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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
3
A public service appeal invites women with female illnesses to contact the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co confidentially in Lynn Massachusetts. A woman reader will answer, and nothing is published without the writer’s consent. The firm offers free medical guidance and a free 80 page Text Book by mail.
In a playful exchange the style asks how meals are served from a lunch wagon and answers they are served a la cart. The dialogue evokes a period tone and culinary street scene without additional details.
A woman asks about a towering new structure in downtown New York as they emerge from the subway. Her companion, familiar with the locale, insists the building was not there yesterday and cannot name it. The scene captures a sudden urban change.
A jeweler notes a woman’s marriage length from her wedding ring. His wife questions how he knows. He claims the ring's width reflects fashion changes, saying the worn ring matches a run style from fifteen years ago.
Fry's Magazine recounts a Scottish skip praising a team member after a curling shot in Switzerland. The skipper urged him to lie down and die, claiming no finer stone would be cast even if he lived to be a hundred.
In a street encounter Halloa Jellison learns Barwood is not married because Barwood’s fiancée chose a modern path. She had sold rights to photograph the moment of proposing to a cinematograph company, ending their engagement.
An advertisement promotes Postum as a healthful coffee substitute, citing a reader letter about relief from coffee's ill effects. It urges boiling Postum 15 minutes per directions and mentions a pamphlet The Road to Wellville. The copy claims genuine, human-interest value and notes new letters appear periodically.
A small man visits a building supplies office and asks the manager how sand is sold. When offered options in car lots and single cars, he explains he only needs about a peck for a sandpile for his baby and will carry it in a basket.
A light exchange turns on proposals during a leap year as a woman declines a man’s offer to marry, saying she would not kneel to any man. The brief exchange highlights personal agency and cultural dating norms of the era.
Noting a calendar find the speaker adjusts a European trip to start in the first week of September. The reason involves the husband avoiding a Friday the 13th birthday coincidence and the idea of tempting fate at sea, though he claims not to be superstitious.
A terse dialogue notes a car trip abroad and a grim remark about causing a fuss when killing a body, implying travel discomfort and violent consequences in a clipped wartime or crime context. The exchange hints at foreign tensions and lethal acts without detailing locations or individuals.
A visitor asks a school audience to complete a riddle about what Napoleon's soldiers called him. After silence a child shouts humorously that he was “a little corpulent,” turning the moment into a light exchange.
A garbled quotation suggests a man with a corn on his toe grows more troubled if someone steps on his pet, implying a comical or cautionary remark about petty irritations becoming bigger problems.
In a courtroom quip, Dabney notes Miss Strongmind's jolt to Thompson, while Wilkins confirms his character as a brick. Dabney jokes Thompy was expelled for it, and the judge echoes the sentiment about his steadiness. The exchange blends light gossip with a touch of courtroom wit.
A Punch quotation notes the difficulty for cabmen to locate a ransom in certain London districts. The gag contrasts the scarcity of a ransom with the wider trouble of finding the right bloke among numerous districts and passengers.
A reader notes a paper claims whale bone is not bone but bristles in the whale’s mouth used to trap small fish for food. The exchange shows concern over changing traditions and beliefs.
A man complaining of cold society says a guest injured by falling over a chair at his home has consulted a lawyer on host liability. The remark highlights tensions over accountability for accidental injuries in social settings.
A brief Punch quip depicts a club member overhearing insults and retorting with wit. The culprit downplays the accusation while praising the other with a sharp, reputational barbed reply.
A syndicated verse recalls a man who once called her darling but now sees another sharing affection as she ages. The poem contrasts early romance with present family ties, noting he now calls her mother.
A light hearted note from a traveler describes a summer resort as deadly dull while humorously claiming personal satisfaction from a small change in her poodle, an ounce and a half gained. The exchange balances wit with mundane detail.
The narrator recalls a joke about a pessimist who thinks a telephone operator enjoys saying the line is busy. The quip suggests the operator would rather connect callers but is hindered by a busy line.
Commentary notes exiles from homeland and kings in Paris, contrasting sorrow for ordinary exiles with indifference toward royal exiles, framing exile as a perennial political sentiment. The piece probes empathy gaps and historical patterns shaping royal and civilian fates abroad.
At a political meeting a speaker, after an hour and a half, asks what more to say. A tired man from the back calls out good night signaling the close of the event.
Two richly dressed women on a hotel veranda gossip about a rich young man. They claim no girl will marry him because he is a strict vegetarian after she hints his daughter is attractive and he reacts hastily, noting his unusual diet.
A dialogue frame shows a seasound query about sending cats after rats aboard ships and a father offering a categorical answer to his son. The fragment hints at maritime rodent control and parental guidance without additional context.
A comic courtroom exchange unfolds as the judge questions the intoxicated prisoner about the charge. The officer, newly appointed, admits he does not know the exact charge but suggests it might be straight whisky.
A light exchange notes Mrs Come Up enjoys riding in a new automobile. She praises the car and jokes about having a fine chef for a year, reflecting a cheerful, social moment.
A teacher and a student discuss asbestos shingles and their fire resistance. The teacher claims they will not burn, while the boy remains unsure and suggests fire risk depends on usage.
After vacation readers joke about being brown as a berry when returning to town asking which berries turn brown. The note playfully seeks identification of the fruit referred to in local banter.
Mrs. Benham asks if she gave a definite reply to a proposal. Benham recalls that the sentence was suspended. The judge points to the prior decision as the exchanged meaning in the dialogue.
The passage contrasts busy modern life with those who focus on love and marriage and life events. It notes many people pass through without major trouble, while others juggle ongoing concerns like births and deaths. The tone implies differing life priorities.
The speaker states a method to blend leisure and labor by setting a fixed ratio of play to work. The other figure echoes agreement, declaring the same rule as the sole strategy to optimize productivity through balanced habits.
Mrs Lapsting notes masquerades are too costly and cites a neighbor who attended as Queen Elizabeth with a dress costing fifty dollars.
A Sunday school teacher asks what Solomon counseled the lazy. A little girl, after effort, answers the lesson: go find the ants, observe their ways, and get busy.
A witty exchange about a man with dyed whiskers, where one side feigns ignorance and the other pretends to believe it. The dialogue hinges on mutual theater and comic misunderstanding in a social setting.
A speaker representing the Back to the Land movement asks for attention but is interrupted by a woman who says she is already a convert and prefers keeping her back to the land. The exchange ends with a brisk, polite good morning.
A compact study contrasts Jesus healing a Syrophoenician mother and a centurion’s servant. It highlights four answers to faith and the theme that Gentiles may receive mercy. Included are reflections on faith tests, intercession, and Jesus’ authority, plus a dairy article on soil fertility and dairy farming profits.
A theater dialogue features Yorick Hamm and another character discussing handling large sums in a play. The request for a real two dollar bill to rehearse with is presented as a modest act within the rehearsal exchanges.
In a terse exchange typical of the era a wife defends practical spousal scrutiny asking if a wife should search her husband pockets reply Yes if anything in them. The remark reflects blunt humor and domestic justice themes common to the period.
The fragment cites Castoria for infants and children with a signature claim and mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It includes a quip about scrubbing and a line about aiming nothing in practice. The text reflects vintage advertising and miscellaneous commentary.
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