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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap for pimples, blackheads, rashes, ringworm, eczema, and itching. It claims quick, gentle healing, suitability for infants, and a mail order offer from Dept. 5-K in Baltimore. Prices listed for the ointment and soap.
A 1913 guide recommends turning plain boundary lines into hedgelike screens using Virginia creeper and woven wire netting, then layering low spreading shrubs and tall perennials. It stresses sturdy posts, tight netting, proper spacing, soil prep, and ongoing care for a durable, attractive yard division.
To make frost proof mortar mix equal parts lime and cement with three parts sharp sand. Blend well then wet with a soda saturated water solution heavily charged with carbonate of soda.
A short note discusses keeping or culling aging roosters and the issues that arise when male birds grow old. It hints at practical poultry care and farmyard management considerations for households maintaining such flocks.
The article notes fowls need plentiful succulent food for high egg production in fall and winter and for best growth of young chicks. It lists green foods such as mangels turnips cabbage pumpkins onions lettuce rape silage clover hay and alfalfa meal as common options.
An orchard of young apple trees is likened to an endowment life insurance policy. For a term of years it appears as ongoing payments, but rewards are almost certain to follow.
The excerpt discusses attaching to a male bird with good plumage and balance but warns against keeping him if offspring are poor or many cockerels appear. It also advises not to clean the stable or feed silage until after the cows in the herd are milked.
An advertisement promises a six to fourteen day cure for piles with a money back guarantee if the treatment does not cure any case of licking bleeding or protruding piles. The copy includes patient testimonials and asks did it take with a lament about lacerated feelings.
A dialogue between a Sunday School pupil and a small girl reveals a humorous tale. The ring bearer recalls wedding duties from a cousin's ceremony and half explains being already married in a playful family moment.
A dialogue sketch shows a claim of breach of promise and demand for damages. The defendant resists with a plea for mercy and notes he has no funds to call his own, hoping to avoid a large suit.
A humorous exchange describes a stumble and a missing nose joke. The speaker claims a fall caused a nose injury while another clarifies the nose should be on the face not the back. The dialogue captures regional dialect and comic misstatements.
A reader discusses undigested food causing nerves and brain distress. A mother reports her daughter improved after trying Grape Nuts, noting no stomach distress or headaches and better school mornings. The ad cites Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville with the slogan There’s a Reason.
A weary fugitive, Jacob flees Beersheba to Haran after Deception. In the desert he dreams a ladder with angels and God at the top, who promises land, progeny, blessing, and steadfast presence. Jacob awakes, offers prayer, consecrates a stone, and vows faithfulness, marking his journey to Israel.
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