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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
7
Experts say turkeys suit grain and stock farms with ample range and feed from insects and waste grain. Bronze turkeys are favored for weight and profits, with flocks ranging from 10 to 15 hens and a tom on many farms, though larger coastal and Texas operations exist.
A Farmers' Bulletin from the United States Department of Agriculture urges cleaning and disinfecting the poultry house and using insect remedies to control lice and mites. It claims better feed use and more eggs as a result of the extra effort.
The U S Department of Agriculture lists 51 standard chicken varieties and 20 plus titles on poultry care, raising, incubation, breeding, and disease. Publications are for free distribution or sale through the Government Printing Office in Washington D C with prices from five to ten cents.
Poem-style call to unity across North and South and allies as nations strive for justice and peace. The speaker Abbie Farwell Brown invokes shared sacrifice and rainbow banners under a banner of righteousness and freedom for America England and France.
A stirring call urging self examination as a nation and individual. The piece argues Russia’s fallibility exposes inner faults like prejudice, inertia, and self serving instincts. It invites total commitment to right action and the world’s cause, warning against compromise and distraction.
A letter from Col. William Hayward describes a U S band sent to France with musicians from Cuba and Porto Rico. The $10,000 cost was funded by Daniel G. Reid who reportedly said he paid the whole check. The note praises the band and notes soldiers’ relief and optimism amid war.
An article warns of large livestock losses including 40 000 fewer hogs in the U S due to cholera and discusses wasting pig skins. It argues leather is scarce in war, pork rind waste spreads hog cholera, and urges saving pig skins for shoes saddlery and leather goods. It emphasizes hogs as prolific providers and urges avoiding waste.
Instructions from a wartime cook book outline uses of barley flour and mashed potato bread. Recipes mix buttermilk barley flour pastry and potato based loaves with skim milk and oatmeal, detailing measurements and steps for kneading rising and baking in a moderate oven.
A collection of humorous exchanges on how people cope with daily irritations. Jokes about alarms, ambition, and authority surface in quick witticisms. A peroxide wig and a manicure prompt light ready quips about budgeting for bus fare. A running gag about who truly leads a home and in a menagerie closes the scene.
A tobacco pouch feature aids filling pipes with minimal waste. Italy increased lignite output to over 1.5 million tons last year. Norwegian engineers plan to unite small waterfalls to produce 200000 horsepower in one hydro plant. A paper cap for cigars protects sanitary conditions and acts as advertising.
The St Louis fur sale closed with total sales near 8.85 million dollars. A single lot of 710 thousand muskrat pelts brought 500 thousand dollars. Many skins sold around 1.50 dollars each, with average top quality pelts at 75 cents. Beaver skins averaged 25 dollars each and Alaska martens set a 57 dollar record. High prices reflected excellent fur quality and over 350 buyers from around the world attended.
A Victorian style garden plan outlines a one third to one half acre plot to feed a family of five. It lists exact plant counts and linear feet for vegetables including tomatoes peppers eggplants squash cucumbers melons and potatoes plus roots greens and stems such as radishes lettuce peas beans corn and onions. It also provides separate allocations for chicken feed with sunflowers chard kale mangel-wurzel field corn and ruta bagas.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a Cincinnati invention that quickly removes corns and calluses. The copy claims painless treatment with a tiny bottle costing a few cents at drugstores and urges readers not to let pride deny them comfort.
An advertisement claims catarrh is influenced by constitution and requires internal treatment. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as acting through the blood to the mucous surfaces, claiming it cures the disease and strengthens general health with a stated $1990 guarantee if it fails. Free testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Itching burning skins and various ailments are claimed to be cured by Curicura Soup and Ointment. The advertisement lists prices for Soup and Ointment and provides a mail order address in Boston. It urges readers to obtain remedies from druggists or by mail.
A social session joke recalls Congressman William Houston of Tennessee and an accident. Mike, bruised but mirthful, sits with a dog as friends discuss damages and repairs following a road roller incident.
The fragment shows a misread quote about the Huns and a woman's duty to fight. It reflects wartime propaganda language and a claim of admission about social pressure on women to participate in combat or defense efforts.
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