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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1928
Page
3
Fashion notes from Julia Bottomley describe a straw vogue this season with linen-like weaves and exotics like sisol hats. The jacket and skirt tailleur remain victorious while divers bunts and crochet hats join the smart, tailored, softly silhouetted looks.
Purdue University four year study shows turkeys require similar feed and management to chickens. Profitable results achieved on limited grass range or pens with sun exposure, using all mash or grain and mash chick rations. Critical factors: proper brooder at 100 degrees for two weeks, quality chick ration, and clean pens or ranges.
Goslings require wet mashes or soft feeds made of four parts corn meal three parts wheat bran and one part red dog. Add five percent meat scraps at one week old. Feed four times daily for two weeks, three times daily for two more weeks, then morning and night, with grit of fine sand in dishes or mash.
Heavier breeds should be used for broiler production though they mature a bit slower than light breeds. Any heavier breed is satisfactory depending on handling. There is no best breed for broiler production. individual variation within a breed exceeds differences between breeds. Select the best within the chosen breed and manage the flock carefully for best results.
The article warns that inbreeding in turkeys risks vitality and development. It suggests danger when a single old turkey hen mates with full brother and sister young birds, and notes that having multiple hens reduces risk but vitality remains essential to guard.
The article praises White Holland turkeys for docility and prized feathers while noting slightly less vigor. It adds that health is a foundation stock issue and comments Bronze turkeys as the largest breed with notable vigor and vitality.
A testimonial from Mrs. Birdie Horton of Houston praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for curing bearing pains and functional disturbances during middle life and for benefiting her daughter. The ad urges all druggists to stock it and offers free medical advice from Dr. Pierce.
The article advises renewing a hen flock by replacing about half the older birds with pullets while selling the old hens and broilers. Leghorns may lay heavily in their second year, making full replacement costly. partial renewal can yield a profit from higher egg production and sales.
Miss Mable Weller, 23, has passed London examinations becoming the first woman qualified as a ship broker in England. Her duties include negotiating cargoes for steamers worldwide and managing cargo discharge, with entry into arrangements with captains and crews of all nationalities. She began as a clerk in a London ship broker firm.
A study by Leonard P. Ayres classifies handwriting into three legibility styles by slant. Vertical forms range near 90 to 80 degrees, medium slant from 80 to 55 degrees, and extreme slant from 55 to 30 degrees.
A concise line emphasizes devotion over toil, suggesting love motivates workers to endure long hours without complaint. It frames labor as driven by affection rather than demands for reduced time or better conditions.
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