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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
3
Mr Wind invites the Breeze Brothers to a city party where hats become balls for a windy game. They skip carrying food or balls, plan hats as playthings, and imagine comedic pranks with hats and gusts. The winds revel in the unusual springday adventure.
A study of women’s suits from plain wool to embroidered silk shows a range from businesslike tailored outfits to sport and formal styles. Descriptions cover blue serge skirts with box plaits, tailored coats with braid, and sport suits in heavy fiber silk with embroidered bodices and decorative details.
Readers are treated to a survey of summer blouse trends emphasizing practical front button and snap closures plus concealed options. Georgette blouses and matching smocks lead the pack with embroidery in French knots and satin accents, while tailored linen and voile pieces offer versatile elegance. A matching hat and long black silk gloves complete the coordinated summer look.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless remedy for corns. It claims easy removal by applying a drop, with almost no pain and a cheap, small bottle sold by druggists. It highlights quick relief for hard, soft, or between toes corns.
An amusing exchange features Mr Sapp and Mr Simp trading stock woes and proposing a swap while endorsing Red Cross Ball Blue laundry detergent as a quick fix. The ad-style snippet ends with a product pitch for 5c at grocers.
The ad claims Diamond Dyes contain simple directions that allow any woman to dye worn items in a rich fadeless color across wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. It promises perfect results for first time dyers and notes a druggist color card is available.
An artist sketching from the river bank near two fishing friends was surrounded by cows that blocked his view. He tried to drive them away by throwing objects, but they would not move. One angler urged him to show his sketch, and the cows fled.
Agnes asks how he proposed and Madge explains she claimed to be only sixteen. The piece notes that few road bys capture the mood of the moment.
Humor item from Home Sector notes Gobbler's imagined generosity as he would share his last half pint with a friend in a light quip.
New York article argues sharks eat mostly small fish, not humans, citing Dr. Allen Rogers. It notes migratory patterns and warm Gulf and Caribbean waters, and discusses using shark meat and skins for food and leather, with potential annual markets and savings.
Fifteen year old Melvin Peterkin carried his hysterical mother from a burning Woodhaven home at 69 Dennington avenue and returned inside to rescue her canary as flames ignited the adjacent building. The Woodhaven Troop 2 Scout acted despite danger and after lifting his mother bore her to safety.
Des Moines school officials switch from quarter sawed oak to walnut for desks and furniture after war driven scarcity. Walnut once sailed through government use and several transfers, then resold to Chicago buyers before the board struck a price of 320 dollars per thousand feet for ten thousand feet. Production by manual training instructors halves costs, but prices rise as demand grows.
Hundreds of waterfowl were trapped by a sudden storm on Goose Lake in Chico California. Dozens of birds lay on the windward shore completely iced in and unable to move as the lake froze around them.
In San Francisco the price for ten minute sight seeing flights rose 25 percent to $12.50 while stunt flights cost $20. Airlines cited higher costs for parts, operation, and upkeep as the reason for the tariff increase.
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