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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
5
The excerpt presents John Hay's farm poem about departure and night, contrasted with notes on potash and farm fertilizers. It emphasizes the need for well decomposed manure so plant nutrients dissolve in water, since plants cannot use insoluble substances.
Latest census figures in the Year Book 1901 show the value of bees on June 1 1900 at 10186513 and honey wax output in 1900 at 6664904, indicating a gross profit around 65 percent and a high overall return with beekeeping described as inexpensive. The text notes nationwide growth to about 12733141 in value with estimated annual income near 8331130, with profits similar across Texas Massachusetts Wisconsin and Alabama.
From France comes a report that sugar in large doses combats fatigue in overworked horses. At the National Military College service, horses on rainy roads suffer exhaustion and illness. A military surgeon fed two hundred grains daily, mixed with food, restoring strength and serviceability amid fatigue and disease.
Oklahoma experiment station highlights cow pea and soy bean as legume crops that fix nitrogen through root-associated bacteria. They should feature prominently in rotations for nitrogen-rich forage and grain. Manure improves performance on upland soils. select productive varieties and plant 32 inch rows for early-season cultivation. Carbon disulfide can control pea weevil if grain is infested.
A practical note urges farmers to maintain a compost heap as a receptacle for all waste. It emphasizes turning food scraps and farm by products into useful soil, promoting waste reduction and soil health on farms.
The Weekly Witness argues that a fair should differ from a home orchard and that a grower should plant few varieties in large quantities. It says markets pay more for quality, and learning the traits of a few kinds leads to better care and profit. The goal is perfection and selling strength.
Report describes a stock food scam in Colorado where two slick men lure a farmer to act as agent for a ton. The farmer signs an order and a $130 note, agrees to sell stock food at ten dollars per hundred and keep 3.5 dollars. the promised ton never arrives and the note ends up unpaid at a bank, with the third party depicted as an innocent dupe.
The silo provides palatable silage that replaces dry fodder and keeps stock in good shape. It sustains green feed during dry summers, allows more animals per acre, and yields cheap, succulent roughage year round.
The fall calf requires more attention from the farmer than a spring calf. Keep it warm and well fed, supplement with fresh skim milk when the dam is insufficient, and start clover hay and corn early. Protein-rich foods help calf digestion and growth.
A Weekly Witness view asserts modern agricultural machinery ease on farms. It argues that farmers can work faster and more satisfactorily than in the distant past.
Practical notes urge starting lamb feeding early and continuing through finish, ensure water for fowls in early winter to prevent disease, use sand as grit for week-old chicks, and consider rape pasture for sheep and pigs. Emphasizes careful feeding first two weeks, avoiding overreliance on a single year's trial, timing of cutting for value, and geese breeds yielding higher mature weights.
A writer argues excess feed raises profits while warning a single bad seed corn can cost hundreds of bushels. He cites a New York dairy producer describing clean stables, careful workers, and pre milking brushing and washing. milk is cooled and bottled, paying 12 cents a quart to the milker.
In a paper for the American Oriental Society Prof Hopkins of Yale traces the kiss to ancient India noting the sniff kiss as the first form. He argues the genuine kiss was invented by a woman, evolving from head sniffing and caress to full embrace, with some tribes still using only the sniff or nose rubbing.
An elderly German stationer amuses his family with tales about customers. He predicts a young lady with pink cheeks will marry soon after noting her buying patterns of paper and envelopes. He claims the fiancé will arrive and a rapid marriage follows.
The hotel detective explains a method called plugging a guest’s door. By placing a plug over the keyhole after he leaves his room, the key cannot be withdrawn and the guest must settle up before leaving or abandon his baggage. The bluff drains away a debtor’s option.
A playful domestic exchange centers on Henry’s coat and a shift in hair color. The wife questions the dark strand on the coat, and Henry recalls a prior brunette look from last month, leading to a lighthearted moment.
A fragmentary quotation from Harley Coleridge reflects on a woman's outward appearance and inner loveliness. The speaker notes a change from welcoming to coy looks, yet remains drawn to her gaze described as a spring of light and love.
An English writer argues fashion economy harms women, urging sensible budgeting, proper fit, and avoiding excessive purchases. He warns against cheap materials, emphasizes tailored gowns, and describes current style with lace yokes, net berthas, and ribbon rosettes.
A moral guide for women on how to be loved. It urges generosity of spirit, forgiveness, kindness, and selflessness, warning that money cannot buy affection. It stresses benevolence, happy thoughts, and consideration of others, with love as the ultimate reward.
Fashion notes praise soft white neta fabrics for very young girls with picturesque new styles. Colored slips appear as a contrast to the delicate net gowns and accessories described.
The piece urges careful grooming to revive a woman's appearance and charm. It contrasts good and bad cosmetics and advises choosing the right methods to avoid wasting years, encouraging readers to try tasteful beauty routines.
Advice to begin on a small scale and stay debt free. Do not imitate parents exactly. Buy only essentials for work and let ornamentation come later. Husbands should respect their wives as partners, not own her soul.
A description of hands with slender wrists and long fingers, notes on hereditary short thumbs, nail shape and color, and taste in polished nails. English women are said to have well shaped, firm, soft hands with good color, according to Home Notes.
It emphasizes eight hours of nightly sleep and a daytime nap to prevent wrinkles. It advises opening the bedroom window slightly, taking a daily tepid bath with a brisk rub, and spending a couple of hours outdoors whenever possible for fresher skin.
The text extols tact as the key to social harmony. It argues that smiling at rivals when they are praised shows wit and that liking a friend's circle demonstrates genuine friendship. It notes a long education to curb common sense, questions why women may be rude, and praises tactful behavior that disarms enemies with kindness.
A nostalgic piece now returns to fashion in heart shaped or oval forms with a gold drop, resembling grandmother’s earrings. It holds a cabinet photograph and even a wig-maker's shop, appealing to lovers of blue ribbon tied letters and hair keepsakes.
In Paris long lace cuffs are worn with short sleeves when a long glove is not desired. The preferred option is the plain filet cuff matching the gown tone. Elastics at the tops let cuffs be put on and removed quickly.
Little taffeta boleros in emerald green Havana brown and suede gray are worn with batistes and veiles. The short fitted coats are trimmed with tiny ruches and fasten with a single large button at the bust line.
A Parisian fad captivates young people, driving new fashion and social interest in the capital. The movement spreads through schools, cafes, and urban districts as youth adopt distinctive styles and behaviors associated with the trend.
Readers glimpse fashion notes describing garments for women including linen blouses or bodices with lace chemisettes and black moire ribbons. Ends are adorned with large rough pearls set in diamonds, reflecting period attire and ornamentation.
A soft fluffy stole is created from two large venise stoles featuring delicate ruches around the edges. The design blends vintage venise fabric with modern drape and texture for a luxurious accessory.
Elderly mourners favor white crepe and hair whitening effects while maize and ecru shades dominate. Under brims showcase narrow straw bands. bold papers appeal to sensationalists. lace gowns and black taffeta with buff embroidery feature, and new jumper suits appear. Gray Quakerish tones suit rosy complexions as brown and green also enter season palettes.
The article traces Paisley as a famed center for textile shawls from 1695 onward, noting 7 000 looms by 1820 and a peak in 1834 with 5 million dollars in annual output. It explains how Kashmir imitation spurred demand, the 1805 start of Paisley shawl making, and the decline from the 1870s due to fashion shifts and cheap quality.
A New York Press caption describes a famous Apache Chief driving two poorly shorn mules to a steel scraper on the Salt River project in Arizona. The dam work proceeds in the heart of Apache territory as natives labor in sweatshop attire under C. J. Blanchard's photograph for the Reclamation Service.
In a Tatler anecdote, Baptiste the waiter bursts in with alarm to plead for wine. After gulping a glass poured by the lady of the house, he reveals he has broken two large Sevres porcelain dessert dishes, delivered in a moment of distress.
In an ancient remark attributed to Alexander the Great he named a city after his horse. He quips it was cheaper than naming the horse, a playful nod to strategic naming during conquest. The line appears in a New York column titled Suan with a wry tone.
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