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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
2
A stream of comic observations on fashion hats hobble skirts and car steps. Notes on alcohol eyesight duels with wax bullets and perfume sprays. Jokes about spies markets crime and court cases highlight a playful column surveying society politics and daily life. Names and places include Gary Ind New Jersey New York Yale and China.
A family dinner scene shows a five year old named Willard ignoring Sunday manners by taking extra potatoes. His mother blushes and later restricts portions. At breakfast the next day Willard confronts his mother with a straight question about her reaction.
A long paragraph of household tips discusses cleaning pipes, attic airing, wooden spoons, potato brushes, pacifiers for children, bleaching linen in spring, color restoration for faded dresses, silver cleaning in aluminum pots, rubber and silver corrosion, and homemade paper decorations for entertaining. It ends with a dessert recipe and a mixed set of instructions for candy, napkins, and a Princess Cakes mix.
Ezra Pound spoke at the Authors' club in New York about Shelley's cremation. He joked that cremation invites ribald jest more than sepulture. He cited an example of a widow’s husband’s ashes scattered on sleet covered steps and another on a blustery morning overturning a vase on a rug.
In a light exchange Tim suggests Mamie is about one rat taller than Susie. The dialog centers on a playful comparison between the two figures.
A fragmentary taste of late 19th century advertising and social chat frames. It links comments about intelligence with booster lines for Garfield Tea claiming cleansing and health benefits amid moral musings on desire and gratitude.
A brief literary note quotes Robert Browning about looking down causing dizziness, reflecting a reflective mood typical of 19th century prose summaries.
Buttermilk is praised as a wholesome drink and cure ally by authorities. The document lists recipes including Buttermilk Pie, Buttermilk Sweet Cake, Steamed Brown Bread, Corn Muffins, and Johnny Cake with detailed measurements and methods.
The text discusses celebrating a wedding anniversary as a chance to entertain friends and repay hospitality. It references Blinks as selfish, notes a rare display of attachment during a sheriff’s term, and mentions the paper anniversary as the first year.
The Morningside Civic League in Edina votes to fence and care for a three century old oak at Grimes avenue and Morningside road, once the government’s official landmark at the junction of four quarter sections. The tree shaded Indian councils and stood since missions by Gideon H. and Samuel A. Pand on nearby lakes.
Quotation from Archbishop Manning stating that character reflects the strength of will. The line emphasizes personal resolve as the measure of virtue and leadership.
Advice list from a Household Hints column promoting longevity through cleanliness fluids diet and routine. Highlights include drinking fluids, eating limited meals, chewing food, sleeping with an open window, and simple home remedies such as buttermilk for liver health plus practical kitchen tips and emergency menus.
In Malaysia, fishermen spear ocean sharks in lagoons between reef and atolls during October to harvest liver oil sold in Europe as cod liver oil. Sharks 7 to 15 feet yield about five gallons of oil per animal and fetch roughly $73 per ton. Male sharks are targeted to trap females, increasing catch efficiency.
A circulated letter from The Columbus Securities Company of Indianapolis promotes an Indiana stock offering. It lists notable directors including Charles Bookwalter and William Henley and claims assets of over 2.75 million with guaranteed minimum 7 to 9 percent returns. It urges ordering details and warns stock is limited. Talent in the kitchen and a balance in the bank should form a combination for generating domestic bliss.
A fragmentary column notes joking about Van Dieman’s Land and May Day. It contrasts Filipinos' dislike of automobiles with locals who regulate roads by rolling boulders to slow reckless foreign drivers. It also recalls Frank I. Cobb recounting a governor’s candid swearing and a wife’s plea for restraint.
A Youth's World item notes linguistic curiosities in scripture citing Zephaniah and Ezra. It claims Zephaniah verse eight of chapter three contains all Hebrew letters and Ezra verse twenty one of chapter seven contains all letters of the English alphabet except one, quoting a king Axtaxerxes decree about treasury demands beyond the river.
A collage of quotations and jokes from Harper's Weekly and similar sources. It includes a satirical line about a trust magnate, a mock herbal laxative ad, tender dialogue between lovers, a metafictional exchange on life as a romance, a courtroom quip about hearing and order, and a magistrate joke about an old man charged with stealing brimstone.
A terse exchange notes a person lacking movement in limbs, followed by a jab about having endured frequent leg pulls. The quoted banter hints at ongoing jokes or pranks affecting the subject.
A brief exchange questions whether poets are born or made as Miss Gusher-Oh pleads for insight. The Poet's Wife replies that poets are borne with.
Cobwigger defines morbid curiosity as the fellow who cuts in line. A man asks if they will go fishing next summer. Growcker replies that if he truly caught all the fish he claimed last summer then there’d be no point going fishing that season.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. McGudley quipping that detectives are mysterious due to their hidden literary labors. The dialogue suggests the profession hides its long hours behind public perception.
An old doctor scolds a young colleague for bringing a group of shabby companions. The youth explains he hired them to sit in his reception room to impress a potential rich patient arriving that morning.
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