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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
2
A collage of humorous observations and trivia on fashion, science, crime, and daily life. Topics include evolving skirts, ostrich jokes about aviation, rising python prices, soda history, tips on courtesy, boxing with automotives, and peculiar predictions about society. Notable lines reference Paris skirts, the Lusitania steering gear, and Lipton's America's Cup fate.
A guide to chafing dish cooking emphasizes its value for convalescents and invalid households. It outlines essential equipment and provides recipes like Anchovy Toast and Frizzled Beef, plus notes on serving hot from the dish and the appeal of warming, easy meals.
A vintage kitchen note outlines Breslau Beef with bacon topping, mashed dried lima beans enriched with cream and butter, a pear pie with lemon rind and whipped cream, and oatmeal bread using sponge and raisins. It suggests olive oil as pork substitute in baked beans and gives basic preparation steps.
A Henry Ward Beecher reflection urges acceptance of small virtues and common fidelities. It contrasts grasslands with forests to argue you need not be a hero or a saint to be valued.
Sir Henry Thompson explains that many illnesses stem from dietary errors and that proper food is vital to healing. He stresses cooked foods, liquid nourishment for wasting illness, water to flush waste, and careful feeding when convalescing.
A jokey exchange about mining stock as a poor excuse. One person jokes a block of mining stock at 12 percent could rise to par, but the other rejects it as the poorest excuse for being broke. The dialogue centers on risk aversion and humor.
A light exchange reveals a husband who stays upbeat despite a home emergency. When a pipe burst left a family without heat all day, he calmly noted his relief at having a warm office to go to, reinforcing his constant cheer.
A wry remark notes that a lazy man dodges trouble by not meeting it halfway, implying lack of effort to confront issues reduces personal risk or blame. The line highlights irony in prudent avoidance versus failure to act.
A collection of recipe ideas including Baked Steak with minced meats and pimento, Orange and Prune Salad with orange pulp and whipped cream, Chicken Griddle Cakes using chicken, milk and baking powder, Crecy Soup with butter flour milk and carrots, and baked beans topped with cheese. Each item outlines basic preparation steps and serving notes.
A client accuses the other party of lying and theft during a legal confrontation as the lawyer presses for clarity on which insult is objected to. The exchange highlights tensions in the case and the quest to identify the exact epithet at issue.
A dated sounding dialogue discusses speed limit suspensions supposedly in Chicago and claims of strict police enforcement. The exchange juxtaposes misfortune and money woes with flirtatious banter about mistletoe.
Mr Cumrox notes guests danced into the early hours as the party kept going until nearly three o'clock, reflecting a late gathering reported by the Washington Star.
Bulletin No. 13% from Nebraska experiment station summarizes 52 pages of four trials comparing rations for beef cattle. Key results show cold pressed cottonseed cake outperforms bran and linseed meal, alfalfa with corn yields larger gains, and corn silage outperforms shredded stover. Variability among individual steers is noted.
The text notes corn meal and alfalfa feeding raises beef value by about 60 percent per ton. It also states corn stover equals 80 percent of prairie hay value and discusses cattle types and gains linking body capacity to middle-girth size. It compares daily bred steers with beef bred steers, noting higher flesh and pricier meat in the latter and better profits per hundred through to twenty-three months.
A practical guide to using chemical fertilizers with animal manure or rotted sod for best returns. It covers the amount per acre, drilling with grain, proper phosphorus placement, and the value of adding nitrogen with stable manure. It also notes methods for poor soils, including cover crops and thorough land preparation.
Annie Hoffarth urges girls on farms to start poultry ventures with parental support. She outlines ownership, fair profit sharing, and equipment like a 100 egg incubator to enable girls to manage flocks at home. She notes earnings can surpass clerical work and emphasizes independence and home life.
The guidance advises that sheep stay well fed with good varied feed rather than large amounts. It recommends hay grains and roots to fatten sheep and notes that raising mutton breeds requires feeding for size and early development.
The article states that among geese and poultry it is best to keep only the better breeds, specifically Toulouse or Embden. It notes Embden geese are all white, giving white feathers the highest market price.
For sale notes list 140 A. Davis Co. land with 10 A. cult, bale, meadow and pasture, 7 room house, barn, outbuildings, orchard. Sacrifice. Also 40 A. in De Soto Co. Florida with 15 A. bearing citrus, modern 6 room residence, outbuildings, complete and conveyable. Mentions J W Whipple Owens Florida and P Woodward Tallahassee Florida promoting Parm in Florida and Leon County red clay area.
The sheep yields returns from fleece and flesh, providing cash twice yearly and proving highly acceptable to the farmer at key times. The text extols the animal's dual value and steady income for agricultural households.
Immediate separation after milking and chilling near freezing point keeps milk fresh and sweet.
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