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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
4
An old promotional piece claims fat babies cry less and are healthier, praising Scott's Emulsion as a remedy for scrawniness. It argues fat stores aid bones and nerves, retailing the product as sweet and soothing and inviting readers to request a free sample.
The London Chronicle describes a Japanese New Year breakfast as a religious rite rather than mere appetite. It notes water from a sunlit well, a ceremonial potpourri dish, and sake from a red lacquer cup for happiness. An evergreen tray bears rice dumpling lobster oranges persimmons chestnuts dried sardines and herring roe with symbolic meanings.
A bookseller touts a patent diary as the cleverest in the line. The shopper browses and notes that dates after January 23 show a printed sequence Got up ate breakfast lunch and dinner and went to bed. This purportedly yields a complete diary for the year.
New Year in France surpasses Christmas in gift giving. New Year calls were once popular but faded. Paris still observes the tradition with grand family dinners featuring orange figures. Boulevards are so crowded pedestrians risk the street center for passage.
The New York Tribune describes German Sylvester celebrations on December 31 with parties, merriment, and divination games. It notes customs like hot water into cold water to read shapes, walnut shells with wax, and slippers tossed by young women to allege marriage in the coming year. Crown Prince Fleur offers moist white bread for sale by Dean & Bowman.
A Maple Landing resident touts Chamberlain Cough Remedy and stomach and liver tablets as a quick grip cure. The item also describes coin tricks involving a flat hand, paper edge, and flicking a coin into a sleeve, with a kitchen table magic demonstration.
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and markets as a regular prescription from a top physician. Also notes rising camphor prices due to wartime disruption with quotes from A L Banney on peace and supply, referencing Japanese exports and Portsmouth talks.
An advertisement claims Chamberlain's Pain Balm soothes sprains bruises burns and scalds and speeds healing by about one third. It is advertised as an antiseptic preventing blood poisoning and is for sale by Joseph Bros.
Ora E. Sutton, real estate and loan agent of Advance, Indiana, advertises farms for sale in Boone, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan and Jennings counties with loan money at 5 percent.
C. L. Railway announces a Sunday round trip from Advance to Waveland and Ander son with departures at 7 29 a m eastbound and 5 31 p m westbound. Low round trip rates advertised for Sunday travel. W S Parkeverst G A P
Harper resident Geo W Hollman recounts a seven year struggle with stomach and liver trouble. He credits Electric Bitters with a full cure and urges others to try the medicine. Sold by Joseph Brothers at 50 cents a bottle under guarantee.
The Los Angeles Times clarifies the meanings of common phrases. It explains why tinkers dam is not a curse word and why the exception proves the rule is a misinterpretation of legal contexts.
Fir sale by Deau and Bowman advertising Crown Prince Flour as ideal for making pure sweet white bread with trusted quality and local availability.
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