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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
2
Poultry raisers achieving high egg yields are likeliest to profit, says L G Card of the University of Nicholas College of Agriculture. Key factors include flock size, pullet to yearling ratio, mortality, egg prices, and operator experience. egg yield remains the decisive barometer of success.
Advice on poultry farming emphasizes careful, deliberate work over rushed effort. Michael K. Boyer argues proper management mirrors successful dairying with the best feed and care, warning that rushed, mechanical methods ruin prospects and profits depend on intelligent, sustained effort.
Farmers should quarantine flocks and restrict access to yards and runs when disease is present. Caretakers must wear rubbers, clean boots, and avoid contaminated grounds. Burn dead birds and litter from sick houses. prevent visitors and dogs from entering.
Minerals are key in egg production as hens reduce output to match mineral supply for shells. Heavy layers require three to four pounds of oyster shell or equivalent yearly. A proper balance adds minerals and vitamins to keep organs working efficiently.
Shade is very necessary for late hatched chicks as they suffer from heat and disease risk. Provide plenty of grit and charcoal near range, plus access to fresh water for growing chicks.
A list of 20 trivia questions covers topics from sports records and historical events to science and literature. Items include inquiries about a one mile auto record on dirt, 1926 Big Ten champion, definitions of earthquakes and motors, Harvard founded date, Indian wars, composers, geography plateaus, quotes by notable figures, and Renaissance peak centuries.
A compact list enumerates facts across topics: Balboa, St Augustine 1565, Earth's area 197 million square miles, human visibility 2.96 miles, 1926 revival of classical arts, Australia, Phi Beta Kappa 1776, Nathan Hale, steel and iron industry, myopia, Earth's age 1.497 billion years, years 1619 and 1701, Barney Oldfield, John Barrymore, Australia, Francois Villon, Admiral Farragut, water.
In Abbasia Caucasus a wedding ritual endures where the groom, aided by armed friends, abducts the bride from a locked room. The bride’s male relatives resist with mock combat, then the couple flee on horseback. After arrival, both families drink wine and celebrate as the rite continues.
Weather notes define sleet as drizzle or freezing rain forming on surfaces. Hail is frozen rain in pellet form linked to thunderstorms. Both form distinct precipitation types with varying sizes and impact on outdoor activity.
Pictures may be hung low to be viewed without looking upward and harmonize in color and theme with the room. In larger spaces a desk or a light spinet desk may complement the suite, enhancing the overall effect.
A guide to packing a picnic kit for outdoor meals advising a ready supply of plates utensils bread and butter, salad items and drinks. It suggests preparing sandwiches to order, using split rolls or crackers, and including desserts fruits and preserved foods. Emphasizes safety with fire, water, bowls and cleanup to leave sites as found.
A guide to making richer than usual strawberry shortcake in individual portions. Use large rounds of biscuit dough baked hot at 450 F, brushed with butter, and layered with strawberries and optional whipped cream. Prepare berries early, reserve top layers for prettiest berries, and serve fresh to each guest.
This excerpt outlines making jellied citrus peel from grapefruit oranges or lemons. It covers selecting thick unblemished peel, preparing strips, parboiling, and simmering in sugar syrup with salt until the syrup is absorbed, noting storage for two to three weeks and holiday timing.
Brig. Gen. David L. Brainerd was awarded a medal by the American Geographical Society in recognition of his services forty five years after accompanying Maj. Gen. Adolphus Washington Greely on the famed Arctic expedition.
A Kansas City Star excerpt features Lafe Lagg of Bogger Holler boasting about ten mumps ridden children. The traveler retorts that mumps cannot be heard, prompting Lagg to threaten with a gun, calling the visitor devilish smart.
A father misses a Legion meeting while mother and four year old Barbara attend a movie. The story depicts a beautiful woman gaining another woman’s husband, and Barbara asks about their father. Later Barbara tells grandpa money isn’t everything as she follows him to the basement.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a pleasant tasting laxative for children. It warns mothers to use genuine California Fig Syrup with printed directions and to insist on the real product to avoid imitation syrups.
Sultan Sa Mas siu of Lanao states he has no harem while visiting Manila. He warns that too many wives multiply troubles, divide property, and reduce happiness, adding one wife is enough and bringing more would be too much trouble.
The first wireless journal for the blind has just been started in Paris. An advertisement promises health through digestion and promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills with a street address in Omaha. The ad ends with a general life-affirming note about curiosity.
Mrs. G. Hegmann of 228 Schaeffer Street Brooklyn reports relief from insomnia and fatigue after using Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Herb Medicine. She also took Pills for Constipation and urges other women with similar symptoms to seek information. The Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts offers to provide more testimonials upon request.
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