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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
3
Mrs. Verena Carpenter of Evanston Wyoming describes months of illness before Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes improved health after use, later delivering five children and resuming full housework without fatigue. She recommends the medicine to friends.
At Morden England workers used a monkey winch on a 65 foot elm to clear space for the City and South London railway extension into Surrey. Two men tightened cables while a steel line held to a small tree, bringing the tree down in ten minutes with roots intact. Previously three men would take three days.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming many testimonials and high sales. It offers a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and nine or ten cent closing note and lists large and medium bottles in drug stores.
An English botanist recently discovered rhododendron species in Tibet that produce perfectly black flowers, a remarkable find in the plant world. The discovery highlights Tibetan flora and adds a striking new color variant to rhododendrons studied by researchers.
Dr. Peery offers a real old-fashioned worm medicine advertised as a single dose cleanser for worms. The promotion lists 372 Pearl Street, New York, as the contact or address for the product.
A humorous dialogue opens with a doctor asking about trouble with dyspepsia and the patient replying he only has trouble when spelling the word. The exchange plays on medical talk and comic wordplay.
The 1925 drought prompts Texas farmers to consider grain sorghums such as kafir milo and feterita as corn substitutes. Types include Standard Black Hull Kafir Dwarf Yellow Milo and Spur feterita. Milo and feterita mature in 90 to 110 days. kafir about 120 days. Planting timing is flexible to reach maturity before frost. sowing uses 2-3 pounds per acre with rows three and a half feet apart. Cultivation mirrors corn and includes weed control. midge damage prevention includes pure seed, removing early heads, spacing from sweet sorghums, and weed control. Seed sources via county agents. pooling orders lowers cost. Harvest methods include headed, grain-header, or whole-plant.
Kansas State Agricultural College animal husbandry researchers led by Prof. H E Reed fed lambs in six groups to test silage as a substitute for alfalfa. Results show silage lowers feed costs and can substitute for legume hay but cannot fully replace alfalfa without risking reduced intake. The carload of lambs sold for 17.25 per hundred at the Kansas City market.
Farmers urged to market spring lambs early for best prices. Emphasizes fat, well conditioned lambs weighing 65 to 75 pounds by mid May, with ewes fed adequately using ensilage and legumes like alfalfa. Recommends corn oats barley as ration bases and creeping feeds for suckling lambs.
Large litters can be nursed by two-shift care first two days then every two hours for five days and every three hours until six to seven weeks old. Wean strongest pigs at six to seven weeks. others stay with sow two to four more weeks. Profitable with valuable pigs or ton litters.
Live Stock notes stress pure bred sires and proper lambing pens. Lambs should receive extra feed, and high markets should be sought. Warm water revival helps chilled lambs. rutabagas aid pigs and cows. Wood lots and skillful garden management boost gross yield, improving farm prosperity under the slogan Pure bred live stock on our farm.
Mrs. Urquhart of Omaha reports sharing a free 10 cent bottle offer for Liquid Veneer dusting polish. She describes receiving a $2.00 Liquid Veneer Mop after referring friends and urges other housewives to request a free sample and circular from the Liquid Veneer Company in Buffalo.
Prof Roscoe Hart Shaw of the American Institute of Baking reports experiments showing crust fed rats grow poorly while crumb fed rats reach normal size and strength. Repeats with additional rats yielded the same outcome.
Advertisement notes that fragrance and skincare step by step lead to clear healthy skin. A Cuticura Soap wash followed by Cuticura Talcum dusting is highlighted as a routine for pore cleansing and a delicate attractive appearance.
Island Falls Maine resident Henry Murchie set a trap to rid the area of a marauder that killed geese. He captured a large owl noted for aggression. The bird showed fresh skunk odor, with breast and neck quills embedded. A Roman Eye Balsam ad appears at 372 Pearl St N.
A judge humorously defines a counterirritant as a clerk who tries to sell you what you do not want in a dialogue between a son and father.
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