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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
7
A penniless Venetian nobleman in Paris performs as a sorrowful clown to raise money for his ailing mother. He begs forgiveness for poor skill, kneels, and promises to improve to pay for her almshouse admission, amid derisive jeers and moral scrutiny.
A brief quip notes that some people offer guidance only when they have a personal grievance or axe to grind, implying motivated commentary rather than impartial help.
Veteran poultry judge J. K. Felch argues Brahmas lay about 150 eggs per year and can hatch and raise a brood, with some flocks totaling 200 eggs. A hen averaging 88 eggs Feb 1 to June 1 has hatched and reared chicks and could reach 200 eggs yearly, yielding about $3.44 net profit per hen at 1910 Natick egg prices. The piece promotes Brahmas, Plymouth Rocks, Orpingtons, and Wyandottes as strong farm earnings with careful feeding and record keeping.
Article describes bolting panels of an Elm quist gate rather than nailing, using frame bolts and a curved wagon tire brace. A bottom block supports the gate, hook placement ensures level hang, and a strong gate post is emphasized for reliable swing and adjustable height for pig exits and snow clearance.
A nineteenth century farm guide advises on stock care including pigs cattle sheep and horses. It stresses regular feeding protein over corn, careful pen design, pasture rotation, and growing young animals. It notes hogs as mortgage lifters and urges early training and evaluating feed efficiency and manure value.
Miss Jennie Meador of Scottsville asserts Cardui, a vegetable tonic, helped her recover from severe womanly illness leaving her able to work again after gaining 15 pounds. The letter urges other women to try Cardui and notes its mild, safe action.
An analysis praises bacilli culture work and serums as advancing medicine beyond ancient magi and medieval alchemists. It portrays Pasteur Flexner and Carrel as quiet scientists waging essential battles against virulent diseases, surpassing military feats of Caesar and Charlemagne.
J. B. Echols of Belton Georgia describes winter frostbite on feet ears and scalp with itching and cracking heals. After trying many remedies he reports cure using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and urges others to request the Cuticura sample and Skin Book from Boston.
A landowner argues with his gardener over removing a tree. The gardener cites three reasons including blocking light to the greenhouse, the tree’s age, and that it was cut down last night, prompting debate about whether to let it stand or cut it down.
An advertisement touts Testerime as a cure for eczema tetter ground itch erysipelas dandruff and other skin diseases claiming quick relief and healthy skin. Mrs. Thomas Thompson of Clarksville Georgia testifies she suffered 15 years before Testerime cured her. Available at druggists or by mail for 5 00 from J T Shuptrine Savannah Georgia.
The passage notes our praise and wishes do not always reveal character. It cites Baalam’s prayer to die as the righteous, yet he soon aligned with heathens and was slain by a righteous man. The moral contrasts ambition with true virtue.
Mothers urged to examine every Castoria bottle for safety and the claim In Use For Over 30 Years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, a trusted remedy for infants and children.
A terse dialogue snippet from the Washington Herald notes a man pressed by a woman who declares the relationship is finished. The exchange highlights a final rejection and the question of what “final” means.
At a Philadelphia luncheon Alfred Noyes says his success comes from perseverance and modesty. He recalls tearing up a poem ten times before submission and then resubmitting it ten times before satisfaction. The note appears in a poet’s luncheon report with business ads for Vitalitas remedies.
An advertisement touts No. Sixty-Six as a prescription for malaria or chills and fever. It claims five or six doses will break a case and, used as a tonic, prevents fever return. Price 25 cents.
A countryman visiting the city scorns artist boasts and recalls Bill Simpkins from his village who can paint cork to look like marble. He says a cork piece will sink like a stone when dropped into water, illustrating his point with humorous exaggeration.
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