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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
2
A column surveys fashion, bold headlines, and quirky notes from Indiana and beyond. It mentions velvet cuff styles in boxing, harem skirts sparking riot talk in Brazil, a Brooklyn eighty year old building a flying machine, and various playful quips about sports, royalty, and curiosities.
A New York judge urged the parties toward settlement in the Stigants matter as the lawyers discussed terms and potential resolutions. The exchange reflected ongoing attempts to resolve the dispute without further litigation.
A garbled fragment contrasts an outdoors sleeper with one who takes a cold bath each morning, suggesting a humorous or puzzled mock comparison of daily habits. The text preserves quirky dialect and incomplete phrases.
A Scottish man was fined $10 by the city magistrate for intending to end his life. He likely faced a much stiffer penalty had his plan to “garri” gone ahead, the report notes.
Fragmentary notes reveal a Chicago era fixation on con men and press agents. The old battleship Texas is cited as sunk after brief use as a target. The text mocks lawyers, judges and theatrical managers while hinting at corruption and publicity schemes.
New Jersey passes a law banning beekeeping with contagious diseases, while a New York aviator agrees to deliver eggs by air. The column notes social quirks about titles and mentions fears of a Humpty Dumpty style mishap in the aviation egg drop.
A Kansas City girl seeks $15000 for being mussed by a young man who insisted on kissing her. The report notes this is the first time the phrase a girl objected to being mussed up in such a pleasing line of endeavor appeared in print.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis announced New York City now operates twelve open air schools and fourteen more are planned for next fall. Chicago currently runs six open air classes, with five in Steton.
A man recalls telling a woman he saw Dr. Parkhurst on Madison Avenue. She responds with a wry remark implying Parkhurst would share more interesting gossip. The exchange suggests subtle flirtation and potential leaks of information.
Capt Archibald Butt, the president's military aide, is roused from bed at nine to answer a telephone call. A friend cancels a 11 o’clock appointment, and Butt quips that telephoning is a bad Washington habit, prompting early morning philosophical reflections.
A widow describes life changing health improvements after stopping coffee and starting Postum. She details heart trouble and headaches easing, weight gain, appetite return, and passing a life insurance exam after seven years on Postum, endorsing it as a health guarantee and citing a Bat tle Creek origin.
Miss Isabel Thorne saunters into Washington under a veil of diplomacy and intrigue. The British, French, Russian, German, and other ambassadors converge as she seeks arrival at a ball, forcing Count di Rosini to arrange an extraordinary invitation and reveal a mysterious motive.
An ad promises a $3.50 kidney cure recipe from Dr. A. E. Robinson for urinary and kidney troubles. It claims quick recovery, offers the recipe free by mail, and asks readers to request the copy with a Detroit return address. The note emphasizes home use and simple remedies.
A missionary at a Lenten tea describes missionary trees whose profits support missions. He cites a Roxborough farmer with a golden pippin tree aiding the Chinese mission, a Florida woman with an orange tree for New Guinea cannibals, and a California nut farmer with a walnut tree for Zanzibar. He adds the idea could apply beyond farms.
An advertisement extols Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a cure for chronic catarrh. It promotes powder form, claims cleansing, germicidal and healing action, and suggests use as spray or gargle. Available in 25c and 50c boxes from Paxton Toilet Company Boston. Samples offered.
An old farmer orders his apprentice to shed and shoe the white mare quickly. After a delay the apprentice returns claiming he had shod the mare and that he shot and buried her, revealing the grim outcome to the master.
A light anecdote about social praise. A woman praises a compliment on her gown while recounting a restaurant owner seating her by a window to add tone to his place. The exchange highlights witty social benchmarks of propriety and charm in public spaces.
A reflective quote from Babcock emphasizes personal accountability beyond birth, urging individuals to shape their character and actions before life ends.
The excerpt shows William Lyon Phelps narrating Stevenson’s Mentone letter of January 7 1874 about two Russian girls at lunch. One three year old speaks Italian German and Russian and proclaims the author a madchen in German before bidding farewell in English. Three days later Stevenson notes a two and a half year old Russian child who speaks six languages.
A remark highlights that New York literary minds seeking the 25 most beautiful words may have ignored the appeal of the term two bagger, praising its intrinsic charm.
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