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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
2
An 19th century safety device proposes grounding wire fences to reduce lightning fatalities. A step joint wooden guide holds the wire at multiple holes, allowing sections of ground wire to be driven into damp soil, with wires spliced to every fence strand. The author suggests placing ground wires every eight to ten rods.
The article notes no practical on farm method to remove garlic odors from milk. Mechanical air blasts are used by large plants. Prevention is best, such as keeping cows from garlicky pastures before milking. Turning in sheep helps eradicate wild garlic over years.
Lice and mites must be kept down for the welfare of fowls and chicks. Use ample mite killing liquid and lice killing ointment and powder to protect your fowls and your profits.
October is a good month for warming peach trees. Go over them carefully and remove borers, paint wounds with white lead, and draw dirt away from the roots so weather may help any borers missed.
Numbered leg bands on fowls enable a complete record of eggs laid and the kinds of chickens produced. Bands can be obtained from poultry supply dealers.
A simple durable bin for flour or feed can be built from a barrel boards and a 2 by 4. The design adapts to space and can be tucked aside when unused. A fitted cover keeps dust and mice out. A smaller version uses a candy wall instead of a barrel.
Veterinary note explains pink eye in cattle is highly infectious, spreads quickly, and can cause permanent eye damage or blindness. It advises segregating affected animals, ensuring clean water, and twice daily eye washing with a solution of Pyoritanin boric acid lead acetate and water.
The attachment prevents fine hay from escaping between the end tooth and wheel. A metal plate riveted to the flat heavy end tooth forms the device. Helpful for gathering fine short second growth hay, noted by Wisconsin Agriculturist.
The article notes turnips require rich soil and grow best on freshly broken land. They can be sown broadcast after the preceding crop is removed and thrive in rich sandy soil without fresh manure. Seed efficiency is one ounce per 150 feet of drill or two pounds per acre when using drills.
Pick out some of your best purebred individuals and take them to your state and county fairs. You may not win a thing, but you will learn about poultry and perhaps discover the secret of winning. Your poultry could be in the blue ribbon class next year.
U S department of agriculture analysts argue peanut oil must be higher grade to compete with cotton seed oil. They detail costs, yields, and profitability, noting high grade oil could create steady demand. current practices yield losses and rely on niche markets.
The State Bank of Schiff & Co. in Chicago, reputed to hold deposits over 2.5 million dollars, closed at 1 p m Saturday after a riot began at 9 30 a m when its doors opened. The disturbance drove more than 50 thousand dollars in savings deposits from Russian and Polish patrons as they jammed the bank and clashed inside.
Editors of North East Texas Press Association met in Sulphur Springs. The next meeting place and date will be set in Mount Pleasant. Charlie Duvall of the Mount Vernon Optic Herald was elected president for the ensuing term.
In Cumby Texas on Wednesday the cotton gin of Black and Fry burned along with a large quantity of cotton seed and cotton. Fire caused about 40000 dollars in losses. No injuries reported.
A method for serving boiled chicken with a cheese cream sauce. The chicken is seasoned with lemon juice wrapped in buttered cloth and boiled with onions herbs and peppercorns. Serve on rice with parsley and mushrooms. Cheese cream sauce combines Swiss cheese cream bechamel and paprika for melting.
A Farm Progress correspondent outlines a frugal kitchen table project using scrap lumber. Build a 4 foot by 24 inch top with a 244 foot high base, add a six inch trim, use spools as drawer knobs, oilcloth on top, paint for 25 cents, total about 2.25 dollars.
A historic kitchen tip describes using mutton liquor as stock to flavor barley soup. Soak pearl barley, simmer with turnip carrot onion and celery, finish with grated raw carrot for flavor and appearance. Leftover meat can be sautéed and cooked in water for flavor, and barley porridge may thicken broth.
Cut the tops from three green peppers and soak them in cold water. Mix one cupful of chopped cold meat with half a cupful of chopped potatoes and season with celery salt. Drain the peppers, fill with the hash, and bake about twenty minutes in a hot oven.
A historic recipe describes a sandwich with bread ham egg banana and potato salad. The dish is warned not for invalids but praised for its taste indicating quirky era cuisine.
A simple dish from a home recipe. String beans are boiled until tender then drained. Butter is melted, beans added, bacon cut into strips added and cooked until crisp.
Witty exchanges unfold about a cousin's wedding set for the thirteenth of next month and an unlucky date. A musical comedy queen jokes about a risky new bathing costume, planning to debut it in a future show to attract audiences and money.
Cleaning guidance advises placing a damp cloth over furniture before beating to trap dust. The cloth collects the dust and prevents it from floating into the room. Rinse the cloth frequently during the cleaning to maintain effectiveness.
A simple home method suggests boiling sheets or pillowcases then pinning them to a clothesline to dry in dew or frost for several nights to achieve a pretty white appearance.
A tip advises dipping small powder puffs in alcohol to clean them in a handbag or vanity case. The method disinfects the puffs and preserves their softness, ensuring effective use and hygiene for cosmetic application.
Citizens discuss a woman known for knowing many neighborhood details. They doubt her usefulness to her husband and speculate he may be a detective.
The fragment promotes Capudine as a headache remedy and Pain relief for back and limb aches with easy liquid form. It also touts Dr Peery’s Dead Shot as a worm and tapeworm medicine claiming one dose suffices without purge. A brief quip mocks domestic economy stereotypes.
An advertisement touts NO MALARIA NO CHILLS with Plantation Chill Tonic promising to cure chills and fever or money back, priced at 50 cents. A separate quip notes a shrewd politician knows how much the people will stand for.
An advertisement touts Tetterine as an absolute remedy for many skin conditions including eczema ringworm erysipelas and itching diseases. Druggist Roland B Hall of Macon Georgia endorses its instant relief and lasting cures after thirty years in the business. It costs 50 cents and is available from druggists or by mail from J T Shuptrine Savannah Georgia.
Baboons show a notable instinct for locating water and have been employed in South Africa for this purpose.
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