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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1927
Page
3
Julia Bottomley reports on 1927 fashion trends for children's dresses and spring coats. Calfskin and pony skin trims, jersey fabrics, and novelty weaves lead the season with two piece outfits, embellished pockets, scalloped hems, and belted silhouettes.
Dr. B. F. Kaupp of North Carolina State College outlines winter poultry illnesses. Respiratory infections rise when birds are wet or chilled, with nose discharge signaling illness. Treatment includes syringing with argyrol or permanganate, iodine for foul discharges, proper feeding, cleaning eyes, and canker care with iodine or chlorate of potash.
The piece compares copper with today’s cookware and gives care tips for aluminum, steel, iron, tin, gray enamel and granite. It notes aluminum pans need gentle handling, avoids ammonia and washing soda, and recommends boiling soda for iron and steel to dissolve grease. It also mentions inexpensive aluminum saucepans at ten cents each and the importance of daily care to preserve shine.
Massachusetts experiment station tests show early-hatched heavier breeds make best winter layers. Rhode Island Red pullets hatched in March produced 42.65 eggs, April-batched 85.40 eggs, and May pullets 22.50 eggs. Profit hinges on winter egg production and planning. Early-hatched general purpose breeds mature to start laying in late October and continue through winter.
Practical tips for poultry care and home cookery. Guidance covers brooders, incubators, worm prevention, chick development, and safe broodery setups. The piece also recounts a luncheon dessert featuring colored apples prepared with vegetable colorings to create decorative, edible treats.
The piece notes a debate in The Times and by Doctor Glover about whether the current year is 1930 or 1931 due to omitting a year zero in Anno Domini calculations. Astronomers argue for inserting a zero year at the BC/AD transition.
In Scotland's Glasgow the municipality will permit children’s swings in public parks on Sundays despite Sab batharian protests. The decision highlights a clash between traditional Sabbath observance and modern urban recreation.
A long running vegetable butter color product named Dandelion remains popular after fifty years. Drug stores and general shops offer bottles priced at 85 cents, signaling wide consumer reach and steady demand.
The banana pulp is nutritious and a major food source in parts of the Pacific. In several islands it forms almost the staple diet for the native population.
E C Hamilton of the area east of Independence Missouri dug a gas well about 50 feet from his house. The well carries a pressure of 475 pounds and is cased. Gas is piped to the house for heating cooking and lighting.
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