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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
2
The narrative recounts Mary Alice Brown shielding her daughter from Lem Brown's violence as he assaults Mary Alice and her mother. The violent episode escalates with threats over money and culminates in Mary Alice enduring brutal blows while her mother and child suffer.
Mary Alice sneaks out at nine on a hot night longing for air. She slips past the door with little effort and hopes to return soon. A gleaming object in the gutter draws her attention, revealing Francis Willett's half-dollar.
A sore and hungry Mary Alice leaves Calvert street for City park then travels by trolley toward rural suburbs seeking air and comfort. She ends at Sam Thomas's house after a night ride when the conductor offers help and a cautious Sam considers shelter for the night.
A historic account asserts Philadelphia weaves more than a third of all American carpets, surpassing centers in Wilton Axminster Brussels and other regions. It notes early factories in 1791, Philadelphia industry dating to Washington's era, and imports from China and Russia supplying fine Wilton fibers.
Mrs Hep muses on men and money in a Pittsburgh Dispatch style quip about overdrawn accounts and misers. The observation notes folly and judgment with humorous bite.
In an interview in the Pueblo Chief, former Denver Sheriff Alexander Nesbit credits prohibition with a vanished loafer class and fewer murders and suicides. He notes fewer free lunch crowds, no wine rooms, reduced ambulance trips, and improved police conduct. he denies the presence of drinking can-rushers in Denver.
The Galesburg Labor News calls for action to sever labor movement ties with liquor and urges education and wage gains through prohibition. Other unions echo the stance, with the Plumbers Journal noting many leaders support prohibition and 70,000 locomotive engineers backing abolition of liquor traffic. Ohio dry unionists led by E. J. Keenan pledge that labor cannot grow while liquor interests prevail.
A. B. Olsen argues that alcohol disrupts digestive function and weakens the body's natural defenses. People with alcoholic dissipation are more susceptible to typhoid fever and cholera, with reduced resistance to heat, cold, infection, and illness.
Ed Ruelbach of the Boston Braves supports a ban on beer among players. He notes stars harmed by intemperance, urges temperance to conserve energy and extend baseball careers.
A Denver washerwoman describes the prohibition scene in Colorado's capital by recalling how her husband bought whisky on Saturdays with money she provided, and last week brought home a rib roast with the earnings.
A saloonkeeper was invited to address local school children, a unusual cross between labor and education circles, drawing curiosity from residents about public moral roles and community engagement.
A sober, industrious workman is an asset to his employer and to himself. The Indianapolis News argues there is no economic slavery in this. it is a straightforward case of common sense.
The Society of German-Speaking Abstinent Physicians numbered 436 men in 1914, including many distinguished figures in the empire.
Official bulletin reports Canada on the brink of a prosperous era due to 1915 farm and munitions outputs. Wheat valued at 310 million and dairy gains across Ontario plus beef cattle pigs and hens boosted totals. Western stock and farm improvements rise with auto purchases and record bank clearings. February 1916 bank clearings reach 664.222 million, the highest February in history.
In Athens Paul faces philosophers and idol worship, using their own inscriptions to reveal the unknown God. He argues God created nations, seeks humanity, and calls all to repentance before the coming judgment signaled by Jesus' resurrection. The message blends culture, scripture, and a call to belief.
A Boston department store superintendent leads a school of salesmanship and declares that the customer is the real boss. He teaches beginners to rise when a customer approaches, stressing that customers pay wages and deserve attentive service. The lesson emphasizes customer focus as essential in retail.
Professor William F Freedman, a Cornell graduate, conducts trials with wheat specimens from around the world to create an American adapted variety that exhibits the beardless and forked head traits seen in Russian stalks. The slender angular head with needlelike barbs is a key feature sought in these studies.
A harsh aphorism on a man with a mean disposition who cannot be joined in drinking. It also notes that a person who never takes his first glass of liquor will not become a drunkard.
A front line letter from France warns all ranks against answering strangers questions. A conscientious sub refuses to reveal identity or unit when pressed by a division staff major testing alertness, noting enemy agents may wear British uniforms.
Precede shampoo by touches of Cuticura Ointment for dandruff itching and scalp irritation. Emollients for hair skin and hands. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
In the North Sea a flotilla at gunnery practice fired at a target unseen in thick fog until 300 yards. The ship hit the target, sinking it, prompting a caustic signal from the senior officer asking why they did not close in and bite it.
A new agriculture process uses salt water in treated ground and an electric current to generate a gas that instantly kills germs larvae and insect pests in soil without harming vegetation. Large areas can be treated by shallow trenches to drive a powerful current. The note ends with a quotation about words and a doctor’s success.
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