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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
2
A cheeky roundup of light items and quips: weather talk, traffic woes, death tolls of bird men, love and marriage jokes, aerated puns about dynamite and etiquette, plus a note on blue paint to chase flies and a joke about women living longer than men. It samples public life with satirical asides and small-town curios.
Germany builds a dreadnought named The Peacemaker and critics question the appropriateness of the title should it enter combat. A city dweller mocks opulent farmers as they travel by motor car yet would hesitate to plow in such weather.
A Massachusetts preacher asserts gray hair signals divine punishment for sin, reflecting a broader theory that baldness indicates early piety.
A piano virtuoso may have set a world endurance mark while a flight hobbyists pursue risky mastery of the air. A Chicago professor urges a courtship curriculum for coed schools. An Ohio farmer hatches 18 chicks after three days in bed with eggs, a tale not from Winsted Corn.
A young actress must pay duty on a dog brought into the country, drawing media attention to her plight. The story sits beside the widow who sold her late husband's life-saving medals to fund his burial, illustrating fleeting public gratitude and the ferocity of hero worship.
The article explains grain smuts as parasitic fungal diseases in wheat and barley, describing stinking and loose smuts, their spores, and how they spread. It advises farmers to select clean seed, use seed plots, harvest timing checks, and avoid planting smutty seed near other fields to prevent annual losses.
A poultry keeper bought 12 Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets last December and by April 6 they laid 728 eggs. Eggs sold at 30 cents per dozen earned $29. A single April 4 double yolk egg valued at $1 highlights results from careful feeding and climate conditions.
The piece argues that some failing fields gain fertility by exposure and aeration rather than chemical treatments. It cites tests showing rich topsoil nutrients per acre and suggests air, sun, and rotation can revive marginal land.
The writer argues many orchards in the state are starving and cannot bear fruit without feeding the trees, noting the condition makes full crops unlikely and imagines orchards merely existing rather than thriving.
The note argues that overfeeding or unbalanced fertilizer rarely causes injury to bearing apple orchards. The author concedes potential for harm but suggests such cases are unlikely.
Bee hives yielded a market value nearly equal to the barley crop and three times buckwheat, surpassing rye by 6.6 million dollars and rice by about 9 million. Rice and buckwheat grown on 2126.3 square miles failed to match honey value by 151,259 dollars.
Milk pans and pails are better for a good sunbath in a sweet airy place after being washed scalded and dried. The piece promotes sun drying as a cleaning step for dairy tools.
In 1908 the United States exported 94 600 sheep while two years later exports fell to 38 600 head showing a sharp drop in shipments to foreign markets.
At dinner Chirice's Father objects to his seventeen year old daughter Clarice having a caller. He mocks modern boys while she defends Henry Dickinson, a class president, as his wife argues Clarice should have some social life. The father dreads losing his daughter.
A young student writes about a pig with humorous lines. He notes pigs are queer animals and have uses while mentioning their dog Nero and a comparison to a king named Nero. The piece ends with the thought that his papa is an awful good man and reflects on men's many uses.
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy laments bankruptcy saying his grand plan doomed him admitting he was too ambitious. He reflects that some men aim high but end up in the attic. A streetcar scene shows a cross eyed man bowing to a companion.
A baby with widespread eczema improved after eight weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The mother, Mrs. T. B. Rosser of Mill Hall Pennsylvania, reports rapid hair regrowth and full recovery four weeks after starting treatment. She recalls initial distress and praises the remedies as decisive. Public notice offers free samples and a 32 page booklet from Cuticura Dept. 29 K Boston.
A dialog on a crowded lovers lane unfolds on a hotel piazza with a clerk directing a couple to a porter stationed to handle guest checks. The scene underscores a bustling social spot and service efficiency in a public hotel setting.
An 19th century style ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for corns bunions ingrowing nails swollen sweaty feet blisters and callous spots. Sold everywhere without substitutes. Address Alen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A quoted exchange from the Christian Advocate features a man asserting he can measure Niagara Falls water by the quart while a woman asks for a precise amount. The humorous dialogue centers on the improbability of such a measurement and the playful challenge between speaker and listener.
A Galveston News quip warns against kicking a man when down and suggests turning him over to search the other pocket, noting the moral hazard in piling on.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pellets as small sugar coated pills that can be taken like candy to regulate stomach liver and bowels and relieve constipation with easy use and claimed soothing effects.
A terse proverb notes that a grass widow cannot always be relied upon to keep a man's grave green, reflecting on steadfastness and dependency in sorrow.
A 1911 lesson recounts Josiah’s discovery of a long-hidden book of the Law in the temple. It details how the king and elders vow to follow God, temple reforms, and a grand Passover, while warning against neglecting scripture through neglect, worldliness, or outdated editions.
A humorous exchange references a blue baby from bath water and a pun on keeping a dog out of the bath. The quip mirrors light domestic wit and cautions about bath safety with a cheeky turn of phrase.
A cat chased along a New York roof lost balance and fell on a boy on a second floor balcony, sending him into a street baby carriage wheeled by another boy. The boy dislocated his wrist and the cat was killed.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recalls a morning picnic abort due to rain and a child’s prayer. The story ends with the boy asking where idols are sold to worship, revealing a night prayer lapse.
An elderly farmer recalls thirteen sons with three errant heirs who squandered money and fled. He feasted and supported them, then warned remaining sons there would be no more fatted calves if they followed the same path. Since then, he says, he has had no trouble with any.
A near-finished musician named Dix faced a chaotic scene when neighbors pursued him for almost ten blocks late last night. The incident suggests mounting tensions in a already tense situation.
A Welden Illinois woman credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her health after a spring illness left her bedridden and losing weight. She reports rapid recovery, regained strength, and even a 20 pound weight gain after adopting the cereal, with ongoing good health and renewed energy for daily work. The Postum Company promotes The Road to Wellville and notes genuine reader letters continue to appear.
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