gain vogue with simple ginghams styled like silks. Gingham prints, organdie trims, and delicate dimity predict a strong spring summer trend, with black and white contrasts and tailored jackets for the matron.
The statistician points out that road paving reduces driving costs. A 6,000 mile year saves about 18 dollars at 20 cent gasoline, while shifting from earth to pavement saves 47 dollars yearly. Tire wear, ton mile figures, and when to pave are outlined by F. R. White of the Iowa state highway commission.
Canada spent 100 million dollars on highways in 1926 as 2,600 miles of paving were completed. Ontario led with 20 million for new and existing roads, while the Prairies accounted for 80 million. The federal aid scheme covered 40 percent of trunk highway costs. Road patrols kept 21,600 miles in service.
Dr. Trumbower, longtime chairman of the highway finance committee for the highway research board, resigns from the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads to become professor of transportation at the University of Wisconsin. He will help develop a highway transport curriculum while maintaining ongoing bureau research for the time being.
Rutgers experiment station trials in 1926 show a new ration for White Leghorns yielding 1 percent pounds at eight weeks and steady growth to four pounds. The mix includes wheat bran red dog flour corn meal oats meat scrap dried milk oyster shell salt cod liver oil and a scratch ration of cracked corn and wheat. Guidance covers milk feeding first days, mash and scratch routines, green feed, infertile eggs as chick delicacy, flock spacing, and early perching to prevent crowding.
Advice on chick housing emphasizes ample air and sunlight. It recommends adjustable windows, removing lower sashes for sun, four 4 light sashes in a 10 by 12 Broader house, and tight walls and floors to maintain uniform temperatures.
The feed cost of raising Pekin ducks to ten weeks old weighing five to six pounds is estimated at 18 to 15 cents per pound. Green ducks sell April to November for 20 to 45 cents per pound to wholesale commission men. Prices peak in spring and fall demand varies by city. many farmers market ducks in fall at lower per bird prices.
Turkeys hatch successfully in any incubator that hatches chicken eggs well. Incubators are increasingly used by large producers who hatch turkeys exclusively and raise them with artificial brooders. Young birds need cleanliness and dryness, especially in the first four weeks. Turkeys require slightly less heat than chicks.
Feather eating is common in overcrowded idle flocks with poor rations. Move hens to range to encourage scratching for food. Provide a balanced dry mash with meat scrap to stop feather pulling. Hang raw beef in the coop for pecking to satisfy the urge.
Army researchers test a flashlight with its own generator driven by a windup spring. One full winding provides continuous light for about three minutes, Pathfinder Magazine notes.
A fragment from a Boston Transcript quip contrasts aging infirmities with a chauffeur's account of an uncle's death. It notes the uncle appeared unable to hear or see or jump, while a dog is described as a gentleman who respects owner tastes.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Moone's Emerald Oil, a two ounce bottle sold by druggists, to treat varicose veins. It promises shrinking veins with night and morning application and claims fast absorption and normalizing results.
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