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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
7
City families can raise eggs by keeping a small flock of four hens fed largely on kitchen waste. A coop of about 20 square feet suits four birds, with four square feet per bird for larger flocks. Space, soil, and cleanliness affect production, and a shed with wire front can provide extra room on poorly drained ground.
The article notes back yard hens provide good eating but limited hatching value. Hens lay best for about a year and should be replaced with farm-brown pullets. It observes urban households keep few hens to stretch food costs, though low production yields fewer eggs.
The Farmers Bulletin LSO promotes youth aid through keeping hens in backyards. It explains how to raise and care for poultry for eggs and meat, offering a source of food and thrift stamps while supporting wartime production. Free copies available on request from the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington DC.
The United States must increase poultry production to meet wartime meat needs and free more cured meats for overseas troops. A 1918 Agriculture Department report urges higher home and backyard poultry output to support food security and ally cooperation.
Ducks can be raised with profit on farms but are less suitable than chickens as a primary income. Demand for duck eggs is smaller and the market for table ducks is limited to large cities. Intensive duck farming has done better than intensive chicken raising, especially with Pekin ducks. Green duck trade attracts commercial raisers, with rapid growth and high spring and summer prices. Farmers usually market ducks in the fall.
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative that quickly cleanses the bowels and restores a sick child to health. It asserts internal cleansing, warns about counterfeit syrups, and directs buyers to ensure the product is made by the California Fig Syrup Company with clear bottle directions.
A conversation unfolds about war appropriations and a possible salary increase for a constituent, with one senator showing eagerness to attach a personal benefit to the bill. The exchange hints at political maneuvering and lobbying within legislative processes.
Othine double strength promises to fade freckles with daily applications, often needing only one ounce for clear skin. The ad claims money back if it fails and urges asking for the double strength product. The Toledo Ohio House of Cheney & Co. offers Hall’s Catarrh Medicine with a one hundred dollar promise for cures.
The exchange suggests Jaggs is said to be in fine health and lively. A contrary report claims he is on the water wagon, reflecting conflicting gossip about his condition.
A humorous Yonkers Statesman caption entails Mrs Miabush and Mrs Bensonhurst commenting on a husband and his medicine faced by a “manly little fellow” as a light, social-page quip. The exchange showcases playful banter about health and appearances.
In Kings Mountain Kentucky Mrs. Belle Jenkins describes four years of stomach pain and breathing difficulty. After various doctors and failed medicines she used Black Draught and quickly improved from 135 to 183 pounds, declaring she felt saved.
In a wry exchange a young man asks if the town remains dry while a flood yesterday hid the truth. Residents grapple with the evident water level and the stubbornness of local officials.
An old advertisement promises relief for bilious headaches by stimulating the liver and bowels. It urges taking one pill nightly for two or three nights, claims mild safe action, and notes a large bottle costs only 2c at any drug store.
A humor line prompts a joke about attempting to sell an umbrella with no value as a penny. The exchange features a character named Jack and a question about the umbrella.
Mullins notes that married men claim wives cannot keep secrets yet admit their own faults. He recounts a club incident where a man gushes gossip, urging Mullins to spill nothing. The man quips the wife is to blame, but Mullins presses how the information was heard.
A reader suggests a motto for a sea travel book and references Dr. Peery's Dead Shot claiming it expels worms, cleans mucus, and tones digestion with one dose, offered as an advertisement.
A fragment hints at public hopes for July and Angus, and speculation that government regulation might bring heatless days. The brief suggests public concern over energy policy and potential regulatory action.
The item notes a quip about a villain speaking or not seeing the moment, followed by a New York Chicago style reference to a doctor and patient and a joke about looking. The piece then moves to a Philadelphia inspection of public school pupils for disease checks and mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a liver and bowels remedy from decades ago.
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