Humorous Notes and Odd Facts From 1911 Advance Indiana
A jumble of clipped quips and anecdotes from 1911 including weather credit lines, marriage jokes, and aviation bits. Items mention Taft in a Great White Rooster group, a New York divorce case, Paris blondes, goats fighting underbrush to prevent fires, a Budapest baldness cure via gold wires, and miscellany about luck, honesty, and daily life.
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Budapest
German Aviator Reaches Over Twenty Thousand Feet
A German aviator climbs to an altitude surpassing twenty thousand feet, signaling a notable feat in flight. The remark suggests American aviators remain grounded near the earth as baseball season continues.
Death toll mirrors suburban town’s population loss
New York reports indicate street accident fatalities rise toward the level of a suburban town with twenty thousand residents as a stark measure for enforcing traffic lane rules. The data underscores a costly price for stricter road enforcement.
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New York‘sa
Chicago Judge Orders Tax Payment Linked to Income
A Chicago judge orders a tax payment based on an income figure of four thousand dollars, with the defendant facing an income tax liability. The document references a six thousand dollar amount as the assessed income for tax purposes.
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Chicago
Miss Nina Waters Goes On Eight Year First Vacation
Miss Nina Waters, Hustler office girl for eight years, takes a four week vacation the first in her tenure. She plans to visit Bethany Assembly and relatives. Miss Bess Nisley will oversee the office in her absence, with reduced typing and work capacity acknowledged by the paper.
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Nina Waters
Bethany Assembly
Bess Nisley
Miss Waters
Hustler office adds new type and equipment
Hustler owner Ors McDaniel reports a large purchase of wood type and condensed job type to expand weekly production. Subscribers to the Hustler have doubled since January and readers praise the Advance Hustler as the best weekly. Growth promises months before profits, backed by steady patronage.
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Hustler
Ors McDaniel
Chaltenham
More Religion Needed To Build Better Citizens
The text argues intensified religion is a training and power for modern duties. It asserts religion drives citizens to combat social systems that jail a bread thief yet rely on chance for workers to eat, urging reform or replacement with a fairer order.
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Maine
Chocolate drunk debate at Louisville meeting
At a Louisville meeting the National Electric Medical Association discussed the so called chocolate drunk. A doctor claimed a person who eats a pound of chocolate and then sees a doctor is simply recovering from a sugar induced intoxication caused by fermentation in the stomach.
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National Electric Medical Association
Louisville
Controlling RED SORREL Weeds in Meadows and Fences
An 1900s farming note from Wallace's Farmer explains that red sorrel spreads in core belt pastures and meadows due to impure seed and poor limestone. It advises limestone application, manure, clean seed, and thorough cultivation to restore soil and suppress sorrel growth.
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United States
Ced
Wallace
Cattle Raising in the South Faces Decline and Opportunity
The article notes a 180000 head drop in Southern cattle over two years despite drives by live stock groups and colleges. It argues the region has exceptional advantages for cattle, with favorable forage and feeding conditions, and urges diversification beyond cotton to sustain profitability.
Southern farmers eyes on promising cattle price surge
Uneven signals on cattle markets and prices cast doubt on Southern farmers seizing rising opportunities. Analysts note potential gains but warn of supply and demand tensions affecting producers in the region.
Curses Across History and Notable Fatalities
The piece argues that curses linked to trials and executions, including Guiteau and Emperor Francis Joseph, rarely cause immediate harm to those named. It notes many rulers and nobles have been cursed without clear, lasting effects on them or their families.
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Guiteau
Francis Joseph
Why Do We Say Such Phrases About Cold and Color
A collage of examples explores why common similes like bitter cold dry as a fiek deaf as a post and dead as a door nail linger in speech. The piece prompts curiosity about language quirks and humorous remarks about shopping habits.
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Boeton
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Springfeld
Mass
A Reason For It Motorist and Farmer Dialogue
A motorist urging a farmer to move so he can pass while the farmer defends his hay. The farmer notes no rush on his part and mentions another rider as the reason for the delay. The motorist accuses the farmer of delaying for another vehicle.
Heard at Revere Each First Bathers S
Fragmentary dialogue shows a scene at a bathhouse with a bleeding foot and a guess about a cut by the water edge. The text hints at a casual exchange between two bathers named Katherine and a companion.
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Katherine
It Was a Necessary Evil We Needed Humanity Needs Us
Fragmentary reflection on labor and duty, suggesting work as a necessary evil. The speaker recalls a dawning realization that some privilege relied on labor and that humanity requires their efforts. The text reads as a cryptic, incomplete musing without clear events or names.
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Humanity
Salads and Saad Dressings
Instructional guide to salads and dressings highlighting lemon juice and olive oil based recipes. It covers Sour cream dressings with sugar, Olive Oil Dressing, Lemon Salad Dressing, and a traditional Mayonnaise method with raw notes on texture and potential curdling. Includes ingredient measurements and step cues.
Farm advice on livestock care and poultry feeding
Practical tips for farmers covering pruning and pest control, nesting material, horse safety, turkey care, calf growth, sow feeding, hog breeding timing, soil work, trade considerations for fruit, and chick rearing. Includes methods for ants, managing weather changes, and improvised equipment like a broody breaker.
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