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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
3
Japanese poplar rated best for quick growing trees
The article compares popular quick growing trees for streets and new land, praising Norway maple and criticizing Carolina poplar and Lombardy poplar. It extols Japanese poplar for rapid growth, clean bark, thick foliage, and early full leaf, recommending it as the best of all quick growing trees. Catalpa speciosa is noted as growing fast but unattractive in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Lombardy
Ventilating an Apple Bin
Apple storage relies on proper ventilation. The article describes using two slate cylinders with 12 inch disks and central holes placed in a Dig eight feet square to ensure airflow. The method is shown in a sketch and described as obvious.
Handling Fruit Properly For Better Apple Crops
Proper harvest depends on skilled pickers and careful method. Use baskets, not bags, with hingled handles. hang baskets on ladders and avoid bruising fruit. Pick at the right time by testing looseness. ripe fruit should come away easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Handy fruit picking sack from grain bag design
A simple fruit picking bag made from a grain sack frees both hands and protects fruit like apples. Cut to the correct length, shape the bottom opening, wrap the front around for a lap and button, and add cross-shoulder suspenders joined with a strap.
Orchard care hints for fruits and fallen fruit disposal
The notes advise pruning currants and raspberries after picking, caution gentle handling of early apples, frequent cultivation until shade develops, and the importance of pollen in fruit production. It warns about sorting apples, removing old canes from berries, thinning canes, and difficulties shipping red raspberries. Strawberries require steady care, new beds stay clean, multistage cultivation through October, and cherry crops vary by year. It recommends using sheep or hogs to clear fallen fruit, red raspberries as home garden profit, strawy manure as mulch for apples, and notes many are dying from starvation.
A New Use for Wheat in Canadian Texas
Hemphill County farmer B M Baker reports 36 000 bushels of wheat on a farm thirty miles from a railroad. He plans to feed the grain to hogs and drive them to market since hauling would take three years two months and five days. Over a million bushels in the area will be fed to livestock due to distance from rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian
Texas
B. M. Baker
Hemphill County
Texas Railroads Progress With 600 Miles Under Construction
Texas railroad activity remains brisk as nine new projects totaling about 600 miles near completion. Progress includes San Antonio Wvalde Gulf grading and track laying, Gulf Texas Western grading between Jacksboro and Salesville, Santa Fe Lubbock Texico line nearing finish, Austwell extension toward Austwell, Paris Mount Pleasant grading near done, and other lines advancing with ties, steel, and ballast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
San Antonio
Wvalde & Gulf
Fowlerton
Medina River
Gulf, Texas & Western Railway
Jacksboro
Salesville
New York
Santa Fe
Lubbock
Texico
Coleman
Austwell
St Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
Tripoli
Heyser
Paris & Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Bogota
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Granada
Alpine
Stone City Giddings
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Lometa
Colorado River
Scholten Bros
Cedar Forest
San Saba
Quanah, Acme & Pacific
Paducah
Roaring Springs
Zion City
Birmingham
International & Great Northern Railway
Houston
Graduated Land Tax Debate at Texas Farmers Union Fort Worth
At the Texas Farmers Union convention in Fort Worth supporters urged a graduated land tax on parcels over 100 acres to curb land monopoly and boost home ownership. They warned against overregulation while backing legitimate land trade and speculation to foster development and settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Educational and Co-operative Union of Texas
Fort Worth
Texas
The
Union
Farmer's Union
Dr. Ferrer
Tabasco
Mexico
Virginia
Yoakum Urges Cooperation for Farm Economy
Col B F Yoakum a Texas native and leading railway figure writes on the high cost of living and farmer share of consumer prices He calls for cooperation organization and government and commercial aid to bolster agricultural interests His work highlights marketing problems faced by farmers across Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
B. F. Yoakum
America
Col. Yoakum
Texas
Unique Educational Institution in Kingsville Texas
Kingsville Texas September Dr J W Skinner president of the Texas Mexican School announces construction will begin soon. The faculty owns 750 acres near the city and aims to teach agricultural and mechanical science to young Mexicans. No tuition and students may earn living expenses by farming small faculty-owned tracts. Financial support comes from Presbyterian churches of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
Texas
J. W. Skinner
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Churches of America
Texas Coast Resorts Grow as Winter Travel Booms
Railroads and hotels profit from Texas winter business and rising summer tourism. George F. Lupton notes heavier coast travel than ever, with modern hotels drawing visitors. Upstate springs and other recreation sites report growing business from several states as Texas strengthens its resort appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
George F. Lupton
New Minerals for Texas Spur Potash Discovery
Washington reports a major potash find near Spur Texas with a test showing up to 6 percent potash in solids. The discovery aims to lessen U S reliance on German supply as tariff talks continue and research proceeds on economical development methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Spur
Texas
Germany
United States
Progress on Medina Dam near Austin Texas
Work on the Medina Dam advances rapidly with 140 workers and daily material arrivals. A 200 foot trestle for cement car spur track is under construction and completion is hoped for January 1, 1913. Street railway crews extend to the dam. expect car service in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Street Railway Company
Free Advice To Sick Women From Lydia E Pinkham Co
The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co offers confidential women to woman correspondence from Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by a woman and kept private. They invite requests for their 80 page Text Book available free by mail to any woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Lynn, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Teething Syrup and Tonics Advertised in the Paper
An advertisement notes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething gums easing pain and wind colic at 2% a bottle. It also promotes Oxidine as a summer tonic claimed to build the system and prevent malaria.
Wedding ring clue reveals years of marriage
A jeweler notes that a woman’s marriage length can be judged by her ring. The ring’s width matches styles from 15 years ago, and he deduces she has been married about that long, since the wearer appeared only tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherlock Holmes
Coffee dangers and Postum remedy advertised in letter
A nostalgic advertisement cites a reader letter praising Postum as a coffee substitute. It claims caffeine harms the heart and nerves and urges boiling Postum 15 minutes per directions, promising relief and better health. The ad promotes The Road to Wellville and includes the Postum Co. branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ort
Texas Railroad Activities
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexico
Crowther
Rockport
London
Texas & Pacific
Farmer’s Union Policy
Russia
Countries
Yoakum
Unique Educational Institution
Nature's Sanitarium
Louisiana
New Orleans
Mississippi
Medina Dam
Pecos
Barstow
Wichita Falls
Young Men's Progressive League
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