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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1912
Page
2
A string of pithy observations on politics society and manners from a late 19th or early 20th century column. The piece pokes fun at fashion, actors, wealth, science, and international affairs with quips about Mars weather hoards of money and new tech. It notes Mars winter fake news and the spread of telephone cables linking England to France and beyond. It also mentions a Russian dancer a Siamese queen and a New Yorker arrested for frivolous acts.
Practical notes on cattle feeding emphasize using carrots for palatability, light sandy soil, paving or tiling to improve drainage, and wind sheltered open south sheds. It also covers oats for lambs, relate hay, roots, and a homemade wheelbarrow frame from iron or wood. It warns about swill-fed logs and skim milk quality from creameries.
The article advises using abundant cow peas clover or alfalfa on farms and supplementing with small amounts of oil cake rather than bran or cotton seed meal. It warns that dairy cows require clean wholesome feeds all winter and cautions against semi starvation as recovery is slow and costly to performance.
A Handy Feed Carrier notes that milk-giving capacity declines over time before freshening. Good feeding does not require high priced concentrates but relies on roughage and cheap feeds to keep cows in thrifty condition at all times.
A Illinois farmer questions wheat as hog feed and notes threshing, soaking, or boiling may help. Cattle on beet greens may scour. dried crops less favored. English feeders use turnips and mangles for cattle and sheep, with some letting sheep dig roots. Silage can beat corn fodder but needs added nitrogen for fattening steers. Soy beans, clover, alfalfa hay mentioned.
Dr. J Fisher of Fitchburg Massachusetts reports a potato growing method emphasizing a weighed fertilizer mix and seed preparation. The program includes broadcasting two thirds of the formula before planting, treating seed with corrosive sublimate for scab, sprouting in a greenhouse, cutting to one sprout per piece, precise furrow planting, and frequent weeding with a horse hoe to avoid hand labor.
Mrs Narcissd Waggoner of Carterville Illinois suffered for more than a decade with backache headaches nervousness and dizziness. After a fall and paralysis diagnosis by three doctors she started using Doan's Kidney Pills and was permanently cured becoming stronger than in years. The advertisement urges Doan's as the remedy priced 60 cents at all stores from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports that about 10 percent of church deaths are due to tuberculosis. In a study of 312000 with 7000 deaths in 1910, 725 churches show a death rate of 2.24 per thousand communicants, higher than the 1.60 regional rate. Ministers should focus on tuberculosis during the week around April 28 Tuberculosis Day.
An old advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy for red weak and watery eyes with granulated lids. It claims non patent medicine status and lists Druggists selling bottles at 25 cents, with a urine eye tube also priced similarly.
An ethnologist notes that in Papua leap year is a perpetual idea though gender roles differ. women are seen as central to marriage proposals, while men view the act as beneath notice. The piece cites opinions from Professor Twiggs and snippets from period humor columns.
Actual experience shows a breeder can raise pigs to maturity for breeding at eighteen months with good muscle bone and vigor. Proper feeding prevents soft development. The belief that pigs must be two or three years old for bone and muscle is unfounded, as stamina need not come from long half rations.
In a courtroom exchange, Mrs. Benham notes a wife cannot overdraw her husband's account while the judge comments on the cost of living and Powell remarks on being glad to be dead.
A Chicago woman credits Grape-Nuts with ending the doctor habit in her home. She says five years without a physician followed starting Grape-Nuts after illness and headaches and nervousness, and notes improved health for herself and her husband.
An Irish repartee story features John Bright and George Peabody. Bright asks a policeman about boatmen’s fees for a Shannon day of fishing and Peabody pays seven and sixpence to ten shillings. The boatman jokes that Peabody is Pay-nobody, reflecting on contentment versus riches.
A vintage collage of advertisements and quips mentions Bluing and water dilution, Red Cross Ball Blue, Dr. Pierce products, alimony concerns, bromine laxatives, and a cold cure claim. The snippet blends consumer tips and sensational lines with references to names like E W Grove and a domestic money issue.
A brief reminiscence notes the contrast between a speaker’s dinner talk and a later speech on duty. The piece asserts that fulfilling one’s duty faithfully makes people good, strong, happy, and useful men, echoing Phillips Brooks's ethos.
The lesson outlines Jesus healing in Simon Peter's house and the mother-in-law's swift service, exploring suffering, faith by works, and God's plan. It notes Jesus praying before dawn, teaching that social service exceeds bodily healing, and urges medical missions and following Christ's example of compassion.
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