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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1925
Page
3
Mrs Sparrow schemes to move into the robins nest after admiring a tree home. Mr Sparrow cautions spring relocation. Robins return to their old nest and confront the intruders. A cat overhead forces Mrs Sparrow to flee, ending the plan.
Antonio Moreno recalls a nest scene where Mrs. Sparrow leaves after her husband looks in. She explains the nest needs repairs and a prowling big cat nearby makes the site unsafe for their brood, a warning echoed by Mrs. Robin about last year's kitten grown large.
The piece explains Joyce as a feminine name tied to joy and merriment, tracing its French roots from joie and its evolution from Jadoca and Jacosa. It notes Joy as related forms, Jocelyn in French, Joce lyn as a musical variant, and claims emerald as Joyce's talismanic stone, with Thursday as a lucky day and a favored number.
In northern Europe the cuckoo inspires many superstitions as a fortune teller and weather prophet. In the United States a single superstition persists hearing a cuckoo near the house foretelling death in the family. The cuckoo’s aura of magic dates to Roman times and earlier, with behavior like egg destruction feeding the omen of death for nests nearby.
Dr Currier explains thread worms or pin worms common in children and occasionally adults. They inhabit the lower intestine and rectum, eggs swallowed with food or hands hatch in two weeks, causes intense itching and sleep disturbance, plus irritability and digestive issues. Preventive steps include avoiding raw or undercooked foods, trimming nails, and keeping fingers clean.
The text outlines frequent enemas using quassia infusion, castor oil, senna or epsom salts, and nightly or alternate night administration. It recommends cleansing the rectum with warm water or boric acid then introducing bichloride mercury solution, plus additional enemas with quassia, carbolic acid, turpentine, vinegar, or sulfur as alternatives.
A 1925 article promotes economical meals and home canning ideas. It urges economizing during wartime, suggests using rump meat scraps for roasts, slow braised flank steak with lemon and bread crumbs, and making nourishing dishes like bonny clabber and junket desserts. It also offers various salads and vegetable guidance, highlighting fresh garden produce and inexpensive ingredients.
Mrs Emin O Brandenburg of Milwaukee reports regained strength and weight after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and four bottles of the tonic. Mrs Ada Box of Horace Nebraska shares relief from back pain and fatigue after trying the product and recommending it to friends. The page also promotes Cuticura skin care products with a fragrance tip and a general ad line.
An airplane built for the French army features an elevator to assist the gunner in shifting between battery positions. A promotional note mentions Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills to tone the liver.
The United States biological survey has sent an investigator to study methods of raising rabbits in Europe. The aim is to gather data on breeding, feeding, and management practices for potential application at home.
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