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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
6
Widower minister Mr Starr arrives at Mount Mark with five daughters Prudence Fairy Carol Lark and Constance. The parishioners neglect salary payments causing hardship. Connie, the youngest, tells banker blunt truth to seek help for Christmas needs.
Prudence lament that Connie cannot have a warm new coat as finances delay. Connie secretly borrows five dollars from a bank promising repayment and Harold vows a coat will be ready. later the suspense shifts to a burglar sighting in the house and the missing silver from the dungeon.
In a tense exchange a church leader insists on securing funds to pay the pastor and mortgaging the parsonage if needed. A trustee is pressured over salaries as a child narrator recalls Connie earning five dollars for teaching a lesson and hinting at further demands.
A resident recalls waking to a burglar in their room and faced a choice between feigning sleep, shouting for help, or complying. The incident highlights tensions between personal safety and risk during intrusions.
In a family scene, Helen waits for big sister Ruth to join the table before grace. The Christmas meal sits ready and the father holds the moment until Ruth takes her seat, with the line God’s waiting punctuating the tension.
A fashion note highlights a two piece frock in chiffon taffeta with georgette sleeves and satin trim. The design features a belted waist, light under bodice, and detachable wash satin cuffs. It notes collar and cuff fashions in organdie and new collar variants with lace, tatting, and eyelet details.
A home remedy for hard tight scalp and brittle hair blends beef marrow with olive oil to create a non greasy tonic. Part the hair in small sections and massage the mixture into the scalp for best results. A note on the longevity of Brazilian coconut palms cites dates from 20 to 700 years.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a nightly cleanse for the stomach liver and bowels. It promises relief from headaches biliousness coated tongue indigestion sour stomach and constipation and says the 10 cent box works while you sleep without gripe or inconvenience.
W H Boyd of Cleveland Ohio received a letter from a friend in India saying a white elephant gift was sent. He feared an unwelcome burden but the gift proved harmless an ivory carving worn as a watch charm.
Stomach troubles and related symptoms are described as common, with Green’s August Flower claimed to relieve indigestion nervousness and liver torpor. The ad notes fifty years of use, 25c trial bottles and 75c family size, manufactured by G. G Green of Woodbury New Jersey with distribution in U S A Australia and Toronto Canada.
Gertrude laments inner vexation as she tells her mother Freddy ignores rules and harms ants in the garden. Mother rebukes his behavior as unkind, while Gertrude defends his actions and her own wish to protect the tiny creatures.
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a simple home remedy to lift and remove corns and calluses. The drug allegedly relieves soreness instantly and dries to shrink the corn, with a bottle costing little at drug stores.
A humorous exchange has a Woman Editor asking where the reporter got his black eye. The Muscular Reporter says he never gets them in fights, adding the other man receives them. She probes if he fought her husband, prompting a sharp punchline about newsroom tempers.
An advertisement promises to remove freckles using ethine double strength. Apply a small amount nightly and morning, with results showing the darkest spots fading and lighter ones disappearing. The seller guarantees satisfaction or a refund, stating most cases need under an ounce. Also a brief note warns debtors in Siam may be seized after three months.
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