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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
2
Rev. Father James E. Cassidy argues unionism stands for brotherly help, self protection, and better homes with higher wages, while saloonism means robbery, destruction, dissipation, and ruined workmanship. He asserts organized labor fights the saloon and will ultimately destroy it as skilled unions grow stronger.
A medico actuarial study of 43 American life companies over 25 years finds daily alcohol intake raises mortality 18 percent above average. Occasional pre-application excesses increase mortality 60 percent, implying four years of life lost. Moderately to somewhat freely drinking men deemed acceptable show 86 percent higher mortality than average.
Dr H Burgen of Toledo asserts beer is the deadliest liquor based on his casework with insured men and other physicians noting similar results. He recalls four Germans deemed good risks who soon died from diseases he calls mild and curable. The claim appears amid reports from Oregon editors about post prohibition conditions and a Marshfield marshal jailing stray dogs after a dry spell.
Wells Fargo official Mr. Simpson says major carriers decline COD liquor shipments to dry areas, arguing such moves function as operating saloons and clash with the local vote to ban saloon traffic. The stance highlights conflict between prohibition measures and freight services.
Arthur J. Dodge of the Civic and Commercial Association of Denver argues that ongoing prohibition harms Colorado's tourist business. He warns the state may lack capacity to handle crowds if the trend continues.
In 2015 Mrs S Jerry Mercy chairman relief committee of Rose City Park W C T U says her group distributed over 600 garments and 98 pairs of shoes along with medicines. She notes that after the fourth month of prohibition calls for clothing and medical aid ceased and supplies on hand remained uncalled for.
The text states that the only man in the town who can demonstrate moral character is the saloon keeper, implying others lack verifiable virtue. This remark frames the saloon keeper as the town’s moral representative amid local scrutiny.
The lesson surveys Jesus cleansing the temple during Passover week in early ministry, contrasts temple commerce with worship, and links Jesus authority and signs to fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. It urges reverence in Sunday schools, notes temples of God include bodies and church buildings, and calls for conduct worthy of worship.
The article outlines tillage benefits for orchard soil and three main systems clean tillage, clean tillage with cover crops, and sod mulch. It discusses how cover crops like rye clover and vetch improve soil, retain moisture, and supply humus, with guidance on when to apply each method.
Agricultural guidance from Colorado Agricultural College advises on proper hole size and depth, soil moisture, staking, tarred rope tie, wire netting around the tree, avoiding planting under wires, and using dynamite to loosen soil for faster growth.
An old ad touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for sick headaches biliousness and digestive discomfort. It claims to cleanse the stomach remove undigested food and foul gases take excess bile from the liver and flush poisons from the bowels overnight.
Clarence announces his coming with a series of howls and a tale of a hurt finger. His mother asks how the injury happened and he says with a hammer long ago he did not hear her crying.
An old advertisement touts Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti as nutritious and economical for children. It claims the product builds bone and muscle and avoids nervous irritable effects, made from durum wheat, with a free cookbook offered by Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebraska.
The piece argues that cars have made walking for pleasure or health nearly impossible except for short pavement strolls or brief dashes to a nearby trolley. It portrays walking as a largely bothersome activity in modern urban life.
J J Gardner notes mice and rabbits threaten young orchards and outlines protection methods. Guard options include stomping snow, veneer wraps, and cellar window wire allowing air and sunlight. Wire can be reused yearly and height depends on ground clearance.
A vintage advertisement urges users to combat dandruff with Knowlton's Dandeline. It promotes thinning hair restoration, claiming scalp relief, stronger roots, and new hair growth after a few weeks. The ad emphasizes a 25 cent price and immediate perceptible shine and fullness.
In a brief New York Morning Telegraph item a traveler at a hotel asks for something to eat and the proprietor boasts they have everything. The proprietor shouts into the kitchen to prepare, signaling “One stop.”
Apple growers can raise income and improve market conditions by grading fruit for size and condition as carefully as they grow it. Proper sorting ensures consistency for consumers and can elevate overall apple quality in the marketplace.
Advert reads Castoria for infants with a signature and 30 years of use. A joke about a brother’s autumn flight hints at a “pleasant fall.” A Yonkers Statesman quip jokes about a navy workforce of over a million men afloat and ashore.
Fragmentary OCR line mentions Bromo Quinine and Ramo Lax with cryptic phrases about cold relief. The readable items include brand-like terms and a reference to medicine, but no coherent event or person data.
A compact recipe list detailing eggless puddings including Rice Pudding Tapioca Pudding and Indian Pudding with soaking and baking times. Also provides Plain Sauce Date Cookies Creamy Toast Griddle Cakes Cornmeal Mush English Muffins with quantities and basic methods for each item. Includes practical tips for handling and serving.
Instructions describe building a wooden sanitary cupboard for a fireless cooker with precise dimensions 26 by 32 by 18 inches a front door 24 by 20 inches hinges two five inches from floor a top catch a full length shelf six inches wide and oilcloth lining blue and white lining on door and shelf, space at bottom to prevent dust.
Instructions cover cleaning silver by boiling a large pot with water soap and utensils then drying with cloths and using salt to remove stains. Also advises rinsing tea and coffee stains from cups and jugs and cleaning water bottles with shredded white paper.
Free the fish from skin and bones and flake it not too finely. Arrange in a dish and cover with thick mayonnaise. Create a border with diced beetroot and sliced hard boiled egg. Lace a lattice of shredded apricots over the mayonnaise and place a caper in each incision. Serve with toast and butter.
Steps describe cutting white chicken meat into small pieces, cooking with green peppers in butter, adding sweet cream to creamed potatoes consistency, whisking in yolks of three eggs, cooking five minutes and serving in individual dishes. Source notes Farm and Home.
Prick sausage and place in baking pan. Mash boiled potatoes with butter salt pepper and milk. Spread over sausages and cover with a well beaten egg. Dust with fine bread crumbs and bake in a moderate oven for about thirty minutes.
Common ryemeal makes the best stuffing for a pincushion. It keeps pins from rusting and does not blunt their points.
An advertisement urges replacing harsh laxatives with California Syrup of Figs for children. It touts gentle action, liver and bowel cleansing, and a pleasant taste, claiming a 50 cent bottle suits babies to adults and includes clear dosing on the label.
A sheriff confronted a young assistant writing love letters during business hours. When questioned about his task, the youth claimed he was not shirking duty, stating the letters were all writs of attachment.
A well known actress reveals a home recipe to darken gray hair using Bay Rum Batho Compound glycerine and water. The formula claims to darken streaked hair gradually while softening and adding gloss, without staining the scalp or becoming sticky or rub-off.
A wealthy looking customer browsed linoleum rolls in a furniture shop for nearly two hours. After the clerk apologized that more stock would take time, she smiled and suggested the factory send small designs for the bottom of a canary’s cage.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph anecdote recalls a revivalist asking who has seen a perfect man or woman. A tall woman rises and quips that she has not seen a perfect woman, but has heard much about her husband’s first wife.
A humorous quip notes rising monkey prices as a jab at global trends. The exchange plays on inflation talk with a pun about apes and hikes, reflecting a lighthearted, world aware tone.
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