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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1906
Page
4
A refined laxative candy called Laxets is produced at Dr Shoop Laboratories. The product combines prune extract and Egyptian senna to ease constipation and related symptoms. Sold in metal boxes priced at 5 and 25 cents, marketed as economical and effective with prompt relief.
An old advertisement from Joseph Bros promotes Dr Shoup Green Salve for feverish dog noses and Chamberlains Pain Balm as a first aid antiseptic. It also touts Dr Kings New Life Pills for digestion and constipation, priced at 24 cents, with sale at Joseph Bros druggists.
An old note touts Buckling Arnica Salve as a cure for skin ailments and wounds. It cites A C Stickel of Miletus West Virginia claiming a malignant ulcer on his daughter’s hip was prevented from needing surgery and eventually cured by the salve sold by Joseph Bros druggists.
A diaristic column laments public hypocrisy and moral double standards, contrasting crimes and social acceptance. It notes politicians, thieves, and adulterers gaining or losing favor, then questions chivalry and social norms in 1906 era America. A testimonial promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with local distributor.
At an executive committee meeting in Indianapolis Crawfordsville and Western Traction Co decided to name the new line the Ben Hur Route. Promoters are Crawfordsville capitalists with the author of the novel as a cultural tie. Cars will bear the names Esther and Iris. General manager A E Reynolds presided. Oliver P Hasley hosted dinner and will succeed Reynolds as county treasurer. Bonds amounting to 1500000 are held by local investors. Rails are laid half way, lines extend toward Crawfordsville, and bridges will be completed within two weeks.
The advertisement touts Kohol as the best treatment for indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims a single teaspoonful digests 3,000 grains of food, relieves sour stomach and flatulence, and supports heart palpitations and despression. Sold by Joseph Brothers and recommended by Joseph Bros.
In 1903 F N Tuck of Alliance Kentucky suffered severe lung bleeding and a failing cough. After four bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery he recovered completely and remains cured. Sold at Joseph Brothers drug store with 50c and 1.00 prices and a free trial bottle.
A St Albans West Virginia school superintendent credits electric Bitters with curing his daughter after a severe case of St Vitus dance. The ad promises quick relief for nervous complaints debility female weakness and malaria and notes Chamberlains Cough Remedy for colds.
A reliable medicine that can be kept at home for immediate use. It prevents attacks if given at the onset of hoarseness or croppy cough in children. It contains no opium or harmful drugs and is sold by Joseph Bros.
Policeman Barney Flynn explains he was practicing with a gun in his alley when his wife Mary challenges the behavior. She accuses him of violating city ordinances and threats of arrest, insisting he report himself for disorderly conduct. He contemplates a private job to ease his situation while his wife remains uncompromising.
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts K. K. Muniittrick, editor and farmer, known for his humor and appetite, visiting a business friend for lunch. The host hesitates to overfeed him, while the wife scowls at the idea of “enough” for a man famed for taking more than plenty.
A repeated court note follows a London style social scene where a debutante rejects marriage to a wealthy suitor, insisting he needs a wise practical wife to live on his salary. Separately in Kansas City a lighthearted crime tale ends with a judge fining a man accused of election wrongdoing.
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