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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
2
The excerpt praises hollyhocks in a lush garden scene with tropical imagery and August heat. It shifts to practical guidance on American apple growing from Ainslee, noting soil and drainage needs, elevation, air circulation, and well drained orchard lands for tree health and bloom.
Practical guidance for warm spots, raised hills, and protective frames to rush melon growth. Use rotted manure mix, topsoil, and seed quality. Tips cover spacing, pinching vines, and selecting varieties like Cole’s early watermelon and popular musk varieties.
The article argues against rough methods to stop a setting hen. It advises calm handling and a dry, protected coop, feeding oats and raw potato, removing fattened foods, and confining the bird with a healthy rooster for several days. It recommends releasing her with the flock at dawn to resume laying.
Rural World urges farmers to plant trees despite poor soils or exposures. The message encourages proactive orchard care and emphasizes perseverance for those living within farming regions.
The best fertilizer is well rotted stable manure. When using commercial fertilizer some manure should accompany it. Soils must be loose to let roots absorb nutrients, as physical soil properties strongly affect fertility and leaching can wash away nutrients from compact clay soils.
The Boston Globe explains that peanuts can be grown by anyone with time and space from a backyard garden to a larger plot. Peanuts should be shelled and planted, seeds covered with about 1.5 inches of soil, and plants pulled up by the underground stems with nuts attached, similar to harvesting potatoes.
A Farm and Home correspondent describes reclaiming a gullied field by filling with cedar brush then hauling rocks stumps and small logs over the brush. Gulleys were filled with slabs set crosswise and staked. A rock cliff was fenced and planted with cherry tree sprouts. A sink hole was edged with plum sprouts.
A home method for preserving surplus garden peas. Fill jars with peas then cold water, stack in a boiler on straw or boards and cover halfway with water. Boil three hours with a tight lid, then ensure jars are full and seal tightly.
Training tomatoes in confined spaces involves supporting plants on poles with cross strips. Once they reach five to six feet, clip upward growth and tie every foot to reinforce support while trimming surplus foliage to direct energy to fruit and improve sun exposure.
The dairy business hinges on how skim milk is used. Feeding corn with skim milk can yield good profits by optimizing proportions to maximize gain and minimize waste.
Agricultural notes emphasize flock and herd management with tips on poultry housing and milk practices. It advises draining stagnant water, protecting fences, using high quality boars, feeding skim milk to poultry, avoiding barn dust during milking, and timing soil cultivation to prevent baking after rain.
Advice on potato planting by moonlight for night work, daytime planting without moon reference, milk taint causes from feed and water to odors, weed control and soil depletion, and cautions about feeding sheep and lambs in corn and rape fields leading to overfeeding and death.
In February 1881 the narrator staying at Hotel Europe in San Remo recalls a haunting night after a roulette session in Monte Carlo. He dreams of a pale officer, finds eight numbers under a marble table, and later hits those numbers but resists further play after a warning from the same figure. The Polish officer’s death and a broken candlestick piece frame the uncanny events.
A boarder, late with rent, discovers a folded paper in a mound of mashed potatoes but keeps calm and hides it in his vest pocket before finishing his meal. The scene shows the man’s steady demeanor under odd tension.
A fragment from the Baltimore American quotes a dialogue about medical practice with humor and disbelief. The exchange questions whether doctors still bleed patients and references a suggested remedy or precaution in a bygone era.
A Swinburne poem about a baby's feet hands and eyes contrasts with fashion notes on picture hats. The piece links innocence and beauty to gentle imagery while describing contemporary hat brim shapes and styles.
The article notes a sharp shortage of cameos due to aging craftsmen dying off and a revival in antique jewelry driving prices. It cites St Louis stores with few unset pieces and explains cameos are carved relief portraits on various materials, not the stones themselves, with emeralds being most common and shell cameos dating to the fifteenth century.
Marie Corelli argues in Harper’s Bazar that clever women seek quiet influence over politics and society. She contends women’s power lies in domestic mastery and unseen sway, urging a broader, world benefiting use of their “limitless” abilities.
Harper's Bazar notes a shift in hat design with flowing trimmings at the back influencing overall shape. The long black brim and minimal early summer trim face mixed reception while the short front hat continues to evolve.
The article prescribes a simple morning hair fashion using two ribbon filets around a smooth pompadour. Hair is moistened lightly, ribbons placed evenly, and the outside hair pulled between the filets to form neat waves. Removal in the afternoon leaves a fluffy, wavy style without harming the hair.
The piece discusses veil use with hats, urging veils to match brim tint and stay above the chin. Veils are held by the hat brim and fall straight over the face, forming a neat covering. It notes loose draped veils are rare and the fashion is no longer chic or in the movement.
White rubber overshoes for white canvas or light ties will bring joy to the harmony minded woman. They can be bought for $1 a pair. The white outfit stays snow white and the shoes resist staining unlike dark rubbers that absorb dirt from other footwear and smudge pale ties.
The Paris fashion craze for trimming thick and thin materials shows up in new lingerie coats and dresses. Bastiste garments feature embroidered pattes and cut bands in pale blue or pink, creating a chic yet bizarre effect.
An English tailor in Paris plans to line coats with black silk or vibrant colors such as green or purple. Mme Rejane has worn a pale green coat lined with near black green satin. The garment features straight lines, dolman sleeves, and a silver embroidered border around the edge.
The narrow neck ribbon around the neck at the collar is usually black velvet though any color matching the accessories may be used. A fashionable variation is a black velvet ribbon worn about the neck fastened with a handsome brooch for low necked gowns.
The vogue of brown and the desire for dressier shoes than tan drive popularity of brown leathers. Pumps and Oxfords in solid brown replace mixed-leather styles seen in other colors.
Advice for hat buyers urges trying on hats in front of a full length mirror to judge the overall effect. The practice can prevent disappointment at home and secure better sales at the milliner’s shop.
A compact list outlines new color names with their hues and blends. Entries include Columbia pinkish red Coquelicot flame Gobelin greenish gray blue Jasper black and white threads creating gray Hussar bright blue Danish Blue deep China blue Orchid yellow with pink cast and Bleu Morte pale blue toning gray.
The latest line collar ties use finely striped China silk in green mauve gray brown and blue. They feature pleated rosettes or double butterfly bows and showcase chic neckwear with fashionable turn overs.
Straggling patterns appear in motifs of dysanthemums carnations or five point starlike floral figures showing irregular design elements and uneven symmetry across the decorative field.
A short clipped passage notes that favorites and thread designs are especially good currently. It mentions stylistic choices and a focus on popular patterns without detailing specific items or dates.
A house gown features a bolero shaped yoke with the body gathered beneath it. It is especially suited to women with slender figures.
A brief note praises an all white frock as the most economical choice for a girl with a slender purse because it will launder innumerable times and remains versatile for daily wear.
A Paris style glimpse details taffeta and gauze frocks with corselet skirts and hop green chiffon suits. khaki shades dominate wardrobes from little taffeta boleros to green silk gingham jumpers and Rajah silks for travel costumes.
A Kentucky passenger questions road practices while a lone Great Western Railroad of Kentucky official defends a solitary, self run line. The executive claims no signaling systems or flagging, no double track and that he personally handles roles from owner to conductor. A terse ultimatum ends with ejecting a troublesome rider.
A rotund man leads a waiting crowd at the Madison and Wabash elevated station. He searches for a nickel, finds none, and finally passes a folded five dollar bill to the ticket office monopolist. A man with a Tippperary accent protests aloud, while a woman nearby urges civility and thanks.
A preacher’s patriotic sermon ends with a request to sing America. The deacon falters and starts My country tis of thee to a long meter tune, causing a humorous miscue. A quick-thinking schoolboy corrects the tune and leads the final hymn.
A comic exchange from the Chicago Tribune features Rambo claiming dizziness and Baldwin remarking on physics knowledge. The dialogue shifts to Socrates, noting that wealth does not guarantee elation or despair.
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