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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1906
Page
2
The Chicago schooner fleet wanes as time and competition take their toll. About 50 vessels remain active as masters and owners repair and patch worn timbers to keep ships afloat, docking for repairs when rot and damage demand it.
A Kansas City Star note argues Dickens popularized the term twenty three meaning all in or the end. It cites the final scene of A Tale of Two Cities where the crowd counts the victims and the line twenty three appears. The piece labels the phrase an early Americanism borrowed from Dickens.
The Philadelphia Record reports an Americanized funeral for Chin Ying in Philadelphia where dollars and food were buried with the body. The traditional cash and offerings are replaced by U S currency, reflecting assimilation and the belief that spirits can exchange dollars in the afterlife.
An advertisement urges readers to try Kodol for Dyspepsia after meals to aid digestion and restore stomach function. It claims comfort from flatulence sour stomach and belching and notes it is sold by Joseph Broa.
An anecdote contrasts early bath customs in France with modern notions of cleanliness. It notes lavish vanity in Parisian salons, the king’s odd hygiene rituals, and the rare use of soap while fashion dictated public toilette rituals.
A comrade from Elgin Kentucky fell ill with cholera morbus while returning from the Grand Army encampment in Washington City. J E Houghland of Eldon Iowa credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after administering it. He notes a decade in immigration work and recommends everyone carry the remedy.
The London Trader notes royal wardrobes include a dress allowance for daughters of coal houses and high society. It cites a $1500 yearly figure for the Duchess of Fife, then estimates frugal princesses may spend about $5000 yearly, while wealthier sisters could reach ten times that, with empresses favoring simple daywear and white evening attire.
An advertisement extols Kodol for Dyspepsia as the only cure that digests what you eat to sweeten breath and ease sour stomach. It promises relief from heart palpitations and digestion disorders, urging after meals use. Also promotes a cough syrup sold by Joseph Bros.
Old English custom remembered in Minsterley church where seven virgins garlands dating 1654 to 1751 hang as memorials. The silk and paper rosettes on wire hoops with white gloves were borne by village girls at funerals for betrothed maidens who lost fiances.
A watchman’s neglect caused a breach threatening a Dutch province, likened to a near ruin. Kenneth McIver from Vanceboro Maine avoided death from a neglected cold with Dr King’s New Discovery after three doctors gave up. Trial bottle free. available at Josephs with a 50 cent and one dollar price.
An old woman in New York offered the right hand finger of Galileo for sale amid a government probe. Experts confirmed the relics from 1737 were genuine and planned to replace them in the Santa Croce mausoleum. A tourist quip about Pygmalion and Galileo is noted as a aside.
An old advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as pleasant reliable pills that never gripe and are sold by vendors. The copy urges readers seeking prose and facts to consider the product.
A fast penman writes at 30 words a minute and, in one hour of steady writing, covers 300 yards with his pen.
A ad urges keeping De Witt s Witch Hazel Salve at hand for sunburn cuts bruises piles and boils. It markets the genuine product as the standard against imitators and recommends ensuring you get DeWitt s Salve.
A medical advertisement touts Chamberlain's Celic Cholera and Diary Remedy as a perfectly reliable medicine for bowel complaints, claimed to never fail even in severe cases. Sold by Josepa Bros.
A Scribner's Magazine excerpt notes caribou coat is oily with a dense pelage and cork-like jacket that makes them swim as if on water. They reportedly swim up to five to six miles per hour, faster than many canoemen, and can cross broad bays rather than walk along shore.
We need the money come in and settle your account Joseph Bros demand payment on seed purchases at Charles E McClaire's store urging prompt settlement of the balance.
A. M. Bruce of Farmville Virginia says twenty years of chronic piles and malignant sores were cured by Buc len Arnica Salve turning the tide with pot a trace remaining. Best for old ulcers cuts burns and wounds. 25c at Josephs.
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