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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1920
Page
7
First Sergeant Grizzell of the Spokane recruiting station testifies about three applicants applying to the Marine Corps Institute at Quantico Virginia. Two had misspelled grammar as grammer while correcting them the third man seized the rubber and said he had spelled it with two m s himself.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt shows a harried statesman telling suffragists to wait, then planning to slip out the back door and go to Europe rather than face them. The dramatic exchange captures pressure from the suffrage movement and political risk.
During the war, Mr. Wadleigh endured prolonged pain and sacrifice. Contemporary accounts describe his constant suffering and unwavering commitment.
A satirical dialogue portrays two Black soldiers boasting about their unit’s buglers. One claims their bugler’s horn sounds like the Boston Symphony, then jokes about the blast signaling divine and magical cues. The exchange mocks hunger and discipline with exaggerated metaphors.
An old farmer complains of a bad harvest to the parish minister. The parson reminds him that Providence provides for all, including the birds of the air. The farmer replies with a wry remark about his corn.
In a domestic exchange Mr Stubbs questions the custom of brides blushing at weddings. Mrs S retorts that brides blush from shame, and argues the wedding ties them to unsuitable arrangements. The brief quarrel centers on social expectations surrounding marriage.
A Louisville Courier Journal line remarks on sending a bomb thrower to his native country at government expense as a drastic move. The exchange uses sarcasm about penal policy and refugee-style treatment.
Peeky the dog and his friend Charles converse with Mr. Blue Bird about the meaning of being blue. The bird explains that blue refers to color while feelings may differ, and Peeky notes his breakfast routine with coffee and a lump of sugar from Charles.
What the problem was the father asks why the son was late from school. The boy says the teacher kept him to work on a problem and the father asks what the problem was. The boy pauses.
A merchant declares he will not give his son a chance in his business but will instead take one himself, reflecting skepticism about formal education and family advantage.
A Boston banker narrates a Wall Street Journal interview on Canada’s booming Western wheat fields and rising prosperity. He cites potential exports of up to two hundred million bushels, wealth from land bought cheaply, and growth in cattle, dairying, and government-backed development.
An advertisement explains that Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system cleanses the blood and reduces inflammation of mucous surfaces to lessen susceptibility to colds. It notes repeated acute catarrh may become chronic and mentions internal action through the blood. Circulation via F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
The article notes 13 as thoroughly unpopular affecting meals and ventures. It cites superstition that a person born on the thirteenth is unlucky and warns against starting journeys or enterprises on the thirteenth. It mentions the thirteenth house in a row often being vacant or renumbered 114A or 15.
An advertisement promotes Cuticur Toilet Trio featuring Soap Ointment and Talcum Powder. The talcum is described as antiseptic fascinating scented convenient economical for face skin baby and dusting. It claims to render other perfumes superfluous.
A girl’s father questions a suitor about excess drinking smoking gambling and swearing. He denies all vices and insists he never drinks smokes gambles or swears, then invites him to share a candy with him. The exchange appears in New York Central Magazine.
Edward W. Bragg of Mecca Indiana credits Eatonic with quick relief from long standing stomach trouble. He claims excess acids and poisonous gases were removed and the misery disappeared with the remedy. The ad says Eatonic is quick and safe and available from any druggist at a trifling cost.
Mr Dubwaite peers from an open window as a neighbor boasts about her baby, prompting Mrs Dubwaite to remark the child she calls precious is actually four legged, a humorous exchange captured in local chat.
A concise reflection on how belief alone cannot accomplish tasks without practical labor. The saying links faith to action, emphasizing steady work as the counterpart to lofty ideals.
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