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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
2
A call to make Sundays prayer days for peace amid the European war. The Go to Church movement reports strong turnout and urges every believer to attend and support prayer for the land. It condemns hypocrisy of those who profess faith but avoid church.
Report arriving before press time says James Canine formerly of Advance died early this morning near New Rose. No further details available at present.
Classifieds listing several items for sale or purchase including clover seed, an 83 nickel plated tail light, a buggy harness set, and painting services for buggies carriages and automobiles. Names include C. M. Sparks Edger Carter Roy Mo Cabe Carter & Sons.
A fragment notes an Everybody Clean-up Day and questions if the Commercial Club should have organized such a day, suggesting that expectations were not met and the idea was perhaps appropriate but not realized.
A request asks a poet with a ear for rhythm to compose three or four verses next week for the Hustler. The verses would fit the tune of Onward Christian Soldiers and reflect the theme of church attendance Day.
The speaker notes Advance citizens are ahead in street cleaning yard cleanup and tearing down fences. Blacksmiths and repair shops are thanked for keeping streets open and hiding unsightly machinery, praising local public pride.
The writer laments Easter lost its purpose as people focus on clothing food and revelry. They compare it to Memorial Day and July 4th perverted into celebration and gambling, arguing the Lord's Day has been desecrated.
A reader laments the focus on Easter dress and fashion over true reverence. The piece questions whether new clothes Sunday display distracts from Easter worship and challenges readers to consider what their attire reveals about devotion.
The next World’s Eighth Sunday School Convention will be held in Tokyo Japan in October 1916.
Sylvan Yager, a student at Terre Haute, attends a Sunday School at Central Christian Church where 900 were present and the collection reached 1400 dollars. He plans to visit a different school each Sunday and write features for the Hustler.
Readers from Terre Haute send Hustler subscriptions by phone mail or parcel post. Local advertisers Ross & Rohn Melson & Son and Chas Farlow promote services and coupons. Coffee industry rant outlines supply chain from Brazil to Terre Haute. Local families and church groups attend a Western Indiana Christian Conference at Fairview.
A tribal group vows a bold demonstration tomorrow night around the Council Fire using tomahawks and axes against several candidates. Attendees are invited for a 7 30 assembly with corn and venison served afterward.
The Methodist Episcopal Church led by Pastor William W. Speer hosts Sunday School at 10 AM with a call for strong attendance. Speer preaches at 11 AM on Individuality of Service while Prof. H B Gough of De Pauw University speaks Sunday evening, with services starting at 7 30 PM.
Merchant and Miss Nisley wed in Danville Illinois today. They returned to their new home at the Clay McConaughy property where Mr Merchant serves as agent for the C I R R Co. The couple, admired by the community, brings long held local ties and well wishes.
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