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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
7
A visiting trio in Nassau discuss a pirate treasure in a 1859 deathbed statement by Henry Tobias. The document claims two burial spots for a total of two and a half million dollars. A stranger with a pockmarked face overhears the conversation.
In 1903 a narrator plans a treasure voyage from Nassau aboard the Maggie Darling with John Saunders, Charlie Webster, Sailor the dog, and a mixed crew. They weigh dangers of a ghost guarded hoard, choose a captain Jabez Williams and cook Tom, and pick up a mysterious passenger en route to Spanish Wells while debating the feasibility and risks of treasure hunting.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports nearly 5,000 landowners participated in a cooperative effort to treat 1,231,297 prairie dog infested acres in New Mexico. The program cost under $60,000 with actual treatment under 4 cents per acre, protecting 212,992 acres of crops and potentially saving about $500,000 this season.
Experts from the United States Department of Agriculture urge abandoning the practice of using last season’s leftovers as seed. They advise selecting seed potatoes in fall during harvest, based on plant yield and tuber quality, ensuring pure variety, vigor, and uniform size.
The pockmarked man proves an interesting passenger and the voyage is far from monotonous. A quote urges persistence and preparation, warning of obstacles and praising steadfast achievement when harvest is gathered.
Sterilization of dairy utensils is necessary to produce high quality dairy products such as milk and cream. Ordinary washing does not ensure freedom from infection and contamination.
Professor H. H. Musselman of Michigan agricultural college asserts dull edges cause farmers to waste vast labor. He claims sharpening tools yields up to a thousand percent return in reduced effort, warning that the average farmer underrates the hidden cost of dull implements.
Mrs John KorppeImann of McLean Nebraska endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from functional disturbances and health restoration after childbirth. The ad cites centuries of use and offers contact for medical advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts. A brief joke about marital harmony follows.
An ad style excerpt emphasizes Bayer Cross on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin to prove authenticity and proper directions in unbroken packages. It pledges relief for headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain and mentions inexpensive 12 tablet tins.
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