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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
3
The Philadelphia Press notes a man known as Jason B. Jenkins for ten years in the city is using an assumed name. The motive cited is a fancy umbrella bearing that name found on his arrival day, suggesting identity concealment.
A well known actress shares a home remedy to darken gray hair using Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water with directions in each box. It claims to darken gray streaks without coloring the scalp and not leaving a greasy residue. Also notes tomato seeds pressed into leaves as cattle fodder and mentions Red Cross Ball Blue as a common household aid. Scotland’s Chirnside features a novelty woman blacksmith.
A vintage ad claims California Syrup of Figs eases fussiness fever and constipation in hours. It touts a gentle laxative effect for babies children and adults and urges readers to ask a druggist for a 50 cent bottle with usage directions.
Judge Joseph Brady starts a unique bank for men addicted to drink to encourage saving and reform. The plan pairs sentencing with parole under court supervision, requiring the parole officer to collect wages to cover board and living costs, leaving a small amount for discretionary spending.
For eczema rashes itchings irritations pimples dandruff sore hands and baby humors Cuticura Soap and Ointent are marketed as supremely effective. They claim preventive benefits with daily toilet and nursery use and offer free samples by mail with a booklet.
A humorous exchange shows a father and son debating digging for riches and coins later as the boy asks about gold and the father confirms. The dialogue hints at a plot point about extracting gold first from the earth.
An old promotional note touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy. It claims the quinine drives out malaria and iron builds up the system, priced at 50 cents per bottle.
A fragment quotes a domestic exchange where Mrs Come Up defends her husband’s eating habits, denying that he is a valetudinarian and stating that he eats meat three times daily.
The snippet mentions sending 10c to Dr. Pierce for a large trial package of Anuric for kidneys and backache, an advertisement for Red Cross Ball Blue, and a note about Norway's total trade union membership of 25 000. It also references a Buffalo hotel for invalids and a laundress.
After Lyman Hill’s death Dorothy Field starts a candy business with her mother using a secret recipe. Dorothy’s success attracts Frank Pearson, a wealthy firm head, while Arthur Field seeks a raise and plans to marry Dorothy. When Field returns and reveals Pearson’s engagement to Dorothy, Mrs Hill is stunned by the turn of events.
Mary Shelley wrote letters to Leigh Hunt and his wife describing life in Rome. The poet and his wife relish the city, praising the divine statues and the moonlit panorama of the Panth eon, calling Rome a thrice holy and perpetual enchantment.
An evangelistic essay argues the attractions of Christian work, including contact with people and books, variety of duties, growth in faith, and usefulness. It notes discouragements like low pay but emphasizes opportunities to transform lives, reach distant lands, and fulfill the Great Commission.
A humorous exchange contrasts present-day tastes with past fashion icons. One narrator admits clinging to current trends while acknowledging the outdated style seen in fifty year old fashion photographs.
Mrs C Vere says she uses her husband’s tobacco smoke in the conservatory to clear plants of insects, noting she sometimes asks him to smoke there for pest control.
An advertisement promises rapid relief from indigestion and dyspepsia using a fifty cent case of Pape’s Diapepsin. The claim asserts relief in five minutes and proclaims the product the quickest stomach doctor in the world. Also includes unrelated lines about conduct and golf caddies.
Residents of Elizabethtown rename Mount Discovery to Mount Inez in honor of Inez Milholland Boissevain, buried at the mountain foot. The peak affords views of Lake Champlain the Adirondacks and the Greer Mountains.
Rev. W H Warner of Myersville Maryland credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his life by restoring his kidney related illness. The notice urges readers to seek the medicine name DODD'S with three D's. It also notes claims about Quinine products and a street refuse auction in Italy.
Swollen hands ankles and feet signal a dropsical condition from deranged kidneys. Anuric is advertised to flush the kidneys relieve inflammation and pain from uric acid including rheumatism sciatica gout and back ache. Take hot water before meals and Anuric. obtain from any drug store.
A woman famed as an authoress, after marriage, seeks to boost a stalled novel by provoking a sensational divorce. Her husband, weighing costs, asks if a dramatic scheme could be financed, delaying action with cautious humor.
An advertisement extols Danderine as a cure for dandruff and hair loss, claiming it revives scalp health, restores lustre, and prevents hair from thinning. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores to keep or regain beautiful hair.
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