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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
7
An old promotional article touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women's ills. It cites Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri and recounts years of personal suffering and physician visits followed by cure after using the tonic.
The article argues that a sense of responsibility acts like a sacrament, transforming King Edward VII from a carefree prince to a just and capable ruler. It contrasts his early years of pleasure with his later fulfilled duties, noting public misjudgments and the enduring strength of his character.
A New York state senator recounts being in a smoking car when a limited express bumped a slower train. A jewelry drummer aboard was knocked headfirst into a seat but suffered no broken bones. He recovered quickly and quipped that they didn’t get by them.
A satirical quip recalls the fall of Kosciusko and the implied copper stock hype. The line suggests public reaction and broad world wonder as markets resume their course.
A Baltimore girl solves a wealth problem by buying a 60 cent polka dotted hen and predicting exponential growth. She imagines 21 hens next year and 420 chicks, leading to 3,360,000 in five years at 50 cents each. Her father remains skeptical of matrimony based on salary.
During the Spanish American War a tall young fern peddler visits a humane Lewistown woman. She questions his duty to enlist as he jokes that ferns are not needed in the army.
A man enters the police station to report a robbery and offers a two dollar bill he says the robber overlooked as a reward. He asks the finder to return the bill to the thief with compliments, suggesting a misplaced moral twist.
A South Dakota man argues that Roosevelt knows nothing about wolves. He claims he faces more wolf varieties than any natural history book describes, reflecting a contentious wildlife dispute reported by the St. Paul Dispatch.
The brain size does not determine a man’s ability. It is a matter of climate. In tropical countries small brains are common rather than exceptional.
A pretty girl explains she wants a thorough cooking course to become a good wife. The matron supports the plan as appropriate. When asked about marriage timing the girl jokes she has not found a man yet.
A motorist reports a rough Kansas run when a cyclone hurled the vehicle into the next county at sixty miles per hour. He recalls the shock and then an arrest by a constable for speeding amid the wreckage.
Mrs. Gwimple complains that the family finances were bungled and proposes women take over. Her husband objects, asking how they could do so without stepping into the breeches.
B Hiram Mattingly of Vermillion South Dakota details a decade of relentless itching and widespread sores on his body, failing every remedy and doctor before using Cuticura Ointment and Soap. After three boxes he was cured and his hair restored, ending a long period of suffering and expense. Aug 18 1906.
Bullie Ham, famed for smelling alligators, dived into a pond and was pulled under. His leg surfaced as men hauled him up and yanked loose an alligator about four feet long. The incident occurred near the pond in the woods reported by the Appalachicola Times.
A Louisville Courier Journal quips that at 11 o'clock the head of the house tells a young lawyer to adjourn court but is told the lawyer is mid middle of a hypothetical question.
The Worsley estate features two clocks that strike thirteen at one. One clock stands at the entrance to Worsley Hall in Worsley village and once served Duke Bridgewater's works. It is said the clock was made to address workers missing the noon hour due to noise.
A railroad worker describes chronic indigestion and poor appetite. After trying many remedies, a friend suggests Grape-Nuts. Within a week he gains energy and seven pounds, with no further indigestion, crediting the food as the “Perfect Food” from Postum Co. The account promotes Grape-Nuts and references The Road to Wellville and Read “The Road to Wellville.”
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