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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement offers a free $3.50 kidney cure recipe from Dr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit. It claims to end scalding and frequent urination within a week and urges readers to request the envelope by mail for home use.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports that 1911 saw higher public funding for tuberculosis work than ever before, with 66.2 percent of total expenditures from federal state municipal or county sources. Total spending nears 14.5 million, including over 9.6 million from public funds. Future appropriations exceed 10 million for 1912, split across state, county, municipal, and federal support.
A country girl visiting home from college shows off a silk gown at a Christmas reception. She exclaims it came from a poor little insignificant worm. Her father responds, Yes darn it, an' I'm that worm.
The tale recounts Jack Reeves telling Felix McCarthy that Murphy never attended Reeves's funeral. McCarthy recalls a funerary irony and refuses to explain why he did not attend Murphy’s funeral. An acquaintance questions McCarthy about missing Murphy at the service.
A census taker records a father listing five children ages with uncertainty. Mary is nearly thirteen, John about eleven, Helen unclear, Arch ie forgotten, while the father rushes to greet his wife at 5:30, noting a man knows more at twenty one than at fifty.
James Wilson known as Jimmy marries Bella Knowles and a quarrel with Aunt Selina spirals into a staged hostess lie. A rooftop garden party ends in a prank turn haunting the house as a ghostly comfort slides from the bed, triggering chaos and laughter the next day.
The narrator learns a planned meeting with Mr. Harbison is set after a tense dinner. Aboard the roof the scene shifts to a transformed fairyland of lights and color, hinting at revelations to come about the missing pearls and the night’s escape attempt.
Aunt Selina rises to hear Jim recount odd happenings. Flannigan remains the focus while Letty’s alleged thefts linger. The day is spent cataloging the storeroom and linens amid nervous indigestion and bad hours.
The household tightens around Aunt Selina as Bella nurses her, Jim grows despondent and neglected, and the narrator endures a restless night. Harbison fusses with the telephone while Flannigan complains about napkins and routine chores amid tense silences.
The text describes two methods to detect kidney trouble. It outlines signs like urine volume color and texture, back pain, headaches, and nervous fatigue. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy to regulate secretions and heal kidneys.
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY priced at 50 cents. It mentions a casual scene with a friend and emphasizes Castoria for infants and children with the signature of Svtel and a claim of over 30 years in use.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports over 14.5 million dollars spent in 1911 on anti-tuberculosis efforts. Most funds went to sanatoria and hospitals, with 11.8 million for treatment and construction, 850 thousand for dispensaries, 50 thousand for educational campaigns, and about 1.8 million for open-air schools prisons and mental hospital work.
A seven year old boy bursts in while his mother dresses and explains he looked through the keyhole first. The judge notes the incident as a curious domestic moment.
A mother recalls an eight week battle with widespread infant eczema. After trying doctors and the Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the child heals within four weeks and regains hair. The notice promotes Cuticura samples and Boston mail offer. Also includes unrelated quips and patent medicine lines.
The text muses on how people respond to kindness and the challenge of aging with grace versus cheer. It then shifts to a fragment mentioning a watch and various items, hinting at a period publication with scattered terms like MONRUE MANUPEATURRING and references to makers.
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