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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
7
A recruiting officer asks about dependents while a motorist counts local tradesmen within 125 miles. An ad touts Soja and Navy Bean blends like Alice Pork and Beans as wholesome. A stray note attributes fez invented by Saint Clement and fabric crafts from wool felting.
A mixed text discusses a skincare ad promising creams with free samples, then shifts to historical notes on Christopher Columbus era, the Carib people, and their near disappearance. It mentions the Caribs in the West Indies around 1482, their decline under conquest, and the few remaining pure Caribs in a British island colony.
A rhetorical piece cites alarming demographics, claiming high mortality and long lifespans, warning readers about population decline and aging. It references age thresholds and grim statistics to argue for urgent social action.
Remodeled woolen dresses become school outfits using leftovers to aid the army. Emphasis on simple lines, narrow skirts, tucks, two color checks, wide belts, jet beads, and black satin trims. Instructions urge mothers to transform outmoded frocks into practical uniforms while supporting wartime needs.
The article describes Sister Sue and other sisters sewing since wartime needs demand outward signs of usefulness. It details sweaters scarves eye bands and sweaters and describes a decorative sweater bag made from cretonne satin and silk with brass trim tassels and gold braid.
Summer wraps are described as very smart and come in two parts, a checked portion and a plain portion. Even the top part, if not checked, bears a design of some kind.
Nick and Nancy hear of a Fairy Queen reward where the first ready rhubarb each garden year earns the title Lady Rhubarb. The tale warns laziness costs prizes while celebrating a garden’s fastest plant and a family meal of rhubarb pie.
A column notes it is natural to feel pride in friends but warns against excessive boasting by proxy. It observes many women rarely brag of their own deeds yet boast for others, advising restraint in self and others praise.
A compact newspaper fragment advertises Grove's The Old Standard Tonic highlighting quinine and iron as a general tonic benefiting liver malaria blood and system. It also promotes Red Cross Blue laundry blue to keep clothes white and complains about outside flirtations amid social aphorisms.
The Capitol Petroleum Company begins drilling its first well and plans a second soon. Investors are urged to act as stock could rise rapidly, with 2 cent shares offered in the center, five payments or 5 percent off for cash. Remittances to The Securities Finance and Investment Co. in Denver.
A cartoon caption urges caution at railroad crossings and streetcar tracks. It advises that if safety is in doubt when approaching an oncoming train or vehicle, the driver should not attempt to cross. The message emphasizes decisive action to prevent accidents.
An advertisement touts Alice Pork and Beane as richer with better flavor and higher food value than common tinned beans. The claim emphasizes superior taste and value in canned bean products.
A fragmented dialogue contrasts tramps with productive life and remarks on nature's handiwork. The speaker jokes that if a woman accepted nature's gifts there would be fewer toilet preparations on the market. The line ends noting that time equals everything for a man.
Flatbush banter opens with a gate and sign reading Fresh Paint. A gag man touches the paint to test freshness and admits he was the first to test it, turning the joke on himself. Also notes Soja Beans rising in popularity through Alice Park and Beans packers.
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