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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1927
Page
2
Advertises Diamond Dyes offering home dyeing to refresh fabrics. Claims quick, easy results with new colors over old, suitable for suits dresses drapes scarves and spreads. Free color guide and cyclopedia available at druggists, Dept N9d Burlington VT.
Cora E K Cooke of the University of Minnesota reports on 31 poultry flocks across 19 counties. Findings: no single breed dominates profitability, improved feeding boosts returns, and good housing supports gains. High production with low feed costs raises net returns. top flocks averaged 128 eggs per hen and $2.53 net per bird.
H A Rittenbender of Iowa State College urges special feeding and management for roosters to maintain vigor and fertility. He advises selecting proper males and adjusting male to female ratios by breed type, and suggests segregating nonlaying hens to boost early-season fertility without using a trap nest.
Farmers are advised to feed turkeys through winter with a mix of corn wheat and oats, limiting corn to one third of the ration. Keep breeders in good flesh, provide green foods, meat scraps, sour milk, bone meal and oyster shell, and adjust grain if snow limits range. One feeding daily suffices when fields are open. increase grain as snow covers ground.
The article advises providing ample nests in poultry houses so each hen can use a nest when laying. It recommends one nest per two hens, with two to five hens per nest working well. Nest dimensions are given as 12 by 14 inches, at least 12 inches deep, with an 8 by 9 inch opening to allow straw for a soft nest.
The White Orpington is a large breed. Males should weigh 19 pounds and hens about 8 pounds. They lay brown eggs well in the first year, with output influenced by feed and breeding. Hens tend to broodiness after their first year, so pullets are preferred for laying.
The USDA notes waxing or varnishing improves appearance and longevity of linoleum. Wax suits inlaid and plain floors, varnish for printed finishes, as wax can soften printed surfaces. Clean finished floors like wood, otherwise sweep with a soft brush and dust with an oiled or dry mop.
A practical heritage guide presents a foundation layer cake recipe tested by the USDA. It covers ingredients for two layers and tips on mixing methods, with orange and chocolate frostings, warming fat, and bake guidance at 275 degrees Fahrenheit. It emphasizes the muffin vs creaming methods and includes substitutions for hard-wheat flour.
To make prune souffle or prune whip start with soaking prunes to form thick pulp. Cook prunes in water, remove stones, push pulp through a colander, and sweeten. Whisk stiff egg whites with lemon juice, fold into prune pulp, bake in a buttered dish over water for about 50 minutes at 250 to 275 F, serve hot or cold with cream or custard.
The article explains how proteins form in plants and animals, noting plants build from soil and air while animals must obtain and rebuild from dietary proteins. It highlights that proteins vary in amino acid content and that certain foods may lack essential amino acids, requiring supplements. Meat milk eggs and fish are identified as valuable protein sources in the human diet.
A health note states that eating fish with milk is not harmful when the fish is fresh or well preserved. It explains that fish and milk are often cooked together and served as chowders or gravies and that creamed fish on toast is common, with no danger in a single meal.
The color of canned salmon shows the variety rather than quality with varieties differing after canning from bright red to almost white.
State highway departments spent 649 125 101 on road and bridge construction in 1925 with total income 780 081 292. Motor vehicle licenses and gas taxes supplied 43.5 percent of funding while property taxes for road purposes fell to 8.3 percent. Bond sales and federal aid accounted for 21.8 and 13.9 percent respectively.
The completed fully paved through state highway in Virginia is now open to motor traffic. In Tennessee a campaign aims to remove billboard advertising along highways, seen as a danger to motorists.
Old fashioned household remedy advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for infants and children. It claims to relieve feverish, cross, fussy, and constipated symptoms by flushing stomach and bowels within hours, with a trusted brand warning against counterfeits.
On Christmas afternoon Johnny asks his father why he did not request Santa to bring an electric train, expressing his fondness for playing with the toy. The moment captures a small family exchange during the holiday.
In a candid exchange Bess, June, and Audrey mock a man called Franklin noting wealth and luck define worth. Bess admits kidding while June echoes the sentiment that the wealthy enjoy status even as they acknowledge past doubts about a certain figure’s character.
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