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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
3
Naturalist de Parville reports a rat burrow in a tulip bed where 250 bulbs vanished overnight. He traced the theft to a rat hoard beneath a home, uncovering a tunnel with hay and a corridor leading to neatly arranged tulip bulbs two rows deep and undamaged.
An article notes Budapest’s underground trolley wires have operated for years and explains an engineer’s proposal to test a similar system here was rejected by traction authorities due to concerns over costly improvements.
In Kimber a large supply of dizmonde is reported, found in vast quays known as the hoa good, a rock that dissolves upon air and water exposure to release its mined hare.
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri writes that a yearlong ugly sore vanished after using Bucklen's Arica Salve. He says it cured him and calls it the best salve on earth, recommending it from Joseph Bres drug store.
A cauliflower is boiled then placed in a buttered baking dish. It is topped with pax meson cheese and buttered crumbs, moistened with white sauce, and baked until brown. A border of green peas may be added.
The piece mentions a Russian leather portiere appliqued in a florid curved design on empire green velours and another with a floral border in illuminated leather on reseda tapestry. The blends are fine and the leather remains soft to preserve draping.
Cavendish resident S Le Quinn reports relief after using Dr King’s New Life Pill for digestive issues. The ad claims a guaranteed cure available at Joseph Bros drug store with a 25 cent price.
A humorous anecdote from the New York Times recalls Rev George Koenig a Frooklyn clergyman who rebuked a parishioner for curling her hair. He argued the Lord would curl it if he intended. The reply claimed she could curl it herself since infancy.
A brief note contrasts travelers and city life with a quip about New York as a requirement for residents. The piece appears in a column style from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper and reflects social observation.
A poet wrestles through a sleepless night seeking rhythm and theme. He believes he has found his muse only to realize it is the gas meter gauge in New York. The twist underscores a humorous clash between art and everyday utility in a New York Times feature.
A teacher boarding at Olive Hull’s home asks the seven year old to write a letter. Olive, excited by the task, composes a neat note and ends with the line Amen Olive Hull after asking her mother what to say before signing.
A vast tract of thousands of acres in the Red River Valley is opened for settlement near Vernon Texas within reach of Kiowa and Comanche Country Oklahoma. Wheat, oats, corn, cotton and alfalfa grow there with a seaboard market and favorable shipping rates. Frisco System trains from St Louis and Kansas City offer low excursion rates in September, with onward connections to Vernon Texas. Write to RLS Lemon Secretary Frisco System Immigration Bureau, St Louis, to arrange recommendations.
A fragmentary report notes concerns over yellow fever entering a barber in a year, with a physician accepting a verbal word without investigation. It mentions Cuba and a wary view of international responses, implying mixed reactions to health threats and containment.
Personally conducted excursions via Missouri Pacific Railway to Colorado Utah and Pacific Coast points. Low one way and round trip rates to Texas Old Mexico California Oregon Washington. No car changes from St Louis or Kansas City. Standard and sleeping cars and dining service. For details contact G A A Deane Jr T P A Missouri Pacific Railway 200 Sentinel Building Indianapolis Ind.
Earlie Byrd urged labor while Mr. Comrox objected citing Darwin theory. The Washington Star records the exchange as an unwelcome thought about duty and origins.
A Three Mile Bay man, J C Mount, pierced his finger with a ten penny nail while opening a box. He applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm and later ointment, which promptly relieved pain and soreness and aided healing. Sold by Joseph Bros.
A stranger in the Hiltish house of lords left his umbrella at the bar and won a $5 recovery in court after it vanished. The lord chancellor admonished the plaintiff and his attorney, spared imprisonment, and demanded a humble apology and refund of the gained amount to uphold sanctuary.
Mrs Wis Haviland of Armonk New York reports that her daughter nearly died from whooping cough and bronchitis until Dr King's New Discovery cured her. Their niece with advanced consumption also recovered, and the medicine is praised as infallible for coughs and colds. Trial bottles are free and guaranteed for 89 cents and 1.00 dollars by Joseph Bros.
A confidential clerk at a Buffalo firm was found $300 609 short and offered to repay if kept quiet but warned he would hire a lawyer if not. The firm accepted the deal and he was not arrested. An intimate friend claimed pride in winning the case while the lawyer defended the mindset as the key to success.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy to treat catarrh by purifying blood and acting on mucous surfaces. It claims endorsement by a top physician, lists J Creasy & Co of Toledo as suppliers, and notes a 75 cent price.
The Board of State Charities in Indianapolis appeals for homes for about five hundred children ages five to eight. Experienced fostering within a family yields better formation of character and quicker integration into family life. Open your home to a sturdy six year old boy or a fine little girl and provide fatherly or motherly care.
Just what you need for dull after meals poor appetite and bilious feelings. Improves appetite cleanses and invigorates stomach and regulates liver and bowels. Price five cents per box. For sale by Joseph Bros American Street. American ships gas of neon into the Canadian northwest and jokes using US presidents streets in two towns near Regina.
It is said John Wesley advised repeating truths and the same applies to Chamverlains Cough Remedy which cures colds and grip and counteracts pneumonia risk. Pleasant and safe to take. For sale by Joseph Bros.
Rev. Joseph Warren Cross of Lawrence Massachusetts is described as the oldest living Harvard graduate at ninety five. He is a grandson of the revolution and a son of the War of 1812 and has served in the Massachusetts legislature and the constitutional convention that formed the state constitution.
Rev Jno S Cox of Wake Art recounts twelve years with Yellow Jaundice and says Electric Bitters cured him. The ad urges Electric Bitters for liver and kidney trouble stomach disorder and general debility with a 50 cent price and Joseph Bros guarantee.
An educated Italian purity speaker describes Americans as doing everything with a rush. He analyzes the American sense of strenuous life and the rapid pace of daily activities.
The New York World reports Thomas B. Reed showed deep emotion after two years of pushing his famous rules as reform battles in the House ended. Crowds watched as he parried blows, then slipped to the speaker’s room where he sobbed with hands over his face.
A playful exchange mentions golf and Philadelphia with a light tone about someone being taken to tee a girl. The dialogue hints at a social outing and a sports setting without concrete details.
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