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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1911
Page
2
A damaged OCR segment references a delay on a train to New York, a court case in North Carolina, and a $15.0ge damage claim against a company. It mentions snakes in North Carolina and a chaotic express messagE scene with various garbled phrases.
Astronomers lament that the total eclipse on April 28 will not be seen in the United States. The path of totality spans 75 miles wide from southeastern Australia toward the equator and across the Pacific, with totality lasting 2.5 to 5 minutes in parts of the path. A risky voyage in cold weather would be needed to view it from the line. Indiana University professor Cogzthall notes only a partial view near sunset in Indiana if skies are clear. The piece also notes a hoped-for eclipse in October when the moon passes between Earth and Sun.
The article honors Octave Chanute for predicting powered flight and inspiring the Wright brothers. It notes his 2000 glider flights, advocacy for applying power to flying machines, and belief that air currents would aid future craft. His collaborations with engineers and influence on aviation history are highlighted.
The oldest original sewing machine, built in the first half of the last century by Charles Kyte of Snowshill near Evesham, sits on a four legged wooden stool. It is a rough early forerunner now owned by the Booth Kensington museum.
The article describes Captain Baker’s fleet on the Missouri River including the Expansi on a light draft 124 ft 7 in beam 21 ft 6 in and 10 in draft driven by a 60 hp gasoline engine. It details loading via bulk grain elevating to railcars at Giurek and describes boats transporting coal lumber and farm goods up and downriver to ports like Glendive Fort Benton and Meptana with rail and river linkages.
A discussion highlights Dickenss global impact, noting American admiration with vast readership, French reactions to Little Nell and Paul Bamber, German tears and laughter, and Russian translations of Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. The piece ranks Dickens as second only to the Bible and Shakespeare in popularity.
The fragment discusses historical month names and celestial associations including Venus and Apollo era terms. It mentions a sequence of ten months, April as a possible marker, and references to Venus, Hera, and a period tied to astronomy and myth.
Perry Pointer son of Herbert M Pointer of reversod township leaves for Kewanee Illinois to take the history instructor post at Kewanee High School He completed Wabash College winter term March 24 and fills the vacancy caused by H J Giosop Pointer a Lebanon High School graduate class of 1866 joins a large Kewanee High School staff and secures a desirable position in the district
Governor Marshall issues an invitation to miners manufacturers mine owners farmers fruit growers and other state industrial leaders to confer on which part of the state should participate in the 1915 Panama Exposition in San Francisco. He says the state should not select a site or make reservations unless industrial men choose to join the effort.
Sells Store W H Smith has sold his jewelry stock at Jamezstown to Beecher Spoke. Possession was given today. Mr Spohr will move the stock to the post office room. Teck Tucker will run the repair department for Mr Sponr. Mr Smith will work for the Peoples Cooperative Telephone Co as a repair man.
The report condemns rowdy behavior during a Saturday event. Disorderly conduct interrupted the audience until Marshal Winsets intervened, but the youths were released without further action. The piece urges arrests for those who disrupt public gatherings to restore order.
All display ads must be at this office by Wednesday noon each week. Ads received late will be published the following week.
An old notice invites readers to seek a sham poo or tonic at the O K 1 store run by A McClaine. The phrasing suggests a local shop advertisement or guidance for purchases.
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