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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
6
A garbled excerpt discusses writing a book and a fragmentary dialogue about readers and a last chapter. It mentions teething babies and a dimmed light scene, with phrases suggesting reflection on life and memory. The stream of ideas is chaotic and lacks clear events or concrete facts.
An older style drug ad touts GOLD MEDAL Vane capsules claiming relief for backache kidney and bladder issues. It promises quick cleansing effects, dissolves in water, and states near terms of refund if no improvement plus price details and where to buy. The text imitates a period tone with multiple product claims and consumer instructions.
An old advertisement touts Vacher Balm as superior to imitations for coughs colds and soreness. It lists a price of 2e per jar or tube and offers free samples, urging readers to request agency contact if no local supplier exists. The copy includes garbled lines and misprints typical of OCRdated ads.
A medical advertisement claims HALIS CATARRH MEDICINE cures catarrhal deafness by acting on mucous surfaces. It explains deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube and offers a one hundred dollar reward if not cured. Circulars free from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also includes a humor line about an oyster.
An advertisement asserts Vader-Balm as superior for Croup, Colds, Catarrh, and Sore Throat at 25c, warning against imitations and noting $25 specialist remedies provide no quicker relief.
Digestive herbs claim to ease indigestion and related discomforts by stimulating natural function. The ad links wellness to appetite and overall health, urging readers to trust this remedy despite vague claims about “people” and sentiment about inheritance in a stray draft.
A wartime notice from Wac lth Ramsily chairman of the Capital Issues Committee for the Eleventh Federal Reserve district in Dallas urges citizens to avoid purchasing stock not approved by the committee. It warns against selling or buying securities without proper permits and asks residents to report attempts to sell worthless stock and to cooperate in directing funds to essential war needs.
An amused Illinois train encounter features a drunken passenger who cannot produce a ticket. The conductor drags him up repeatedly before the man relents and alights at the next station.
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports alum rapid sand filters reduce bacterial content in well water at American mobilization camps in France. The chemical coagulates on the sand forming a film that bacteria cling to as water trickles through. The top sand surface is periodically replaced and alum reapplied.
The guide from the U S Department of Agriculture describes construction of sweet potato storage houses using wood preferred for dry conditions, with foundation options of pillars or solid walls. It warns against dugouts and emphasizes ventilation, moisture control, and the use of small containers like crates or hampers to reduce decay.
An old agriculture office guide explains using ground rolled oats as a flour substitute in bread cakes and cookies. It recommends combining oats flour with finer flours like rice corn or potato flour for better texture and offers tested recipes for muffins pastry and scotch oat wafers with substitutions and measurements.
Instructions describe making a loaf and yeast bread using novel flour substitutes and common ingredients. The batter includes fats, sugars, milk, barley and corn flours, oats, potatoes, and raisins as optional. It explains sponge method, rising times, and baking in moderate to hot ovens.
The United States produces most oatmeal and rolled oats in 17 mills. From 1910 to 1917 output rose steadily, with 1917 up 64 percent from 1916, more than double 1914, and nearly triple 1911. Despite the rise, human consumption remains about 3 percent of the total oat crop.
The article urges continuing war gardens through the season with vegetables planted until frosts. It notes northern regions still can plant turnips spinach kale radishes lettuce and beets while the middle South adds string beans and peas. The lower South should plan for a strong fall garden with spinach kale lettuce and beets possible year round. Potato onion sets may be planted in fall nationwide.
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