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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
2
A collage of humorous quips on culture sports and society. Jokes range from art trends and goofball inventions to local curiosities like a Danish war machine in crops and a bigamist’s punishment. The tone mimics a busy front page column of light items.
A range of odd items ponders knickerbockers as relief from social rule, a Greek island resurfacing hints at diving real estate, and quips on love, excess talk, and politics. A plain American marries a Belgian baroness while New Jersey police target overdue library books.
An article by R. S. Curtis argues sheep manure enriches poor soils more effectively than horse cow or hog waste. It notes European nations maintain large flocks on rough lands with minimal concentrated feed, using hay and roots otherwise wasted, and claims sheep can restore reed and coarse vegetation to profitable tillage.
A Hoosier farm worker argues that farm labor conditions improved as farmers finally pay fair wages and provide humane treatment. He notes previous abuses drove workers to cities, but better times and pay could restore farm labor quality and higher wages for farmers.
Practical garden tips for year round beauty. Grow microphilia roses with scent and berries, plant hollyhocks along paths, sow mixed perennial and biennial seeds, avoid over novelty, plant Everlasting flower seeds for winter decor, start cannas and dahlias in hotbeds, and maintain warm, well watered soil for quick first year blooms.
A fern keeper can grow Graceful ferns from spores by using a seed box with drainage and glass cover. Fill with leaf mold and sand, scatter spores on the surface, keep moist but not waterlogged, and place in light away from direct sun to mimic shady natural conditions.
The Dwarf Essex rape is recommended as the best pasture variety. Prepare a fine seed bed and plant by drilling or broadcasting. Drill at four pounds per acre. If pasture is kept from being overgrazed and irrigation is adequate it will provide pasture until frost.
A dairy publication argues the top herd bull should come from a line renowned for high milk production. It contends the best bull is not just sturdy but carries a proven dairy genetic background to boost yields.
A farmer explains a method to grow large cabbages by sowing late in June between rows of potatoes. He keeps one strong seedling per group, avoids transplanting, and uses potato digging to till and condition the soil. The approach suggests potatoes as a first crop to aid cabbage growth.
Testing associations are being organized across many neighborhoods to coordinate cow testing initiatives. The effort aims to improve dairy health and productivity through community participation and shared resources.
Guidance on lamb management urges plenty of space in feeding areas to prevent crowding. Emphasizes that sheep instinctively seek room and should have ample pens or stalls to reduce stress and competition during feeding.
Four quarts of good oats mixed with warm water makes a fine feed for the cow just after the new calf comes.
A brief note urges watering the work team between meals if possible. It notes they sweat a lot due to the heat and emphasizes staying hydrated during labor.
Recipe-like guidance explains a durable squash and cucumber growing method. It features composting with stable and hog manure plus hen litter, mixing with rich loam, forming a circular mound two feet deep, then covering and planting early. The text emphasizes ample vine space and vigorous early growth.
Clinton Vannah in the Orange Judd Farmer describes a kitchen garden method to boost cucumber and melon yields. Dig a circular 6 to 10 inch deep hole three feet wide, place a nail cask in the center, surround with loam and stable manure, cover with loam, plant seed near the cask, and fill the cask with moisture-retentive muck. Water as needed, add vents, and space vines eight to nine feet apart to allow growth.
Advice on preventing foot problems in sheep. Mud between toes clogs oil ducts and can cause irritation and pus. Trim hooves, clean mud, apply grease, and provide dry, elevated grazing. Favor hilly pastures over low wet ground to reduce foot rot risk.
Proper disinfection requires direct contact with germs and sufficient saturation after dirt is removed. Use a broom or stiff brush to scrub floors feed troughs stanchions and lower walls and spray ceilings and upper walls. ensure the solution penetrates every crevice and recess.
May hatched pullets are preferred by experienced breeders for their breeding and laying pens. They are said to perform best with proper care feed and attention and should produce eggs at favorable prices in November when older hens are still recovering from molt.
Eggs rival wheat flour in protein while carrying ten times more fat and half the fuel value. The comparison highlights eggs as a protein source with higher fat content and lower energy density per unit.
Professor Gilbert of Ottawa argues poultry turn farm waste into money with year round revenue, offer fast returns on capital, and yield manure for gardens. Birds control pests, can be raised anywhere, involve less upfront capital, and engage the farmer's wife in winter egg production.
The illustration shows a concrete milk cooler that any person can construct. Build a box form with an inner box smaller by eight inches to create a four inch wall all around. Use one part cement to five parts sand and gravel, pour a 3.5 to 4 inch bottom, then erect walls and tamp. Include an overflow at one end and keep the tank height so water fills near the can tops for rapid cooling.
Mange in horses is harder to treat than sheep scab or cattle mange. Prevention of infection is safer and more satisfactory. There is no single best treatment for all stock. the class, condition of animals, and season determine the most advisable treatment.
The article recommends starting with a warm bran mash as the first feed after a cow freshens, noting its strengthening and general benefits. It advises reducing the meal ration about four weeks before calving while increasing bran, and explains corn meal increases body heat while bran cools the system.
The piece advises on feeding and housing livestock, noting pigs require board and a manger, lambs need proper forage to avoid weak offspring, and beef demand stays strong. It discusses market signals with hog prices down but market health intact and emphasizes proper rearing to produce prime cattle and well conditioned ewes.
This study reviews Moses early life and training from birth to the call to deliver Israel, highlighting godly parentage, knowledge of oppression, sympathy, courage, education, and eventual meekness. It notes missteps like acting on impulse, then emphasizes learning God’s timing and method through patience and pilgrimage.
A letter from Fleetwood Pennsylvania recounts relief from the Change of Life through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The writer Mia Edward Be Hin e Bert credits the remedy with restoring strength and removing doctor visits for years. The notice extols the product as invigorating the female organism and supporting the nervous system during menopaussal symptoms.
A French complaint cites neglect of Napoleon Bonaparte life sites at St Helena. The Longwood house and Valley of Geraniums tomb, gifted to Napoleon III by Queen Victoria, decay as grazing lands and few visitors remain. Periodic ruin suggests imminent loss and fading imperial memory.
Measurements from hundreds of thousands of native born Americans show the average height around 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 7.22 inches. Only the Scotch man is taller. Swedes, North Germans, Sikhs and others are shorter by varying margins, with Spaniards and Huns about five inches shorter.
Advertisement touts Tyree's Antiseptic Powder as quick relief for prickly heat and skin ailments with a promise of complete cure. Offers free sample by mail from J S Tyree in Washington DC and lists 25 cents price at druggists. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with 25 cents per bottle.
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