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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1914
Page
2
An ad for Resinol promotes a simple routine to clear pimples and blackheads. Bathe with Resinol Soap, apply Resinol Ointment, rinse with hot water, finish with cold water. Repeat daily, claiming quick antiseptic healing and a clear complexion. Sold by druggists at 25 cents to $1.00.
A frightened woman alarmed by a baby handling a large carving knife. The mother reassures her, noting the knife is old and that a kitchen sharpening machine will quickly restore it. The exchange ends with the caller redirected back to the conversation.
J R Maxwell of Atlanta reports relief from severe eczema after using Tetterine and soap, claiming complete cure. Advertisement touts Tetterine as remedy for eczema tetter ground itch infant sore head chap chafes and other skin diseases. Available at druggists or by mail for 60 cents. soap 25 cents. J T Shuptrine of Savannah, Ga endorses the product.
The Drexel Institute faces a housing issue for out of city older women who cannot enroll in city high schools. It proposes approved boarding houses where they may live only with the dean’s permission. An assistant dean will supervise the women students.
An advertisement urges households to keep Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for minor injuries and skin ailments. It emphasizes readiness for cuts burns sprains and bruises with a bottle kept on hand in every home.
The quip has Weary Walker declaring neurasthenia as a disease preference and favoring complete rest as the cure. The light exchange pokes fun at medical seriousness with a pun on rest cure.
An old advertisement touts a prescription “ready for Malaria or Chills and Fever.” It promises five or six doses will break a case and as a tonic prevents fever return, priced 25 cents.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger presents a brief exchange showing a pessimist calling the cost of living terrible and an optimist arguing the price is worth it. The item captures a sentiment from a historic newspaper page.
A brief ad promotes Capucine as a liquid prompt remedy for headaches and grippe. It claims pleasant effects and suggests its place in the home medicine chest. The spaced copy uses playful lines about furniture like a sleepy hollow chair and carpet nap.
The ad touts four year prior prominence for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. It claims regulation and vigor for the stomach liver and bowels with sugar coated granules. The copy hints at enhancing personal magnetism with a high power dynamic device image.
The notice urges keeping Balsam ready in Hanford for minor injuries or mishaps. It emphasizes preparedness and practical first aid measures for locals.
Four men convicted of killing Werman Rosenthal were executed at Sing Sing on Monday. Dago Frank Cirofici was first, followed by Lefty Louie Rosenberg. Whitey Lewis Seidenshner spoke briefly after death. The condemned claimed others plotted the murder and blamed a gamblers fight.
San Benito Texas reports 139 carloads of cabbage shipped in the past week, a new weekly high. Combined with prior shipments, 756 carloads have left San Benito this season, more than double the same period last year. The area expects the last large week as stocks dwindle, while citrus tree demand pushes nursery acreage up twenty acres to propagate 175,000 trees.
In Houghton Michigan the copper miners strike ended after a referendum among Western Federation of Miners members. The walkout began last July with 13 000 workers seeking higher wages and union recognition. Mine managers will rehire nonviolent workers who disband from the federation as positions reopen.
The department of agriculture announced itineraries for four lecturers. Paul Wipprecht will visit Victoria April 20 Edna April 21 Ganado April 23 Palacios April 25. Joe BE Edmondson goes Crandall April 21 Kemp April 28 Blossom April 24 Clarksville April 25. B L Nance schedules Cross Plains April 21 Rising Star April 22 Shiloh School House April 24. R H Taylor to conduct institutes in Wise County rural communities the week of April 20.
Magnolia Petroleum Co cuts crude oil prices by 10 cents per barrel in Wichita Falls Texas. The new quotation stands at 95 percent and is described as the first reduction in many years.
The article argues quail use on farms saves large sums by eating pests and weeds. It cites estimates of pest losses in millions and notes quails consume seeds, insects, and weed matter, suggesting their economic value outweighs sport hunting. A remedy for farcy and pinworms is also shared by W Byerton of Grantsdale, Mont.
The piece argues that general farming is outdated as top producers now specialize in beef grain butter mutton or pork rather than pursuing all sectors. It frames specialization as a mark of success among modern farmers and notes the evolving definition of farming efficiency.
The text notes shredded fodder is more convenient to feed than shock fodder. It argues the time and labor saved in feeding shredded fodder roughly balance the time and labor required to shred.
Juarez Mexico reports the new constitutionalist capital taking shape with General Venustiano Carranza arriving Saturday to lead forces and establish the government in Chihuahua.
Garden tips warn of potato bug cabbage worm cutworm flea beetle and squash vine borer. Advice includes hand picking fall soil turning dusting with lime paris green kerosene emulsion and tobacco water and covering vine joints with earth for protection.
Notching ears marks sheep with notches representing numbers. The sum of the notches indicates the sheep tally. A series of notches yields any number desired for the flock though hundred-level sums are more complex and less common.
A tool described as for inserting ear labels is also noted to double as a notching device. The item’s dual use is highlighted, suggesting versatility for branding or tagging cattle.
Farmers may number each lamb from one upward to simplify tracking. This approach often keeps numbering under 100, serving as a check if ear tags wear out. It offers a straightforward method for recording births and managing flocks.
The New York Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin No 367 answers whether it is safe to plant potatoes in soil previously affected by blight and rot. It states a fungus causes blight and rot in fields where these diseases prevailed last season and offers the bulletin to readers who request it from Geneva.
Farmers debate whether hiring labor is cheaper than buying machinery. Some claim machines never miss town trips, while workers are ready on demand. Machines don’t require meals or chores, keeping the farm running when needed.
Beef supply will largely come from farms as open ranges disappear. Farmers who study beef breeding and cattle feeding now will gain a strong start when demand booms.
Land owners who lease farms should adopt tenant farming tied to livestock growth and feeding. Long leases that include livestock feeding would significantly aid soil conservation and sustainable land use.
Forty Chicago men aged seventy five formed a club led by president ey Hemingway to live by simple rules. The group urges remaining young at heart, marriage, temperance, Bible reading, and constant smiling through retirement and difficulties.
A fragment discusses eligibility for membership and a pledge to stay young and cultivate the glad eye. The dialogue features Father Comus and a son, questioning why some men are called soldiers of fortune and remarking that such men rarely have money.
A recipe for a simple egg cream used as a filling and topping. It describes mixing milk sugar butter and cornstarch then heating, to pour over a split cake and dust with icing sugar. Variations include nuts caramel flavoring bananas or oranges and using whites or whole egg.
Glace nuts and small fruits can be made at home with a simple syrup of sugar and water boiled to thread. Add vinegar or lemon juice, color the syrup, then coat nuts or fruit quickly and drain on greased parchment or a buttered platter. Cool and break apart with a hammer.
A fragment describes washing whitefish, cutting into inch squares, and peeling and dicing potatoes. The text ends abruptly while listing ingredients or steps, with references to a large white ente and a layer of po a.
A classic chowder recipe mixes fish and potatoes with onion thyme celery salt and white pepper. Add water simmer twenty minutes then fold in warmed milk or use tomatoes with a touch of baking soda and sugar to prevent curdling.
The recipe describes making a butter cream icing like hard sauce using unsalted butter, icing sugar, and flavoring. Sugar is stopped before reaching hard sauce consistency so it spreads easily and stands up when thick. If fresh butter isn’t available, a small amount can be made by shaking cream in a Mason jar or whipping it to butter. four minutes suffices for immediate use.
A fruit grower advises buyers of lemons oranges grapefruit or apples to keep fruit by wiping with soft old wool flannel to absorb moisture. Wrap each piece in new oiled paper then place loosely in a barrel or box in a cool dry place for storage lasting several months.
A Belle Calas dish boils half a pound of rice in salted water until soft. It then adds two eggs a half cup sugar and half a package self rising flour. Soak bread slice in water remove crust mix with rice and fry in hot lard without touching pot bottom. Serve with hot coffee.
The passage asserts bacon cooks tastier on a rack or wire toaster in a gas stove broiling oven with the door open, producing less smoke. It also claims leaving the broiling oven door open while cooking meat eliminates kitchen smoke.
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