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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
2
The piece argues French practice of using meat extracts to flavor meals reduces meat needs and health risks. It suggests practical recipes like beef bits with vegetables and mutton with vegetables to create filling meals with less meat, plus tips on tenderizing tough cuts and adding oatmeal to hamburger steak for nutrition.
A poem fragment speaks of absence and home longing. The speaker notes lawn plots shriek, onion weeds stink, and spigots leak while the speaker is away on travel, conveying a humorous contrast between travel and domestic mess.
A home cook outlines thrifty recipes using pork, ham, and steak scraps ground with rice and peanuts, plus peas, baked dishes with pork chops and potatoes, a Spanish style beef and tomato bake, dumplings from basic batter, and light summer desserts. It includes vegetable layers, milk, and basic seasonings for nourishing family meals.
The USDA report notes higher pure bred rates among stallions and jacks used for public service, with 79 percent of stallions and 65 percent of jacks pure bred in 1923. Numbers declined: stallions 17,330 in 20 states vs 18,400 in 1922, and jacks 4,344 vs 4,888. The trend aligns with a nationwide drop in horses and mules, while demand grows for heavy draft and saddle horses.
A historical gardening note advises preserving soil moisture by covering beds with a loose dry earth layer. Rake the surface regularly to prevent crusting and reduce evaporation. Water only when necessary by wetting through in the evening, then resume surface care in the morning. Avoid daily sprinkling to protect plant health.
Sand serves as an excellent medium for storing potatoes carrots beets and parsnips. Keep vegetables cool moist and away from circulating air to prevent wilting or growth. Use fresh sand each year and avoid organic matter. Store in a box with alternating rows or in a conical pile covered by about eight inches of sand.
Julia Bottomley notes flannel dresses dominate the autumn school wardrobe with simple lines, beltless frocks in peach, russet, greens, and powder blues. Highlights include pintucks, pearl buttons, detachable cuffs, lace slips, and evolving styles like directoire silhouettes and eyelet embroidery sets.
A historical guide stresses keeping eggs cool and dry to preserve quality. It notes dirt heat dryness and dampness harm shells and flavor, encouraging clean nests healthy hens and prompt gathering or cold storage to ensure good price and eating quality.
Agricultural notice advises strict manure management to protect fertility. It cites legume rotation every four years, use of all crop refuse, and the 3.31 dollar per ton yield gain from manure. It warns rain drains deprive manure of salts and recommends tight pits to conserve value and cleanliness.
Practical guidance on managing farm tasks by season and species. It covers machinery upkeep timing, duckling market weights, safe handling of sows during pregnancy, oiling brood sows to curb lice, planting trees in early spring, timing for planting, raising orphan lambs on cow's milk, milk dilution notes, and pruning recommendations for raspberries and blackberries with distinctions between red raspberries and blackcaps.
Mr. C A Allen of Bondurant Iowa testifies influenza left him weak with catarrh and asthma. After three months of illness he drank six bottles of Peruna and gained to 175 pounds from his usual 155. He urges others to use the original remedy for catarrhal conditions.
A reflection on moral psychology notes that people resent those they have harmed. The saying suggests a universal tendency toward negative feelings toward wrongdoers, highlighting guilt, empathy, and social judgment.
An old pill ad promotes Bond’s Pills as a liver and bowel remedy. It touts a mild, effective dose to remove bile and waste and lists a 25 cent price at all druggists. The message ends with a Byron quote.
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