24 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
1
Attendance last Sunday was 89 with $180 collected and 38 Bibles. Waiting Workers meet first Saturday each month. Sunday School at 10 o clock with reminders to arrive on time next Sunday. Preaching services held every second and fourth Sunday, both morning and evening.
Eld Kelley will deliver a Sunday evening sermon at Advance Christian church next Sunday night. The discourse continues a series on Old Testament characters and incidents from Bible School lessons. Large audiences attend and greatly appreciate these talks.
Leater Ray has returned from a six week visit with relatives and friends near Clayton.
Locals note visits and domestic news across the area. Bess Nisley spent Sunday with home folks while Pearl Whorley stayed with Lois Whorley. Several residents visited Lebanon on business including David McClellan and Lawton Ward. Families socialized at dinners and overnight visits, with illnesses mentioned for Jas Serings' children and others traveling for errands.
Aiva Nisley of Indianapolis visited his parents Saturday night while Wesley Jones of Anderson spends a few days with relatives. Various locals and visitors coordinate visits, farm work, and a ball season ahead as A. E. Martin finishes corn breaking and others share family time across Lebanon Crawfordsville Frankfort and nearby towns.
The town announces noon closure of the high school and an evening dedication at Advance Christian church. Local items note new telephone customers this spring and a call to oil streets to reduce dust. Martha Ron Graves suffered facial injuries when a frightened horse bolted. she is recovering at home.
The baccalaureate sermon was given by Brother Fariday afternoon as Dr Jag failed to arrive. He mistook the date thinking the address was in May and sent Brother Kibbey a note of apology for the error after realizing the mixup.
The Advance High School junior class held a memorable Saturday night reception for the graduating class with faculty and many friends in attendance. Crawfordsville musician Brandy camp provided music. A photo identification game featured seniors as children. Bruce Harting and Sallie Beaver correctly guessed twelve of fifteen pictures and won a box of chocolates.
A note lists coal sources including Black Betsy Pittsburg Linton and Lower Vein Brazil and mentions Advance Lumber Co as a related entity.
Seventeen of seventy two candidates earned teachers licenses in March. Recipients include Cora A. Haller Kirklin Horace Wysong Lebanon David Kardokua Bicknell Florence Kincaid Sheridan John F. Miller Jamestown Rex Moore Rosston Ids Myers Lebanon Ross Caldwell Advance Jay Campbell Lebanon Iva Owens Advance Ernest Peters Waitestown Fern Potts Lebanon Esther L A Sparke New Ross Jane Stevens Lebanon Constance Young Hazelrigg Mary Caseerly Lebanon.
A diary-like fragment records Albert Boggs in Frankfort discussing farming efficiency. He urges soil analysis, warns against overexpansion, and predicts future farm consolidation with smaller plots yielding similar or greater outputs. Ora Mc Daniel's closing query reflects the era’s rural discourse.
Joseph Sturman husband of May Sturman who faced a police court fine for a crime earlier tried to end his life by ingesting poison Sunday afternoon. Mrs C R Webber and Mrs Nannie Marley witnessed the act and Dr W G Swank treated him. A large amount of whiskey in his stomach likely saved him and kept the poison from acting fully as he later slept and was escorted around the streets. The couple had separated recently and were living apart on Harrison street.
Our town board, after interviews in Coatsville and Lebanon with T. H. I. & E managers, hopes to secure a cheaper electric light contract. They urge patience to avoid hasty deals while praising careful, economical planning and the board’s restraint.
The Morristown ben family is described as industrious like a factory. A tour of four stores records eggs shipped since the flood through Tuesday totaling 93,930 dozen with 7,640 dozen on bands. Egg sales at 15 cents per dozen are noted as below national averages, influencing local printing office decisions.
Cra McDaniel reports on a new cement shingle making machine demonstrated by Pierce McClane at a local cement foundry. The device promises durable cement shingles and potential expansion to cement tiling blocks veranica and related products with investors from Whitecotton Farlow.
Methodist Church notes a strong Sunday School turnout with 96 attendees and $2.62 collected in bisses and 53 points for New Ness and 118 for New Ross. Reminder to attend next Sunday to win the monthly banner. May 4 is Mother's Day with a free car giveaway for living versus deceased mothers. New Ross Cubs vs Advance Boys game set for Saturday at 2:00 PM.
The article warns that surviving flies in spring can multiply into billions by June. It cites experiments from Howard Medical School linking the stable fly to infantile paralysis, notes eggs are laid in manure, maggots hatch from heat, and that stable flies breed fast and resist traps. Immediate control in April is urged.
The notice records second class mail matter status dated March 3 1911 at Advance Indiana post office under the act of March 3 1879.
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