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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
6
A vintage testimonial warns calomel poisons the body and rots bones, urging Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative. The ad promises quick mornings after a spoonful, guarantees complete liver cleansing, and encourages families to use the product, even for children.
A fragment from a 19th century page features exchanges on elegance and social wear, a tongue in cheek quote about iron in velvet and rough necks under fur. It then markets Dr Peery’s Dead Shot claims to expel worms and cleanse digestion with one dose of Adv Salvation Diet and a comical dieting exchange about winter hospitality and a bathing suit.
An advertisement promotes La Creole Hair Dressing as the original hair darkener that works naturally without dye. Priced at $1.00, the copy warns imitation cannot match the worth of the original.
Belasco discusses Ibsen’s career noting he found world wide fame only with Ghosts at sixty. A wife asks about genius as he recalls twenty years of work and fifteen hour days. The anecdote contrasts public acclaim with behind the scenes effort.
The Northern Nut Growers Association, founded by a surgeon, a physician, a lawyer, a horticulture professor and a nut enthusiast, urges grafting to save fine nut trees. They claim orchards could reach $500 per acre with trees as good as the best native varieties. The note notes lenders with no funds and comments on marriages as a lottery.
An elderly woman avoided punishment after her drunkenness charge was dismissed. In gratitude she told the magistrate, I thought you wouldn't be 'ard on me and I know how often a kind heart beats beneath an ugly face. She spoke as she left the dock in a moment of unexpected mercy.
An advertisement promotes Femenina with a hint to wise women claiming relief from female troubles. The copy asserts figures don’t lie and touts a price of 50 cents and one dollar.
A testimonial from Jesse W. Scott of Milledgeville Ga praises Tetterine as a cure for tetter ringworm eczema and other skin ailments. He encloses one dollar for two boxes and says one box cured him and two friends. product sold by J T Shuptrine Savannah Ga or druggists for 50 cents.
A playful exchange highlights how an ordinary note gains urgency as its due date arrives transforming a routine instrument into a pivotal moment. The remark underlines the pressure of deadlines in financial dealings and the sudden shift in significance a due date brings to an otherwise simple note.
R H Baker of the Missouri College of Agriculture cites experiment data showing seed corn field selection can boost next year’s crop by 5 to 10 percent, yielding $10 to $50 more per acre. Farmers clubs and industrious growers are urged to unite for a seed-corn selection day with college assistance available.
A farmers club of 25 members can boost corn output to 50,000 bushels next year if conditions are normal. A 1 percent yield increase would add nearly $500 at current prices, making the effort worthwhile for any corn grower or club member.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Quinidine Tablets to cure head colds and La Grippe, noting use for severe headaches and offering a price of 25 cents. The copy urges swift relief and repeats the slogan Remember that.
A Yale alumnus and American ambulance corps member in France notes two aviators received posthumous honors with the wooden cross in the past week. He adds Bill Thaw, ex-Yale 1915, was killed recently but the death was not reported. The columnist contrasts the wooden cross with other European decorations, calling the wooden cross a grim symbol of war costs.
In Columbia Tennessee a mother scolds her seventy year old son for chewing tobacco and smoking a pipe. She jokes that if he quit smoke he might be ninety, highlighting a humorous rural exchange from the Youngstown Telegram, Columbus.
Shrinkage in cribbed corn varies with moisture and ventilation, making exact percentages uncertain. Tests show about 15 percent in the first year and 20 percent after two years. Corn not kept dry over winter tends to spoil as warm weather approaches.
The dairy commissioner argues profits would double if the poorer half of cows were sold and only the better half kept. Savings from feeding unprofitable cows, reduced work, and higher profits from the remaining herd are cited, with note that consumer prices might rise and butterfat sales are emphasized as more valuable than bulk milk.
Advice on preserving roots through cold months. Do not store damp roots in a cellar with earth. air needs circulation. Dry roots after pulling, minimize soil, and if needed pile outside with straw and manure to dry before final storing. Ensure roots are dry to prevent heating and spoilage.
W L Blizzard argues against scrubs and urges finishing calves for beef. He stresses using good quality, early maturing stock and selects a strong beef type sire with masculine conformation to improve herd prospects amid beef shortages.
The Des Moines Register notes wartime uncertainty as Henry and a housewife discuss unpredictable Greece and butter prices. The piece links duty to deafness, implying national focus dulls other concerns.
Illinois beekeepers Roberts and Hartwick reject ladder and branch cutting. They invent a hollow long box on a pole to lure swarms, which cluster inside then can be lowered and shaken into a hive, avoiding straining climbs.
Trials at the North Dakota experiment station farm evaluate native grasses from Manitoba. Wild rye and slender wheat grass showed some promise, though neither matches brome grass. Slender wheat grass is widely used and useful for pasturing and early-cut hay, but becomes woody if allowed to mature.
Investigations by W A Cochel of Kansas Agricultural College show Kansas corn yields per acre range from 82 to 33 bushels while cattle farm yields run 55 to 60 bushels. State farm land averages $60 an acre versus $100 on beef cattle farms, suggesting the question is not if beef can be raised on high priced land but if it can be afforded.
A USDA analysis notes national corn yields lag behind potential, discusses soil quality and moisture, and urges farmers to avoid poor land, improve with legumes, alfalfa, and crop rotation. Emphasizes deep roots, nitrogen enrichment, and drainage for profitable, high-yield fields.
The article notes that heavy layer hens with pale yellow legs are favored for breeding stock and that deep yellow legs indicate higher returns when sold for table use. It cites Prof E P Clayton and trap nest data from Mississippi showing uneven egg production among hens, with some nearing 200 eggs in eight months while others laid few or none. Market profits favor diet-fed, well-fed birds fattening quickly on a cornmeal and wheat bran mash with buttermilk.
Director BR Thorne notes lime is essential for full wheat yield on soil like Wooster experiments. This year manured plots with lime produced 21 to 22 percent more wheat. A plot with nitrate phosphate and muriate of potash rose 21 percent with lime, and full fertilizer with nitrogen gas phosphate showed 15 percent more crop due to lime.
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