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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
7
The piece argues eliminating fires and rats could cut living costs. It cites Philadelphia estimates that rats waste over a million dollars annually in food, and notes U S fire insurance premiums reached 419 million in 2015, suggesting large savings if our fire record matched England, France or Germany.
Clara returns home hungry and irked. Her mother jokes about a day away, while Clara retorts that the teacher fusses over telling the multican from the divider. The brief exchange captures school life and a child’s rising defiance.
A cartoonish exchange features Senator Sorghum lamenting that listeners verify his words before accepting them, causing accountability for facts. The caption adds a quip about two hearts being better than one if they are trumps.
The article highlights taffeta coats in brown blue and black with pongee collar facings and velvet trim. It notes sleeve flare cuffs belts pockets and sash ends as stylish features and urges color choice for success. It also covers neckwear jabots lace edgings and Renaissance embroidery as Easter wardrobe accents.
A collection of wry sayings touching on manners, gender, and human folly. Bits about neighbors with hogs, a woman's scorn, pride, and patience, with quips on income, travel, and Providence. A sly look at social behavior and common sense.
The report lists 85 public holidays in Russia each year and notes New Zealand’s Sutherland Falls at 1 904 feet. It compares brick and granite durability, mentions a 2000 acre Cuban orange grove, and highlights diligent South American ants with three mile tunnels. It cites Stratford on Avon visitors with 8000 in 1914 and 254 last year.
A collection of curious statements and humorous “facts” about famous people and eras. It playfully twists history with paradoxes about Caesar, Napoleon, Elizabeth, Washington, Solomon, and more, noting odd costs, deaths, and inventions while keeping a light tone.
Flax is widely grown on the Canadian prairies. Thermalene gas is recommended as a substitute for acetylene for welding. In Seville the laboring classes subsist mainly on vegetables with occasional dried fish and bread.
New York reports 137 644 births 77 801 deaths and 54 782 marriages. A stray line references Brom o Quinine and a quirky note about court proceeding in an automobile. A streetwise quip questions an auto sparker as a calendar of modern progress appears.
A household tip item urges women to keep homes clean and laundry on schedule using Red Cross Ball Blue for brighter whites and better wash results.
A man boasts of a millonth of an inch measuring machine and claims his restaurant uses it to cut ham sandwiches. The remark, delivered with showmanship, highlights a fascination with precision tools.
Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe argues that diseases are failures of the body as a whole, not just isolated organ affections. He notes this view, as old as Hippocrates, is often overlooked amid specialist research.
An advertisement urges readers to treat dandruff to stop hair loss and restore luster. It touts 25 cent bottles of Dandeline promising instant shine and later new hair growth all over the scalp, ending with a humorous exchange about luck and money.
Suffering from excess uric acid can age a person prematurely with gray hair or a lean, haggard face. Increase water intake between meals to flush uric acid and try Anuric double strength before meals to expel uric acid, relieving backache rheumatism gout and related pain.
He comforts her after noticing a white streak on his coat. She sobs and asks how he can know, while he reassures with affection and a playful remark about brushing it off. The moment hints at a secret or impending danger beneath their intimate tension.
Earth pigments and ochres found near the Cape of Good Hope accompany the opening of South Africa's first paint factory reflecting early industry growth in the region.
A quip ponders the favorite fare of bulls and bears on Wall Street. The punchline suggests lamb chops as the expected answer.
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