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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1929
Page
3
Julia Bottomley notes rising interest in rayon weaves for spring and summer fashion. She highlights tweed linen looks, rayon print crepe, flat crepe, voices, and hand or machine embroidery on linens, praising rayon’s versatility, affordability, and “expensive” appearance.
North Carolina State College poultry department surveys show over 53 percent of flocks infested with lice or mites. Dr. B F Kaupp urges hot season precautions including 4 percent coal tar dip cleaning, creosote perches, new litter, and dusting adults with sodium fluoride to protect hens and chicks.
The article argues for ten feet of hopper feeding space per 100 hens to ensure all hens obtain laying mash. It notes a five-foot trough hopper on both sides improves satisfaction and that open hoppers on small platforms stay cleaner. Open hoppers are more popular than wall hoppers, which can serve as reserve supply when replenishment is needed.
Poultry tuberculosis is confined mainly to old birds. Keep the flock with few old birds to reduce infection risk. If premises are heavily infected, rest the house and yards for two years and disinfect thoroughly. Resting yards with cultivation aids elimination.
The passage describes guineas building nests on dry patch edges or under weeds. The female cackles softly while on the nest, similar to the male but quieter. The male often stands nearby and also cackles. When the hen has many eggs she becomes broody and begins sitting on them, unless interrupted. She flies off briefly when she rises from the nest.
Direct sunlight improves health, reduces mortality, and increases egg production and hatchability. Sunlight through ordinary window glass is ineffective. only direct sun or through special glass that transmits ultraviolet rays is beneficial. Egg-shell quality also improves with direct sunlight.
A boy outside a butcher shop whistles for over half an hour. The butcher yells for the boy to stop, claiming he has lost his dog. The boy replies he does not know, but says the sausages move whenever he whistles.
A pun circulates on a whimsical Q and A about the capital of Iceland. The quip asks what kind of berg defines Reykjavik and answers with a playful misdirection about spelling.
Fragmentary line cites Adam and Eve and a bet over an apple. no clear event, date, or identifiable figures beyond the biblical couple. The source text is ambiguous and lacks coherent reporting or details.
A playful exchange centers on a child who says his mother is not what she used to be, but is trying hard to change. The kid explains she is “reducing,” delivering a brief humorous punchline.
A man from Aberdonian pulled his brother Scot from the water just before he sank for a third time. The rescued man swore to remember him in his wall, while the rescuer asked if he preferred to end his life with a sharp line.
A quirky note details Brown and others joking about stock gains while one man claims to solve living costs by writing to a thousand tailors for blue suit samples. He reportedly gathered enough patches to assemble a complete suit.
Mrs A at the fish counter laments dinner options while the clerk jokes about a compromise of chicken lobster. The light exchange highlights domestic humor in a grocery setting with playful banter.
A bird named Bird-I proclaims being well fed and cared for inside but envies the life of a companion outside, contrasting comfort with freedom in a reflective note.
A playful quip about measuring the world by food metaphors. The speaker muses if the globe were pie would one rate it as a chunk of cheese. The verse uses wit to contrast tastes and value.
In a civil exchange Mrs Brearley notes she asks her husband for advice. Mrs Alden asks about Helene’s current role as a shy young woman while her grandmother attempts to teach her to blush.
The text explains poultry protein sources such as milk, skim milk, buttermilk, whey, fresh meat, meat scraps, fish scraps, tank age, and alfalfa leaf meal. It notes limited protein in common feeds, so when home-grown grains are used, small purchases of high protein feeds are needed to supplement. Milk is the most popular protein feed.
A humorous exchange about fashion from the Sixteenth century with Miss Anne Teak favoring revival of a large picturesque ruff and Miss Cora Copington opposing it as impractical for engaged couples.
In a brief exchange Fanny Prippe defends her winter beads while a companion jokes about being cold in a low-cut waist. The light repartee captures a domestic moment from the period.
An amused bystander scene unfolds as a crowd gathers when a doctor collapses on a city street. The doctor recovers and explains he fainted after assisting a patient he met while settling a medical bill.
The Modiste reports the assistant observed a new Pari model suit sold for 3875 dollars. The item drew attention for its fetching price and stylish fit.
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