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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
3
Housekeepers face hard choices as many simple articles are no longer manufactured or scarce and must be repaired or reused. The article lists practical thrift tips from avoiding loose knife handles to preventing rust, breaking glass, scratched finishes, and clogged gas burners as part of wartime conservation.
A home helper article explains making a dish drainer from a bread or biscuit pan and soft wire racks. It stabilizes dishes above water, uses poultry netting for a silver compartment, and drains into the sink for quick drying.
The report notes deterioration from placing hot dishes and medicine bottles and squid spills. Furniture cracks and loose parts result as the oil bath and tub are not applied regularly.
Oversweetening beverages wastes sugar as undissolved granules are dumped. The article urges reducing to one teaspoon or one sugar cube per cup to satisfy taste and curb daily waste.
The article urges saving wheat and meat in thousands of school lunches. It suggests meatless fillings such as eggs with salad dressing, peanut butter, cottage cheese, dates and nuts, plus wheatless breads like corn muffins and rye. A fruit and sweet plus hot cocoa or soup can round out the meal.
The silverfish or slicker is a common pest in homes and libraries, feeding on starch in books wallpaper paste and starched fabrics. Remedies include pyrethrum sodium fluoride roach powder aired garments and arsenic paste bait kept away from children.
Austin, Tex. Provost Marshal General Crowder and Major John C. Townes denounce high priced attorneys hired by registrants to plead draft appeals before exemption boards. Crowder calls the practice unethical and unnecessary while noting bar associations and the American Bar Association support stopping it.
Washington reports a birthday telegram from President Carranza to Kaiser Wilhelm was read in the congressional record. Senator Sherman warned that the Kaiser praised an intimate rapport with Carranza and tied it to oil and a “victorious peace” that could threaten the United States.
Corpus Christi reports a 11 foot 800 pound sperm whale caught in the Gulf of Mexico off Corpus Pass. The rare Physeteridae species, known for its long head and teeth, yields spermaceti and ambergris. flesh provides palatable whale steaks.
Telegrams from Senator Sheppard and Congressman Garner to Mayor Noy Miller report that Secretary Baker signed an order establishing an army convalescent camp in Corpus Christi Texas. The move aims to provide medical care and rest for wounded service members in the area.
Washington reports the final shipbuilding strike in the United States ended with 2000 metal trades workers resuming work in New Orleans on Monday.
Green's August Flower is advertised as a household remedy for constipation, liver trouble, and general low spirits. The ad claims it eases indigestion, dyspepsia, headaches, heart palpitations, and upset stomach with a few doses and labels it a gentle laxative available through druggists in all civilized countries.
An old college hack.
A home or pharmacist prepared mix to darken gray hair using Ba Rum glycerine Barbo Compound. Mix 1 oz in water half pint and apply to hair. does not color scalp and is non sticky. Full directions included in each box.
A dialogue fragment contrasts imagination with a rare peace for a Russian figure. The terse exchange hints at a broader theme of reconciliation amid conflict without detailing events or actors.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap plus Cuticura Ointment for distressing eczemas. A hot bath and ointment application are recommended, with free samples available from Cuticura Dept. X in Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 50 cents by druggists or mail.
A brief dialogue hints at changes in behavior as one character notes quitting smoking and adopting new social circles. The exchange suggests reevaluated habits and shifting peer influence without detailing events or outcomes.
A Portland Press quip contrasts a dehydrated vegetable with a dry town containing only water, highlighting a pun on drought and scarcity. The joke plays on the double meaning of dry in both food preservation and geography.
An old advertisement touts Tetterine for facial eruptions and various skin troubles. It claims pimples blotches and itchy patches vanish with regular use and notes eczema relief. Sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga.
A little boy asks a woman to let him ride with a stranger and then questions if he now belongs to him. The scene unfolds with the boy seeking belonging in the unusual exchange aboard the vehicle.
Don’t be fooled by imitations get the original Vacuier Balm for quick relief from coughs colds croup and all hurts. Only 25 cents a Jar or Tabs samples free to start demand. If local druggists won’t supply write for agency New Orleans La. BE. W. Vacher Inc. ad.
A remark notes a man achieving success despite three prior failures. It frames persistence as a paradox where repeated losses preceded a thriving business outcome. The quote contrasts expectations with reality in a concise, wry tone.
An advertisement snippet questions beauty with a feminine reference and notes how a daughter keeps her father broke buying gowns. It also promotes Vader Balm as a preventive for colds pneumonia and croup and urges households to keep it in stock.
A man who eats onions publicly triggers strong reactions as critics condemn ostentatious displays of wealth and social pretense in a local scene. No further details available.
Immediate attention urged for sprains swellings bruises rheumatism and neuralgia. Mansfield's Magic Arnica ointment kept on hand in three sizes priced 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar.
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