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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
3
A bulletin outlines 20 egg and general purpose chicken breeds suited to egg production first with meat as a secondary use. Leghorn, especially Single Comb White Leghorn, is most popular for eggs while Plymouth Rock and other larger breeds are favored for meat. Surplus cockerels may be sold as broilers.
The 1918 agricultural production program calls for large poultry increases, focusing on backyards and farms with waste materials. Experts advocate early hatching, confinement after hatch, rat and thief control, sanitation, avoiding early pullet broilers, culling non producers, and growers producing their own feed where possible.
The publication lists 20 egg-class chicken breeds by group. Mediterranean class includes Leghorns nine varieties, Minorcas five, Spanish one, Ancona two, and Blue Andalusian. Continental class has Campinas with two varieties. All lay white eggs and are prized for laying rather than show appeal.
Eggs are produced wherever chickens are kept and most come from general farms. Large egg farms exist near markets that pay a premium for white eggs, so the egg breeds Leghorn Cam pine Minorea and Ancona are favored for egg production.
Houston reports weekly coastal oil output totaling 65 900 barrels with Goose Creek and Humble leading. Higher coastal crude prices of 1 86 to 1 90 per barrel trigger expected drilling increase next month as wages rise for field workers and several new completions are noted in Goose Creek Sour Lake Markham Damon Mound and other fields.
Amarillo reports Panhandle Feed and Food Production Campaign Association convened with 45 counties represented. Plans call for converting wheat acreage to maize, kaffir, and milo for feed, with a labor corps to harvest large crops. Thomas Moody and Thomas Velsey elected chairmen. Dr. M W Cunningham to head labor bureau. The Panhandle aims to use all wheat land for kaffir and milo to boost national food supply.
The Texas Allied Printing Trades Council closed its convention with officers elected: H. C. Colley president Houston. M. Moxley first vice president San Antonio. George Fisher secretary treasurer Fort Worth. W. P. Pannell chairman of the executive board Austin.
Secretary Daniels ordered naval commanders to grant forty two hours of leave starting March 27 for Jewish sailors to observe Passover. The army issued the same authorization last week.
El Paso Texas reports a train robbery by Villa commander Canuto Reyes near Torreon and Calvo Coahuila. The bandit secured 250000 in Mexican gold during the raid a few days ago.
Washington reports the fuel administration set maximum prices for Texas lignite coal. Run of mine coal at 1.40 dollars per unit, screened lignite with 15 percent screenings removed at 1.50, and screenings at 0.85 dollars.
A playful exchange recalls a feigned grievance escalating to comic payback. One person claims to have written a supposedly respectful letter to the other, but humorously sabotaged the closing by striking out the word wespectfully.
An old advertisement promises to remove freckles with ethine double strength from a druggist. Apply an ounce nightly and morning to clear skin, with a money back guarantee if it fails. The ad appeals to vanity and guarantees dramatic whitening of freckles.
Advertises Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable substitute for calomel Praises safety avoiding salivation and mercury risks It targets both children and adults promising relief from biliousness constipation sluggishness headache and sour stomach with a money back offer from the druggist.
A collage of quotes from papers and ads lampooning city cleanup notions and misprints. It parodies cautious optimism about sanitation while mixing stray jokes about cows, Jersey cattle, and social misreads. An ad teases Renovine as a heart remedy with a sales pitch.
An old advertisement touts Capudine as a fast relief for headaches and a way to ease nervous strain. The copy notes the liquid form is pleasant to take and mocks misguided sympathy while urging use.
A father encourages action over words and a son learns the value of doing. A new walking stick doubles as a camera tripod, turning a simple walking aid into practical gear.
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