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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1906
Page
3
A father’s temper disrupts a home and a tearful boy asks if marriage was a mistake. The piece urges strength of mind and body for success and promotes Codol as a remedy for dyspepsia with claims to aid digestion and stamina. Sold by Joseph Bothers.
A novelist once wrote a weekly serial for a paper and was paid by space. After a dispute the editor switches to payment by the thousand letters. The next installment introduces a stuttering character whose speech scatters with repeated B and M sounds.
Mrs Ora Bushard of Brubaker Alabama recalls a two year old case of pneumonia that left her daughter with a persistent coughing spell. She credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy from Josephs Brothers with stopping the cough and restoring her child’s health and vigor.
A prospective buyer asks a calf’s pedigree and the farmer spins a wild tale of its lineage. The humorous answer lists outrageous feats of the animal’s parents and kin. The segment closes with an advertisement for Kenedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar from Joseph Brothers.
In Cairo a party of Burton friends outside Sheppards hotel spot an Arab in robes who brushes an officer. The officer vows to kick him if he repeats the act. The Arab then turns and calls Hawkins by name, revealing himself as Ruffian Dick returning after two years.
During middle life Daniel Webster recalled fishing in the same brook as a boy and sparring about big trout. His hired man told of a smaller catch, prompting Webster to quip that the man is an amphibious animal who lies both in and out of the water.
A bishop in Pennsylvania affirms a woman's right to preach, despite opposition from a pompous banker vestryman who urged stopping street services near the cathedral. The bishop dismisses the complaint, arguing women may exhort and noting she has no husband to constrain her.
Horses in a Palo Alto stable reacted with frantic terror for about 15 minutes before the California earthquake. They screamed and paced their stalls as the ground trembled and houses rocked, suggesting animals sensed the impending calamity earlier than nearby people.
A Philadelphia origin novelty trains parrots to sing popular tunes. Birds listen to a phonograph in a dark room for three weeks, with only one recorded failure in six months. The setup offers 60 cent lessons and aims to teach a feathered pupil three songs.
In the Wee Hours a man explains a wild scene at home after a club visit. He describes Bender performing an electrical experiment by rubbing a black cat to see sparks and ends with the cat clawing him and him tumbling over the piano.
A prominent preacher asks a church crowd to alert papers to send reporters next Sunday. He promises a very strong sermon urging abolition of all Sunday work, as his wife confirms the theme.
A tense exchange unfolds as an uncle declares a cut in his sustenance scheme, threatening a shilling severance while the nephew demands immediate funds and warns of exclusion from the will. The dialogue centers on pride, financial strain, and looming inheritance.
This notice blends patent medicine ads with political party call to meeting. It promotes Bitters and Bucklins Arnica Salve as cures and includes the Jackson Republicans convention for October 13 1906 in Advance urging township officers candidates for November 6. It also mentions horse overwork and stomach digestion remedies from Joseph Brothers and Joseph Beothers.
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