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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
7
A Scotsman vignette shows a physician urging exercise and the patient protesting lack of funds for a motor. The specialist retorts that the patient misunderstood the advice and aims to avoid expenses rather than acquire a vehicle.
A humorous exchange questions a woman described as a kind of musician. The remark notes she is always fiddling with something about her dress, highlighting a light, social moment with witty undercurrents.
A man poured savings into a risky venture and let wealth pile up, then realized he had bought himself a fortune of trouble. The tale warns against overconfident, ill advised investments and the heavy costs of greed.
A brief exchange notes the death of a lawyer named Binks. One man rushes to announce Binks is dead and found lying on his back, while the other questions if it is the same man, remarking Binks would lie on his side.
A cautious minister declines to perform a marriage ceremony citing his conscience and refusal to participate in any games of chance, prompting questions about the link between virtue and duties.
Dinah asks for whatever is left after the boss pays off relatives, bargaining with a big-eyed plea amid the grocer’s large staff. The dialogue shows a sharp wage dispute and the chaos of paydays in a tight shop.
A fragmented local brief suggests concerns about views around Grand View with residents commenting on aesthetics and access. The item hints at a disagreement over scenic quality and public perception without naming individuals or institutions.
A concise verse notes bulls and bears in sunshine and storm as a childlike lamb nears to join. The playful image contrasts market drama with a simple wish to play.
Thoughtful Bobby asks whether a wasp on a nettle would sting the plant or be stung by it. The playful morning exchange centers on a curious nature question and Bobby's curiosity about insects and plants.
Mrs Turner chides John about acting. He defends himself asking if she thinks he is acting a fool. The exchange reveals tension and rapport in a domestic moment.
In a sharp exchange a game turn ends with both players claiming the other holds the purse. The crowd notes a rapid shift as the first player seems to recover their stake while the second player suddenly holds the advantage.
Alice asks to tell Rod frankly she dislikes him as well as Ted. Jean replies she cannot. she doubts Ted will propose.
Poultry experts from the New York State College of Agriculture advise separating cockerels from pullets once cockerels reach 1.25 to 2 pounds. Separate housing, shade, and multiple feeding points reduce crowding, fightiness, and undernourishment, while early selection for breeding or market improves fattening and price.
New Jersey poultrymen report profits rise only when broilers stay in prime condition. Excess cockerels flood markets in May to August, with fair or poor birds sold at a loss. Experts say tight confinement and a special ration ensure rapid, uniform growth from chick to sale without finishing.
The New York station outlines ingredients for egg laying mashes: wheat bran and middlings, linseed oil meal, corn gluten feed, corn meal, ground oats, alfalfa meal, meat scrap, fish meal, and dried buttermilk feed. The Cornell standard uses equal parts wheat bran middlings corn meal ground oats and meat scraps with optional oats in place of ground oats, plus bone meal or lime.
Authorities advise a poultry house 16 to 20 feet wide facing south with a single slope roof or 20 to 25 feet wide with a low double roof. They discourage half monitor designs due to wasted space. Recommended floor space ranges from three to five square feet per fowl, with four square feet as a rule of thumb. A 16 feet wide house would house about four fowls per foot of length.
Poultry authorities debate floor types to avoid dampness cold drafts and dust. Double wood floors with heavy paper are common and effective but short lived and allow rats. Dirt gravel or sand clay floors are dusty and prone to rats. Cement floors work well when properly constructed and foundation walls extend 12 to 18 inches into the ground.
Dad Drizzle recalls a chaotic scene where ten children played near a fence when a heifer charged out, arrows protruding from its body and the man yelling for weapons and Indians. The memory blends frontier bravado with rural mishap in a Kansas City Star style vignette.
Omaha authorities report rapid progress in the city’s smokeless initiative through enforcement of a newly enacted smoke ordinance. The measure targets public areas and workplaces to reduce tobacco exposure and improve air quality.
The prince of Wales spent seven years with cowhands and Calgary ranchers in Alberta, losing Oxford speech for an American Northwest drawl. He owns the EP ranch and starts daily at 8:30, inspecting cattle and barns, even hauling manure in a wheelbarrow.
The piece notes the term Dark Continent due to Africa’s late exploration. It credits Henry Morton Stanley with In Darkest Africa and mentions Thomas Parke and William Benny as Stanley’s aides who published works in England. It also references Leopold II and Emin Pasha relief efforts and Belgian control of the Congo.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorglum saying he has never seen a brass band or orchestra that wouldn’t play energetically for one side of an argument as for another. The quote reflects how popularity can attract new acquaintances and lose old friends.
Privations rose as Edinburgh restaurants refused Asiatic and African residents. House of Commons debated a response while the secretary for Scotland said he lacked power to act. Edinburgh Indian association students protested to the lord provost and refused to join a charity pageant.
In a dialogue from the New Bedford Standard Mrs Pryor argues the Joneses are not strictly modern despite living within their income. The exchange features Mrs Guyer and remarks on social expectations.
A joking tale from the Detroit Free Press recounts a young woman eager to find her horse named Molly by phoning academies. A gruff stable man confirms the horse exists and offers to bring Molly to the phone, prompting her to halt in speech.
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