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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
3
A Chesterfield nicknamed Pinkey who runs a small Washington bar frequented by reporters and officials misses an occasion after a friend gifts his suit to another waiter. He jokes this will teach him to stay on the job while explaining the group is organizing the colored Hibernians.
F. U. Campbell of Tipton Indiana recounts using Black Strap Molasses with hog slop and corn. A barrel costs about 8.00 and fattening 20 hogs per barrel, with market readiness 2 to 4 weeks earlier and reduced grain use. No hog cholera in three years, and others report success with horses cattle and poultry.
A duck reports a fortune teller's warning about involvement in an affair with a dark lady and a warning to beware a country looking man with an ax. The chicken recalls the prediction as a playful rural exchange.
A promotional notice urges avoiding squad bluing and not buying water for bluing. It claims the water is adulterated and bottles add no value. It touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the pure blue product, promising laundress satisfaction and a five cent large package at grocers.
A man faced charges for stealing a sheep claimed to belong to Sir Garnett fit Maurice. He admitted finding the animal straying and driving it home. The lord questioned his reader ability, noting the brand G F M on the sheep, which the defendant claimed stood for Good Fat Mutton.
A humorous quote from Youth's Companion recounts a diner praising perseverance after a waiter asks how the guest found his steak. The guest says the chef hid it under a Brussels sprout to keep it hot.
A brief Home Herald quip features a child asking about a missing leg and a veteran replying that the other leg lies in Heaven. The joke shifts to a moral note: a man gains discretion when he accepts others' opinions without calling them fools.
A chaotic social comedy centers on Jimmy and Bella Wilson, their fragile marriage, and a staged caretaker ruse for Aunt Selina arriving in four hours. Secrets unravel as mistaken identities, a quarantine scare with smallpox wording, and a tense rooftop confrontation reveal loyalties, lies, and a looming family reckoning.
On a February evening Betty serves tea to Aunt Selina as Bella courts Mr. Harbison while Jim and Flannigan observe from the roof. A secret keepsake bracelet surfaces, the moment turning toward exposure and loneliness as crowds and cameras loom.
Mrs Wilson surprises Flannigan on a February roof and resists his advances. He confesses desire, menacing restraint follows. She returns to dinner burning with rage as family life goes on in masked tension.
In 1911 Western Canada saw strong seeding and growth but poor August ripening. September and October yielded about 20 million bushels sold at 97.5 cents, with other sales bringing total wheat value near 31 million dollars for 35 million bushels. Farmers report production plus freight costs under 68 cents per bushel, leaving margins around 7 to 19.14 cents depending on grade.
Wilson explains the breakup of housekeeping and moving to boarding as his wife begins attending a cooking school. He cites the shift in household routines and personal choices as the reason for the change.
A Baltimore waiter tells a patron he is studying French to take a future Paris hotel job. He claims the hotel wants staff who understand Baltimore French, not Parisian speech, and insists the offer is straightforward.
A New York editor praises Arnold Bennett as the greatest living English novelist while favoring Wells or Conrad. A club critic compares a boastful young writer to Bennett, prompting the young man to blush and laugh as the critic quips you stutter.
A three year old boy kissed a girl of the same age in a park causing the two to scuffle as the girl tried to rub off the kiss. The boy's mother warned against the act while the child insisted she was rubbing it in.
A family debates workload and recognized fatigue. One member insists they are overworked while others doubt the claim, urging practical support and clearer boundaries within daily duties.
Two girls, Virginia Clough and Clairie Feldman of East Eighty sixth Street, lock themselves in a room and practice swearing to see the effect. Each writes a swear word on paper and tests it aloud, finding no dramatic consequences.
An OCR page fragment markets Castoria with claims of safe infant use and a signature, along with Mother Gray's Sweet Powders to relieve colds, fever, teething, and bowel issues. It references free samples and addresses, then diverges into unrelated scenes about labor and sleep talking.
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