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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
3
German submarines introduced four enhancements on April 1 to stay submerged while stationary, conserve fuel, and reduce noise. Telescopic periscopes aid concealment, oxygen gas mixtures power engines, exhaust bubbles leave no wake, and listening devices improve distant ship detection.
An advertising blurb promotes Cuticura Ointment for removing pimples with gentle daily use. It advises washing affected surfaces, using Cuticura Soap with hot water, and maintaining clear skin with routine Cuticura products. A free sample book offer is mentioned by mail from Cuticura, Dept. Ly Boston.
A Custos Officer questions a passer who has just crossed the ocean. The reply mentions avoiding bruises from six days of jolting over rough roads and seas, describing a fragile voyage experience with vivid exaggeration.
An old advertisement asserts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine can cure catarrh with internal use and offers 1000 dollars for any uncured case. The notice cites Cheney Co. of Toledo Ohio and mirrors vintage medical promotion style. It also includes disparate notes on cabbage worm diet and protein content in foods, typical of market gardener discourse and advertisement clutter.
Long agricultural advice on improving fruit yields through feeding vines and trees, mulching, pruning, and proper spacing. Recommends discarding large seeded grapes, burying bones near roots, growing strawberries under vines, rich soil before planting, and extra dressings of fertilizer and bone dust. Also covers mulching, dwarf varieties, and planning a future year with a mapped fruit garden.
The article argues blackberries yield strong profits under tough and favorable conditions. It emphasizes deep loose soil, abundant moisture, and well drained land, noting extensive roots search for food. High feeding and heavy mulching boost size and flavor, suggesting acre yields comparable to five acres with better quality and market demand.
A widowed young native visits a large family shack in the Blue Ridge region and presses for his daughter Sal’s hand. The father questions his remarriage yet the suitor pledges future harmony, noting all previous wives’ washwomen favor his successor.
Advertises Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. Claims it acts on the liver drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. Priced at 60 cents.
A campus guide explains a vast gymnasium and a small library to a visitor. The dialogue contrasts the impressive building with a tiny structure, highlighting campus growth and facilities. The ad copy mentions cooking soybeans and Alice Pork and Beans marketing for home consumption.
Promote relief for sickly, delicate children with a 30 year trusted remedy. Cleanses stomach, acts on liver, fights worms, and pleases mothers. Sold by druggists at 295 cents with a free sample from Mother Gray Co Le Roy New Jersey. Also a humorous unrelated quip about flattery and wind.
Ellis Perrot Blister praised patience for anglers at a banquet. He cited a Shawnee boy who hoped to become a champion, recalling a creek scene where the boy confessed he had never caught a fish yet and was fishing for snigs.
A husband expresses doubt and seeks his father’s stance while a tip implies stock market interest. Separately, a chemical oil used in soap making is sourced from grape seeds in Argentina.
An advertisement touts Alice Pork and Beans packed in a rich spicy tomato sauce as a ready meal. The copy then asserts a controversial adage about women suggesting a long dose as antidote.
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