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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1927
Page
7
Julia Bottomley notes fashions for schoolgirls and debutantes, detailing classics in crepe satin and velvet gowns, gingham frocks, and coordinated ensembles. She highlights hipline draping, minimal trim, decorative buckles, and the role of color and mixing fabrics for back to school style.
New Orleans reports Blanche Leathers as the only regularly licensed woman captain of a Mississippi river steamboat the Natchez. She recalls a rich era with large passenger lists, gambling plantations, and a bar aboard. After rail competition her river days ended and she retired to civilian life.
In Hicks Valley near Pepin Wisconsin Mrs Hannah Wartinbe revisited her old district school and called the roll of 1866 pupils. All five men and two women were present at a celebration tied to a state award for rural schools. The former teacher now eighty four uses a crutch but attended with several former students and two of her daughters teaching today.
Stuttgart Texas plans to house as many as one million bats in a converted old structure designated as a bat roost southwest of town. Bats will feed on insects at night and return to the roost by dawn, with bait set to lure visitors to the shelter.
In Kolberg Germany a village tailor tried to drink 50 glasses of korn a strong wheat brandy. He finished the challenge but collapsed and died before collecting his wager.
Fred Phillips I of a wealthy Villa Nova family drives an express truck in New York. He says he took the job for money and would rather drive a truck than attend college.
Flight surgeons in the naval aviation corps must fly before becoming eligible for increased pay as a departmental ruling takes effect.
Dampness in poultry houses fosters mites and disease. Keep houses dry, improve drainage, elevate and shade water founts, and remove moldy or spoiled feed. Avoid sources like unslaked lime and nitrates. maintain clean litter and proper ventilation to protect chicks and laying stock.
Instructional notice on cleaning and sanitizing a poultry house for fall and winter. It advises removing portable fixtures, then applying a lime and coal tar dip solution diluted with water to the interior to kill disease germs and rid the space of mites and lice.
Poultry experts from Ohio State University outline five key rules to raise a high chick percentage. Keep the brooder house clean and disinfected, move the brooder house to prevent soil-borne disease, ensure the house is rested with no poultry for a year, provide clean sweet litter, feed a complete ration, and raise chicks on range away from old stock to avoid disease and parasites.
A historical snippet notes that clean well-ventilated housing boosts poultry health and egg yields. It warns nests under dropping boards reduce light and sanitation, advises sanitation in runs, and highlights factors like in transit weight loss and egg income shares for light and heavy breeds. It also covers feed costs, marketing decisions, hot weather pests, and the need to keep brood coops clean and sprayed for lice control.
Dr Caldwell urges natural treatment for constipation with Syrup Pepsin a mild vegetable remedy. He claims it is non habit forming easy on the system and pleasant tasting. The ad invites readers to request a free sample by mailing to Monticello Minnesota.
A compact reflection notes that if a girl can make a man jealous, it signals his strong interest. The remark suggests social dynamics of attraction and competition.
In the quiet town curiosity rises as a new girl arrives drawing the attention of local residents. The article notes shyness and speculation among youths while highlighting small town dynamics and social change.
The New York City health department reports poor housing conditions in parts of the lower and extreme upper East side. Infant and general mortality and tuberculosis rates are higher than citywide. Field nurses surveyed districts and health commissioner Harris calls conditions menacing and intolerable.
A brief dialogue shows Vera asking if Irene is going shopping. Irene replies she has no time today and plans to buy only a few items.
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