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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
6
A brief insert appearing in the Moulton Eagle issue of April 29 1910. The supplement provides local notices and updates of interest to residents of Moulton Texas. It preserves period news style and references the town’s civic and social items for readers.
A column surveys oddities from food and fashion to war and science. It jokes about meat boycotts, hens laying eggs, unusual hats, and a 16 inch gun while wryly noting pop trends, travel rules, and a preacher becoming an umpire.
A fragment notes a Montselice riot linked to Bruno burned 400 years ago. It recalls slow news from the old world, claims about plague rats in St Louis girls, and debates on terms like garage and hangar, with a line on French pronunciation of hangar.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington assists progressive farming efforts by establishing demonstration farms. The goal is to teach the nation’s people how to till the soil effectively, with the aim of turning capable individuals into good farmers as a form of conservation.
A buoyant, speculative note suggests passing through a comet’s tail could cleanse the atmosphere and world. It touts potential cures for colds and baldness, rheumatism relief, and lower gas bills, ending with a cheery exhortation to stay hopeful.
A Harvard student proposes by wireless from Honolulu and the recipient accepts at sea, but the piece notes the romance of traditional face to face courtship. It warns wireless messages could be intercepted and reach the wrong recipient.
The article portrays a New Jersey magistrate as a strict paternal figure who sent his own son to jail, highlighting a harsh, Brutus like authority. It frames the ruler as a symbol of stern, parental justice in the state.
Two men aim to pass the Niagara Whirlpool in a motor boat. The risky voyage draws fascination from adventurers similar to polar explorations, though it offers no practical benefit.
The future of the laundry trade rests on washing clothes with soap rather than alkalies. This view is stated as applicable in both England and the United States.
A Chicago man advocates removing the lapel buttonhole from men's coats and another wishes to drop the hatpin from women's attire. The peculiar debates reveal the era's quirky fashion reform debates as Fame contemplates her next pose.
An analysis by W. M. Kerr for the Texas Swine Breeders' association argues grazing hogs on green pasture with dry grain feeding boosts profits and health. He stresses sturdy fencing, year round grazing with weed and grain crops, and champions wheat and Bermuda grass as key forage, alongside alfalfa oats rye and turnips for sustainable nutrition.
The passage highlights alfalfa as a superior green feed with luxuriant year round growth and high palatability for all stock. It advises not grazing first year, planning for multiple mowings, and maintaining large fields to balance dry feed and sustain year round pasturage.
Hatchable eggs come from hens two years old mated with a one year old cockerel and from fully mature pullets. Pullets should mate with a cock at least 18 months old. avoid very small first eggs and use average size eggs with even shape. Do not use five month old pullets’ eggs until they are older.
Sandy loam soil yields potatoes with better quality and more even shape and easier digging. Heavier soil can produce larger tubers but increases risk of brown rot.
The article notes that draft horses should be matched to improve sale success. It recommends selecting a solid color breeding mare such as dark bay black or chestnut. It also observes that in regions with year round colt runs mature horses develop sturdier legs.
The great advantage of dairying over steel feeding is that after a farmer has fed all his crops and sold his product he still has the machinery left for producing more of the same kind.
Retaining older sows is advised because they tend to farrow more pigs and larger litters than younger sows, providing greater productivity and economic return.
Article describes a grass seeder attachment for hay rakes used in Europe to sow clover and grass seed in spring. Some use teeth down to scratch seed into soil. others lock teeth and use the seeder as a wheelbarrow substitute when drawn by horses. An illustration shows a one horse hay rake fitted with grass seeder.
C G Schwarz notes a profitable sheep feed rack design from Kansas Farmer. The plan describes a rack atop not exceeding four by six feet to prevent crowding, sized to feed 50 head, with multiple racks spaced at least ten feet apart and openings no larger than four inches to stop sheep from passing their heads through.
Remen days hint at spring work as horses fed bran mash twice weekly. Plant strawberries in rows and sow melon and cucumber seeds on a kitchen windowsill box. Strong fleeces from sheep reflect robust constitution. Move brood sow to quiet area. Fix leaking pump bucket in town today. Sprinkling hellebore on wet currants helps curtail currant worm. Nailing critical spots saves future trouble. Sows and ewes yield best quick returns. Careful horse handling prevents spoilage. Clear fence line of trash. Insects threaten crops in dry grass. Plan with the women to improve the front yard and execute the plan.
The article advises killing most ill fowls rather than attempting cures, noting that recovery is rare and weak birds offer little long term value. It mentions roup as particularly pervasive and suggests only high priced birds might be worth curing for their eggs used in hatching more valuable stock.
A temper under control is an asset for workers handling cows. Warmth and clean air affect cow health. daily thorough brushing keeps skin clean and active.
Field workers note horses roll after work. rolling time yields more relief than brushing. Horses scratch themselves around the straw pile, suggesting rolling in five minutes can replace thirty minutes of currycomb effort.
The separator speed, controlled by the crank, changes cream thickness. High speed yields thick cream while low speed tends toward thinner cream. Strong entities include separator and crank, with effects on cream texture.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a cage residence address in Nova Scotia and names LMNTED Le Hoy H and HAPIY PAST. A dialogue recalls hunger and indigestion as Miles asserts having eaten, with weary tone suggesting a past hardship or travel.
Samuel Gompears urged protecting children from wage slavery at Washington DC convention. He cited a street scene on the East Side with two crying tots and a window gag about a girl asking who hit him, as a grim example.
A customer letter praises Postum as beneficial for nursing mothers and children. The writer credits boiled preparation for taste and notes improved strength and nourishment in a frail five year old. They urge proper boiling for flavor and mention reading The Road to Wellville.
A Hoboken pier porter catalogs six kiss types among arriving foreigners including the whisker Russian kiss the sweetheart kiss the sent for kiss the wifely kiss the elopers kiss and the holy kiss. He cites M Witte and German and Swedish arrivals to illustrate customs and emotions at ship landings.
Sophie Rosen a 22 year old nurse awakened by a lit match and tackled the intruder in her Brooklyn home at 341 Nineteenth Street. Moran Mark C. 27 a stationary engineer was identified and held at Fifth Avenue court after the scuffle.
An intruder forced basement and exterior doors of the Rosen home while a nurse inside reacted quickly calling for help. Moran claimed he wandered in seeking escape as police noted valuables amounting to several thousand dollars remained unused.
Officers respond to a reported murder at 1164 West Madison street. Felix McGee, fleeing in pajamas, is pursued by Sergt. Peter Fitzpatrick and Detective George Stevens through Madison street corridors to a hallway arrest. No clothing found, Felix surrendered in the hallway. Minnie Johnson and Joseph McIntyre allegedly involved.
In Chicago Gus William testified at Municipal Judge Gemmill hearing that a saloon weight lift led to a ten dollar loss when a friend allegedly lifted him by the pockets and dropped him. William pressed charges against John Wilson who denied weighing Gus and promised to provide further testimony.
Ford Madox Hueffer recounts Whistler’s impecunious circle and Madox Brown’s appeal for patrons to buy his etchings. At a Chelsea tea, Mrs Whistler asks aid from the poulterer for butter as poverty erodes the household.
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