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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
6
Mr Starr a widower and Mount Mark Methodist minister in Iowa oversees five daughters Prudence the eldest manages home Fatty a college freshman Carol and Lark twins in high school and Constance the baby The tale follows their homely incidents and Prudence’s work while a mysterious young man rescues Prudence after an early bicycle accident adding fascination to the family dynamics.
In a lively scene from a family chapter, Prudence prepares for a wedding ceremony as Jerrold Harmer looms as a heroic suitor. The Starr sisters chatter about gowns, mules, and fairies while Father Starr weighs family matters and Prudence admits noticing Jerrold’s good looks.
In a tense domestic scene, Prudence admits to her father that she knew what she said about not having callers was a lie. Mr. Starr feels the weight of mounting fears as the anticipated visitor approaches.
Prudence and Jerrold Harmer meet at the Mount Mark parsonage where his arrival triggers shy glances and playful exchanges. He explains he drove from Des Moines to discuss Harmer Automobile business, while Prue and family balance humor with budding romance in a sunny, domestic scene.
Crown gall is a nursery disease affecting many fruit trees and berries. The text outlines three forms hard soft and hairy root and notes apple peach grape plum and bramble susceptibility and urged prevention by inspecting nursery stock removing infected plants and avoiding grafts from infected stock. It also covers control measures including land clean up and proper grafting practices.
A wartime appeal urges soldiers sailors and farmers to increase production to feed troops and allies. It notes Canada offers land for farming, urges Americans to help grow grain and cattle, and emphasizes cross border cooperation to end the war and sustain freedom.
The speaker ponders whether six months is enough to know a partner well enough to marry. They compare with longer engagements of two to three years and consider potential success of the relationship. Concerns about timing, compatibility, and readiness arise.
Nebraska Agricultural College reports spraying, pruning, and cultivation boost orchard profits. Sprayed trees yielded 98.2 percent blemish free fruit versus 9.3 percent for unsprayed. costs stay low at about 9.32 per acre. Protection against worms involves trunk bands of cotton batting or sticky bands applied late August through harvest.
A new USDA bulletin No. 265 by E. J. Newcomer describes the dock false worm, a green larva attacking apples resembling the codling moth. The pest is found throughout the north.
Dr. W. P. Shuler of Oklahoma A and M urges immunizing well bred hogs at weaning and keeping breeding stock vaccinated continuously. If no cholera is present and many feeders exist, use judgment. vaccination of a small group can pay back the cost, with double treatment at weaning seen as most effective.
A cynical person mocks a suburban optimist about reducing living costs with a small garden. The optimist claims to have given away angleworms from his agricultural work and hopes for luck in fishing and gratitude in the human heart for breakfast.
A beauty advertisement touts a double strength ethine freckle remover. It claims a drugstore ounce applied nightly and morning will fade even dark freckles and often clear the skin with minimal product use. The ad guarantees satisfaction or refund.
A fragmented dialogue line references a Mr Tomkins Smith and his wife with a punch style quip. The text then promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product for comfort and lasting pleasure, followed by a generic success slogan about trees growing into the sky.
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