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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
2
Officials project harvest potential rises sharply with winter wheat at high yields and spring wheat expansion. If average conditions hold, total production could exceed 1.0 billion bushels with potential to reach about 1.25 billion under very favorable weather.
Milwichikee Wisconsin action aims to create a permanent group called The Loy Lection of 2AS. Eugenes J. Parent of Menominee Michigan launches the organization, inviting every man holding Draft No 248 who does not claim exemption to join as charter member.
Chicago family of John B Nolan sends four sons to service. Thomas, 39, captain in Company GG Seventh Regiment TN. Joseph, 35, sergeant in machine gun squad. John, 33, first lieutenant in Danish gun squad. Edwin, 27, winner of early draft number. Mary Nolan, Northwestern graduate, Red Cross nurse, to France soon. Father says he would give five more if he could.
W T Bond deputy U S marshal visited a Memphis physician to serve a subpoena. The following day Bond received a bill showing an office call charge of one dollar and a cents amount, in account with a deficit.
Salt extraction from Utah’s Great Salt Lake totals about 60 000 tons yearly while US sugar use rises faster than population. English sheep breeders unveil a weather resistant branding alloy. A New York inventor creates a device to gauge deep well deviations from the vertical. Central Africa uses a heavy cruciform copper money. Chile’s nitrate output last year surpassed prewar levels by 140 000 tons. Tropical Orienters chew alien palm nut slices with betel and shells dyed with carmine. Scientists claim no one has ever seen the sun and a colossal concentric shell envelops a mysterious nucleus larger than nine tenths of the solar mass.
A humorous public note on gender roles, marriage expectations, and social behavior. The piece jokes about how wives and husbands act before and after marriage, highlights male vanity and the idea that silent men seem wiser than they are, and comments on romantic misunderstandings.
The Philadelphia Record notes scattered remarks about taste and hunger amid current food shortages. It mocks extreme censorship and sensational rhetoric while reflecting on public fatigue and harsh times.
A thoughtful reflection from the Atlanta Constitution about providence aiding people to endure life’s storms and hold their ground as the world turns toward brighter days. The voice contemplates heaven timing and the rainbows born from hardship.
More than three million people are affected daily by unknown factors. The cattle tick is blamed for annual losses exceeding 200 million dollars, highlighting unseen dangers in rural life and the economy.
A bedtime tale unfolds as Paddy recounts in the kitchen a night when tins and pans silently argue over roles. The egg beater explains its name and purpose, while the cheese grater frets about meaning. The gravy spoon and others weigh pride, function, and perception in a whimsical kitchen dialogue.
When you ask a favor do so as if you expect it to be granted. Unreasonable requests should not be made and if reasonable, credit friends for being ready to help. We pay our friends a poor compliment by asking a little favor with an air of expecting refusal.
Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia recalls a joking classroom moment about age and attention. A senior professor once asked a student why he never took notes, and the reply claimed to “have my father's,” revealing humor in classroom dynamics at university.
A humorous Rehoboth Sunday Herald item about Johnny Ba, eight summers old, who has a fondness for hockey. After several truancies his teacher asks for an excuse from his father, but Johnny objects noting his father cannot make excuses as his mother always uncovers them.
Two twelve year old boys quarrelled and fought until one lay on the ground. When asked if he would hit a chap while he is down the victor replied with a wry Scottish saying implying restraint. The exchange reflects the canniness of the Scots as recorded in Tit-Bits.
A quip about how germs spread is shared in a social exchange. One person jokes that husbands may deny kissing transmits germs while claiming money transfers germs more readily. The chairman of a meeting uses his gavel to gain attention.
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