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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
4
The advertisement proclaims Today s Magazine as the largest magazine in the world with a 50 cent annual price and five cents per copy. It invites women to request a free copy and premium catalog, providing an address in Canton Ohio for requests.
Mrs Bill Todd visits her parents near Culver Indiana. Pete Todd and wife visited Mrs Martha Hutchinson Sunday. Vergil Morrison and family stayed with relatives near Steward’s Chapel last Thursday. Ruth Ashley visited Tinea Utterback on Sunday. John Heckathorn and family visited Bettie Hinton on Sunday. Bettie Hinton and her son Guy visited Mrs Emma Nicely on Wednesday. Viola Jarrett spent Sunday with home folks.
Lebanon residents and neighbors share visits throughout the week with families in Ladoga Crawfordsville and Near Lebanon. Names include Tom Fine and family Hubert Fine Rev Kate Miller Riley Northcutt Verna Letha Lawrence White Joe Jackson Nealia Harve Coulter Dora Kernodle Lon Lane Neslia Jackson Josie Jackson Alfred Jackson and Harry Reese among others.
S J Edsington visited his son near Baker Corner Saturday night and Sunday. Jerry Smith of Advance planned to cut parts on business Monday. Mel Edrington and family attended a Pleasant View meeting and heard Rev H W Page Sanday. Mrs. Jane McDuffie sold a horse to Sam Graham Saturday. S E Edrington and family from near Pisgah spent Thursday here with M M Edrington and wife. Seth Porter from near Elizaville was in our parison business Monday. Sam Billingsly had a horse he tried to work to throw itself and nearly broke its neck Saturday. Ruth Owens and her gentleman friend visited relatives near Bakers Corner Sunday. James Smith went to Indianapolis again Sunday to see his wife undergoing treatment there. He reports Mrs. Smith improving slowly. J H Smith and two sons visited Rosell Smith and family of Lebanon Saturday night and Sunday. Fred Owens visited his sister near Pisgah Saturday night and Sunday Amos Broshar helped his brother haul corn to Max Monday. Mrs Ollie Smith spent Monday afternoon with her mother in Advance.
The Junior Class High School presented the class play A Little Savage to a large appreciative audience. Director H O Bennett trained performers and assigned parts by ability, delivering a generally successful production with some standouts among the cast.
Mrs. J. M. Sandy offers Silver Lace Wyandotte eggs for sale at 50 cents per dozen.
The Pure Advertising bill passed by the Indiana legislature was signed by Governor Ralston making it a crime to publish any false or misleading advertising. The statute imposes fines from ten to five hundred dollars per offense and repeals conflicting laws. The piece includes editorial quips about social norms and rural life.
A North Carolina negro is brought to the gallows for murder. The sheriff asks Henry if he has words. The condemned man replies he has a few words and says the act will serve as a lesson to him.
A Brown County girl sent fifty cents for a whitening recipe and received a long reply warning against gossip and advertising fraud. The response mentions soaking hands in dishwater and mocks rivals while urging people to mind their own business and stay employed.
An advertisement from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana promotes a home cure for piles using a new absorption treatment. It offers free samples on request and asks sufferers to write without sending money while promising immediate relief and permanent care.
A complex line of fencing and force posts is highlighted by Advance Hardware Co as a solution for customers planning property boundaries and security upgrades. The advertisement invites readers to consult experts for tailored installation guidance.
Governor Ralston turns down an invitation to lecture at a chautauqua in Des Moines Iowa. J W Jeffers letters to sign a contract for pay, but the governor says he is not in the lecture field and will remain content with his governor's salary.
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