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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
10
A jumble of vintage ad lines and quips appears, mentioning Mire Winston soothing syrup for teething, a hot weather tonic, and musings on friendship versus enemies. It hints at era products and social commentary with dismissive, tongue in cheek phrases. The text also references a curious question about marriage in a New York context.
Old time advertisement for RUB MY TISM WM claiming cure for rheumatism neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises cuts burns and other pains. Includes price 25 cents and notes antiseptic anodyne.
A city man questions a farmer about meals for summer boarders. Farmer Whiffie replies he eats the same grub as his guests and defends the farmer’s hard life.
An Alabama reader endorses Hunt's Lightning Oil as curing rheumatism and toothache, noting personal belief in its general efficacy. Advertisement cites 6b and 50c bottle sizes and lists all dealers.
Clarence M Weed outlines August and September webworm behavior on apple trees. He notes nests on branches, advises weekly checks, burning nests off, and cautions against burning on trees. Other pests like Yellow-necked Apple Caterpillars and Red-humped Apple Caterpillar require removal.
The oat plant, domesticated in Europe or Asia Minor, has long been used as animal feed and in times of scarcity as human food. It spread from eastern temperate Europe and Tartary, with ancient cultivation noted in Greece and northern Italy. The crop remains primarily horse feed but human use has risen recently.
An orchard man should be without a low-down wagon. It eases handling of boxes, barrels, and fertilizers. A tow load can be drawn by one horse in the average orchard with wide tires. The wagon with a movable double X arrangement turns around easily and can be bolstered to become a spring wagon.
An article notes rising auto use but persistent demand and high prices for first rate light harness horses. It stresses four key traits style speed conformation and a docile disposition. It suggests breeding roadster quality from trotting and thoroughbred blood and estimates farmer sellers could fetch 600 to 800 dollars.
A poultry editor argues that comfortable hens lay best and that market demand favors choice stock. He notes a growth in poultry plants, rising demand, and the need to select breeds such as Wyandottes Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds Light Brahmas and Leghorns to meet consumer preferences.
Purdue bulletin stresses careful soil selection and preparation for alfalfa. Deep loams with good drainage best suit it, but with drainage, acidity correction, and added organic matter many soils including sands, gravels, peats, mucks, and clays can produce alfalfa. Adding manure, green manures, and plant nutrients like potash, phosphate, and lime improves performance. flooding soils are unsuitable.
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered phrases about pure food laws nerve healing oil and postal topics. No coherent event or entities to anchor a news item. content reads like ad copy and miscellaneous quips rather than a reportable incident.
An 1890s style advertisement touts a 250-Adv prescription labeled as a malaria cure. It promises to break malaria in five or six doses and asserts fever will not return when used as a tonic.
A fond mother notes Charles is very exacting as the bride prepares for her wedding. The daughter assures her that these are Charles’s last wishes, hinting at a solemn moment before the ceremony.
An advertisement urges careful inspection that Castoria bears the signature of the maker and notes it has been in use for over 30 years. It claims children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A humorous exchange ends with a husband joking he will get beans if not home by ten. The line’s setup shows a late night social and a playful promise tied to a vegetarian supper.
Public sentiment argues against the issue claiming women suffer headaches and neuralgia, while Hunt's Lightning Oil promises prompt relief. The advertisement touts 25¢ and 50¢ bottle prices and urges ladies to try the product.
Mildred Lawson, an American dancing girl, made her London debut last month. Critics praised her dances but complained about scant costumes. Lawson sent some criticisms to a New York agent with a letter saying the fuss is about nothing.
Windom Kansas resident Miss Mary A. Horner reports relief from bladder trouble and female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the product as a forty year old tonic and invites confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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