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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1909
Page
2
Capt. George P. Bliss of Morris Manitoba describes easing eczema after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He attributes relief from itching and sores to the treatment following long exposure to dust and weeds along a river edge.
Advertisement asserts Bromo Quinine as a laxative and cold cure with signature by E. W. Grove. Claims product used worldwide to cure a cold in one day and markets Red Cross Ball Blue for clean fresh laundry. urges housekeepers to use it.
A Washington Herald snippet notes the rare pairing of time place and the girl with another contrast of man scheme and the coin, underscoring curious combinations in a press voice.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Ledger quotation shows an old man admitting he gave a title to a foreigner seeking his daughter, prompting questions about legitimacy and family consent in a disputed arrangement.
A Chicago News item records Harlow asking Baton about Jigsmith. Baton affirms Jigsmith is honest, recounting he lent him a ten dollar umbrella and got it back the next day.
Mathias Campbell of Blair Nebraska reports years of back and joint pains disordered urine and difficult movement. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the trouble disappeared entirely and has not returned. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
Brief humorous exchange contrasts nightly club visits with the moment of happiness at home. The speaker notes he stays out until contentment arrives, implying a humorous take on motivation and routine.
Tipton will boast flats costing about 50000 with the Hoosierisms column noting city airs. The item lists Tipton events and a collection of short notes on local people and happenings, including a grand plan for entertainment and a rise in soda prices.
At a public sale in lower Knox county corn brought 81 cents a bushel the highest price in the area for twenty years reflecting strong demand and local market activity.
Harry W. Henry, proprietor of Indiana’s largest nursery, died in Laporte after slashing his throat with a knife during a temporary period of insanity.
The general appropriation bill for 1910 and 1911, agreed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, carries total appropriations amounting to $8,180,378.54.
Two suits each for $10,000 were brought at Wabash against the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company for the death of Mrs. John B. Unger.
Fred C. Niles a log hauler at La grange reports after 28 years of work he has traveled 80000 miles or more than three times around the earth all within Lagange county.
After twelve years in public life at the National Capitol Charles W Fairbanks vacated the vice presidency on March 4 and has gone back to Indianapolis to settle among friends and neighbors.
Roy Thompson of Montgomery fell from a moving train en route to Washington for a Woodmen of the World convention. He was hit by the wheels, losing both feet and sustaining a fractured skull. He died from the injuries.
The Kokomo organization votes to admit widows and unmarried women who claim property ownership to membership, a groundbreaking move not previously made by the society.
The Indianapolis Republicans restructured their City Committee with Henry W. Krausman as Chairman Linton A. Cox as Vice Chairman Fred C. Gardner as Treasurer and Fred Akin as Secretary. They will begin planning the city campaign immediately.
Dr Henry J Hooker aged 75 marries Miss Jennie Wilson aged 54 in Evansville. Wilson was his pupil 45 years ago and had refused marriage while her mother lived. Hooker is very wealthy and has grown children as old as his bride.
The farming community of Mooresville has built a decade of steady growth into a recognized dairy center. About 25 dairies operate there handling milk from roughly 375 cows owned and cared for by local dairymen.
Clarence Maley, a Clifford general merchant, received a letter signed by The Death League of Clifford ordering him to leave within ten days under death penalty. Several similar letters have been received by prominent town residents.
A large ore box sent to Representative Adair at Washington asks government assayers to test for gold in Adams County Indiana ore. The letter, signed by M. E. Hutton Homer Pontius and Vernon Pontius of Geneva gives no location details for the ledge.
February reports to the Board of State Charities show average daily inmates at the Indiana State Prison 1,206 and at the Reformatory 1,283, totaling 2,489. The rise is blamed on fewer paroles recently issued, increasing overall prison population.
Valparaiso the university town with 10000 residents becomes dry as its last two saloons close after license expirations under the blanket remonstrance law. In Daytona Beach Florida James McCann of Lebanon helped land a reported 1000 pound stingeray on a shark line owned by Edmund Cook of South Dakota. The catch required twenty men to reel in and measured about 14 7 inches long and 7 feet 11 inches wide.
Mrs. Lou Crist of Chicago shot her 14-year-old son in his bed and then killed herself with a final shot in the mouth at Rushville. The boy appeared to have slept through the incident. Crist, visiting Mrs. Riley, left letters saying she had long contemplated the act.
A Indiana man near Petersburg uses trot lines with corn bait to lure and catch wild ducks and geese along the White River bottoms. The method involves strings of corn leading to baited hooks where ducks are trapped. Russia Wants Indiana Corn King. Leonard B. Clare of Franklin, just back from his first Legislature term, received a $4000 yearly offer from Russia to be corn specialist for three years. He has won top awards at Paris, Buffalo, Chicago, St. Louis fairs and grand sweepstakes at Omaha. He has not decided on the offer yet. Mamma please take this dose. Five year old Genijeva Bresh reportedly fed her mother, Mrs. Robert Bresh of Linton, a poison-laced morphine tablet, causing her death hours later. The husband faces Federal indictment for rifling the mail of his sister-in-law.
Fernand Ravenez a wealthy Parisian youth held a supper for friends in Monte Carlo where he warned of a great surprise and then shot himself at his temple. Described as bored, the 20 year old had earlier challenged a swordsman and killed him with a sword thrust in a sensational duel.
W J Bryan assails President Tafts Cabinet calling it nonreform and pro corporate. He cites Knox Dickinson Mac Veagh Wickersham and the commerce and labor post as aligned with trusts and railroads. He questions if a more conservative cabinet will emerge and if progressives are ignored.
In St. Petersburg proceedings begin in Moscow for the largest conspiracy trial. Three hundred eighty four persons charged with belonging to a criminal organization accused of stealing merchandise on Russian railroads during 1905 to 1907. Over seventeen million dollars of property was stolen on two railroads in that period.
Swedish reports say King Gustav and the court wore colored coats at a recent castle ball in Stockholm. Courtiers matched the king while court ladies powdered their hair, stirring public agitation.
Olympia lawmakers approve a bill permitting liquor service with meals in hotels in first class cities. The Legislature also passes a county option measure last week expanding local control.
Isle Royale in Lake Superior has been purchased by American interests from a long time English syndicate. The deal was closed in London by F. W. Nichols of Houghton and Oscar J. Larson of Duluth, the latter acting as agent for the United States Steel corporation.
New York detective Lieut. Joseph Petrosini, famed for sending more criminals to the electric chair than any peer, was shot dead at a Palermo tramway station by Black Hand operatives. He had recently gone to Italy undercover to fight secret societies, after years of pursuing Sicilian mobsters. His death ends a career of relentless crime fighting and peril.
Miss Beryl Somers, loved by two brothers, killed herself on March 3. Elder brother John Nichols, her intended husband, took his own life two days later. Younger brother Robert Nichols, driven by unrequited love and sacrifice, killed himself at his Madison home on Sunday. George Nichols, the third brother, raves with grief and fears for his sanity and the family.
News arrives aboard the Empress of China of a major landslide in Pendjolo Java burying three villages and possibly over a thousand lives. Mt Kentjana debris wiped Tgiboebochan Wardengsite and Telok bangoe while only a man a woman and two children survived. Recovery work and fears of pestilence follow as crowds view the wreckage.
Special advices from Pekin report China intends to spend 100 000 on its navy. The move signals a modernization push as authorities seek greater maritime strength and regional influence.
The Paris Journal notes the motor bus as a modern plague rivaling ancient plagues. It spreads gradually across the city and threatens to reach every quarter, illustrating growing urban disruption and transit change.
A conversation reveals a proposed engagement to Herbert driven by social rivalry rather than affection. A young woman admits she does not love him, while accusing the Jones girl of genuine romantic interest in Herbert.
Quote from Detroit Free Press notes progress in a new position as a worker boasts the boss could not run the business without him. The remark hints at growing self-importance and workplace dynamics.
The text notes that in Chinese weddings the bridesmaids are typically the oldest, least attractive women in the area chosen to contrast with the bride’s beauty. It adds that several notably unattractive elders reportedly earn a handsome income from this role.
A Cleveland Leader quote shows a detective saying he has no crew on the case and is paid by the day, while a friend replies that this is not disappointing. The exchange highlights the detective's pragmatic attitude toward compensation and independence.
An advertisement asserts Lane's Tea preserves beauty and restores rosy cheeks. It claims the herbal drink is the most efficient aid for maintaining a beautiful complexion and urges purchase at druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
The passage describes a problem play that prompts thought. The first half leaves readers wondering about the question, while the second half aims for a serene, unresolved ending.
A historical remedy suggests mixing one half pint whiskey with one ounce sarsaparilla syrup and one ounce Toris compound. Administer ten spoonful doses before meals and at bedtime, claiming immediate results. The note recommends procuring Toris compound from a druggist.
Local humor notes a budding engagement as a joke about the couple. The quip suggests the man has started finding fault with his partner, prompting a wry take from the Cleveland Leader.
An advertising claim promises cure of itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with PAZO ointment or a full refund. The notice emphasizes guaranteed results and money back.
A jumble of quips and ads including a joke about memory with a ten dollar loan, claims for Hamlins Wizard Oil for rheumatism neuralgia and sore throat, Brown's Bronchial Traches cough remedy in 25 cent boxes, and a reflective line on happiness and religion urging personal happiness and kindness to others.
Advertisements tout Murine Marine Eye Remedy as a domestic eye treatment compounded by experienced physicians and in conformity with Pure Food and Drug laws. The ad urges druggists to stock Marine and claims users will like Murine.
An old advertisement claims Red Cross Ball Blue should be in every home and urges readers to ask their grocer for a large 202 package priced at five cents. It adds a note on religion as a unifying force among men.
Cursions advertise one way tickets Chicago to the Pacific coast on the Union Pacific and Northwestern Line on sale daily in March and April at 33 dollars. Corresponal low rates from all points. Sleeping car service seven dollars through to Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Portland. Write for itinerary to A Hutchison Manager Touriet Department 23 Har kstreet Chicago Illinois.
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