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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
11
A practical guide to choose spraying gear by crop size and field needs. It covers hand bucket pumps for small jobs, knapsack sprayers for many grape vines, and power or compressed air pumps for large orchards. Brass pumps and nozzles resist copper sulphate in Bordeaux mixture and long hose management aids reach.
The Argentinian government recently paid 150000 for Craganour the Derby winner disqualified for bumping. The horse will be used for breeding in Argentina and only four horses have fetched higher prices. Other top prices include Ormonde Cyllene Diamond Jubilee and Flying Fox. Also notes on corn for silage advising one drilling pass and thinning to one stalk per foot.
The report notes sheep are poisoned by milkweeds only when forage is scarce and other food is unavailable. It emphasizes sheep normally avoid milkweeds, implying the poison link is contingent on limited diets.
Instructions advise placing drinking vessels on a shelf raised at least six inches from the floor to prevent fowls from scratching dirt into the water.
Government inspectors in 1912 condemned about a million hog carcasses or parts for tuberculosis infection, highlighting a major disease issue affecting hog flesh and pork distribution.
At a German experiment station two years of trials tested seed potato treatments against scab. 0.05 percent corrosive sublimate and Bordeaux 2 percent both applied for 14 hours gave excellent, similar results, as did Bordeaux 2 percent on two plots for three and fourteen hours. Sulphur at 356 pounds per acre mixed with soil, with one lot also rubbed with sulphur, also showed protection. Peat mold dressing 35 cm deep offered some protection, while sand dressing did not. The next year’s crops on soil dressed plots remained healthy.
Wallace's Farmer advises control by shading the patch for two to three months or by weekly cutting of leaves just below ground level. Straw mulch can help but may fail if displaced. Regular summer clipping prevents energy buildup in roots, reducing next year's regrowth.
Growers are advised to spray fruit trees with arsenate of lead while caterpillars are inside tents early morning or in wet weather. Tents may be crushed or burned when reachable. A single spray at first sight of caterpillars may stop damage. Destroy egg-bearing twigs by pruning.
Breeding heavy draft horses is highly profitable yet underappreciated. Markets deem a draft horse at 1,500 pounds or more, leaving lighter mares from ordinary farms unsellable and often sold at a loss to breeders.
Two warnings for swine care in cold weather. Do not let pigs sleep in or on heated manure as they heat up then rush to cold air, risking colds coughs or fatal pulmonary diseases. Also bed them in dry quarters with no air drafts to avoid illness.
Richard Mansfield recalled for a boyhood idea of suggesting lines in his play Beau Brummel to evoke dining on the names of things. The Ledger links such suggestion to powerful drama and cites a Wall Street tale from a hundred years ago that inspired The Old Oaken Bucket song.
Mrs. Leola Stennett of Franklinton Louisiana describes four years of eczema on her face. After trying various remedies, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and says her skin was completely cured in six weeks and has shown no sign of trouble for nine months. Cuticura advertised with sample and skin book.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a fresh gag played on strangers at the automobile club. A new member named Blank is teased for his quarrelsome reputation, though the quip reveals he owns a motorcycle.
A carpenter asks a prospective European American patron about building plans and suggests a cottage while the patron responds with a humorous misheard phrase, reflecting a local paper joke from Youngstown Telegram.
An advertisement promotes Vitalitas as a premier remedy for indigestion rheumatism biliousness eczema and nervous debility claiming it as nature's greatest cure. Distributed via druggists with address for Vital Remedies Co Houston Texas.
A British museum demanded the return of a manuscript from King George noting he should return at once. The king, like others, is portrayed as reluctant to part with borrowed books and may face consequences for the delay.
The piece recounts a boyhood glimpse of a hired man Ned who played barehanded at first base and belted five home runs two into a pond and three into a barn lot. The narrator later learns Ned was once a famous outfielder with a great team.
Advertises Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a cure for constipation and liver disorder symptoms. Praises effects on digestion, sleep, mood, appetite, and skin. Promises relief within a week and mentions price of 25 cents plus a free sample offer from Hot Springs Chemical Co. Ark.
A woman recounts Gus Simpson’s deceit after a party game of questions leads to a cruel bet. He pressured her into an engagement by saying he would take a different response, then mocked her by claiming she had lost and he would take No 9s.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls an informal banquet where Old Man Longwind spoke for 40 minutes. He was not on the program, but filled in when a speaker couldn't attend, delivering an improvised address with no prepared remarks.
A public school teacher and a class visit a Bronx park bird house. By the open air cage a boy, answering after a pause, says the male goose is a mongoose. The keeper and crowd react to the humorous mix up in this nature story.
Two young artists sharing a Philadelphia studio faced hunger during financial stress. The younger one complains about their logging life while the other recalls a recluse who cooked his breakfast for 19 years, noting others worse off.
A woman explains she broke off her engagement because she found the man conceited. He never admitted he was worthy of her love, and she says she simply couldn't stand him despite never hearing him boast.
A summer hotel host recalls a guest who praised meals rooms rates and scenery but found fault with the sunsets not meeting his expectations. The anecdote highlights subjective guest satisfaction and elusive nature of beauty.
An antidotal tonic claims to fortify the system against heat by combining quinine and iron. It is advertised as a universal remedy for malaria chills fever weakness debility loss of appetite and relief of biliousness without purging. It also targets nursing mothers pale children and nervous mood with liver stimulation and blood purification.
An Englishman returning from a world tour was amused by a local paper notice saying he is unchanged. The gag arose because the compositor dropped an o turning unchanged into un changed. The misprint tickled readers and the subject alike.
A terse exchange reveals a dispute over a dressmaker bill after a woman who had just passed is asked why she was cut off. The reply identifies the dressmaker and notes the bill was paid this morning.
A man may feel fear for potential outcomes yet still act bravely when faced with danger. Courage involves measured response to risk, not absence of fear, and situational choices define true character.
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