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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
3
A brief exchange hints at a suitor’s seriousness through repeated visits and letters. The father questions, the mother confirms, noting his habit of calling on May and writing to her as evidence of intent.
Within 30 miles of New York City about 8,540 new dwellings are under construction for city residents to move into on completion.
Advertisement lists Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain priced at 25 cents a bottle. The excerpt includes dialogue about American citizenship and a birthplace in Donegal.
Horton record notes an Indian woman seen in Horton, arm in arm with her partner, rejecting the old role. The piece comments the “new woman” idea spreading on the reservation and humorously predicts clubs and federations arising there.
In France, about 1,100 people are millionaires in dollars and roughly 15,000 are millionaires in francs, excluding the dollar-millionaires. An advertisement suggests Mrs. Austins pancake flour for a quick breakfast.
Harper's Weekly verse praises Luther Burbank while an ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine with a signature style by E. W. Grove and a cold cure claim. Immigration rates and routes are offered by W. D. Scott in Ottawa and W. H. Rogers in Indianapolis with a notice to mention where seen.
A stone discovered by an explorer in Finland reportedly signals weather shifts. Its appearance changes from gray to black as rain nears due to moisture absorption by salt in the clay stone, making it a natural barometer observed by scientists.
An eminent ornithologist notes that cranes travel a thousand miles daily by gliding on breeze with stretched wings. Hawks stay aloft for days and weeks motionless, a trait shared by gulls and other winged birds.
Mrs Tucker guides Tommy through the geologic department of the great museum and explains aerolites as fragments of a broken planet that fall to Earth. Tommy jokes they are ballast the man in the moon uses to stay aloft.
A Cleveland lawyer famed for quick wit remains steadfast in court and beyond. An irritated client burst in claiming the office was hot as an oven. The lawyer calmly replied that it is there he makes his bread.
A cartoonish tale from the Washington Herald describes a brindle bulldog and a mastiff brawl witnessed by over fifty men. The parson and deacon wonder why people take interest, ending with the jokey question of which dog won.
Mrs Joannah Straw of Canton Ohio says after three years of rheumatic limb pain backache and poor kidney function she began using Dean's Kidney Pills and improved greatly. At 81 she now feels as well as a 50 year old, working well eating well and sleeping well. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A New York Sun note mentions a festive Joyful Surprise and Knicker-Christmas motif as hints. It remarks that a forty-nine cent tie has been hidden by a wife in the top bureau drawer.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated with constitutional remedies. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, inviting readers to request circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co.
Petrarch lived seventy years and wrote the Laura sonnets within about twenty years. The intimate exchange lasted sixteen years before Laura hinted at weariness and asked if he was tired so soon.
A Cleveland Press excerpt shows a man in the corner smoking compartment declaring he cannot take people as he finds them while explaining his business as a photographer to another passenger.
The compositor asks whether the Wheeling West Virginia piece belongs in the American cities series or on the sports page. The editor clarifies the proper placement within the paper’s sections.
A light ad copy touts Mrs Austing pancake flour as a cheap breakfast option. A side note compares the Greenland whale’s average weight to eighty seven elephants, illustrating scale.
R Edward M Burtt of St Louis writes that Peruna has given complete satisfaction for years and recommends it to others. Charles Levy of New York praises Peruna for cures in his family including a seven year old boy and himself. Peruna Tablets offer the solid form of the medicine for those who prefer tablets.
In a lecture Professor Knowall explains that force is not only in large bodies. He asks for a practical example and student Whistman responds with the ace of trumps as a startling illustration of small causes having large effects.
The editor of a Ionia county town paper thanks Caleb Bruce a leading grocer for three pounds of butter sent to his home. He notes kerosene oil spilled on the butter prevented sale yet expresses gratitude and hopeful humor in the lamp imagery.
A solemn traveler and a clerical-looking stranger debate motives in a brief exchange. The stranger reveals himself as a whisky distiller, sparking a sly remark about stirring both good and bad fights.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes Hercules completing a sequence of tasks. He questions if more awaits as he finishes each challenge. He finally relaxes, amused by the idea of a trivial task like raising a car window.
Letters describe gains in weight and health after switching from heavy meat to Grape-Nuts. A Illinois man reports rising from 95 to 125 pounds and improved digestion, his wife adds 40 pounds, and a 68-year-old neighbor also improves with no indigestion. The testimonials promote Postum Co. claims and reference The Road to Wellville.
In a river scene John Sickles fails to reveal his career setback to Marion though she reveals his father plans to hire a rival. The moonlit drift and his silent confession culminate with Marion sensing his long held love and his unveiled career disappointment.
Edna Mason an 18 year old mulatto girl wins the first prize at a charity bazaar beauty show in Taylors town Pa while white admirers threaten expulsion of the colored population. Mason came from Louisiana two years ago and grew up in a Southernwealth family. Her features are regular and she sings softly. The event provokes a hostile reaction from local farmers families and black patrons flee after the prize is announced.
A Rochester dentist advises a Dutchess County visitor to use gas for pain relief on an ulcerated tooth. The patient hesitates to pay and explains he wants to count his money first before sleeping through the procedure. Harper's Weekly.
The London Truth notes a Lausanne school for waiters that trains staff in foreign languages and broader hotel operations. It argues foreign waiters are preferred because they aim to rise in the hotel business, not merely serve.
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recounts a drastic eczema case on her son from infancy to age two, claiming three Cuticura remedies cured him within months after doctors deemed it the worst case. The dated testimonial cites October 24 1905 by Mrs R L Risley.
Reports show 262000 Sunday schools worldwide with a combined enrollment of 26000000 pupils. The figures reflect broad regional coverage and indicate extensive religious education networks.
An advertisement extols a healthful laxative product praised by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World. It urges buying the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
A reflective thought noting how clinging to tradition can obscure truth and progress, with a caution about resolutions failing due to emotional or moral constraints.
The ad asserts PAZO OINTMENT guarantees cure for itching bleeding prolapsed or blind piles within 6 to 14 days or a refund. It emphasizes a money back offer and promises relief or compensation.
A local figure known as the tallow dip man offers thoughts on the duties of an arc light. His remarks reflect traditional notions of public illumination and safety.
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