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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
3
J S Strachey recalls wartime order to burn barley and sugar for beer to aid food shortages. He cites a city saved by turning grain into bread while officials feared beer would deprive starving people. He argues government must stop food destruction to win the war.
The text notes provinces voting dry in Canada and discusses a Dominion parliament division defeat. It then surveys Old Testament monarchy to exile, highlighting Judah and Israel, the prophets, and leaders Ezra Nehemiah and Esther, urging a return to God and obedience as key for today.
The Fairy Queen charges the fairies to spread happiness to children as the New Year begins. Ybab and the fairy orchestra will sing while children sleep, waking with smiles and a sense of cheer. The plan urges daily joy and a fresh start for all.
A medical officer argues alcohol impairs judgment and performance in the armed forces. He cites Sweden trials showing roughly a 40 percent drop in target hits after a single brandy drink and notes liquor correlates with guardhouse and court martial cases. He links alcoholism to venereal disease and stresses the harm to decision making during crises.
The Chicago city council committee on health refuses to consider an application to open a shop dealing exclusively in horse meat. The issue argues that this interferes with personal liberty and the right to eat or drink what one prefers, noting horse meat may still be sold elsewhere regardless of the permit.
The Grand Lodge of Missouri, meeting in St. Louis on September 10, adopted a bone dry prohibition resolution. It requires expulsion from the order for any Mason signing a saloon petition or backing a saloon. The vote was 1,180 to 860, by lodges 236 to 72.
A compact remark compares distinguishing alcoho whisky from alcoho in beer to telling smallpox apart in varying splotches. The line notes a tongue in cheek distinction about poison and alcohol forms in American usage.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a claim about a secret institute named Estenusiop with alleged latent savage life and a person called Ceanal involved with a form of "snock-out drops." Details are unclear and origins are dubious.
A reflective verse about starting a new year. The speaker predicts ordinary days will fill most of the coming year, with rest and labor shaping daily life and a message of moving forward with trust rather than fear. The piece closes with a blessing to be guided into the year.
A reflective passage outlines personal ideals for the new year, emphasizing love health happiness service reputation learning power and duty. It urges self denial, compassionate conduct toward others, truthful speech, and honoring God while serving Christ to heal hearts and promote love. The closing line notes weighing material things against spiritual aims.
The piece argues New Year’s marks not a mere astronomical or practical cycle but a needed renewal. It sees the year as a journey with inns of rest, firelight, and shared merriment, offering a definite end to wanderings and a fresh beginning for life’s onward path.
A pithy line suggesting personal accountability for happiness, framed as a reflective, self-help styled musing. It nods to a transformative year, urging readers to seize agency and improve their outlook.
The article promotes spreading “More Agricultural Efficiency” to remote areas of Western Canada. It cites wheat yields of forty bushels per acre and profits of 50 to 100 percent on a 4000 pound investment, with low land costs from 15 to 25 per acre and tax exemptions for farmers. Reduced railway rates and government efforts are highlighted to attract settlers and boost grain production.
Johnny tries to whiten a black cat using bluing as his mother rinses clothes. A loud yell brings her back inside to find him attempting to dye the cat white. He explains he wanted to dent the black cat and make her white.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for rising and retiring, then washing off with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It promotes daily use of Cuticura as a toilet preparation and offers a free sample by mail with a booklet. Address postcard to Cuticura Rept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A guest avoids answering how much sugar they take in tea, joking that the last response led to being informed to the food commission. The exchange hints at inquiry into dietary details and possible regulatory scrutiny.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to drive out malaria, purify the blood, and build up the whole system for 60 cents.
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