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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
8
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe, effective laxative for children and adults. It urges mothers to check for a coated tongue as a sign to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels with the fruit laxative. The copy promises quick relief and advises asking druggists for a genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A cartoon caption features a parrot boasting “I’ve much better feathers than you” and a raven retorting “Pinions differ” in a quip from Cartoons Magazine. The exchange mocks vanity and natural rivalry between birds.
The article outlines making home prepared silos from barrels to store green winter feed for laying fowls. It describes using cabbage, mangel wurzels, alfalfa, and sprouted oats, plus notes on packing eggs safely and reducing losses in transit.
Green feeds provide bulk and succulence to poultry diets, reducing reliance on grain. Poultrymen should stock enough green feed to last winter in areas where fresh greens are scarce, aiding in keeping birds in good condition during fattening.
The article details effective disinfection methods to kill germs and external parasites in houses, roosts, and feeding areas. It recommends thorough interior application, including walls, ceilings, and nesting boxes, with limewash and optional carbolic acid for virulent outbreaks.
The article outlines using incubators by following manufacturer directions, maintaining steady temperatures, turning eggs twice daily after day two, cooling daily from day seven to nineteen, testing on days seven and fourteen, and not opening the machine after day eighteen. It warns against unreliable cheap models and favors locally proven machines, plus marketing cockerels when they reach one pound.
Washington notes January 17 marks Franklin's birth with a nationwide observance backed by the government. Over 150000 War Savings societies join in, using his maxims from Poor Richard to urge wise buying selling and investing as the 1919 thrift drive proceeds to support troops Europe and postwar redeployment.
Austin Texas state highway engineer George A Duren released 1917 1918 registration statistics for Texas motor vehicles. Since June 1917 total license numbers issued 292059 with 251118 registrations and re registrations in 1918. Additional figures include transfers 24514 chauffeurs 22738 motorcycles 3266 dealers numbers 2371 dealers 4002.
In El Paso six hundred Mexican refugees from all factions organized to send delegates to Paris for the peace congress. The delegation aims to present to President Carranza Villa Zapata and other leaders and seek permanent peace in Mexico and repatriation of political exiles in the United States and Europe.
The Matin reports Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg plans to leave Luxemburg due to the political situation, based on a reliable source in Paris.
Flag at the Texas capitol was lowered to half mast Monday to honor former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt who died years ago. Austin officials saluted the national memory with the somber display at the state house.
The House Appropriations Committee approved President Wilsons request for 100 million dollars to fund relief work in Europe outside of Germany. The approval comes as congress weighs wartime aid measures and financial supports.
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel. It promises quick relief from sluggish liver and constipation, claims no salivation, and guarantees effects by morning with a money back offer.
The piece promotes Eatonic as a treatment to restore appetite and strength after influenza and fever. It cites a 77 year old Civil War veteran in Indiana praising Eatonic, claims dramatic health benefits, and urges readers to try it with a money back guarantee.
A note highlights fewer daylight hours and tighter budgets as the season advances. It mentions reduced time for tasks and limited money, implying a cautious outlook for activities and planning. The piece underscores cautious planning and frugal routines.
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