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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
2
A collage of quips and anecdotes on New York life, fashion, tipping, crime, aging, and culture. Observations include a New York woman losing 440 dollars, a barber offering an egg with shaves, and jokes about Cleopatra, tipping, and a buckled fashion sense.
Los Angeles judge grants a wife a divorce after alleging spankings by her husband. The remark implies the husband faced no similar sanction and reflects the familiar joke about “a man of few words” in marriage.
Punch urges action to lift cricket as bottles are hurled at the umpire. The splashy gesture signals growing dissatisfaction and a demand for stronger measures to restore order on the field.
Chicago designers announce a shift toward practical fashion for spring, declaring beauty subordinate to utility to attract trade. The statement implies a lean toward functional, durable styles aimed at broad appeal and everyday wear.
An Irish Agricultural Experiment Station series tested raw versus cooked pig feed. Seventeen pigs per group showed faster gains, lower feed per pound, and cleaner health on raw meal, though higher mortality reminded caution. The author cites American studies and urges adoption of raw feeding for higher profits.
The piece recalls how dairying shifted from hard manual labor to mechanization. It notes that early dairy workers relied on scythes and forks, while modern outfits use mowing machines, fedder rakes and power loaders. Silos enable year round succulent cow feed, changing the farmer’s workload.
Wisconsin College of Agriculture advises dipping sheep every spring to kill ticks and lice, improve wool growth, and prevent skin issues. Use warm days after shearing, keep heads out, drain runoff to the vat, and immerse all body parts except head for at least one minute in lukewarm dip.
A 14 year old hosts a button threading party with four tables and numbered score cards. Guests pair by button color, thread needles, and race to finish. Prizes include button boxes and spools. later guests answer a verse quiz ending in ty and enjoy a tea shower with gift cups for the bride-to-be.
A note on adolescent sleepovers for girls aged fourteen to seventeen. Small groups of six to eight invitees share dinner at 7 30 pm and bring kimono and boudoir caps. Candles, fireside chats, roasted marshmallows and corn appear with prizes like a corset bag or lingerie. Breakfast at eight is dainty.
A hostess inviting twelve young women to her event called a Cupiditea sparked excitement as she honored a girl soon to be married. The gathering celebrated upcoming nuptials with a playful, themed tea.
Quoting agricultural guidance, farmers are urged to limit green corn fodder oats clover and rape for cattle and sheep. A daily small feeding of dry hay is recommended to prevent excessive looseness of the bowels and maintain animal health.
A simple morning feed mixes corn meal wheat bran and ground oats in equal parts with a few handfuls of beef scrap and skim milk to moisten. The recipe aims to support egg production by providing balanced grains and protein.
An acre of daffodils or narcissus can be valued from 250 to 2000 dollars, compared with 70 to 100 dollars for an acre of wheat or potatoes in England. The note compares crop values and highlights the high profitability of bulb flowers.
An editorial quips that a farmer who pays $1.50 per hundredweight for protein feeds ignores clover and alfalfa, calling the approach short-sighted and impractical for long term profitability.
The text notes that cattle yielding the most meat with lean build command the highest prices in markets. It emphasizes selecting animals with minimal fat and bone to maximize meat yield and market value.
The piece frames crops as partners for stockmen, noting corn and clover or corn and alfalfa as valuable companions in feed and forage strategies.
Children play a variant called Japanese tag. The tagger must touch a spot on the body and keep a hand there until tagging another child. The next tag targets a knee or foot to complicate attempts to pass the hand to the next player.
A simple stage gag describes brushing a quarter from the hand using a whisk broom. The victim is asked to sweep the coin from the palm with only a brushing motion. Many try, but none succeed, making it a popular after dinner illusion.
A new model in mouse gray cloth appears chic with simple style. The bodice blends into a pinafore look with a long armhole reaching the waist. Sleeves feature gray soutache braiding and a side panel forms a deep skirt band. a gray satin sash ties on the left hip.
Describe decorative millinery with roses forget me nots asters and other flowers. Notes bouquet effects feather ribbons and aigrette elements. Mentions small shoots roses upright or off the brim for hat embellishments.
A gossiping scene at Fairbank Terrace and a quirky exchange with insurance agent Dawson fuels jealousy and suspicion. A second vignette introduces Augusta De Peyster, a Knickerbocker charitable figure active with New York sailors and her sharp epigrams on virtue and reform.
The best step to gain self control is to face disagreeable tasks with courage. Do not be easily roused after deciding on a course. The most disagreeable point in a business day is tactful yielding to others and giving a pleasant answer when inclined to be curt.
"I've a good mind to go and jump in to the river," said N. Peck as he gathered his hat and prepared to leave. His wife commanded him to return and change into old clothes before he departed.
A Wisconsin reader credits Postum with curing heart palpitations and nervousness caused by coffee. She describes weight gain, improved strength, and easier stair-climbing after switching to Postum, praising Instant Postum and inviting others to write for “The Road to Wellville.”
A late professor recalled a playful German boyhood anecdote about the future Kaiser, told in the presence of Empress Frederick who noted Meine Willy ist so plotzlich. The anecdote captures the swift temperament associated with Wilhelm II from youth to adulthood.
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