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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
8
J F Gregory led a prayer class with 34 attenders and four absent. Many local and traveling visits are noted, including Jones and Fulwider camping in Indiana, Evaline and Earl Jones visiting, selling of cattle, and visits among the Erskine, Ross, Showalter, and Gordon families. A missionary food sale netted 22.50, and Mark Wall reports strong sales alongside local business moves and upcoming threshing, with several trips to nearby towns and farms.
A dense Advance town roundup lists social calls and visits to Lebanon Indianapolis and Frankfort, church notices for Bethany Assembly and North Christian church, upcoming conventions and a full day program at Bethany Park on August 10 1921 including devotion reports addresses meals and group sessions. Also mentions homecomings at Brunswick church and a caponizing service in Jamestown.
A guide on railroad station behavior urges travelers to be calm and considerate. It contrasts well bred conduct with rudeness at the ticket window and outlines modest public manners such as avoiding loud sentiment, unnecessary questions, and loud displays of emotion while traveling.
Mr and Mrs James Proffitt and Mr and Mrs Okie Proffitt hosted a Sunday dinner with the John Lucas and Truman Lucas families from near Frankfort. Lebanon residents Clarence Miller and family and Hiram Bowles with daughter attended a Memorial Park Sunday school picnic. Coral Merrick of Muncie visited Miss Proffitt. R E Frederick hosted Sunday evening guests Wilfred Warren and family and Dev Nickols with sons.
A large crowd joined the Home Coming at New Brunswick on Sunday. Ora McDaniel spoke on Home Comings, while W H Ashley recalled past service. The afternoon featured addresses by C O Lee T A Hall R E Cassidan and music plus a flag drill. About twenty churches attended the wholesome reunion.
A long contemplation on the soul, matter, and consciousness. The author ponders whether thinking power survives death, questions if the body cages the soul, and notes Plato on the soul’s freedom. He argues only awareness is known, while truth remains elusive.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote notes a woman labeled a parlor pink experiences a change of heart after attempting to smoke a cigarette with tea and Bolshevism. She finds the effort too strenuous and withdraws.
A noisy note blends two scenes. A letter warns a boss about phone mania and a desire to test numbers by calling a former acquaintance. The second fragment recalls a family breakfast argument over varied cereals and a child’s humorous reply choosing puffed rice for all.
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