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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
11
A USDA Bureau of Animal Industry report stresses clean pens to prevent Ascaris suum roundworm infections in piglets. It notes eggs survive in soil for years, migration through lungs can cause pneumonia and deaths, and only intestinal worms can be treated after lung damage.
The United States Department of Agriculture issued Bulletin 860 The Organization of Co operative Grain Elevator Companies to aid formation of co operative elevators. It covers organizational forms preliminary surveys by laws and bylaws drafting by directors managers and capital needs and notes the bulletin is useful for other cooperative efforts.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists report in Farmers' Bulletin 1119 that fall sowing of oats yields more and matures earlier in South Carolina Georgia Alabama Florida Mississippi Louisiana Virginia North Carolina, with better soil cover and reduced fertilizer needs. The bulletin covers suitable varieties soils fertilizers seed treatment sowing and harvest, and recommended rotations including cotton and corn with cowpeas.
The cleaning and disinfection of railroad stock cars is an important means of preventing the spread of infectious diseases of livestock.
Fort Worth Tex delegates to the Texas Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union voted unanimously to decrease cotton acreage to manageable levels. They cited low grade cotton and market pressure from overplanting, urged attorney general action against rotten seed sales, and backed American Cotton Association aims. In College Station the Texas Farmers congress closed its twenty third annual session noting progress and calling for merging agricultural groups.
Mexican and American authorities said in Mexico City that a plot by Carranza followers to capture Ojinaga in Chihuahua and Matamoros was frustrated on Sunday. The announcement indicated cooperation between nations to prevent the action.
Savres France Turkey the last power still at war with the entente signed the treaty on Tuesday and is now officially at peace. Serbia and Hedjez refused to sign leaving two nations not on board with the agreement.
Washington reports the department of labor announced Saturday a settlement ending the strike of about 3,000 coal miners in the Broadtop field of Pennsylvania.
The United States immigration service ordered the international line at Calexico shut to all passport holders except those with evident business in Mexico on Saturday.
The Florida citrus fruit crop for the 1920-21 season is projected at 16 million boxes, about 5 million more than the 1919-20 season, according to estimates released by the Florida Citrus Exchange.
The article explains two principal earthquake causes: tectonic activity due to movements in the earth's crust along faults, possibly from interior cooling and shrinking, and volcanic activity. It outlines how crustal stresses build until rocks fracture, releasing seismic energy.
A simple claim describes Freezone as a cheap remedy that instantly relieves corn pain and allows the corn to be peeled away with fingers. The druggist offers a small bottle for a few cents, targeting hard corn soft corn and between toes without soreness.
A mother asks if her six year old will visit grandma in the country and the child replies with a playful remark about ripe chickens. The Boston Transcript captures the playful exchange between mother and child.
Mineola Long Island report notes Laura Bramwell of Cincinnati set an aviation looping record with eighty seven loops or a hundred loops in practice, her feat hailed as outstanding by observers.
A vintage beauty ad touts mixing two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a cheap freckle and tan lotion. It promises fading freckles and blemishes with daily massage and claims the mixture is harmless and non irritating.
The general commanding Camp Custer near Battle Creek Michigan is ordered by the War Department to gradually abandon the post and eventually salvage the camp.
Berkeley obituary announces the death of Brigadier General A. Woodruff U.S.A. retired at his home after a long illness. He was 75.
The postoffice department names Annie M. Johnson as postmistress at Kemah Galveston County succeeding Martha L. Harvey.
Premier of Greece Constantine Venizelos narrowly escaped assassination in Paris as he entered Lyons station. He was wounded in the left shoulder and right thigh, with the assailant described as a fellow countryman.
A historical note attributes the remarkable durability of ancient Egyptian mummy cloth to a finishing glue derived from the African locust bean tree. The discovery highlights a traditional material used in preservation practices across ancient Egypt.
A quirky Arkansas advertisement fragment claims humor about a 200-pound cornfed girl jammed into a tin bathtub attached to a motorcycle. The note mentions BE. W. Vacher, Inc of New Orleans and calls for agents where none exist.
The C. L. Reynolds gin in San Benito, Texas, burned on Sunday, incurring an estimated loss of about 87,009 dollars.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products for hand care and general toilet use. It urges soaking hands in Cuticura Soap, drying, rubbing in Cuticura Ointment, and removing excess with tissue. It claims Cuticura can do many toilet tasks when Soap Ointment and Talcum are used together.
A short aphorism notes that pride, like laudanum, can be beneficial in small amounts but injurious in large quantities. It adds that no one who is not pleased with themselves can please others.
A Bright clear complexion is prized by women and Tetterine is advertised as invaluable for clearing blotches patches and eczema with claims of soft velvety skin. Sold by druggists or mail order for 50 cents from Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga. Also a note says position affects sleep for a weight watchman.
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