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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
2
Indiana News Briefs Highlight Dope Inquiry and Local Changes
The State Board of Health asks Indiana towns for dope fiend counts amid rising drug concern. Evansville reports the death of 19 year old Mrs. Ben Beichlein by carbolic acid, citing weariness of marriage. Richmond police see an officer resign over uniform rules. Indiana University enrolls 1200 spring term students, surpassing last year’s pace with over 2100 total. Anderson sees 344 lots sold for over 160000 to attract factories. a $360000 drive aims to lure manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Beichlein
Evansville
Explosion at Lehigh Portland cement quarries causes major damage
A blast at the Lehigh Portland cement quarries in Bedford released two hundred pounds of dynamite. The explosion was felt eight miles away. No injuries were reported, though extensive damage occurred to nearby property and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh
Bedford
Shelby County Poet Accepts Indiana Verse Project Contract
Alonzo Hice, Shelby County poet, accepted a contract to compile a list of forty authors and writers of Verse in Indiana. He will secure their biographies and photographs for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Hice
Shelby County
Indiana
Ubu
Wood Telegraphic Workers Publish First Paper Soon
A local press effort by Wood telegraph workers plans a weekly paper. The initial issue is expected within a week and will feature carpalun publication content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atel
Parsonage Fire Tied to Saloon Rumors and Heir’s Estate
Louis He Currier, a wealthy resident, died by asphyxiation in a bathroom due to fumes from a coal stove in his quarters. The Methodist parsonage at Wekarusa was destroyed by fire amid rumors of anti saloon actions. Rev Parker works to keep Waka rusa dry as investigations unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis He. Currier
Wayne
Fie
Wekarusa
Parker
Wakarusa
Hamilton County Awards 28 Gravel Road Contracts
The Hamilton County commissioners awarded contracts for the construction of twenty eight gravel roads under the new law. The total amount of the contracts is 121 644 35 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acon Vee
Pat
Hamilton County
State Board Condemns Fourteen Schoolhouses Last Week
The State Board of Health condemned fourteen country schoolhouses last week as inspectors continue surveys of rural schools. Officials anticipate more than four hundred closures following broader inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Boy Bit Off Sister's Finger Over Orange Dispute
Harold Spillman, six, of Burney, grabbed his four-year-old sister Helen and bit off her index finger after she ate too many oranges. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Spillman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Harold
John Spillman
Burney
Mill Accident Claims Life of Noblesville Worker
Charles Naught aged 55 died in a flouring mill at Noblesville while trying to shift a belt. His coat sleeve became caught in the shafting and he was badly mangled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Naught
Noblesville
Wealthy Indiana citizen dead guarding fortune box
Dr. W. W. Dailey aged 60, a wealthy Southern Indiana resident, was found dead in his Selvin home while hugging a strong box said to contain his fortune. He reportedly avoided banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Dailey
Indiana
Selvin
First Birds Arrive for Gibson County Game Preserve
The initial consignment for the 4000 acre Gibson county game preserve has arrived, totaling twenty English ring-necked pheasants. A shipment of Hungarian quail is expected soon from State Game Commissioner Sweeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson County
Sweeney
Charity enterprise gains five acres for relief farming
The United Consolidated Charity Society of New Albany obtained five acres for a charity farm to grow produce for the poor and to employ worthy individuals. Reports also note a bones discovery near Indianapolis and a burglary case in Alexandria plus a brutal laundry accident in Fort Wayne where Edna Laemmermann suffered a severe scalp injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Consolidated Charity Society of
New Albany
Edna Laemmermann
Ft. Wayne
Old Farmer Ends Life in Cistern Jump Near Rushville
Matthew Pyke 85 a bachelor and committed pessimist with wealth leapt into a cistern on his Rushville area farm and died. The act followed a determination to end his existence and was described as a self destruction connected to his outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Pyke
Rushville
Pyke
Jarek
Clubs Lease Hunting Ground
The future outlook for local hunters and fishermen in the Kankakee marshes is discouraging. Hunting clubs from Chicago and Indianapolis have leased thousands of acres in the marshes for hunting, meaning native hunters will be edged off lands already secured by clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Chicago
Indianapolis
Merry Widow Hats Sweep Indiana University Campus
Indiana University professors ban the new Merry Widow hats after they became popular on campus. Before spring vacation the hats were unknown in Bloomington, but most coeds returned to classes Monday wearing the large straw hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana University
Bloomington
Construction underway at state agricultural experiment station
Work on the new agricultural experiment station building progresses with an 8 percent completion and an expected fall occupancy. A $100,000 appropriation from the last General Assembly funds a large, modern structure intended to be the largest and best equipped of its kind at any American college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Numibe “Iversity
General Assembly
Snake protection yields fewer mice in melon belts
Following an early spring agreement, southern watermelon area growers stopped killing non-poisonous snakes. Previously mice burrowed into hills and destroyed fields overnight by eating planted seed. This year the policy kept mice in check and few mice are seen.
Northern Indiana men fund highway from Goshen to Chicago
Wealthy leaders in northern Indiana have pooled a fund likely to reach 25000 to 30000 dollars toward improving the Goshen to Chicago route. Construction on the direct South Bend to Goshen section is to begin this month, a route favored by automobilists from New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Chicago
Indiana
South Bend
New York
Depot Fire Motive Revealed in Huntsberger Case
John E. Huntsberger, an agent for the C H W D railroad at Cottage Grove, confessed to setting fire to the depot to cover his embezzlement from Marewell bucket shop of Cincinnati. He claimed the margins were kept by him and the money remained inside the burning building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Huntsberger
Cottage Grove
Huntsberger
Marewell Bucket Shop
Cincinnati
Cleveland official swindled in Florida game preserve bet
W. J. Springborn, president of Cleveland’s public service board, says he lost 10000 dollars in cash to sharpers in a fake wrestling scam while in South Bend to finalize a Florida game preserve investment. He claims a wrestler feigned injury and the crowd dispersed with his money. Columbus High School junior class votes against cards and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Springborn
Public Service Board of
Cleveland
South Bend
Florida
Springborn
Columbus High School
Helping Him Incur Less With Ex Wife Remarriage
Jinx improves attire as his wife assists in trimming expenses. She remarried a year ago, reducing or ending alimony obligations, sparking local talk about financial arrangements. The Houston Post reports the anecdote with no formal charges or legal actions involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinx
Houston Post
Paris Fashion Hints for Coats and Jackets
Fashion editor in Indianapolis presents Paris patterns for coats and jackets in dark blue serge and cheviot. Includes misses and ladies styles with contrasting silk trims, mohair braid, and varied lengths. Patterns 2278 2260 2267 2286 2266 cover sizes from 6 to 44. Please send Paris Pattern No. Size Name Address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tadies
Lenith
Century Building
Indianapolis
Ind
Paris
Wonders of Water Catalog Promotes Affordable Hydration
A vintage ad touts various water related items priced as low as 8 cents each. The playful copy highlights abundance and usefulness of water themed goods, inviting readers to acquire a wide range of affordable products.
Water's Pervasive Role in Nature and Daily Life
An exploration of how water intermingles with matter from opals to plaster statues and food. It notes water content in air potatoes and cabbages, plant sap as a fluid pump, and even timber coloring through water uptake, citing Tit Bits as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Items of Interest From Around the World
A collection of oddities and notes includes Austrians' heart disease rate, micro hearing tricks, a paper fire proof chimney in Breslau, a Kansas girl who sleeps outdoors for fresh air, and Heligoland time rules. Reports say electric glare harms eyes on warships, ostrich feathers are perfectly balanced, London tunnels tempt rats to chew insulation, Japanese straw horse shoes cost a cent, a South Carolina cabbage hides a gold ring worth 18 dollars, a Brooklyn doctor tracks patient ailments via card catalog, a banana skin causes bank runs in Pittsburgh, and a shark products company turns fins to jelly and other goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Breslau
Prussia
el Dorado
Kansas
Heligoland
London
M. D. Dickens
Dilton
S. C
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Central America
Humorous Pole Project Sparks Grin in Haverhill Tale
In Haverhill Massachusetts a Irish worker assigned to set poles and clear dirt contemplates disposal of earth. A passing negro humorist suggests digging a hole nearby and filling it, quipping about the job. The Celt mutters that the education is helping the black man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Massachusetts
America
Darky
Addication
Th’ Naggur
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
They Must Be Hardy
Secretary Wilson jokes at a Washington dinner about suburban amateur florists. He recalls a seed buyer asking what a hardy rose is, and a dealer replying it is one that tolerates a wife pulling it up daily to check growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Seance Ends After Clairvoyant Concludes Test
A Cincinnati Enquirer brief recalls a clairvoyant under strain during a seance as a skeptic asks for brevity to prove the soul of Wit. The session ends with the clairvoyant offering to summon any soul and make it speak or appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Odd Belief About Butchers in Homicide Trials
A New York Press column quotes a court crier claiming butchers are unjustly thought cruel and prone to hang juries in murder cases. He concedes the belief may be outdated due to changes caused by the Meat Trust, noting past slaughtering duties could have biased butcher jurors toward cruelty or recklessness regarding death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meat Trust
New York Press
Say, This Gas Bill Is Not What Gas Used
A Chicago News quip shows a loud flat dweller storming a gas office to challenge a bill. The clerk retorts that the amount reflects what is owed, not what was burned, highlighting a humorous billing misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Seasonable Philadelphia Ledger Humorous Anecdote
A brief quip notes a man dies after a fatal cough during undressing, from the Philadelphia Ledger, followed by a joking exchange about Miss Hope and a change in the nephew attributed to love. A light satirical tone with vintage newspaper flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Mythology Side Lights on Vulcan’s Shop Tales
Vulcan fits four new horse shoes on a Centaur with ease. He notes the centaur stood still and drove away flies himself after receiving the fly brush. He offers a discount from his usual price and invites the customer to drive to his shop for future work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vulcan
Anarchist Critic Decries Government Arrested in San Francisco
San Francisco authorities promptly arrested the anarchist who decried government. He asked if removing government would leave citizens with nothing to graft on, provoking indignation among officials and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Anointing at Bethany and the Raising of Lazarus
Sunday school lesson on Jesus at Bethany six days before Passover. Mary anoints Jesus with costly ointment, Judas criticizes, Jesus defends, and Lazarus’s resurrection draws crowds and prompts Jewish leaders to plot. The lesson emphasizes love expressed through sacrifice and memorials, with guidance for teaching and study questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Bethany
Lazarus
Martha
Mary
Judas Iscariot
Simon
Jerusalem
Judas
Christ
God
Kind Deed Tied On A Dog By Emily In Band Meeting
A Philadelphia Ledger tale recounts a Denver area Band of Mercy class where Emily admits she tied a tin can to a dog’s tail to later remove it. The teacher presses for motive, and Emily confesses she did the act to show a kind deed she could un-do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Band of Mercy
Denver
Emily
Philadelphia Ledger
Provocation Replies Echo in Child Discipline Scene
A dialogue shows a mother questioning Jimmie after he admits giving Bobbie a black eye. Jimmie claims Bobbie provoked the assault by hitting back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
Bobbie
What is the universal desire asks a truth seeker
A Pittsburg Post reader quotes a citizen replying to the question What is the universal desire causing worry and reflection among readers as they ponder common anxieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plain Citizen
Pittsburg Post
Garfield Tea Description Promotes Laxative Qualities
The advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a simple pure mild and potent healthful laxative made from herbs and available at all drug stores.
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Elwood Suffy
Richmond
Joseph Betzold
Police Board
Anderson
Promition Pacer
Elwood
Rich Bechzier
Baby
Fortune
Gibson
California
Robert McCann
Gna Man
Merritt
E Charles Russell
Alexandria
Ora Danforth
Russell
Danforth
Henry
Miss Hope
the Sunday School
John
Intelligence Office
Esmeralda
Chuckster
CGR Ta Hd
9 Lane
Psa
Carter
Genvins
Hetee
Enly
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