Counterfeit Two Dollar Certificate Reported
A new counterfeit two dollar certificate has appeared prompting scrutiny by the public. Officials urge examination of currency for signs of fakes and advise referring to updated guidance.
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1903
Page
2
A new counterfeit two dollar certificate has appeared prompting scrutiny by the public. Officials urge examination of currency for signs of fakes and advise referring to updated guidance.
A terse report mentions a thorough housecleaning in the Post Office department. Chicago is cited as selling over a million Bibles annually. A Chicago man reportedly obtained an injunction to stop his wife from pulling his whiskers. the state exchange editor weighs in on road building and better highways as a practical subject.
A wry remark suggests a man’s razor travels about twenty miles across his face in a lifetime, noting the measurement depends on jaw length and facial hair growth. The quip playfully weighs personal grooming against arithmetic.
A harsh judge in Brooklyn imprisoned two women for cursing in public. The remark suggests a tougher penalty could overload jails if men faced similar punishment. A joking note then mentions the Sultan of Sulu planning to attend the St Louis fair with curiosities and wives, implying crowded accommodations.
The piece denounces journalists who mock rural life and the Hoosiers of Hooppole township Posey county Indiana. It defends farmers as shrewd and practical against urban reporters who mock country folks when lacking material. It likens such behavior to sensational city fakir tricks.
A collection of printer mishaps illustrates misread words from misprinted phrases and a broken type case. An Alabama ads column promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, claiming cure after one and a half bottles and full trade satisfaction. A police court witnessed a humorous rebuke over a witness kissing her thumb instead of a Bible.
The piece laments corrupted journalism that seeks notoriety over truth and urges Americans to uphold conscience and patriotism in reporting. It stresses the duty to place facts above sensationalism and to resist self advancement in the profession.
M. M. Austin of Winchester Indiana acted quickly when his wife suffered stomach and liver trouble. Doctors could not help her until Dr King s New Life Pills provided immediate relief and she was ultimately cured. Available for 25 cents at Joseph Bros drug store.
A historical ad-like note argues a man will remember firsthand experience with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after a severe attack. It claims quick relief and lifelong recall, noting sales by Joseph Bros. The passage emphasizes practical proof over repeated claims.
The project will begin with extensive digging of the canal and up to forty thousand workers are expected to be employed on the isthmus.
A vivid column touts a heavy subscription push with mock prizes including railroad bonds a Masonic Temple roof garden and a steamship crew. It offers a Steinway piano for each subscriber and names Roosevelt and other figures as judges while condemning yellow journalism and courts in a satirical flourish.
In political arenas a lesser known candidate rises to prominence as attention shifts from backroom talk to public scrutiny. Analysts note unexpected momentum and strategic moves shaping the race.
An early discussion argues cremation will supplant burial in cities as cheaper quicker and cleaner. It explains oxidation in cremation and notes earth burial causes long lasting decay that can pollute soil and water, presenting cremation as safer for the living.
A pro cremation piece argues cremation avoids infection risk and delays, describing the process as a heatless retort that reduces a body to harmless salts. It claims cremation is cheaper, requires no casket or grave plot, and urban burial is dangerous and likely to be prohibited soon.
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