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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
3
Instructions explain home vinegar making from sound ripe fruit. It covers crushing pressing fermenting at 80 90 degrees F for alcoholic fermentation three days to a week, then adding strong vinegar or mother, keeping air, and aging six weeks to two months. It warns about clean equipment and avoiding old barrels to prevent spoilage.
A historical list of vinegar making cautions. It warns against using unclean vessels or previously used fermentations, adding old mother, storing in cold caverns, full barrels, or direct sun, exposing to bright light, and leaving exposed to air after production.
A discussion on tomato vinegar describes it as a lactic acid ferment rather than true vinegar. It notes sour taste, limited shelf life, and storage in full bottles sealed tight. The piece mentions Austria using similar products and suggests potential use in salads and dressings. It ends with a cleaning tip about washing wristbands and collars with soap and a brush.
A simple kitchen tip suggests using two dishpans. fill one with hot water for washing and the other for rinsing. After draining, items dry quickly with just a touch of a cloth, saving effort and time.
The weekly weather and crop bulletin reports cool temperatures and general rains across the cotton belt with light northern frosts causing little material damage. Late cotton growth is slowed, progress varies by state, Texas and Oklahoma show wind and rain damage to open cotton, while Arizona sees favorable development and California insect issues. Picking and ginning advance but labor shortages slow progress in some areas.
A public statement from General Crowder urges employers to actively assess deferment needs for registrants. He warns against relying solely on questionnaires and explains the broader national impact, noting enlistments and transfers shape manpower in war industries.
Washington reports the war industries board will ensure wool growers receive the full government price for their clips. Dealers may buy at a fair price, with small profits capped, and excess profits across the season will be redistributed to growers where possible.
A telegram to Texas Attorney General Looney from Chief Nelson of the federal biological survey in Washington says the Texas dove killing restrictions are valid but federal law also applies. If both hold, dove season would run from December 1 to December 15.
State health officials report only a few cases in Texas at Port Arthur from sailors aboard a ship bound for Rochester New York. Port Arthur cases are the only ones statewide to date.
The Texas selective service department issued a call for 1941 white men for general military service to report at Camp Travis from October 7 to 12. A second call seeks 70 white men for limited service at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, on September 30.
Eight Americans were killed when a clearing hospital was struck by a German shell on Wednesday as American forces pressed the Lorraine front. The bombing targeted medical facilities amid ongoing combat with German troops nearby.
A vintage advertising notice touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel. The endorsement claims it cleanses the liver and bowels, prevents sickness, and leaves the user vigorous, appealing to families and children with a pleasant taste.
An Alsatian correspondent to Dr. David Starr Jordan reports joy at discovering bugle calls in France that match prewar peace times at barracks and drill grounds. He notes the reveille soap call officer call and a rare general call, explaining these tunes trace to Lafayette in Washington's troops during the War of Independence.
Catarrhal deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tube mucosa. Local applications fail. cure lies in a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act via the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal tube function, with a $100 reward for uncured cases and 75 cent price.
A humorously framed dialogue notes a motorist missing a lady due to gazing at her hat. An advertisement for Vader Balm claims customer satisfaction and reduced costs, with samples offered by BE. W. Vacher, Inc. in New Orleans and an agency in Memphis announcing Wormsn barbers.
Photographs portray Senegalese workers and Algerian men in Paris streets with vivid browns and terra cotta fezzes contrasting pale blue soldiers uniforms. House scene shows a large African man with grand bearing sweeping with a broom like a feather fan.
Grove's chill Tonic Tablets offer the same medicinal effects as the traditional Tasteless chill Tonic syrup. Available in tablet form for those who prefer swallowing pills or for travelers, with the same relief claims and potency as the original tonic. Od.
A fragmented page notes war era arms production with rifles and machine guns, plus a liver remedy from Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. Nearby Chinese cotton planters near Shanghai test Georgia seed, while a domestic debate hints at marriage for money.
A September 8 1860 issue of Scientific American features a forecast by a city statistician showing New York’s population rising to 5,257,408 by 1905, a figure closely matching the census of that era.
The note suggests that mastering one science makes learning others easier. It frames scientific study as a progressive path where initial gains simplify subsequent subjects and spark broader curiosity.
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