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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
2
An advertisement touts Saint Jacobs Oil as a miracle topical remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatic soreness. A small trial bottle is advised with rubbing on the back and a fifty count for fast relief. The copy claims it is magical harmless and non burning with instant effective results.
A frail old woman in north Georgia grows ill and a doctor prescribes quinine capsules. After recovery, her daughter lights her corned pipe with a coal, sparking fear when the old woman fears cartridges in the tobacco. The scene ends with the mother shouting for the coal to be removed.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It claims the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping and helps when a child is irritable feverish or has a coated tongue.
In a Chicago Herald note the wife jokes about a baby resembling her husband and reveals joy over a new hat priced at $26. The exchange blends domestic warmth with light humor as the couple discusses names and such fashion flourish.
Advertises Tetterine as a universal remedy for eczema dermatitis ground itch infant sore head chafes and other skin diseases. A Atlanta resident testimonial claims complete relief after using Tetterine and Boap costing three dollars. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents. Soap 25 cents from J T Shuptrine Savannah Ga.
The Climblys say they will move to a better neighborhood calling the current area queer. The response questions why they left, noting they have not yet succeeded in the old neighborhood.
The readable fragments mention marine eye remedy and a farewell or goodbye phrase. No clear event, persons, organizations, places, or dates are discernible to form a coherent news item with factual details.
Editorial quip urges men to pause and seek a needle in a haystack before pursuing reckless behavior. The remark frames reckless youth as a problem solvable by careful caution and self restraint.
A fragment quotes a man’s motto “Peace at any price” and contrasts a woman’s desire for bargains. The brief suggests a humorous or satirical line about gendered attitudes toward price and principle. It lacks clear event or named entities.
A U S Department of Agriculture survey of 44 McLennan County Texas farms shows the average family spent 489.09 dollars on food annually, with 213.47 bought and 275.62 from the farm. Home grown food ranged 56.4 percent, well below North Carolina’s 63 percent and the all-area average of 63 percent.
Expert guidance argues simple, well designed dairy barns save money and labor. Avoid city architect mistakes, plan location and access beforehand, and size costs to value and income potential. A barn should earn at least 10 percent annually, with prudent per cow spending and efficient daily routines.
The article advises winter feeding and management for breeding ewes. It stresses exercise, proper fencing, and silage use from 1.5 to 2 pounds daily, avoiding moldy or frozen silage. It recommends a grain ration of about half a pound per day before lambing, emphasizing oats bran and oil meal with diverse roughage like alfalfa and cowpea hay.
A practical guide instructs using crude petroleum to spray hogs for lice. If unavailable, coal oil or kerosene emulsion is prepared by soap and hot water then mixed with kerosene. Apply to backs and joints, scrape pens, wash with hot soapsuds, dry, and coat with quicklime. A clean hog grows with less feed.
A German paper reports tests with eggs in saturated salt water. Fresh eggs lie flat at the bottom, while older eggs tilt upward from 20 to 75 degrees as they age, with a one month old egg floating upright. A scale on the vessel helps measure the angle for dating.
A good brood sow may be kept until seven or eight years old with profitable results. They require a varied diet while carrying young and nourishing food with milk during nursing. Sows without a balanced ration may eat their pigs. Provide a nourishing diet with animal protein two months before farrowing and salt the food lightly.
A writer in an exchange notes best corn results occur on pasture land manured the year before breaking. Grass grows large roots hold fertility and next year ground remains rich with excellent mechanical condition. On flat low land, high bush elm? per acre can be grown, but banking is unsafe when farmed without proper practice.
The practice of removing the poorest cows for better stock may seem costly but is cheaper than keeping underperforming animals that drag down herd profits. It argues replacing weak cows improves efficiency and profitability in a cattle operation.
The claim states Clover offers unmatched benefits for sheep, highlighting superior nutrition and palatability compared with competing feeds. No names, dates, or organizations are provided.
Swine essentials emphasize keeping charcoal and hardwood ashes available for hogs at all times and using salt and sulfur as supplementary additives to support health and appetite.
The article outlines a salad using diced turkey or other meat with celery and chopped nuts such as walnuts or almonds. It suggests seasonings including salt paprika Worcestershire and a hint of garlic. Assemble on crisp lettuce, bind with mayonnaise, garnish with stuffed olives or red peppers, and serve. Chicken variation is noted with stock for richness.
To prepare yeast for two hour bread boil six potatoes until soft. Mash and mix with one quart water sugar salt shortening and lukewarm liquid yeast. After 36 hours, use one and a half cupfuls of the yeast liquid per loaf and mix with flour. knead 20 minutes shape bake 30 to 40 minutes.
Melt butter and flour then add milk, cook to boiling point. Stir in bread crumbs salt celery salt pepper and onion juice. Remove from heat, fold in chopped cold lamb and beaten yolks and fold in stiff egg whites. Bake in buttered dish 30 minutes and serve with tomato sauce. Suitable with beef veal or chicken.
The article extols baked apples as beneficial to the brain and body, recommending them with oatmeal and cream. It notes thousands of bushels of sour apples used for pies, arguing well-baked apples would be more nourishing and economical, especially for the elderly.
Take a dozen large cherry stone clams wash them well and place them in a deep pan covering them with a pint of water. Boil ten minutes to open the clams. Remove and strain the broth. Chop the clams and add to the soup. For company add a little chicken broth and a touch of whipped cream on top.
When a carpet sweeper fills with dust remove waste, take out the brush and pick out lint. Wipe the bristles with a woolen cloth damp with kerosene to prevent dust and brighten the carpet. A drop of machine oil in the brush holes helps preserve the sweeper.
To clean currants for cake making place the fruit in a colander with a light dusting of flour. Rub with your hand several times to separate stalks and push them through the small holes. This fast method reduces prep time and yields ready to mix currants.
Mrs Anna Linder of Meeker Minnesota reports two years of chronic catarrh cured by Peruna after reading an advertisement. She claims she is now well and the mother of two, saying she would not be without the tonic even at twice its cost.
A public school teacher asks Willie Smith for a principal West Indies product. Willie hesitates then answers that sugar comes sometimes from the store and sometimes borrowed from the neighbor, illustrating a humorous misunderstanding of geography and commerce.
A vintage ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a quick fix for gray or thinning hair. It claims the potion darkens naturally, conceals application, and restores glossy, abundant color after one or two uses. It highlights ease of use with a dampened comb and quick morning results.
Ex President Taft and Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania were in earnest conversation when an aggressive politician tried to enter. An alert secretary interposed and quipped that they were holding a mass meeting.
Lightly apply Hanford's Balsam to cuts burns scalds sores and open wounds ensuring it reaches the wound. A few gentle applications are usually sufficient to promote healing according to the advertisement notes.
A dialogue features a mother questioning Mary about marriage and predicting a quick departure if the husband fails to improve. Mary responds with humorous defiance noting she will wed next Tuesday and will not stay long if the new husband is no better.
An old time advertisement promises RUB-MY-TISM as a universal remedy for rheumatism neuralgia cramps colic sprains bruises cuts old sores burns and more. It touts antiseptic and anodyne effects with a 25 cent price.
Dialogue between Tomdix and Hojax reveals a sharp exchange about a wife’s outspoken nature with each dismissing ignorance of any outspeaking wife. Both characters deny meeting anyone who could outtalk her.
A reader notes a family remark describing cousin Sarah as a volatile person and urges calling her Sal Volatile.
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