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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1924
Page
6
Twelve year old Campbell Criggs of Flint Michigan is the world dancing champion with over 180 medals and several cups won in exhibitions against top dancers from Scotland Ireland and across the United States.
Harry M. Manley of Freeport, a lawyer and psychologist, completed a 30 day fast to test human potential. He argues that resuming ordinary food causes more loss from poison elimination than nourishment gain. He started at 148 pounds and now weighs 110.
Condensed Austin News items report Condensed cases and actions across Texas. Condemned convict Condensed Austin News Co. V Wallace appeals in the Court of Criminal Appeals. Granger ISD bonds approved for 155000, 6 percent serial maturity. Insurance chief Scott receives watermelon from Weatherford Knights. State funds receive 33000 from gross receipts taxes added to 52000 cash balance. Benito Juarez Club Wichita Falls formed to aid Mexican population. ICC informs oral argument Oct 3 in Gulf Coast Lines stock acquisition of L G N Railroad. Confederate Veterans reunion staff announced for Fort Worth Sept 30 to Oct 2. UT graduation address Aug 30. about 200 degrees expected. Vehicle registrations show 642324 passenger vehicles and other transport data. Dairy institutions report 40188 gallons milk value 17556. purchased milk 5091. Governor Neff seeks funds for World War trophies shipment. George B Terrill advocates consolidating agriculture agencies. State Board of Water Engineers to conserve subsurface waters starting Glen Rose. Splawn contributes to Southwestern Quarterly on Ripley Report. Topographic survey work resumes in Texas with USGS officers in Austin Sept 1. Federal and state teams jointly conduct survey work.
Iowa experiment stations tested soybean oilmeal as a partial or full replacement for meat meal tankage in pig rations. Six groups of ten pigs, starting about 70 pounds, compared shelled corn with minerals, rape pasture, and varying mixes of oilmeal and tankage. Best gains occurred with soy oilmeal plus meat meal tankage on pasture, signaling potential economic advantage depending on relative prices.
The Farmer and Breeder notes trimming and docking lambs increase returns. Kentucky university data on 31,000 lambs shows wethers bring over $2 more per hundred than buck lambs. Prices rose 75 percent from 1918 to 1928, and demand for quality lamb persists.
Instructions on lightning protection for wooden or cement posts advise placing a steel post every few rods or stapling heavy wire along the post to ground it. Grounding prevents the bolt from traveling along the fence to injure livestock during a storm. Steel posts ground wires perfectly. Wire fences tied to buildings should be grounded near the end posts and at buildings.
Hog cholera affects hogs in two forms. Acute cholera can kill in a few hours while chronic cholera may leave hogs ill for weeks or allow recovery. Infected hogs appear stiff and droopy, lie in straw or weeds, and do not follow the herd. When moved they stagger cough and emit a weak squeal.
A Glasgow Kentucky woman, long troubled by a painful side and nervous weakness, credits four bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with easing pain, restoring appetite, and improving strength and nerves. She reports additional benefit upon resuming the remedy after a relapse.
Dr Charles Gray Shaw professor of philosophy warned at a New York University summer school that advancing learning could erase laughter. He argued future people may know too much to laugh, noting old jokes no longer amuse including those about old maids bobbed hair matrimony and the drunken man.
Two year old Doris enjoyed an ice cream cone given by her auntie. Doris forgot manners for a moment and the aunt teased her with a thank you. Doris responded brightly with I'm welcome showing polite wit.
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