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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
3
Advice on keeping backyard chickens healthy via dust baths ventilation and cleaning. Steps include sodium fluorid or blue ointment for lice and kerosene or coal tar products for mites, with repeated spraying of roosts walls and nests over two to three applications weekly or ten days apart.
The United States Department of Agriculture promotes a plan to have every farmer and poultry keeper preserve one case of eighty dozen eggs for home use and sell one case to nearby consumers. The aim is to benefit producers and consumers by stabilizing supplies and encouraging local distribution.
The passage outlines preserving supplies using the water glass method or limewater if water glass is unavailable. It notes this approach helps equalize distribution and stabilize prices and advises obtaining full details from the state agricultural college or the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington.
Wartime urging to boost poultry supply warns lice and mites threaten egg output and meat for soldiers overseas. Advice includes lime around the house, dust baths, sun and air, and light chemical treatment. the U S department of agriculture offers detailed guidance.
The article praises two U S Department of Agriculture bulletins as comprehensive guides for successful poultry keeping. It notes Back Yard Poultry Keeping Bulletin 889 covers housing, yard size, feeding, hatching, disease prevention, and other essentials, while Hints to Poultry Raisers Bulletin 528 provides concise, authoritative guidance.
The article notes better housing options than simple packing boxes and advises on Poultry House Construction Farmers Bulletin 574. It explains using trap nests to record individual hens egg production and references A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry Farmers Bulletin 682 for construction details.
Successful poultrymen favor pure bred males at the head of the flock while the rest may be non pure. The department of agriculture describes egg producing, meat producing, and general purpose breeds in Farmers' Bulletins 806 and 898 with careful descriptions and illustrations.
Tunneas are marketed late in the summer when they weigh from 1 to 14 percent pounds at about two and one half months of age and also throughout the fall when the demand is for heavier birds.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It touts gentle cleansing of the bowels within hours, warns against counterfeit syrups, and directs buyers to ensure the product is from the California Fig Syrup Company with clear bottle directions.
A safety device for engines operating in storms and cold uses perforated pipes run along the engineer's window, one pipe inside and one outside. Compressed air from these pipes prevents frost and mist buildup on the window and engine area.
Women fill the places men once held as the annual Cleveland school census proceeds with women volunteers conducting the survey. The effort reflects the wartime shift as women undertake public roles.
Southern women praise Tetterine for clearing blotches and eczema with claims of producing soft velvety skin. Sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Shuptrine Co. Savannah Ga. Ad ends with unrelated wartime lines about officers and laborers in France and airplane detection.
A noisy tonic advertisement touts Bonids LivIk Pil as a safe mild cure for sick headache and biliousness. It claims to invigorate the liver and regulate bowels with one pill nightly for two to three days, noting a large bottle costs a small sum.
An old advertisement column mentions Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with 60e price and claims of malaria treatment. It also notes Britain’s Paper Controller news, a food rationing comparison, and reference to H. A. Vernet of Underground Electric Railways. Additional lines promote Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for constipation.
The article traces beard taxes from Elizabethan England to Russia under Peter the Great and successors. It notes Queen Elizabeth imposing shields of tax on beard growth for commoners, Peter I exempting nobles with 1000 ruble wealth, and later extensions in St. Petersburg. It cites Catherine II, Peter II, Empress Anna, and Empress Elizabeth confirming beard taxes through 1748.
A paper wrapper for a Choerimuan helmet sent to Sergi Maj A S Nick Wood of the British recruiting mission arrives at St Pat as a trophy of war. The cloth resembles burlap but proves to be rolled paper with print fragments, suggesting civilians in Germany may wear this material.
A messenger boy was arrested for speeding, a note in a column reflecting on unusual incidents. The item records a legal action taken against a city youth and hints at broader social curiosities of the time.
An old style ad urges farmers to protect stomach health in hot weather. It promotes EATONIC KATONIC REMEDY CO from Chicago and promises quick relief from indigestion and related pains after meals. The copy touts trust in local druggists and a money back guarantee.
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