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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1924
Page
8
Argentina could not repair her battleship locally due to insufficient facilities. The Rivadavia is being repaired at Bethlehem Shipbuilding's Fore River yard, where general overhauls are underway.
The British public is invited to buy stock in the duke of Rutland father of Lady Diana Duff-Cooper as he forms a stock company. The aim is to reduce taxes by holding a large fortune as a company rather than as a private individual. The floated capital is 600000 pounds with the duke in control.
Birdie Reeve, a seventeen year old girl from St Louis Missouri, has created eight personal dictionaries. Her volumes include a letter dictionary of 82 000 words a sound dictionary of 82 000 words a rhyme dictionary of 64 000 a shorthand dictionary of 64 000 an ABC of 300 000 languages 16 000 phrases 82 000 and a spelling dictionary of 16 000 words. She began the project at age twelve and is master of 64 000 English words.
Lewis Mumford criticizes modern urban planning in the American Mercury claiming neglect of simple design elements fuels expensive engineering fixes. He argues infrastructure profits come at the expense of sunlight, vegetation, air, and humanizing living spaces, urging restraint from turning environments into machines.
The Two Rivers Chronicle questions the value placed on local boys by calculating an $2 560 000 investment for 1 600 youths from birth to age sixteen. It argues communities must direct play, social activity, and education to yield better citizenship and service to the community.
The Indianapolis News asserts that home ownership fosters saving habits and thrift, which in turn strengthen the health and welfare of the community. The article argues that a family owning its own home is inherently patriotic to the nation, state, and local community.
White Plains officials refused a 9 foot high billboard on Central avenue after a New Rochelle firm rented 600 feet of frontage. Building Superintendent Denehy ordered the sign removed and the zone board unanimously upheld the decision, stating it serves the city’s interest to keep displays out of residential districts.
The article praises small industries for sustaining towns in Alabama, noting blacksmith shops and cotton factories as vital employers that attract workers and keep populations from shrinking, driven by the Montgomery Times.
The speaker recalls inspecting a deteriorated house three years earlier and convincing the owner that painting would add value. After painting, the owner sold the house within a year for $800 more than purchase price, yielding a profit three times the painting cost. George H. Baxter, Winnipeg, Canada.
A United States Department of Agriculture report releases a war map showing progress against cattle tuberculosis. It notes 0.5 percent infection in 39 counties, 21,601 square miles at or below, and 69 percent of the country with under 1 percent infection. Wisconsin tops July testing with 69,615 cattle, and over 5 million cattle have been tested free of tuberculosis.
Describes a destructive contagious poultry disease. Prevent by high dry housing with good drainage and intact roofs. Keep clean to limit moldy litter and dampness. Treat ulcers with creolin or boracic acid camphor mix. Remove sick birds to stop spread through feed and water.
Farmers and dairymen are warned about wire tags and metal fragments in feed bags. Swallowed objects can reach the heart and kill cattle. Careful feed screening may protect the herd and improve cow health.
Mrs. C. P. Tapley recounts a harsh soap damaged chin skin improved overnight with Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment. She credits the products for soothing a tender surface, reducing sunburn-like damage, and leaving her skin softer and smoother.
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