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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
2
A column of witty social snippets critiques trends from innovation in film and language to fashion and gender roles. It notes Alaska granting women the vote and quips about celebrities, crime, and daily life with light, humorous barbs. It references piano stars, corset rumors, and odd news like a man stealing a house.
A blushing young curate, who told his congregation that Jonah spent three days in the society of the whale, is remembered for establishing a new point in anatomy through his humorous misstatement.
A Harvard student graduates with a philosophy doctorate at age eighteen showing youth achievement persists. The piece notes overlooked winter business and questions sauerkraut production figures. It mentions a 100 year old Indiana woman promoting a hot bread diet and closed rooms as longevity races. It also cites the Krupp heiress facing an $1,800,000 share of a new German war tax as poetic justice.
A fragment hints at ethnic slurs and self identification linked to a controversial label. The speaker reflects on how a single label might reveal or distort a person’s origin and status within a social or cultural setting.
Hog lice, a major parasitic pest on swine, cause skin irritation by feeding on blood. Effective control includes three to four dips at ten day intervals, clean sleeping quarters, and use of coal tar creoline dips warmed in water. Set up a ten by eight by two foot dipping vat with a slide entrance for large herds.
A farmer notes runty pigs are crowded out at feeding. V shaped trough partitions let smaller pigs share equally, ensuring better growth. A handyman can build the trough in about an hour, with the improved growth paying for the effort.
Buckwheat yields the best return among crops in the Northern States for its time on ground. It is sown after other crops, helps subdue weeds and starve worms, and fits vacant plots left unsown. It enriches soil humus when plowed under.
Dr. M. H. Reynolds of the Minnesota station notes prejudice against lumpy jaw cattle. Government inspectors approve a large percentage as fit for food, with only the worst cases condemned when the disease affects multiple organs.
An agricultural report argues that providing ample drinking water to sheep improves growth and reduces production costs compared with water-scarce feeding. It notes pasture moisture, dew, and continuous water access are insufficient alone for peak growth, and stresses water as a key bodily component for efficient metabolism.
The Poultry Journal advises culling unprofitable hens year round with emphasis in fall. Yearlings hatched last year near two years old make good breeders and two year olds can still be productive. Even valuable hens must be culled if they pull feathers or eat eggs.
Farm and Home suggests a heavy roller to keep lawns even and deter moles. A practical 200 pound roller can be cement built with a gaspipe axle and handle about two feet long. Forms can use sewer tile, wood slats, or galvanized iron. the form may stay on the roller.
The bureau of plant industry studies tenant farming with focus on owner tenant contracts. Long tenure tenants often fund permanent improvements and adopt soil preserving farming. Data from many farms is analyzed to apportion proceeds among labor working capital and real estate investment.
Do not feed moldy corn to horses as it causes blind staggers and harms their health. This problem recurs yearly in the west, usually due to moldy corn. Avoid feeding moldy grain and keep horses out of fields with moldy corn.
A community event honors Shakespeare with answers drawn from his plays and a party featuring sewing games. Tables set with ribbons and sewing companions host needle threading contests, followed by a partner relay with prizes of needles and thread.
Thimble Club Fun describes a dozen girls meeting every two weeks to sew and read and enjoy an alphabet contest. The hostess offers examples and participants answer by spelling with letters, producing phrases like I O for I owe you and L for ell.
A set of light riddles and puns led by MADAME MERRI. Questions cover jokes about spiders, carpenters, sugar, pen makers, locks, ships, and horses with playful answers and wordplay.
The canvas, termed deck canvas, suits rug or floor coverings and comes in white gray and brown. It would be practical for use though unbleached muslin has been tried. Muslin soils easily and wrinkles badly after use.
Combine two cups pastry flour with half teaspoon salt and four teaspoons baking powder. Rub in three tablespoons butter. Add one cup chopped walnut meats and quarter cup sugar. Mix with enough milk to form a soft dough. Shape into small balls, place in buttered pan, brush with milk, and bake in a hot oven.
A barroom remark argues women cannot become postmen because mail delivery is a mail position. The line reflects early 20th century gender role beliefs shaping employment views.
A simple, decorative pipe rack is shown with a 15 by 5 inch fretwood base covered in pale blue silk. A center ribbon forms loops for pipes, ends have ribbon bows, and the piece is edged with blue and white cord and a hanging loop. It makes a fine gift and would sell at a bazaar.
The lesson reviews Joseph’s trials in Egypt from servant to warden, highlighting his integrity under Potiphar, the danger of sin, and God’s providence. It contrasts dreams as divine signs then with modern reliance on Scripture, noting Joseph’s interpretations pointed to God’s hand and future release aided by the chief butler.
North Bangor New York and Ann Arbor Michigan women report relief from female weakness headaches backache and heavy menstrual bleeding after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They credit improved health to the remedy and urge others to try it.
An advertisement from The United Shoe Machinery Company claims machine-made shoes cost less in royalties and production than other goods. It asserts average royalties per pair under a cent and a third for two-thirds of US shoes, and under 5 4 cents for the highest-priced shoes, inviting readers to write for more details from Boston, Massachusetts.
A man vents patience over a groom’s error and questions his intellect. An awkward joke follows about yesterday arriving. Also an ad promotes Mrs Austin’s Bag Pancake. A wedding notice mentions a sentimental girl lost at a wedding without a handkerchief.
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