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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
2
A collage of light essays and social quips touches on fashion, travel, romance, and propriety. Observations note dress trends, female independence, aviation dreams, and city life with a playful, opinionated tone. The brief column closes with a cultural snapshot from Indiana.
A Brooklyn judge sentences a manslaughter convict to remorse rather than prison. The judge declares, I will not send you to prison, I will let remorse be your punishment, while observers note the sentence may be light.
Dr Page of Boston argues the fly acts as a natural sanitarian while conceding a sane approach to swat a pest on a hot day. The quip frames the insect as beneficial yet nuisances remain a target for removal.
Parisian scientists note the flea worries over a parasitic nuisance while contemplating whether the mosquito’s nightly song is merely a painful dirge. The reflection hints at broader irritation and a sense of witty revenge.
The alfalfa weevil threatens western growers as it already plagues Utah and could spread across the Rockies. The origin is uncertain, but likely from Europe or nearby regions where the insect is common, posing a growing danger to alfalfa production.
The Utah alfalfa pest arrived in 1904 and has spread despite controls. The article describes the beetle’s life cycle from eggs to larvae to adults, their feeding impact on alfalfa crops, and the risk of eastward spread via beetle movement. Farmers are urged to watch for changes and report sightings to authorities.
The article warns chilling as the leading cause of chick losses followed by lice. It recommends dusting the setting hen, applying lard to the chick’s head, and thoroughly spraying brood coops with coal tar preparations or strong mixtures to prevent vermin and disease.
The article explains pear packing rules stressing that pears are highly perishable and must be picked green, packed tightly with wrapped fruit and lined boxes, and shipped promptly. It notes diagonal packs, bulk in the box to prevent movement, and higher prices for carefully selected uniform fruit.
Guidance to clear the garden promptly after harvest. Remove decaying vegetation, dress soil with manure, and plow to ready it for spring. Turn chickens into the plowed plot briefly to eat insects and provide natural pest control while boosting feed for birds.
Medium sized but plump turkeys remain marketable year round. Surplus stock may fetch fair prices, but top prices go to young turkeys in good marketable condition not too fat or large.
The success of the dairy hinges on stable environments for cattle and operations. Proper facilities management, feed quality, and herd welfare are essential to achieving productive, sustainable yields.
The article notes that many small poultry plant owners cannot state production costs or profits. It urges owners to track feed costs and egg output and to adopt formal business methods to determine true profitability.
A concise tract speaks to men with clear goals and resolve who pursue dairy cattle breeding, offering strong inducements for those who can stay with their plan until success. It highlights the readiness of capable, persistent breeders to enter the field and achieve results.
A calm, well bred hen described as quiet and gentle with strong maternal instinct attracts notice in the poultry trade signaling potential earnings for its breeder.
The lesson reviews Israel’s murmur at Meribah, Moses and Aaron leading poorly, and God directing the people. It emphasizes that leaders must speak God’s word, avoid pride, and not assume personal glory. Moses’ missteps—receiving the people, assuming holier-than-thou attitude, taking credit, and smiting the rock—led to his exclusion from the promised land.
Mrs. Kenyon schemes to curb Irving’s lavish attentions to a bold caller by delaying purchases and steering him toward a modest umbrella. Irving pressingly seeks a thoughtful gift for a woman, offering $19, while the aunt pressures thrift and propriety.
Two Irishmen plan a pistol duel. The stout challenger argues he is twice the target, so must stand farther away. His second draws chalk lines on the coat to define valid hits and tells the lean opponent to fire within the chalked area.
Grayville Illinois and Chicago women report relief from long standing female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Essie Schaar and Mrs William Tully credit the remedy with ending cramps irregular cycles and displacement symptoms. The company invites letters for confidential female advice. A note mentions a 4570 doll collection in the National Museum Washington.
In New York at the Knickerbocker club a man joked about summer travel asking where his friend spent the season. The reply referenced Pad Nauheim and Newport with a light remark about pursuits and locations.
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