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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
2
A collage of quips and notes spanning advances in Indiana politics, mime stuff about hookworms, wiggle sources, and domestic mentions. Items include a Chicago waiter’s death, a live lobster mailed, a $500 pear in an oyster tale, and musings on language, aviation, and a six year old British dreadnaught outclassed.
A steerage passenger arrives in New York with $50,000 and, per a Harvard professor, the pigeon leads an intellectual life. The father pigeon mainly diverts himself with grumbling and swearing, offering a playful contrast to human concern over money and intellect.
A collage of humorous observations and editorials noting German street rules, changing fashions, fortunes, and social dynamics. It cites Berlin prohibitions on whistling and walking abreast, compares past and present Kansas youth attire, reflects on wealth and ability, recalls a Virginia editor in debt, and hints at gendered social humor.
A simple craft explains making a small bag to hold travel necessities. It uses seven inch and three inch ribbons, a yard and a half of baby ribbon, gauze ribbon for casings, and two cardboard discs as bases. Feather stitching hides seams and draw strings finish with bows.
Young girls favor mannish shirts in striped or solid washable silk or crepe de chine with masculine lines. Neckwear features a cape collar, crystal buttons, and ties in violet or two tone colors. Colored dresses rely on plaids and novelty fabrics, with Russian middy and Norfolk styles remaining favorites.
The fur trend centers on letting scarf ends drop down the back while boas and stoles cross in front. Ends fall with studied carelessness, creating a relaxed, fashionable silhouette.
The article outlines fashionable footwear in Paris emphasizing suede boots in black taupe or brown, street boots with patent vamps, all gray kid shoes for budget conscious wearers, and the glare of glace kid and satin options for evenings. It also offers a craft idea for a shaving paper cage gift using satin lining and embroidered satin stitches.
The piece notes spring fashion for shaded garments, focusing on hats named Sunset Hemp. Styles appear faded to the unaccustomed eye, evoking September rather than May. Hats use fine braid with color gradients from deep edge tones to pale crown tops described as sun faded.
New fabrics include zizag cotton with white crepe ground and raised colored threads and reverse grounds shot with contrasting threads. Brocaded washable crepes appear striped like velvet. Accordion plaited cotton crepe resists washing creases. Lacy embroideries imitate Carrick-ma-Cross and net laces pair with old fashioned Swiss machine embroidery in drapery and gowns.
The spring lingerie dresses showcase skirts with fullness adjusted through band rup tucks, creating structured volume and a refined silhouette.
Some women discard petticoats and wear black satin knickerbockers over regular underclothes, removing only the petticoat under street clothes. They seek warmth and comfort, with no extra fullness, and satin can be washed frequently. The switch depends on a heavy enough skirt to avoid cling and concealment from others.
Crystal buttons are in vogue and brighten inexpensive blouses. Tiny rhinestone buttons set in black or colored cups enliven dull garments and meet a long needed want.
A resourceful schoolteacher funds a supper by promising her class a Columbus tale and asks each pupil to bring an egg to school the next day. Her mother faces a kitchen shortage as relatives arrive, but the teacher plans a clever egg demonstration. The tale from the Cleveland Plain Dealer highlights ingenuity and family support in hard times.
The dialogue cites Julius Caesar as Shakespeare’s fore most man of his world and notes his unmatched leadership during crises. It argues no era has produced a greater figure to rule during history’s most critical moments, highlighting Caesar’s seamless triumph over obstacles to reach his goal.
Ferns are increasingly used to pack food for transport in Germany, following England where the practice began. It yields excellent results for shipping fresh fruit butter fish and other delicately handled foods over short or long distances.
The quote notes Cora’s habit of comprehensive requests during prayer. She asks blessings for mother, father, friends, and “all of us,” seeking “everything good” and what is best for each friend. The text appears in Harpers Magazine.
A dialogue fragment asks where a suburban cottage site lies while another answers it remains vague and imagined for now. The exchange highlights a notion of an ideal, unnamed location. No concrete place or date is given.
A bright young woman recounts chronic headaches and stomach pain from coffee and tea due to caffeine. After hospital treatment with Postum she found relief, switched to Postum and Grape-Nuts, and reports no headaches. The ad promotes Instant Postum, its preparation, and pricing from Postum Cereal Co. Ltd. Battle Creek Michigan.
A lesson on Genesis 18 19 24 29 stresses mercy before judgment and the need for believers to separate from worldly influence Lot’s reluctance and eventual escape illustrate the danger of procrastination and the call to clean living, kindness to strangers, and accountability for sin.
E O Sellers director of Evening Department Moody Bible Institute Chicago presents a Sunday school lesson outline.
A brief note suggests some individuals may tell falsehoods to maintain habitual deceptive skills. It implies a pattern of unnecessary lying without identifying any specific persons or events.
An endorsement from Mrs. Arthur Haworth details a four year old boy suffering a severe facial rash with red spots and blisters. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the skin cleared in about ten to fourteen days, leaving no scar.
Willie Tere, a short life in a flat, begins chasing a chicken in a large yard. The hostess protests as his mother explains the boy does not know that it is a chicken.
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