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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
4
The census estimates U S farm lands at 45.55 per acre up from 40.85 last year and 36.23 four years ago. 1910 value was 32.40 and 1900 15.57 per acre. Values rise about 5 percent yearly, about 2 per acre. The recent jump owes partly to a southern cotton rebound after a low year and wartime price stimu lus for grain.
Dialogue portrays Van Skinn as an extreme tightwad while another says he once donated a nickel to a blind man. The exchange implies a reluctant charitable act tied to a conditional, humorous caveat about passing the aid to others.
Neighbors joke about Mr Grimes's rheumatism while noting a player phome has not been heard from for several days. The brief exchange frames a small community moment without further context or events.
A London Tit-Bits recounts a weekend hunting tale. A host unable to accompany a guest offers a gun and ferrets. The cockney hunter roams the woods and returns boasting of grand sport and a bag of squirrels.
An old advertisement touts GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC as a malaria remedy with Quinine and Iron. The copy notes the price as 50 cents and includes a domestic scene where a child pleads for cake and a cooky prompting the mother to dismiss the requests.
An old advertisement recommends bathing babies with hot water and Cuticura Soap and gently applying Cuticura Ointment for irritation. It promises better sleep for fretful babies and credits emollients as a boon to tired mothers. Free samples by mail with a book from Cuticura, Boston.
President Wilson told a Princeton athlete that failing in lectures yet excelling on the football field is common. He quipped that people would cheer Greek as much as touchdowns if they did so for academics.
A dialogue recalls Patience kissing a singer on the lips while she performed at the piano. Patrice notes the father’s lack of notice and the singer’s unusual nasal voice that allowed her to continue singing through the moment.
The state records its highest point at 800 feet above sea level marking a notable benchmark in Florida's topography. Explorers and geographers note the elevation as a statewide geographic reference in reports and maps.
Letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a key remedy during the Change of Life. Philadelphia and Beverly women recount relief from headaches, back pain, heat flashes, and nervous symptoms after use, urging others to try the remedy and seek advice from the company.
Guidance from the department of agriculture outlines a method to can corn and other vegetables. Fill jars in layers with mashed corn to release milk, leave slight headspace, seal, and boil four hours with water covering cans. Keep cans submerged and test seals after cooling.
An improved rural mailbox device aims to save trips to the roadside by using a metal lid contact and brass strip to complete a circuit. When the lid is lifted the bell at the house rings, signaling mail arrival via a battery powered electric bell, reducing unnecessary trips.
A fowl is trussed for boiling with a slice of fat smoked beef on the breast and rubbed with lemon juice. It simmer in water with onion cloves herbs pepper and salt for about one and a half hours. Serve on a hot dish with a rich white sauce poured over.
Serve in glasses as a first course at luncheon or dinner. Cut cubes of watermelon from the center of a ripe melon, chill. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and ground ginger root. Cinnamon may replace ginger. At a card party we served luncheon for ladies: Creamed oysters in patty cases and potato croquettes, Waldorf salad, Parker House rolls, maple mousse, gold and angel cake, coffee, almonds, olives, bonbons.
Pare five apples core and slice into a pan with water. Chop six figs mix with apples and cook covered five minutes. Add sugar and cook until soft. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin soaked in cold water. Stir, pour into mold and chill until firm.
Pare quarter and core a dozen tart apples. Stew with minimal water until soft and sieve. For each quart of apple, add one cup sugar two onions finely chopped one teaspoon pepper one teaspoon cloves one teaspoon mustard two teaspoons cinnamon one tablespoon salt and one pint vinegar. Mix, boil slowly one hour and bottle hot.
A folk remedy suggests boiling cracked dishes in enough sweet milk to cover them for about 45 minutes. The milk allegedly seals the cracks and repairs the ware so it can endure heavy use nearly as well as when new.
Use a food chopper to render fat instead of cutting by hand. It speeds the process, reduces waste, and yields quicker results for ready use.
National Daily summarizes Dr George Bonne's leaflet on how Germanys industry seeks to curb alcoholism. Foremen and managers demand clearer brains for electric looms locomotives and ships. Fifteen leading firms including Krupp provide refreshing drinks to replace beer. Weaning from drinking advances, backed by professors, army navy and insurers.
Mrs. Lucia Addison of the national WCTU argues liability laws have boosted safety and anti alcohol campaigns in industry and calls for federal coverage like the Kern-McGll cuddy bill. Dr Haven Emerson urges anti alcoholism education and action against health board obstacles in New York City.
The Greater Boston Allied Building Trades council with over 18 000 members endorsed no license during the wet and dry campaign. Resolutions condemn liquor interests and pledge efforts to defeat license as business agents from 31 unions form a club to advance the cause.
Professor Nothnagel of Vienna says it is a sin to give children wine or beer and criminal to teach that wine nourishes. He blames early alcohol use for neurasthenia and declares that alcohol is a poison.
Uhrichsville Chronicle argues that prohibition causes some confirmed drinkers to seek drugs, labeling such businesses that force patrons to use liquor or drugs as ones that should be abolished.
Doctor Delbrueck at the Bremen anti alcohol congress urged a global war on beer, arguing it causes greater injurious effects than spirits and must be fought more intently in all civilized lands.
A fertile chicken egg immersed in a 5 percent alcohol solution for about two hours or exposed to alcohol fumes will fail to develop into a viable embryo.
A Chicago based Illinois Steel worker who secured a Pittsburgh job was feted at a hotel banquet before his departure. Twenty five foremen and clerical workers attended and each plate had a cocktail, yet none were touched as the workers left the table.
A historical reflection notes that every habitual drunkard traces back to a prior moderate drinker, illustrating the progression from casual use to addiction. It suggests a common pattern in social behavior and public health concern.
Lesson outlines Pauls activity from A D 50 to 57, his sermons confirmed by Scripture, and his care for converts. It surveys Philippi Thessalonica Athens Corinth and Ephesus, noting church founding, key events, and later letters including to Ephesia while in Rome. The closing route ends at Jerusalem with Luke joining for the Gentile collection.
Be cheerful and seek not external help nor the tranquillity which others give Marcus Aurelius expresses a stoic belief in inward strength and personal resolve. The line urges self-reliance and a steadfast mindset regardless of external comforts.
Professor Hilary McMasters cites Mark Twain as a model regimen contrasted with modern nonsensical plans. He notes Twain’s strict rules, minimal smoking, meals only at set times, and a family history of cod liver oil stocks described as an early oil trust.
A patent describes a magazine attached to a pipe stem to hold additional tobacco. The concept aims to simplify refilling during use. The text notes potential reactions from butter and timid soldiers when exposed to fire.
A homeowner woke to a rapping sound and found a burglar poised to steal silver. The dog under the dining room table wagged his tail, alerting the household to the intruder. Police were alerted and the suspect fled.
A lady arriving at a Pacific coast hotel rings for a maid on her first morning. A Japanese boy opens the door and enters. She hides under the bed covers, and the boy calmly repeats that the maid will return, creating a humorous confusion.
Field for Him, a portrait artist, contemplates public recognition and income from art. A Louisville Courier Journal quotation shows a dialogue about expression, livelihood, and the idea of designing kings and knaves for playing cards.
A visitor tells a police sergeant that his neighbor had all his chickens stolen last night. When asked how many, he cannot answer and declines to file a report himself. He then asks the sergeant to convey his thanks if the thief is eaten.
Parents urged to examine each Castoria bottle for Creaxzy signature before use. Claims the product is a safe remedy for infants and children and notes it has been in use for over 30 years. Includes line about children crying for Fletcher's Castoria.
King George of England is assembling a private collection of trench periodicals issued at the fronts. The set is described as complete and contains many items considered extremely curious and potentially valuable.
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