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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
6
A collage of wry observations on travel, politics, fashion, and culture. Notes on Mexico, New York divorce cases, rising prices, baseball, seed catalogs, and art. Quips touch on Lipton, Squirrel mischief, waiter tips, and the perilous Broadway crossing.
A fragmented report cites Doctor Javour claiming cold baths in mornings prevent illness though the text includes a faulty quote about heroism. A stray line mentions finding three cherry pits in the body and a suggestion to take two bites at a cherry, reflecting garbled OCR.
An English astronomer asserts Mars is not inhabited, a matter settled, and the article shifts focus back to baseball contemplation.
A Hungarian physician announces he can graft hair onto bald heads and hopes to apply the method to revitalize depleted tissues, signaling a potential advance in regenerative techniques and cosmetic medicine.
A New York court awarded one man twelve thousand dollars for a lost leg and another a thousand dollars for the death of a wife. The writer notes California juries might differ. Gotham laments fifteen trolley deaths in a month among its vast population, a troubling but small fraction.
French researchers have developed glass cages that keep chickens free from all microbial contact, preserving sterile conditions. The experiment shows fowls live in a controlled, isolated environment, though the researchers note the confinement may be increasingly dull for the birds.
A new chauffeur training school is established at a Western college. A 23 story hotel with 1000 guest rooms will rise above the Grand Central station in New York, yet it may still not serve all travelers who wish to return home on the next train.
The article notes American potato growers average about 75 bushels per acre, while England and Ireland yield 200 to 235 bushels per acre, asserting that despite this gap, the United States remains strong in many respects.
The article praises English for its richness and flexibility due to steady accretion from abroad. It notes that correct words come from Greek, Latin, German, French, or African, Indian or Eskimo sources, underpinning English’s expansion as a global language.
Farmers in the south prefer light saddle and general work horses for road riding and light rigs while northern farms favor heavy draft breeds such as Percherons Clydes and Shires for plowing and heavy tasks. A balanced farm team combines coach blood with Clydesdale Shire and Percheron lineage for strong action and load capacity.
Success in beef production rests on business detail especially choosing a well bred mature sire from a local beef breed. This careful selection yields better stock in steady demand with satisfactory prices.
The aim is to produce a fine sized fleshy lamb for quick market. It requires good feeding care and management from birth through to sale to achieve the earliest market readiness.
Farmers should not feed cows only silage. They require dry forage to accompany silage and a nitrogen rich feed to balance the carbon heavy diet.
The Biological Survey of the U S department of agriculture reviews skunk farming attempts and reasons for failure. It notes fencing costs, maintenance, overcrowding, feed expense, and neighbor opposition as key issues, with some profit possible from black skins. It offers diet guidance, housing space of at least one acre per fifty skunks, separate dens for females, and detailed fencing specs. Skunks breed yearly, yield six to eight young, born in May or June, maturing by December.
A historical guide stresses gentle training to temper colts. It advises winning the animal’s trust by hand feeding and petting, halter breaking alongside a trained horse, and gradually introducing harness work with a well-broken teacher horse.
The clove is the flower bud of an evergreen tree. When in full bloom the flowers are a brilliant red with curled petals forming the top ball. Clove trees are native to the Moluc cas or Spice islands.
Three teaspoonfuls of flower of sulphur mixed into soft food fed to two dozen birds once daily stops feather pulling. After three days feed every other day.
If your fence is leaning act quickly and straighten it at once. Do not delay to avoid further damage or safety concerns.
A Missouri farmer converts a small barn into a commodious feed barn for hogs and sheep. The design uses side sheds, divided interiors, and loft storage with adjustable partitions to allow future reconfiguration at low cost.
Historical note describes a surcingle with side rings and leg straps, a 15 to 20 foot rope threaded through multiple rings, and a method for men to lift a horse by its legs. The text outlines steps to position gear and pull to cause the animal to fall or be restrained.
Al manganese boost plant growth and quality in hops. A manganese superphosphate fertilizer is used in Bohemia. Prof Stokiasa of Prague notes abundant manganese and aluminum in some leaves, suggesting a special role in assimilation.
A breeder describes ideal Poland China sow conformation with deep shoulders, well sprung ribs, a low and wide breastbone, forward hips linking to the backbone near mid distance, and a strong back. This structure supports deep sides, long hind limbs, and capacity to carry a large litter without crowding.
Practical guidance on feeding pigs with bone meal meat meal and ashes for digestion. Recommends freshly burnt ashes or burnt corn cobs, balanced winter and summer rations with grass clover pasture, scalded clover hay, wheat bran, middlings and flaxseed meal, and emphasizes dry clean pens and warm bedding to avoid disease.
The illustration shows a hog loader with shortened legs and a gas pipe through the lower end. A press drill wheel on each post outer side lets the chute move from place to place, using cultivator wheels or similar parts as alternatives.
To raise fine sweet peas make a trench and sow in a double row in the furrow. Run the furrow north to south if possible. Ridge the sides to shelter plants from cold winds. Avoid deep planting and chill plants as they grow. Provide support early and cut flowers freely to maintain bloom and prevent exhaustion from seeding.
Indigestion is a common ailment among sheep in winter, especially when confined to dry feed. The condition stems from a failure of normal digestive changes in the gut, and dry narrow rations without succulent food increase risk. Usually not serious but can become fatal if left unchecked.
Finest bacon and hams raised in England come from hogs fed mainly on skim milk and barley meal. British producers claim American hogs fed on corn produce meat less white and less solid, while the British method yields perfectly white, firm meat.
A little blood meal, starting with a teaspoon and increasing to a tablespoon at each feeding, is said to help calves not doing well. However the meal contains about 60 percent digestible protein and would not suit continuous feeding as a staple supplement.
An urging advertisement touts the fanning mill as essential for farmers noting it will pay for itself. It recommends running all seed through the mill before sowing and urges immediate action to prepare seed for spring planting as buttercups bloom.
Lime serves as a valuable stimulant for tired or acid soils. Hydrated lime neutralizes acids, sweetens spur land, decomposes excess vegetable matter, and converts it into organic compounds, creating humus and plant food.
A farmer should separate pens for sows and limit straw, and rough handling of sheep in muddy lots shows poor care. Whitewashing stables brightens and sanitizes, silage helps ewes through winter, carrots should be fed sparingly to horses and cut into chewable slices.
Jesus selects twelve apostles to spread the new kingdom, with power over demons and divine protection. They are salt and light, to witness for God, not argue. Their mission demands faithfulness, endurance, and ongoing guidance from Christ.
Genuine testimonials from Plates Pa and Walcott ND describe relief from nervousness backache and crying spells after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Mary Halstead and Mrs Amelia Daye report improved sleep mood and pain reduction. Confidential letters promised by the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. are read and answered by a woman.
A huntsman called on Mrs Hodge to settle damages from a run to hounds. He asked if her husband had examined the scene. Mrs Hodge replied that he had, but the examination was cursory, prompting shocked reactions from onlookers and Judge.
A family tale recounts a parrot scolding a brood of newly hatched chicks sheltered in the kitchen after a rain shower. The bird, softened by its own “ducking” punishment for swearing, quips that the chicks are also “d——d little fools” for swearing.
A woman from Apple Creek recounts heart trouble and nervous prostration relieved after quitting coffee and using Postum. She reports energy return, steady nerves, pain relief, and ability to do housework. She notes her sister-in-law also improved after switching to Postum. There is a closing tagline There’s a reason.
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