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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
2
The Farm News argues farmers should adopt businesslike accounting. A farmer needs a formal system to track every profit and loss item, eliminate unprofitable crops, and let others grow them for profit. Implementing such bookkeeping could add millions annually to farm profits.
Farmers' unions multiply nationwide amid calls for strength in unity. Texas seeks more cotton mills while political figures discuss voting taxes and economic growth. The Sunpie era notes a mix of international, state, and local items with varied fortunes.
At a Lavaca county teachers meeting in Salletsville on January 21 an association was formed with F. P. Guenther as president Miss Cassie Ledbetter secretary and A V Peterson treasurer The group aims to organize teachers into a compact body to overcome difficulties raise standards and improve public school efficiency and provide financial aid during need Regular monthly meetings will prepare members for professional work.
A nine digit number 123456789 times 45 yields 5555555505 and reversing the multiplier to 54 gives 6666666606. Reversing the multiplicand to 987654321 and using 45 yields 4444444445. Using 54 gives 5333333334. The first and last digits act as the multiplier. Using 27 yields 2666666667 and reversing the multiplier to 72 yields 71111111112 with the first and last digits as the multiplier.
Ja romis Kriek twenty four year old son of John Kriek shot himself through the heart with a shotgun at his father’s home seven miles west of Shiner late Friday evening. Despondency from years of illness is blamed for the act. The incident occurred in the home of his father.
The Swiss farmer uses disciplined, science based methods to avoid waste. He moves soil from fertile spots to barren fields so crops can grow where others see hopeless ground. This intensive approach aims to maximize production and crop yields.
W L Nichols of Mesquite Texas reports using a No 2 hand separator from June 5 purchasing to June 7 starting use. He milks five cows and notes 100 pounds of butter sold in 30 days with the cream stored in wells and skim milk fed to pigs. The device is simple to operate and may be key to small dairy success.
The article notes snakes once killed on sight now farmed for skins in Australia with major markets in London Paris and New York. It details skin products belts and bags and mentions rabbit trappers extracting fangs. It also describes indigenous and Black communities catching snakes for food and notes local attitudes toward the reptile. A fragment of a poem appears at the end.
A Bonham paper recounts a lighthearted incident at a newspaper office. An editor warned a caller in the newsroom while a friend entered to sit and chat, prompting the operator to miss the line. Central later cut the connection and the manager asked for an explanation, which satisfied the manager, though central remained uncomforted.
A Montreal Herald retells Captain Hank’s comic lesson on pricing for boat rentals. He explains two rate structures: wholesale for a week or more at 50 cents daily and retail for shorter periods at lower weekly equivalents, charging 3 dollars for less than a week and 1.75 dollars for five days. The device highlights simple arithmetic in practical trade.
A London area woman has a hearth rug said to be unique, crafted entirely from the skins of fourteen deceased pet cats. The black rug bears inscriptions on the reverse noting each cat’s name and years owned, such as Fairy 1892 4 and Beauty 1900 4.
A. B. Devall, County Treasurer, of Hallettsville Texas writes in 1901 praising Dr E W Hall’s Texas Wonder for kidney and rheumatism relief. He notes personal use since 1896 and recommends it to others with similar ailments.
An old advertisement touts Texas Wonder or Hall's Great Discovery as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims to cure diabetes rheumatism gruel and irregularities in men and women and bladder issues in children. One bottle equals two months' treatment sold by druggists or mailed from St. Louis.
A list of district and county officials including congressman, senator, representative, district judges, district attorney, clerk, sheriff, treasurer, tax assessor and collector, school superintendent, and commissioners. Also includes precinct officers for Precinct No 6 with justice of the peace, constable, public weigher, and a cartoon caption about blue milk and a cow bred in Kentucky.
Tug Ka Gle advertises a limited period deal for one year of Tie Eagle, Review of Reviews, Woman's Home Companion, and Cosmopolitan at a total value of $6.00, available for $5.00 if paid in advance.
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