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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
5
A humorous excerpt extols newspapers as versatile domestic tools. They cushion carpets and beds layers when rolled or folded and serve as wrapping material and dust protection. The piece pokes fun at thrifty habits and mentions a rag picker and a household “Wise Boy” who repurposes papers daily.
A sales note promotes Kennedy’s Lasative Gough Syrup as a bland tasting laxative for children. It claims gentle, non constipating action that purges the bowels to “drive the cold out of the system” and notes Burrian Drug Co sells it.
A sermon fragment discusses heaven as a place of varied labor and refined faculties. It rejects sudden universal revelation and envisions ongoing growth, singing the song of redemption, and eternal memory and love. The piece references Rev. Frank S Brenoeman and includes a Jamestown Sunday School report with attendance 164 and funds 2778 dollars.
Four essentials of a good superintendent are consecration concentration tact and contact. The Methodist Episcopal church reports 33 828 Sunday Schools in the United States not counting the M E church South.
The Union township Sunday School met at the Russian Christian church for an engaging convention with a crowded audience and hearty welcomes. Music from various schools impressed the crowd and praise went to president Oliver Harlin. The next convention is planned for Big Springs on October 24, 1908.
In a Kempton Courier letter the author condemns daily big city papers for glorifying the wealthy and their fashions. The piece denounces conspicuous consumption as corrupting virtue and warns it undermines freedom and decency in society.
A letter from the fourth assistant post master general warns rural free delivery patrons that roads 7a, 7yorites 20 and 21 must be repaired within ninety days or Vernon will be withdrawn from service. Officials are to inform patrons and report back on results.
Big cuts and small scratches are healed quickly by DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve. It is especially good for piles. Be sure to get DeWitt's, sold by the Butrin Drug Co.
The piece argues that homes and education shape marriage outcomes more than law. It blames early upbringing, parental neglect, and lack of home duties for divorce risk, urging ministers and parents to educate rather than legislate, with a motto of educate not legislate.
Fragmentary note references DeWitt’s Little Early Risers liver pills and a drug product, noting old brand names and possible supplier hints.
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