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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
5
A Western Experiment Station director warns that many buy cheap nursery stock sold as wonders like the overbearing pumpkin apple. He urges purchasing seeds and plants from reputable nurserymen, noting deceptive practices harm nursery interests and that standard varieties yield real fruit.
A comical reflection on press work notes that any choice from publishing original material to featuring reader selections attracts critique. The writer jokes that publishing or skipping church or dressing differently provokes accusations of bias or laziness. The piece ends with a quip about potentially stealing the item from exchanges.
A correspondent asks if renters should plant small fruits. The answer: yes for tenants with multi-year leases of three years or more. Strawberries yield in two to three years with renewal needed. raspberries and blackberries take about two years to repay. It urges landlords to provide trees and plants for loyal tenants and suggests planting sugar beets for poultry feed.
The text argues strawberries are 99 percent water and require retentive soil after fertility. For largest berries sandy soil is best, but for most bushels a deep foamy, moisture retentive soil with good drainage is ideal. Roots are shallow. surface moisture and shallow cultivation keep plants in prime condition. If prioritizing plant size, sandy soil aids deeper root penetration.
On the street, discuss politics but remember to cut sour weeds. Leaving weeds uncut on a public highway signals financial thriftiness or its lack.
An article recounts a plan by a Stanford Perry woman to kill a chicken for Christmas using a log with spikes. She positions the bird’s neck, pushes it through, and uses a hatchet to sever the head, claiming seven or eight blows suffice for the neck to detach.
A fragmentary column riffs on holiday jokes and social mores with satirical sketches of politics dough and flour, women’s fitness and fashion. It lampoons relationships theater and courtship with tersely phrased quips and cultural observations.
A collection of satirical quips on marriage and gender roles. Jokes touch on law, in laws, and social norms with lines about dieting, romance, and propriety. The tone resembles a breezy humor column from a metropolitan press.
An advertising note promotes One Minute G sugar as a quick cure for coughs colds and croup. The claim highlights rapid relief and suitability for various respiratory symptoms.
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