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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
7
An English winter visitor in New York recalls Queen Alexandra and her daughters loving cats while the German Emperor visited Windsor Castle. The Kaiser reportedly distrusted felines and ordered all royal pets removed to keep nerves steady during the visit.
A proverb notes that good men are undervalued and bad men overvalued by public judgment. It contrasts moral character with perceived worth in social appraisal.
The passage likens rheumatism to a vise squeezing the sufferer and notes its potential to undermine health, waste muscles, and cripple joints. It claims St Jacobs Oil as the safest and surest remedy, promising relief or cure unless serious organic disease is present.
A traveling man notes Arabs in Algeria avoid headgear due to the Koran forbidding eye shading. The kaid explains true believers must not shade their eyes, resulting in greater blindness among desert dwellers than among others.
Harry D. Wood of Saginaw Michigan recalls burying a keg of apple cider ten years ago at the Maxwell site. He dug it up before Christmas to find a sparkling, superior cider praised by all who tasted it. He also buried two more kegs last October and plans to leave them for five to six years.
A female writer and mother credits Grape-Nuts with restoring appetite for breakfast and boosting milk production. She reports stronger nerves, clearer thinking, and sustained energy for work and house duties after starting the cereal. cites improved mood and health for herself and her children. Read The Road to Wellville.
The article reviews Indian fakirs famed for feats like water-filled jars that refill when inverted and a swordsman sleeper guided on three blades. It describes the rope illusion where a staged battle ends with a smiling, unbloodied student, and notes hypnotism as a possible explanation since photographs captured the jugglers remaining seated throughout.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female disorders including backache, nervousness, headaches, and uterine concerns. It cites testimonials from Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania and promotes Garfield Tea as a natural laxative to aid digestion and cleanse the blood.
A promotional offer describes WHIZ, a 44 card parlor game, mailed free to households. Send the top panel from a 20 Mule Team Borax package with 4 cents postage to Pacific Coast Borax Co., Chicago, to receive the game prepaid. The card set includes full rules and is suitable for family play, with comparable sets costing 50 cents in stores.
A brief gossip item cites a Pittsburg Post quip about a single, well off young man as a social target, noting his status and suitor interest. The exchange hints at a reputational advantage in marriage prospects.
A playful fragment from Transatlantic Tales features a nurse asking a woman to search for “little Franzi” and a mistress joking about whether the child was sucked into a vacuum cleaner. The dialogue hints at a humorous domestic exchange.
A Cleveland Leader snippet quotes praise for Col Okorn as a discerning epicure and city’s best lemonade judge. It notes meat is high and fruit scarce while promoting Mrs. Austin's Pancake Flour as a hearty breakfast option at low cost.
A humorous exchange frames a flat’s inventory of talking machines with six personalities. Four are married and two single, highlighting a playful census of gadgets in the living space.
Reduced colonist fares on sale daily in March and April from all North Western Line points to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound. Daily tours in tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line. Double berth only seven dollars through from Chicago. Write S A Hutchison manager tourist dept 212 Clark St Chicago or contact nearest agent.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a rift among lawyers as a source of uneasy comment. The exchange suggests strain within the legal ranks affecting proceedings and public perception.
A health pamphlet explains that delayed passage causes poisoning from decaying food. It cites castor oil and strong cathartics as harmful, and promotes Cascarets as a safe, natural way to stimulate bowel muscles without wasting digestive juice, strengthening them over time.
Salter Seed Co promotes Dakota grown Macaroni wheat strain from seed of the Department of Agriculture. Claims high yields 40 to 80 bushels per acre in several states and 40 to 60 in arid lands with no rust or failure. Offers seed book and free samples for 10 cents and more seeds for 14 cents. La Crosse Wisconsin. C N U.
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine claims to remove the cause. Fe. W. Grove on box 25 cents. The text notes that the more foolish some men talk the louder they talk.
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