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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
2
A collage of satirical snippets spans politics, sports, labor, science and daily life. Jokes on free speech at games, leaded gas prices, pay as you enter travel, and a Mars year of 730 days sit alongside notes on cyclones, courtship coffee, curfews for men, a whale as sea parliament, and China egg prices at five cents a dozen.
A fragmentary claim suggests Egyptians knew appendicitis 7000 years ago and links wealth to pyramid building. Another note mentions a scientist saying older stars move faster. The text also references dodging vegetables from audiences as a long practice.
A college professor notes a woman’s match strike outward. Gowns deemed liberating women. Rumor claims Mona Lisa resides in the United States, identified by a perpetual smile. Detectives rely on that signature grin to trace the famed painting.
The Toledo Blade quips about a girl with a perfect foot and questions if a lost limb follows. A preacher cites honesty as a wife’s sacred right while noting natural self preservation. A Pennsylvania judge’s home claim contrasts with an Allentown case over nine husbands. Boston’s license records show no leap year brides, prompting jokes about engagements.
A veteran hog keeper explains why sows may eat piglets and how to prevent it. Key causes include nervousness at farrowing and poor housing. Advice covers housing, pens, rations with wheat middlings and clover hay, beet feed, minerals, water, and gentle handling to keep sows thrifty and calm.
The annual institute reports two year old Ayrshires surpassing average milk yields. Canary Belle, Fearnot of Oakdale, Johanna of Juneau, and Rose of Oakdale produced standout totals from 5 956 to 10 118 pounds of milk and 292 to 437 pounds of butter. Johanna fed on silage and grain, yielding 893 gallons of milk sold for 285.76 dollars.
A writer contrasts two bulls to argue humane, spacious housing improves temperament and breeding performance. One bull kept in a tiny pen becomes crabby, while another, in a well fenced enclosure with overhead wire, shows better disposition and potential as a breeder. The piece promotes environmental law as essential to welfare and productivity.
The Babcock tester serves not only to track the value of livestock but also as an accurate tool for assessing creamery quality and efficiency.
Farm manure has long been the primary soil improver on stock farms and feeds large accumulations. Estimates place US annual manure production at two billion tons with substantial value per ton in plant nutrients and crop yield increases. Waste and loss from improper use equals ten times the value of all commercial fertilizers.
Instructions for a woman growing poultry emphasize love for the work and persistent effort. Recommend learning by experience, using clean water, oyster shells, grit, and a varied diet rather than chasing quick riches. Any standard breed is acceptable, with no single feeding rule guaranteeing success.
The shift of most commercial orchardists to low-headed trees is strong evidence of their value since fruit growers rarely adopt a practice without proven benefit.
A how to on making toilet vinegars from flowers and herbs in white wine vinegar with cold infusion methods. It suggests fresh materials for best skin effect, uses for cleansing and refreshing, and provides a recipe for a lavender perfumed water and a calming body water attributed to Mme. Bernhardt.
Instruction lists three dress patterns for girls aged 4 to 10 with Magyar bodice styling and trims. The first uses ruby red fine wool with a silk stripe and buttons. second in fine face cloth with braided waist band and underslip lace. third black satin with Vandyke lace, cord girdle and narrow edging.
A reader asks about proper courtship etiquette for a schoolgirl. She inquires whether a young lady should teach a young man to play cards and how often a beau may call. She wonders if a fifteen year old is too young to receive company and if leap year fairs for girls to meet boys are appropriate.
A column presents mixed letters about teen social life. A girl aged fourteen asks if a boy escort home from a party is proper while a reader argues for safe chaperoned activities. Replies urge caution and parental guidance in teen dating and social outings.
The article advises tender care for white hair including waving with curl-papers or cloth, avoiding hot irons to prevent yellowing. Cleanse with castle soap or egg white, rinse multiple times, and add a lemon rinse for shine. Use faint blue water to keep a pale blue tone, dry thoroughly away from heat to prevent fluffy texture.
The piece counsels modest dresses for teens and women with limited budgets. It favors simple sheer cotton over a princess slip, and suggests crepe de chine in white or delicate shades for younger and older women, including black for mature wear.
A sermon on Luke 7 36 50 contrasts a neglectful Pharisee with a repentant sinner who anoints Jesus feet with tears and a alabaster box. Jesus praises the woman's faith saying Thy faith hath saved thee go in peace and teaches all owe debt of sin to the Great Creator.
The passage proclaims believers as sowers and plowmen spreading good seeds and preparing hearts. It asserts Christians as salt of the earth serving as blessings and glorifying Christ daily, describes them as workers together with God in His mission.
James Greenman of Sonia Michigan credits Doan's Kidney Pills with a dramatic kidney relief after months of back pain urinary weakness feverish dizziness and depression. He avoided an operation, passed multiple kidney stones, and recovered fully. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY marketed the remedy at 50 cents.
A dialogue echoes in which Buggs’ volatile behavior unsettles his wife yet she holds the power in their domestic scene. The exchange centers on control, tension, and the dynamics of marriage as authority shifts.
The notice markets Murine Marine Eye Remedy, claiming rapid relief for red weak watery eyes and granulated lids with an illustrated booklet in each package. It stresses the product is not a patent medicine but has long use in physician practice and is sold by druggists in depots and aseptic tubes.
A vintage advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder with five million free samples yearly. It claims the product eases tired aching swollen feet and invites readers to request a sample by mailing Allen Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
A punny note recalls Wombat now under new management as a wife demands expensive purchases, explaining his prior laziness. The item frames domestic change as a humorous business-like adjustment.
Advertises Garfield Tea as a uniquely efficient remedy for liver troubles and costiveness. The other line suggests writers with imagination strive to leave a mark, implying a promotional culture and self-improvement mindset.
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