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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1912
Page
2
A collage of humorous observations and light notes cites postponed air meets, sports chatter, counterfeit concerns, aeronautical jokes, New York inventors, explorations in New Mexico, and social quips on marriage fashion and Philadelphia transit. It notes playful headlines and social curiosities.
A Chicago court bailiff named Hunter completed a two month period of service by delivering 13 014 writs and traveling 127 952 miles raising attention to the workload and reach of court operations.
An archaeological note reveals that the Pueblo Indians of the fifteenth century performed a dance known as the grizzly bear. The author notes the historical context and asks where these dancers are now.
A mix of society notions and curiosities fill the column: a German visitor notes Germany has syndicates not trusts, talk of words' power, a baseball veteran dies of heart disease after long service, a father earns little credit at home, Reno experiences a rumored quake, a chorus girl craving wealth, an iceman elopement, a Gotham pickpocket on a street car, women’s skirt lengths prompting seat disputes, piano makers threaten strikes, a talk of Uncle Sam making money shrink, and the public ponders salary implications.
A Pennsylvania prison adds a telephone system for inmate convenience and hints at a palm garden with musical and liquid accessories. The piece notes no outrage at women’s growing feet or the so called slavery of the hobbie, while praising the expanding progressive woman. It mentions a Geneva physician’s controversial sleep versus food idea and reflects on busy modern life prioritizing meals over sleep.
L. L. Shoemaker outlines a sw Iowa farm method yielding about 20 dollars profit per calf. Using grade cows with Angus bulls, cows fed on home roughage and modest grain, calving March, and careful breeding and pasture plans, calves reach 650 to 760 pounds by January, finished 1200 to 1255 pounds by September, valued around 96 dollars per head against 75 dollars cost, netting over 20 dollars per calf.
The article extols concrete for farm use noting its long lasting floors and easy cleaning. It argues concrete floors cut waste, manure loss, and disease vectors, boosting fertility and reducing feeding losses while promoting concrete construction for barns, houses, sidewalks, and equipment.
Mrs. Bertha Marr of Louisiana Missouri writes she suffered twelve years with hip pain cramps and monthly disorders after failed doctors. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with quick improvement and urges other women to seek the medicine with confidential advice from a firm run by women in Lynn Massachusetts.
W. M. Kelly argues dairymen should systematically evaluate every heifer calf rather than raising all calves. Examine teeth to weed out weak stock and assess navel and teats before selecting replacements. Proper care in the first two years and ample exercise build strong calves into profitable cows.
R. G. Weatherstone urges careful handling from digging to storage to preserve sweetness. Bruised areas ruin entire tubers. store at 60 to 70 degrees in a warm dry place. Avoid moisture and improper storage, and keep potatoes for months of high quality through winter.
Buckwheat serves grain green manure and weed control with six pecks plus 200 pounds of phosphate per acre yielding 25 to 35 bushels. It benefits from bone fertilizer for higher quality grain. avoid manure for stalk strength. For green manure sow two bushels per acre, roll and plow under in full bloom. harvest when grain first ripens to prevent losses. Straw provides winter forage for sheep.
Eloise Cave, seven, visits Madison Virginia grandmother and carries ice cream to a neighbor. She safely delivers the saucer, but the recipient breaks it. “I don’t think grandma has a cup to match the Saucer,” she says, offering to return home to break it herself.
An Ohio doctor recounts years of overwork and illness then credits Grape-Nuts with restoring weight and stamina. He cites indigestion, loss of memory, irritability, and heart palpitations improved by morning and evening meals with cream and a dash of salt or sugar. The ad promotes The Road to Wellville pamphlet and Postum Co. reassurance.
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