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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
8
The text discusses regular bowel habits and notes that medicine should assist natural functions through proper nourishment and regular routines. It cites Deena Syrup figs and Elixirs Senna as items, with price 50 cents per bottle.
Harper's Weekly notes a quarter dollar bears thirteen stars, letters in the eagle’s scroll, feathers on the wings, lines in the shield, bars, arrow-heads, and letters in its name. Herlock Sholmes and Dector Dotson trade a quip about a man writing for a favor.
An advertisement recounts a baby’s eczema worsening then improving after Cuticura Soap and Ointment use. It cites a New York family’s 1906 claim of a permanent cure costing $1.25 and mentions other products like Pettit’s Eye Salve and Red Cross Ball Blue.
The Hartford Courant criticizes Alfred G. Vanderbilt for a $60,000,000 attachment to stable boy tastes. It argues his fortune could aid society but his ambition to drive stage is a social waste. The piece says his wealth and tastes are a misfit and he would be better off working at fair wages if born poor.
The first lawnbroking establishment appeared in Freisingen Bavaria in 1198 followed by a Salins Franche Comte shop in 1350 and a London pawnshop in 1361. None of these thrived. Paris Mont de Piète began in 1777 on the same street as the current head office.
A pointed exchange unfolds where a well dressed woman refuses aid to a tramp, judging him by appearance while the tramp counters that looks can mislead. The dialogue hints at a tension between charity and prejudice as the encounter ends unresolved.
A brief schoolroom exchange reveals a student’s preference for mental arithmetic and visualized patterns over decimals or fractions. The dialogue contrasts traditional head work with perforated squares as a learning approach.
A compact list of acclaimed singers including Melba, Jenny Lind, Nilsson, Florence, Yaw, Tetrazzini, Patti and others with specified high notes from F sharp to C two octaves above, highlighting their celebrated vocal reach and diction.
The article notes the highest heat lies about ten degrees north of the equator rather than on it, and reports that northern Siberia has recorded colder conditions than areas near the poles.
A playful exchange about poker fascination features a husband praising the deck’s queens as reminding him of his wife. The light jest reflects social humor and period newspaper tone.
A Philadelphia Press humorous exchange has a man demanding a fast shave while the barber notes the time changed as soon as the razor touched his face. The wry dialogue highlights a tense but comic moment in a barber shop.
A visibly angry older man threatened another person, shouting a crude insult about brains and size, using a simile comparing a brain to a mustard seed and a shrimp in the Atlantic.
In Chicago News humor, Stubb Coggswood is up to date with superstitions. He planned a horseshoe over his door but instead hung an automobile tire, reflecting quirky modern superstition.
A testimonial praises Grape-Nuts as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. The writer says daily use since last year restored health, noting predigested form eases stomach strain and supports nervous energy. Suitable for all ages and ready to eat.
A digest of curious items notes water weight at ten pounds per gallon, Bermuda rats nesting in trees, Dutch railroads with low accidental deaths, frozen soups in Siberia, and London's model request. Other notes include a dog-drawn drum in Servia, rat hole sewage use in Kansas, Dresden trolley life-size catches, German vaccination rules, a Warsaw “Society of Suffering Papas,” Honolulu telephony growth, and Lizzie Martin of Virginia turning her nail into a pen.
A publisher recalls a writer who claimed to work hard to get Eero flowing. A bet on swimming to a buoy ends when the swimmer sits on the buoy, tarred that morning, and cannot move. A boat crew discovers the gag and rescues him as night falls.
A man describes fleeing after a dance incident on the Tenth street viaduct. He says a shorter yellow rival bumped him, drew a knife, and he ran to catch a streetcar, explaining to police that he wore a $2.50 outfit and acted in self defense. The report notes the exchange with officers during the arrest.
Cartoon dialogue from Harper's Weekly jokes about Taft pictures. The remark notes moving pictures of Taft and contrasts with the idea of a still portrait. Light editorial quip reflecting wartime era media humor.
Receiver replies the company will be autonomous only once it is out of his hands. Harper's Weekly captures a blunt exchange reflecting distress over financial control and future independence.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote describes a cab company interviewing a man who is asked how he would handle finding a pocketbook with $25,000. He replies simply that he would do nothing and live on income, illustrating a stark moral test.
Meandering Mike questions the rush to work amid thousands seeking jobs. He says work isn’t necessary for him and he won’t join the effort just to have something to brag about, reflecting a dissenting opinion in Washington.
A husband says his wife is of a nervous temperament and fears letting her shop alone. He notes she tends to get excited and buy things, especially doughnuts, prompting concern at home.
A lighthearted joke where Pat jokes about a letter needing two stamps. The postal clerk notes the weight requires two stamps, and Pat quips that adding stamps would only increase the weight, highlighting playful misunderstanding.
Mrs John Kirk of Detroit Michigan relates a life crisis then kidney trouble backache dizziness and swelling. After using Deans Kidney Pills the symptoms disappeared and she recovered weight and health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
Dialogue sample shows Elsie teasing Bobbie about Uncle George being a young doctor and not yet grown up. The exchange implies he treats children first to gain practice, reflecting light humor from Catholic Standard and Times and Philadelphia Pregs.
Bocker proposes crossing the waking morning ee with the sleepy bout, suggesting a playful weather of ideas on how to wake up. The fragment hints at a punny debate about sleep and morning routines.
Mrs Benham asks if her spouse will be home early, while he wonders how to gauge progress of a poker game. The exchange reads as a domestic scene set around a card game and curiosity about outcomes.
An old style ad notes large 20s package of Ball Blue detergent at five cents. It touts restoring whiteness with a sales pitch and adds a stray line about religious workers and words.
A. K. George of Indianapolis seeks an assistant for a large soda fountain with advancement prospects. Apply by letter only to 1810 B. 212th et. Indianapolis.
Peruna is described as both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. The text cites HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS and other herbs as core components, claiming a combined action strengthens circulation and mucous membranes. It emphasizes testimonials and theoretical support for Peruna’s broad efficacy.
A race horse moves at full speed clearing from twenty feet to twenty four feet per stride indicating exceptional stride length and speed.
Warning against catarrh salves containing mercury and urging prescription use. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and systemically acting. Mentions testimonials and price per bottle and also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
London M. A. P. describes Miss Maud Earl labeled the lady Landseer with The Vagabonds a portrait of two Irish terriers one yawning at spectators. Earl sat yawning to coax the dog to yawn and the exhibit caused yawns among viewers creating amusement for the artist.
Two full grown live lizards were found in the heart of an oak log split by Joseph McClosky of Bellwood. One lizard is black and white spotted, the other yellow. The log came from a tree perhaps fifty years old. How the lizards became imprisoned and kept alive remains a mystery.
In a Nashville American note, a humorous exchange asks who earns the famed applause in the Congressional Record. The reply: the printer, indeed the speaker’s son.
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