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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
3
A report from the Special Information Service of the United States Department of Agriculture details insights on bird handling and conservation practices. It covers regulatory context, humane handling, and implications for poultry management and wildlife stewardship.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists warn fertile eggs waste resources. Removing male birds after 14 days yields infertile eggs that store better and reduce losses, with infertile eggs offering quality and market advantages in hot months.
Poultry raisers struggle to distinguish mature pullets from old hens and often cull the young birds. Marking chicks with a toe punch early in life helps identify and separate them as they grow.
The text explains marking chicks before transfer to the brooder or brood coop. It notes an accompanying diagram with 16 different marks available for use and implies this helps poultrymen track age and breeding and maintain other records.
After the hatching season, cook, sell, or pen your rooster. Hens not running with a male bird will produce infertile eggs of better keeping quality. Fertile eggs spoil in summer heat whether under a sitting hen or in an incubator. Production is best in flocks from which roosters are excluded.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists warn that allowing mother hens to range with chicks leads to many chicks being chilled and dying in wet grass. confinement until weaning reduces losses and prevents most deaths among the brood.
Winston Churchill returns from the war zone to urge Americans to support the third Liberty Loan. He likens Germany to a fallen tree blocking democracy and calls for united action with allies, backing the army and Navy and backing President Wilson’s world proclamation for self determination and end to economic oppression.
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER is advertised as a universal stomach and liver remedy for ailments from indigestion to constipation. It claims gentle laxative action, digestion regulation, bile stimulation, and blood purification, sold worldwide with a call to try it.
An advertisement touts Mississippi Diarrhea Cordial as a home remedy for stomach complaints. It claims quick relief and lists a price of 25 cents with a 10 cent option.
Fragmentary ad and joke text mention medical pellets and poetic lines without a coherent news event or identifiable subjects or organizations. The readable items include references to Pierce's Pellets, a joke about a mother calling her son lamb, and brief quoted lines, but no concrete actions or outcomes.
Farmers urge support for Liberty Bonds to fund food for soldiers in France. Mothers’ fried chicken and pies prove no match for hunger among the boys serving abroad, whom the bonds help feed.
When you and your neighbor buy Liberty Bonds do not hide them at home. Take them to your country banker for certificates of deposit. The banker can borrow from the Federal Reserve to provide funds if needed, keeping bonds in circulation to support the nation during the crisis.
A nostalgic advertisement promises quick relief from headaches with Capudine a pleasant liquid preparation. It claims to relieve distressing ailments and save strain on the nervous system.
Mrs. A. recalls the cook as a jewel but notes she has been reset. The remark hints at a surprising transformation or replacement affecting a household servant.
The juice of two fresh lemons strained into three ounces of orchard white yields a quarter pint lemon skin beautifier. It softens and whitens skin, removes freckles and tan, and can be massaged into the neck arms and hands daily.
An advertorial promotes a DAILY FLY BILLER and Swets in person claiming it kills thousands and cures disease. It targets all dealers or six sent express paid for. Ad copy lists Somers at 150 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn NY and ends with a quip about a desperate financier.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy to drive out malaria and strengthen the system. It emphasizes the label prints the formula, noting quinine is present in a tasteless form.
A proverb notes the person who pays bills often faces the cost of any trouble. It reflects on accountability and the burdens that accompany financial responsibility.
A Turopesic inventor proposes a metal device that clamps around the forefinger to aid writing, claiming it makes writing easier than a penholder. The text also oddly references eye salves and barber shop advice, echoing fragmented remedies and self care tips.
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