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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
1
Farmers Education and Cooperation in Modern Farming
An Oklahoma Farmer column extols agricultural college education boosting rural prosperity. Returning students prove scientific farming improves soil, seed selection, and corn yields with record prices for seed. The piece urges cautious, gradual farming ventures alongside steady income before full commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Alfalfa’s Ancient Roots Span Continents
The plant alfalfa is presented as an ancient crop, grown by Central Asian tribes long before Christ and later mentioned in Roman times. It spread across Europe in the Middle Ages, arrived in South America, and was brought to California in the 1850s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Central Asia
Europe
South America
California
Farmers Union to Make Legislative Demands
T B Taylor warns against untimely fears of the Farmers' Union entering politics. He urges asserting demands to lawmakers and threatens response if legislators neglect farming interests, asserting a public stance similar to other groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union
T. B. Taylor
Fall bearing strawberries promising commercial value
The article discusses attempts to create fall bearing small fruits, noting that true everbearing varieties are not yet proven. It highlights fall bearing strawberries as a recent, substantiated development with commercial potential, especially in southern states, and explains how blooming management can shift fruiting to autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christgmas
New York
Building warehouses and gins to balance cotton markets
The National Co-operator urges farmers to gain control of production and marketing, arguing for year round selling like butter and eggs. It notes mills need a year to manufacture and world demand lasts a year, suggesting twelve month stock rotation would stabilize prices and aid producers. Dallas News supports this view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
Missouri Hen Plans Payoff for Big Ditch
A Kansas joke compares hogs and a canal dig to a Missouri hen in time. The Humansville Star notes the hen could fund the canal in one and a half years. Farmers switch to shelled corn to save cobs and boost bushel count, boosting demand for large shellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Panama Canal
Missouri
Humansville Star
Be All You Can Be Moody Quotation
A shortened inspirational aphorism attributes a Dwight L. Moody quote about striving to be useful, comparing a lighthouse to a candle and a farthing rush light. It frames growth as giving rather than merely receiving and urges practical usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Dwight L. Moody
Farmer Misunderstood in Common Belief
A historic reflection contrasts public perception of farmers with city workers. It suggests farmers are least understood and that rural life, despite independence, faces misinterpretation about income and work compared to urban profits.
Do Not Feed White Bread To Young Chicks
Warning notes that feeding too much white bread to young chicks risks fatal outcomes for many birds.
Subtreasury Theft Cleared in Chicago Arrest
George W. Fitzgerald, a former assorting teller, was arrested in Chicago as the mystery of a $173000 United States subtreasury theft—one of the government’s largest losses—appears solved. The case had baffled Secret Service for months after the Feb 20, 1907 incident. Fitzgerald had been discharged for neglect. Authorities say he offered a business man $500 to alter several $1000 bills, leading to the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
George W. Fitzgerald
Secret Service
Fitzgerald
William Boldenweck
Washington
Congress
Boldenneck
Herbert F. Young
Nan
Overthrow Gastro State Dept and Hol Land Sanction Movement
Protesters coordinate a sanction movement targeting government agencies and foreign entities. The campaign aims to pressure officials and mobilize public support across gatherings, statements, and social media to advance its stated geopolitical goals.
Holland to Use Warships for Revolt Start in October
Dutch revolutionists plan an interior uprising with a naval show of force beginning in October. The strategy aims to disrupt government control and spark broader resistance.
Olive culture in Texas and Venezuela revolution plan
Milner predicts olive orchards near Beeville will yield fortunes as trees bear after a decade with minimal irrigation and strong demand for olives and oil. Separately, a Holland backed plan, with U S State Department approval in principle, targets overthrowing Venezuela’s Castro with a multinational funding stream and coordinated port blockade and land assault starting after the rainy season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Milner
Texas
Beeville
California
Col. Milner
Beeville Station
Washington
State Department
Holland
Castro
Venezuela
New York
Columbia
Root
Bacon
United States
Arauca
Columbian
States Department
Police Shootings Alarm Houston Near San Felipe and Arthur
Early Monday morning M. Monroe and C. Heck were wounded near San Felipe and Arthur when a double barreled shotgun discharged by Joe Kemper, arrested on assault to murder charges. Both men were taken to Houston infirmary with severe wounds in the groin area. doctors said they have a fighting chance but faces remain grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
M. Monroe
San Felipe
Arthur Streets
Joe Kemper
Houston Infirmary
Larendon
Stewart
Monroe
Heck
Death of T A Carroll in Dallas and Texas items
News from Over Texas reports T A Carroll found dead in Dallas. A Guffey oil tank struck by lightning near Dallas spilled oil. Bonham chicken incident raised blood poisoning fears. Stephenville enforces 9pm curfew for under 18s. Corsicana fire chief resigns. Mineral Wells bitten by rat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
John O'Keefe
Plymouth Rock
Suit Filed Over Lumber Debt in Walker County
Riverside Texas suit filed Saturday in Walker County District Court against R. R. Richardson of Acme Lumber Company Houston. Deputy C B Birmingham levied on all lumber logs and mill property to recover 2500 dollars owed to J M Broyles for lumber and mill lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Tex
District Court of
Walker County
R. R. Richardson
Acme Lumber Company
Houston
C. B. Birmingham
J. M. Broyles
Brenham Receives 873 Bales as Season Totals Reach 2449
Brenham Texas reports 873 additional bales received by wagon for the week ending Saturday, bringing season on hand to 2449 bales. The Brenham oil mill resumed Monday with a double crew to operate day and night while cotton seed supplies last. A noon shower cooled the air and settled the dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Tex
Tax rate for Brazoria County drops to 70c on the dollar
State Commissioner Drake returned from Angleton to announce Brazoria County will set the 1908 state and county tax rate at 70 cents per $100 valuation. The cut comes from higher taxable valuations countywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin
Tex
Drake
Angleton
Brazoria
Louisiana Crew Wins Battenberg Cup Twelve-Oared Race
The Louisiana crew defeated Illinois in a three and a half mile twelve-oared race for the Battenberg cup. Louisiana led by fifteen lengths, and about $30,000 changed hands as a result of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Sydney
Illinois
Pickers Returning to Luling After Meeting
Luling Texas reports business leaders urging the return of negro cotton pickers. Trains arriving bring one to twelve workers who have not waited for return notices, signaling reinforcements for the harvest season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luling
Tex
Bertram Wool Sale Nets Over Five Thousand Dollars
Bertram Texas wool sale of 30 000 pounds Wednesday at 17 cents netted local sheep men over 5000 dollars. Buyer was J B Escoivelle of Burnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram
Tex
J. B. Escoivelle
Burnet
Vancouver Island Ablaze Threatens Island Settlements
Forest fires on Vancouver Island spread in all directions with Koksilah district now threatened. Twenty miles are ablaze and Bowen Island's eastern side is a mass of fire. A settlement of eighty people was scattered in the area, but their fate remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Vancouver Island
Koksilah
Bowen Island
Explosion in Pennsylvania tunnel kills two drivers
A lightning strike triggered a dynamite charge in a tunnel at Valley View near Pottsville. Two expert tunnel drivers were killed and another was probably fatally injured as the tunnel, 1306 feet long, was driven into the mountainside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Valley View
Weather Notes From Westfield Texas Cotton Ginned Early
Westfield Texas reports ginning underway as continued dry weather speeds cotton opening. Hay season is fair to good in places. Sweet potato crops vary, with some areas good but not reaching average yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
Tex
Yellow Fever Report From Mexico by Public Health Inspector
Dr John N Thomas traveling inspector of the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service arrived Monday night from Mexico by steamer and reported yellow fever at several points in that country including New Orleans Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
New Orleans
John N. Thomas
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Cotton Wagon Receipts Total 627 Bales at Taylor
Six hundred twenty seven bales of the new crop cotton were the local wagon receipts at Taylor Saturday, circulating thirty one thousand three hundred fifty dollars among the cotton pickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Tex
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Jack Barlow
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James Dunn Phelps
Syracuse University
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Bertram Wool Sale
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