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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
2
A quip filled roundup notes Missouri intends adopting a state hymn with a humorous suggestion of "Show Me." Other items reference swatted flies, overstocked markets, and odd anecdotes about travelers, foods, and misfired gun jokes.
Chicago residents pursue domestic arts and crafts with evolving community programs and degree options for practitioners. Local educators note renewed interest in arts education and supportive workshops across neighborhood centers.
A bill approved by the House of Commons forbids pilots to fly over crowded areas. The measure aims to protect public gatherings and tighten airspace around political centers. A separate note mentions a vendor selling wire for 4.80, reflecting miscellaneous items in the period.
A humorous line notes that when coal sells at 26 dollars a ton the average buyer can feel thrifty, implying even the extravagant tastes of horses are excessive by comparison.
Readers express doubt over the meteorologist's accuracy as forecasts remain contested amid mixed signals and persistent uncertainty about upcoming conditions.
Fragmentary excerpts discuss a dirturable fog invention and a made to order rain. Dr Wiley cites meat and cherries in mince and cherry pies as unnecessary. Observations imply women and men face social barriers to marriage, and women aviators seek recognition in costumes amid mis-typed text.
A essay compares British merchant success to balancing labor and recreation. It urges American business people to adopt country breeding on personal farms, choosing premier stock, improved health, and sharper business capacity. It highlights pedigree stock, local shows, and rivalries as profitable pursuits.
Doetcer ¢iane asserts 37 percent of criminals could have had careers vetted by skull operations in an instant, with a suggestion some might have become novelists. A New York woman who stooped to pick up a pin broke three ribs, refuting the old luck superstition.
A Chicago man plans a three month family trip funded by tips earned as a waiter. A New York street car death hints at animal reasoning in a modern age. London offers a sale of 2699 BC mummies but bids sink and sale is off. A divorce case garners public sympathy for a man whose wife spills hot water. England exports missionaries to China yet imports opium from India amid business and Christianity tensions.
In Chicopee Massachusetts a young man fell for a voice on a graphophone and tracked down the singer to marry her. The note suggests girls who write names and addresses on storage eggs should cultivate their voices.
The text notes New England’s large forested area with only 26 percent of New Hampshire land improved. Dairying and general farming yield less profit on small farms, while fruit growing and poultry offer a better mix. Winter egg production and integrated farming help hill farmers boost profits by optimizing land and equipment use.
Sophie the Jersey cow from Hood Farm is named champion producer for four to five year olds. In the year ending December 31, 1910, under Massachusetts Agricultural College supervision and American Jersey Cattle Club rules, Sophie yielded 14 373 pounds 3 ounces of milk and 1 005 pounds 11 ounces of butterfat.
Cooperative creameries increase profits in dairy with band separators enabling operations in sparsely settled regions. The advances benefit the nation and especially farmers who rely on cows.
A brief observation notes that hens lay eggs and gain weight not from stubbornness but from the owner’s lack of knowledge on proper feeding and care. The piece suggests adjusting husbandry practices rather than attributing results to the birds’ disposition.
A farm for poultry offers ideal conditions for raising poultry for meat and eggs. Free air and sun improve health and vigor, producing rich blood and hardy birds. Better poultry farming leads to a profitable business for the farmer who pursues top quality stock.
The Swiss have developed a motor truck plow with a drum four rows of hoes that both digs and propels the machine. The hoe plow reduces effort as furrows deepen, and fields prepared this way are said to harrow and sow more effectively than traditional plowing.
Choosing strawberry varieties that ripen over a long period is key. Nurserymen list early, medium, and late season sorts. Planters should buy perfect flowering plants or ensure enough to fertilize pistillate types, commonly using two rows of pistillate varieties for every row of staminate or perfect flowering kinds.
The excerpt specifies pea meal as nutritious for poultry and rice as easily digested. Linseed meal is laxative, potato starch digestible, barley nutritious but laxative, and oatmeal more nutritious than wheat or barley. It mentions oatmeal fat content at about 5 percent and corn fat at 7 to 8 percent.
In 1910 the United States saw hog losses from disease at 4.3 per 1,000, the smallest rate on record for the era, reflecting unusually low mortality.
A black chiffon hat on a fine silk wire frame is trimmed with silver braid and two black plumes, nicknamed A Midsummer Night's Dream for its elegant form. White net hat with black velvet edge, Renaissance lace scarf, ribbon foliage wreath, and willow plume complete the display.
A fundraising shower with vegetable shaped invitations tinted in water colors used seed catalog ideas. Cards numbered one to twenty five held questions answered by well known flowers. The playful quiz included items like a southern baby and Queen Victoria's delight.
Readable catalog of plants and seeds with names such as Virginia creeper canna canna youpe begonia morning glory pink moonflower rosemary pine balsam bachelor’s buttons Sweet William cyclamen scarlet runner candy tuft rose primrose phlox Job’s tears cosmos hops foxglove peas onion mignonette.
A clever matron hosted a bride shower with twenty guests who planned in advance to avoid duplicates. Gifts listed include clothes line, 7 dozen pins, denim bag with red name, starch, hampers, bath and laundry items, towels, wash cloths, brushes, an ironing board, white felt covers, laundry bags, monogrammed white pique, and blueing items.
A lively group of girls headed by Polly planned a playful shower for a June bride. They shopped at a Five and Ten Cent store selecting items, then gathered at the bride’s home with refreshments to celebrate, carrying parcels like a sprinkling can and clothes line.
At a bridge party the hostess gave each guest a pretty basket. For games won guests received work basket items such as bodkins dainty thimbles and tape measures. Prizes included silver gilt thimbles with semi-precious stones and soft red leather Shakespeare books.
A December bride received a practical kitchen themed shower with guests bringing jars of jelly or pickles along with recipe notes. The hostess presented an aluminum preserving kettle and spoon, and guests enjoyed hot buttered toast orange marmalade tea with candied ginger and peppermints as nasturtium decor brightened the room.
The article describes spring and summer trends like blue King's shade dominating palettes, dim eastern embroideries on work bags, gray satin belts with bright gowns, Georgette sailor hats, velvet parasols with silk linings, and new crochet-button fringe on cotton or silk wash gowns.
The article explains shaping a fireplace with sprayed or beveled sides to reflect heat, a forward leaning back to aid heat flow, and warns against excessive depth. It contrasts projecting versus receding chimneys and praises the inglenook as especially inviting for hospitality by the open fire.
Chiffon scarfs have risen in summer fashion for day and evening wear. Three layered chiffons come in combos such as purple blue pink and green white black. Older women favor gray white black while young girls choose pink blue lavender. Paul Poiret offers violet red with discretion.
Biblical lesson narrates Manasseh of Judah ruling 55 years from 694 to 640 BC, his idolatries and eventual repentance after Assyrian captivity. It notes Jerusalem’s peace amid regional turmoil, Manasseh’s youth under regents, and the profusion of Assyrian influence on Judah’s trade and worship. His backsliding led to divine discipline, but mercy followed as he sought the Lord and was restored to Jerusalem.
In an interview Mr W J White head of Canadian immigration offices in the United States reports across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta universal praise for crops wheat oats barley. Acreage will rise 50 percent in many farms with yields of 20-25 and 40-70 bushels per acre noted. Land prices may rise to 20 25 per acre with strong emigration and rail access boosting homesteads and park lands.
A terse exchange imagines locating the North Pole and dismisses an Eskimo inclusion as a museum artifact. The dialogue underscores exploration history and lingering curiosity about polar discovery.
A terse exchange on evaluating bench show questions reveals dogmatic stances. The remark about money in marriage underscores concerns about counterfeit finances and trust in unions.
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