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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
2
A health advisory warns that excessive meat consumption raises uric acid, clogging kidneys and risking systemic poisoning. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush and stimulate kidneys, neutralize urinary acids, and relieve nighttime bladder irritation.
An anecdote recalls Pope's friendly manner with a Genoese nobleman who called him Giacomino. The nobleman offered a silver service as a gift, but the pope declined saying he needed hard cash. The nobleman signed a check and donated $20,000 to the church.
An anecdote from the Columbia Jester recalls Diogenes of Athens asking for the honest man. The spirit of Ananias claims to be a liar, prompting Diogenes to ponder before he extinguishes his lantern and escorts the shade home to dinner.
A dramatic exchange hints at devotion of a wife Millyans to her ailing husband. The text contrasts public perception with private emotion as she endures his illness while facing disdain from others. The dialogue reveals social tension amid tragedy.
A reflective piece invites readers to examine sorrow as a source of joy, suggesting inner insights emerge when one confronts melancholy. It frames emotional balance as a path to happiness found through contemplation.
A mother attributes morning nervousness relief and improved well being to Postum. She recalls a friend’s recommendation to replace coffee with Postum for both children and adults, noting that after trial her condition improved and she regained ease in teaching. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with prices and a tagline There’s a Reason.
Directions for making decorative sewing baskets at home from scraps of cretonne or art ticking. A nine inch square cardboard box forms the base, outside and inside covered in fabric, with pockets for thread and pincushions, a tall handle, and a foldable hand sewing area. Also outlines a cretonne sewing bag with embroidery loop top and rolled or hinged design for easy use.
A homespun guide touts warm baths with oatmeal or bran as cheap beauty aids. It describes making a milky bath in a cheesecloth bag to whiten and soften skin, and notes barley water as a historic and valued cosmetic nearby.
The article notes straps and a catch are secured at the bag bottom through loops to prevent misplacing them. This simple fastening ensures components stay attached during use.
Practical instructions on smoothing rough edges with starch and ironing embroidered edges flat. Advice on shaping whalebones by soaking in hot water, plus tips for dusting old silk and cleaning windows and mirrors.
A new handkerchief features a one inch violet tulle ruffle edging. The center is very sheer linen and the ruffle is soft and full. Brass, silver and steel buttons are much in demand.
Instructions describe making a color bag for a husband using two six inch pasteboard disks covered in linen stitched together with decorative embroidery. It covers folding edges, hemming, sewing ivory rings around the top, and drawing up with brown silk cord, plus an alternative linen outer with white silk lining.
An old style advertisement urges readers to buy Cascarets for liver stomach and bowels. It claims a 10 cent box ends headaches biliousness dizziness nervousness and sour uncomfortable stomachs by cleansing bile gases and constipated matter, promising months of health and happiness.
An old acquaintance finds Uncle Roger ill and notes his reliance on patent medicines. He asks after him, joking that six months of meals do not satisfy him and that medicine is needed after meals. The judge narrates the scene with regional speech.
Henry Schroeder known as the Potato king of the Red River Valley urges starting potato production for early competency. He touts profits from five acres and promotes Salter's Seed Co. offerings and catalogs with seeds for corn oats cabbages and vegetables. The notice invites readers to order catalogs from La Crosse Wisconsin.
A dialogue between two senators jokes about speech spice and sticking to topics during filibusters. One notes speeches lack ginger while the other cites the need to avoid rambling and seek glue instead.
A Oklahoma professor named Aug F W Schmitz reports long standing backache linked to Bright's disease and credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with repeated relief. He used five boxes over time and claims the pain never returned to its former severity. The ad urges use and lists price at 50 cents per box.
A child's empire frock of wash chif fon is described as very simply made with gathered full skirt. A huge sash of ribbon is worn with it, completing the simple playful outfit for a young wearer.
An ex lumberjack recalls an informal backwoods lodging where meals cost 15 cents each. He discovers he ate fewer meals than charged and learns locals deem sleeping quarters free, unlike his eastern experience where lodging costs match meals. The anecdote highlights regional customs and expectations about hospitality.
The German Almanach de Gotha's first 1808 edition was suppressed by Napoleon for listing German princes deposed by him. From 1808 to 1814 proofs required French approval. The revised edition shows portraits of Napoleon Murat Nelson and Pitt with a note on fading enmity for Nelson and Pitt.
An Exchange piece argues February carries Washington’s birthday as a distinctly American holiday. It notes Lincoln’s February birth and the month’s tight spacing with Christmas and Thanksgiving, contending one February holiday suffices for practical reasons.
A Bath Maine Big Stove club member aboard a small Long Island Sound fishing schooner reported hearing a swishing noise behind the boat and glimpsing a long sinuous sea serpent with a large head and flashing eyes. The creature kept its distance, and the next day the sailor found his rope entangled in a lobster trap and towed it up the sound.
A column argues that a wife who marries an older man often finds happiness as the man brings experience and steadiness. It notes he is settled, unlikely to change, and realistic about a partner, viewing her as an equal rather than idealized.
In a wartime moment a woman explains she is knitting for those in need. She initially intended mittens but forgot the thumbs, so she plans to finish a pair of socks instead.
In a quaint mountain village, a waiter quips about oxygen while a patron notes local option. The Sacred Heart Review records the exchange highlighting local mood and civic nuance without sensational detail.
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