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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
7
An obscure domestic item suggests elderly women act as social couriers, sharing the day’s latest tales and gossip. The piece hints at a niche role for aging women in circulating stories within their community and social circle.
An advertisement-like notice touts a new chemical claimed to kill bed bugs quickly. The copy also mentions recruitment for agents and a promise of big returns from a motion picture production investment, with figures and offers that appear promotional and unverifiable.
A curious tale describes a rich western congressman who eschews social life in Washington to spare his wife and daughter. An old friend visits, admires the mansion, and the host reveals his peculiar wish to hang a parrot over the front door so it can scold visitors with the phrase There comes that old soul again.
A fragmented anecdote from a New York Evening Post piece shows a girl urging her aunt to let her mother enjoy an evening dress outing, while a separate cartoonish vignette has a stranger claiming to own a tub and raising rent 60 percent from a philosopher. The odd dialogue mixes humor with social moment.
A brief fragment questions why a baseball is called a sphere and suggests it is because it spins. The dialogue hints at a metaphorical view of motion and shape in a concise, reflective aside.
Chemists flag a sure cure for acid stomach and its pains. Eatonic claims to remove acid and bloating by aiding elimination, with over 500000 users reporting relief and a druggist refund if unsatisfied. Take the first tablet and feel relief.
The New York basin sees fewer arrivals land in New York City and more head to inland manufacturing centers like Pittsburgh Detroit and Akron. Officials note women and children predominate with many returning reservists. Passport and literacy rules tighten entry and exemptions cause delays.
Mrs. George Mead of Susquehanna Pa searched for her two children and found them in a nearby field. Her four year old rode a Blacksnake over three feet long while his sister Gladys aged three struck the snake on the head with a switch. The children laughed and the snake curled away when their mother appeared.
Federal agents report seizures of more than 35 000 gallons of liquor and alcohol valued at about 1 000 000 dollars in raids since January 1. Thousands of gallons of beer with over half a percent alcohol were seized. Liquor is stored in eight warehouses awaiting transport to Washington.
Turkish women in Constantinople and major cities shed veil seclusion in public life. They attend theaters with women only matinees, ride in car seats once guarded, and join hospitals, orphanages, and education drives. Educated women leaders, many trained abroad, spearhead reforms. Local war work sparks political engagement and sports like basketball among girls at the American College.
U S secret service uncovers a conspiracy within the war risk insurance bureau to defraud veterans of disability compensation. Three men arrested. scheme involved advising soldiers of larger awards and sharing illicit excess payments while the victim received the rightful larger sum. Secretaries vow prosecution.
Cherokee Bill of Grand Junction Colorado, a plains veteran and 1812 War soldier, marked his 123rd birthday at the county home. Born June 6, 1797, he recalls bow and arrow fighting with natives and British in 1832, enlisted at fifteen, and is listed in early censuses as America’s oldest native. He wears a cattail down cap and uses a Civil War cane as he strolls the streets.
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