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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1918
Page
2
An old advertisement warns against calomel and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative. It claims calomel harms the liver and bowels and urges readers to choose the purport remedy instead. The copy uses bold claims and consumer persuasion common to period medical ads.
An advertisement urges relief for kidney and bladder issues with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims the product is not patent medicine, promises prompt relief, offers a money back guarantee, and markets three sealed sizes with direct-from-laboratory quality, urging asking for the original imported medal.
The Mount Vernon, formerly the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, was struck by a torpedo near the French coast while homeward bound. Five dozen or so crewmen and passengers perished, many others survived as the vessel’s engines were damaged and the ship later was seized for conversion into a troop transport.
The Federal Land Bank of Houston began May 10 1917 and by August 31 1918 Texas had 31 national farm loan associations with 242 federal charters. Members totaled 4 391 receiving loans totaling 1 253 999 dollars making Houston the first to reach solvency and fifth in loan volume while far from all banks turning profit.
Fort Worth Texas reports Lieutenant A B Stephenson and Lieutenant W D Keeling both killed when their airplane fell north of Fort Worth. Keeling hailed from Dallas and Stephenson from Bristol Connecticut. Both men attached to Caruthers Field and famed as daring army flyers.
London reports 20,640 British officers and men casualties in the week ending Saturday, up from 14,484 the previous week. The tally covers combatants from various arms and theaters, reflecting ongoing hostilities and intensified operations.
Honolulu Duke Kahanamoku holder of a wide set of world swimming records from 25 yards to 100 meters has been moved from draft class 3 to class 1 by his exemption board marking a notable change in his status within the draft system.
Poultry experts describe turning farm waste and skim or buttermilk into economical fattening feeds for hens. Methods include pen and crate fattening with specific mash ratios, clean coop practices, and careful monitoring, aiming for best flesh quality and profits.
The head of a New York area meat concern with three large stores urged United States growers to fatten poultry before sale to boost value. He said farm or backyard fattening fits as a continuation of growth and costs and effort should be minimal.
Guide on grain choices for poultry notes oats hulled oats are preferred for egg production and price, barley offers variety with moderate protein, buckwheat and buckwheat middlings fit for variety and protein, rye is least favored and linked to bowel issues, overall emphasis on balanced, reasonably priced feeds.
Corn heats and fattens when fed to confined fowls in large amounts, yielding fat not eggs. For laying hens, balance with meat, bone, linseed, gluten and nitrogenous feeds. Exercise and access to insects and greens improve results. feed corn heavily in winter but sparingly in summer.
Feeding grain to poultry should provide variety rather than a single grain. Mix different grains or rotate them on different days to mirror natural foraging. Do not rely on grain alone except in the fattening pen, where fat and not eggs may result.
Texas has produced about half the food and feed needed for a year, based on 240 counties for the federal food administration. Acreage for most crops fell versus last year, with cotton abandoned and rain arriving too late to help yields. corn yields average 15 bushels, peanuts about 17 bushels per acre, sorghum and related crops at two thirds of last year, sweet potatoes near 47 bushels per acre, and range conditions largely poor across 122 counties with many areas lacking water for people and livestock.
Washington reports that by September 1 this season 1,039,620 bales had been ginned, the highest total on record. The rise is linked to hot dry weather across Texas Oklahoma and the western cotton belt with earlier openings and picking.
Houston city council at a special meeting passed a resolution to set a 6-cent fare for the Houston Electric Company. The plan will be followed by an ordinance fixing 6c as the fare beginning September 30.
A 200 pound foreign type floating mine was discovered in the surf near Long Branch New Jersey on Saturday. The device bears the number 524 and was found offshore, prompting authorities to secure the area and inspect the object for danger.
Second Lieutenant John Wilder Tomlinson aged 23 son of John S Tomlinson of Washington DC was instantly killed when his airplane went into a sideslip and crashed near Brooks flying field in San Antonio Texas on Wednesday.
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