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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
3
Canadian government agents and European troops deploy oxygen canisters and small flasks to revive gas-stricken comrade Willing. The exchange underscores resolve as one soldier vows to endure danger to protect another.
A collage of product pitches and quips shows Allen's Foot-Ease promising instant relief for tired feet used by troops, Red Cross Ball Blue praised for whiteness, and light humorous exchanges about a new dentist. The items reflect typical ad style and small talk of the era.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Tonic with quinine and iron as a general tonic sold for 50 cents. In a classroom a teacher catches a pupil daydreaming and places a half dollar on the desk asking what it shows, the reply being Heads.
Few mothers realize how many dishes can be prepared with Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti. The Skinner Mfg Co has prepared a beautiful Cook Book with recipes for a hundred different servings. Write Skinner Mfg Co Omaha Neb for a free copy. All grocers sell Skinnera Macaroni and Spaghetti.
A test claims real diamonds phosphoresce after brief lamp exposure and rubbing in darkness, glowing brightly, while false gems do not. This describes a simple visual method to distinguish genuine diamonds from fakes.
Fall planting is best for peonies and Roman hyacinths. Prepare borders and pots, divide old herbaceous perennials, and enrich lower soil. Protect plants through winter, stock potting soil, and move plants gradually indoors to avoid shock. Crotons prefer light, warm, moist conditions with rich mix.
Practical guidance on fertilizing crops with nitrogen ashes potash or phosphoric acid and using appropriate coverings for heat. Advice on hotbeds window boxes drainage watering timing plowing harrowing and planting windbreaks with Maya hemlock hedge. Rows should run north and south for maximum sun exposure.
Under proper conditions cyclamen grows easily and proves highly useful for room and window decoration. Use a fresh, fluffy loam with one fourth to one fifth well rotted horse manure and some clean sand for heavy soil. Plant with bulb tip just below surface. blooms range from deep red to white.
Delphiniums, the perennial larkspur, have benefited from scientific attention and are prized for shaded blue blooms. A bed of delphiniums can stay in full flower for about three months and withstand harsh weather for a hardy, graceful display.
Plant canvas suggests spacing one to two feet apart depending on whether plants are dwarf or tall growing. They require rich soil and ample water during the growing season. A mulch of strawy manure helps conserve moisture. Remove seed pods as they form.
Uncle Bill Bottletop compares a country to an individual noting alcoholic excess and the benefit of periods without liquor. The Washington Star quote frames prohibition as a restraining pause after years of excess.
An old Cuticura advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for itchy scalps with mail order free samples from Boston. A humorous recounting shows someone returning $100 to an old miser named Marx and not receiving interest or reward.
An advertising note touts Cascarets as a quick remedy for biliousness headaches and digestive woes. It claims the 10 cent box cleanses the stomach, relieves foul tastes and breath, and clears head by morning.
Anuric tablets advertised as a life prolonging remedy by avoiding meat salt alcohol and tea to keep kidneys clean. The ad claims a physician recommends this method and touts Dr. Pierce from Buffalo as the discoverer of the product sold at drug stores.
A brief domestic anecdote recalls a husband away and a wife who heard a burglar. The wife humorously questions the burglar’s location suggesting the scene on the roof as a possible source of fear.
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