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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
3
A vintage health advisory recommends avoiding panic during influenza, practicing cleanliness, fresh air, and three Cs. It lists remedies such as Pleasant Purgative Pellets, Anuric Tablets, Iron tonics, and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, plus home care like hot lemonade and bed rest.
Child care tips urge mothers to use Californian Syrup of Figs for constipation and upset stomachs. The pitch promises safe, gentle cleansing of the bowels, relief from feverish and cross behavior, and appeals to buying from the California Syrup Company with counterfeit warnings.
The text presents a provocative definition framing marriage as an alliance of associated belligerents. It contrasts traditional views with a warlike metaphor, suggesting marriage as a coordinated pact among opposing parties.
Advertisement notes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills contain only vegetable ingredients. They act as a gentle tonic and purgative. The piece includes a light theater of wordplay with a quip about an open fire in the library and a pun on grate.
Poultry disease risks rise with crowding as parasites and germs threaten flock health. Killing sick birds is advised to prevent spread, while scaly leg is treated by isolating birds, washing legs, drying, and applying carbolic or sulfur ointments, caraway oil mixtures, or petroleum-based porch treatments.
A bird parasite causes scaly leg in chickens turkeys pheasants and cage birds. The itch mite mainly attacks legs but can affect the comb and wattles. Transmission arises from infected birds or roosts and may spread slowly with many birds escaping infection despite exposure.
Chickens turkeys ducks geese and pigeons are susceptible to many diseases some highly infectious. Disease organisms pass rapidly from bird to bird and may spread to neighboring flocks causing epizootics. Sanitary measures and other controls can reduce great annual losses if properly applied.
Table scraps and kitchen waste should be ground and mixed with cornmeal or bran until crumbly. Feed at noon or night, or both, in a trough or on a board. Remove any material left after 30 to 45 minutes to prevent spoilage and harm to hens.
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Pape's Diapepsin as instant relief for dyspepsia and indigestion with claims of quick stomach relief and low cost. It also features Mothers Castoria warning readers to ensure the product bears the signature and notes its use for infants and children for over 30 years.
A cryptic remark suggests reluctance to value law enforcement costs and civil protection. The snippet hints at public indifference toward policing expenditure and policy implications, raising questions about resource priorities and community safety.
An early health warning advises treating a gripping cold quickly with catadine liquid for rapid relief. A trial bottle costs 10 cents with two doses. larger sizes are available. The ad references a nonmilitary definition and includes a brief poetic quote about a masked barftery.
The fragment promotes Vacher Bal herbal remedy by KE W. Vacher, Inc. of New Orleans as harmless relief in jars or tubes, plus a stray note touting Dead Shot Dr. Peery's Vermifuge as effective against worms. The text also includes assorted aside lines on water, worms, and a misquoted question about a heavy rain.
An illsome claim advertises Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood enriching digestion improving and general strengthening remedy for children troubled with worms. It promises improved health and quick worm expulsion with regular two to three week use and notes a price of 6 cents per bottle.
A terse exchange shows a general urging continued retreat and avoidance of explanation. The dialogue emphasizes rapid withdrawal and avoidance of details over strategic discussion.
An advertisement touts Tetterine as a cure for blotches and eczema claiming a bright complexion and soft velvety skin. It notes the product costs 50 cents and is sold by druggists or by mail from Shuptrine Co., Savannah, Georgia. Also mentions women of the Monn Indian tribe near Dunlap, California engaging in Red Cross work.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications, so Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. The formula blends tonics and blood purifiers to treat catarrhal conditions, with testimonials offered and a Toledo, Ohio company backing.
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