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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
2
A compilation from Indiana era pages notes Warren Manufacturing in Veedersburg forming to produce paper bottles, plus local items including a pearl found in White River near Hazleton. It reports a police-known criminal, a silver cup donation for a prestigious saddle horse, agricultural curriculum additions, and widespread fishing news with streams clearing after rains and efforts against illegal angling.
An unlettered Welsh clergyman visits a rustic town seeking a post. To please scholars he uses Welsh in place of Greek and Hebrew, provoking a wave of delight and mockery. A sly Welshman in the pews masks laughter, and the preacher continues, finishing by pleading for secrecy.
Surveyors work a few miles above Millersburg mapping a route for a three wire electric line from Indianapolis to Evansville. The plan includes a branch to pass through French Lick for both freight and passenger service.
Following the death of the boy’s mother Isiah Kolderman of Goshen revived the old practice of apprenticeship binding his twelve year old son to Irwin A Loy. The boy will receive 200 dollars when he is twenty one years old and the contract prohibits the use of cigarettes liquor and gambling.
Petitions circulate to devise a boycott against the Citizens' Telephone Company of Kokomo over a new five cent charge to speak to subscribers on rural routes. The fee is described as an unprecedented toll.
One million bushels of this year’s crop are stored in elevators and barns in Posey Vanderburgh Warrick and Perry counties by Society of Equity members. Delegates at a large Evansville meeting report most members contribute one cent per bushel into a fund to aid farmers until they can sell for a dollar a bushel.
Kosciusko County Treasurer George W. Irvine reports a $13000 shortage in the county treasury triggering an investigation. He earlier said $233672.28 was collected, but county auditors find only $2628.81 remains to pay claims. The auditor alerted the board to errors leading to the inquiry.
Opie Read lectured before a local gathering in New Albany praising Indiana people for their “people of ideas” and prolific book production. He described Indiana as a meeting point of the North and South where new ideas are exchanged and theories developed, noting the distinct Indiana audience.
A garbled report from Brownstown discusses a banking examiner's warning about questionable paper and possible losses. The fragment mentions a reckless Bend and damage to the state banking system with unclear dates or entities.
The author Booth Tarkington faces censure after his play The Man from Home portrays a plain untraveled lawyer. Local attorneys and notable figures such as Lilarry L. Wilson W. S. Wright and judges from Kokomo and Logansport dispute the depiction and travel claims of lawyers between Logansport and Kokomo.
The Indiana State Fair opens September 9 in Indianapolis with a large exposition. Trotting and pacing purses total 24600, about double previous years. The livestock pavilion costing 110000 will be completed for ceremonies on opening day. Show horses receive nearly 7000 in premiums, beef cattle 10167, dairy cattle 2500, totaling 19000 for livestock. Weber's Band from Cincinnati, two daily concerts, Eagle airship flights, and vaudeville acts are planned. Entry lists close August 28. five full fair days feature top attractions. Premium lists available from the State Board of Agriculture, Indianapolis.
At the Elkhart grave of her husband Mrs. M Joles received a marriage proposal from Edward Turner the undertaker. His gentle treatment of the corpse and sympathetic bearing impressed her he shed tears and comforted her. She recalls his remark that there are just as good fish in the sea as have ever been art and felt comforted.
The fashion notice showcases the season's shirtwaist models Nos. 1930 1904 1932 1104 and 1476 with options for back facing chemisette yoke and long sleeves. Sizes range from 32 to 46 and materials include linen madras pongee silk and voile. Fashion Editor 400 Century Building Indianapolis Ind requests ten cents and Paris pattern number and recipient details.
Leslie's Weekly describes Cairo as crowded with blind beggars and ophthalmia. Mothers avoid washing infants eyes due to superstition while flies swarm around the blind. Hasheesh use and visible drug culture mark many city residents, including in affluent families.
Albert D. Richardson’s Civil War era portrait praises Grant for his integrity and amiability under pressure. It contrasts his restraint with common military coarseness, noting similar modest language from Washington as observed by friends and secretarys.
The biggest horse, Nebraska Queen, a giant mare from S. K. Sparks’s Falls City Nebraska breeding operation, is currently on display in Kansas. Sparks aims to breed two large horses from one, and Nebraska Queen stands 20.1 hands high, with massive girth and length measurements and a weight over 2800 pounds. She is described as gentle, intelligent, and a model horse.
A French gentleman seeks a wife for his nephew and visits a matrimonial agent who lists his wife under a false entry seeking a husband between twenty eight and thirty five with blond hair. He rushes home to tell his wife the discovery. She calmly explains she wrote it during a winter illness to prepare for the worst.
A brief paragraph notes a man with a hoary pate who lives for simple summers and recalls a hike back in 1948, as seen in the New York Press.
A Sunday school text outlines Leviticus 16 verses detailing the Day of Atonement rites. It covers Aaron’s sin offerings for himself and Israel, the choosing of goats by lots, blood sprinkling at the mercy seat, the scapegoat in the wilderness, and instructions for ceremonial cleansing of the tabernacle.
Mrs Atkinson asks how neighborly the new residents will be while Mrs Johnson complains about their old furniture and their habit of drawing window shades at night.
A 19th century advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as strengthening regulating and invigorating the female system especially the pelvic organs. It claims relief from period pains headaches and faintness and warns against miracles or tumor cures while inviting letters to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York and offering the Medical Adviser for postage.
August Anderson, a wealthy Minnesota farmer, brings his family to Duluth during deer season. He argues hunters, driven by buck fever, make the country dangerous, but he sees a silver lining and notes family trips and local shipping opportunities. He compares the danger to a housewife losing china, while the cook survives the loss.
A humorous quip from Everybody’s cites Congressman J. Adam Bede recounting two Mormon boys in Utah who answer a teacher’s questions about their ages and relation. The punchline arises when asked if they are twins, one boy replies they are only twins on their father’s side.
In the Houston Post an exchange shows Reginald admitting a fight with the new neighbor’s son. Asked to promise not to quarrel again he agrees noting the boy can beat him. The line captures a small domestic moment reflecting local tension and conciliation.
A town discussion quotes the Catholic Standard about alcohol control. The exchange clarifies that not all rum selling is stopped but strictly prohibited. The item reflects local moral policing and editorial stance.
The fragment presents a humorous exchange where Fann is asked how much she would pay to have blonde hair like another woman’s. The retort questions the value of the sought feature, reflecting light banter on appearance.
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