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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1927
Page
2
A sales pitch extols cascara laxative candy as a safe easy way to regulate bowels at any age. It claims to improve bodily chemistry and reduce reliance on laxatives, deodorants, or other remedies, noting benefits for adults and children and suggesting a weekly use for chronic sluggishness. The ad promotes cascaret at 10c and 25c in drugstores.
A concise note explains that returning a favor is rewarded by good will and reciprocity in social exchanges. It emphasizes courtesy and mutual aid as timeless values guiding everyday behavior.
Advice to drink large amounts of water and take Jad Salts to flush kidneys. Claims kidneys filter blood daily and salts neutralize acids, relieving bladder weakness and backache. Warns against taking drugs that irritate kidneys and promotes mineral salts for ongoing kidney health.
Instructions for eggless chocolate cake mix with fat sugar and flour ratios and baking times. Also an eczema relief ad from Madden Company claiming permanent relief after 40 years of noted doctor usage, urging purchase via Box 872 El Paso Texas.
An advertisement claims a single dose of Dr Peerys Dead Shot can expel worms or tapeworm. It invites readers to try the remedy and provides the address 872 Pearl St New York for contact or purchase.
Mrs. J. B. Calhoun of 111 Georgia Street Amarillo Texas describes a year of weakness stomach trouble constipation and rapid weight loss. After using eight or ten bottles of Tanlac she reports complete relief from symptoms regained weight from 120 to 150 pounds and three years without recurrence. Tanlac is promoted as a natural body builder from roots and herbs and urged for those run down or weak to try a bottle from their local druggist. Over 52 million bottles sold.
Experiments at multiple stations show direct sunshine aids hen vision and mineral use in ration, improving bone formation in chicks and shell quality. Glass windows block UV rays, reducing hatchability. sunny enclosures raise hatch rate to 73 percent versus 52 percent in sunless housing. Cod liver oil and UV-pass through glass substitutes are suggested.
The article advises hatching chicks by May's end for fall or winter laying. It warns late hatchings delay maturity and suggests early hatching and sound feeding in late summer and early fall. It notes separating cockerels from pullets aids growth and that proper range conditions improve development.
Early spring is the fowl's natural breeding season and the best quality eggs are produced then. High quality eggs yield strong chicks with lower mortality than late hatching. Chicks fare better due to ventilated incubators, fewer parasites, and abundant green foods providing vitamins for growth. Spring weather also eases the young chicks compared with hot June days.
A test for egg quality during incubation notes that eggs may seem satisfactory but reveal lower value on inspection. It covers detecting cracked shells with a tester or by tapping two eggs to hear a ringing sound. A dull sound indicates a cracked egg to avoid.
The article notes that weak leg goslings and thin birds may be worm-infested. It suggests a mash with sulphur, epsom salts, and powdered copperas given daily, plus castor oil as a remedy for brain congestion from fright, digestive issues, or worms.
This note advises avoiding mixing soft feed with Utter and using wide flat boards or tray shaped strips to prevent feed loss. Any feed on litter or ground should be removed promptly and not fed to chicks.
A Minnesota Highway Department bulletin reports drivers saved about 3 million dollars last year due to 800 miles of trunk highways. It notes the total pavement investment around 25 million dollars, with annual costs including interest, depreciation, and maintenance. Tire wear savings depend on surface type with concrete far cheaper than gravel.
Middlesex county plans roadside tree plantings along thirty miles of motor roads from London to the north. Red and white chestnuts oaks limes ash beeches Cornish elms and Norwegian maples will be planted twenty yards apart in avenues about one mile long. About five thousand trees will be used.
Airplanes will carry materials for the world’s highest road leading to the Vallot observatory at 14 312 feet near Mont Blanc. The route, previously mule impassable, will now be served by trucking planes piloted by Lieutenant Thoret who has flown over Mont Blanc.
The piece reports rapid progress on road projects in the Mississippi district with new miles of highway opened. It notes global highway development, a large international expenditure, and estimates for 1926 U S road costs. It cites Connecticut and Japan road plans and overall U S highway outlays.
The era stresses choosing proper foods for children amid plenty. It notes the U S leads in food quality and safety but warns of malnutrition. Emphasizes better eating habits to prevent undernourished children facing lifelong developmental handicaps.
The USDA offers a chocolate fudge recipe and notes fudge skills should be learned in school alongside Latin and algebra. It details ingredients, steps to cook a soft ball stage, cooling, butter, vanilla, and serving options with variations like nuts or marshmallows.
A home economics note from the USDA describes peanut sandwiches using freshly roasted peanuts ground with a medium fine knife and moistened with cream. It endorses graham or whole wheat bread and explains that peanut and wheat proteins form a complete, efficient protein for tissue building and energy.
Describes how yellow fat signals low grade from grass fed cattle while firm white tallow with small veins indicates superior grade beef. Notes fat distribution relates to tenderness and palatability of the cut or carcass.
A U S D specialist highlights a boy friendly room with straight lines bold colors and durable fabrics. Curtains use gray gingham with colorful cretonne appliques matching a washable couch cover and no valance.
A pudding recipe features bananas vanilla cookies and custard. It uses milk eggs sugar vanilla salt vanilla cookies sliced bananas layered with custard then meringue baked to light brown and left to set for four to five hours.
A child needs protein minerals and calories for growth and energy. The text notes a factor linked to proper bone development and rickets prevention, plus direct sunlight aiding bone growth. For indoors children cod liver oil is particularly valuable as a source.
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