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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
2
The Indianapolis Sun is sold by George F. McCulloch to Willis F. Thompson a Pittsburg newspaper man. The piece notes a change of ownership and hints at the paper's future direction.
Brazil mayor Roy Shattuck announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor before the Republican state convention. He aims to broaden his political base and push a platform aligned with party priorities.
Clarence Jackson and Alfred Sample of Brookville fired at a rabbit at the same time, both missing the target and wounding each other seriously in the incident.
At a Wood Chopping near Bloomington about 50 farmers gathered. Frank Mc Coy was instantly killed and his father Joel McCoy fatally wounded by Edward Ford with an ax.
Thomas A. Cleveland a Terre Haute cooper was accidentally shot and killed by his brother. The tragedy centers on an unloaded gun that discharged.
George W. Tincher and his hired hand Henry Clampel near Amo have gathered 4000 bushels of corn this season. Tincher asserts no other two men in the state have shocked as much corn this fall.
State statistician Miss Mary Stubbs reports 13.8 percent of Indiana women are bread earners. With 904,478 women total, 211,024 are in the labor force.
Officials and residents call on the mayor to close Sunday theater performances after a stabbing of a choir boy near a crowded venue. The attack by a group of toughs sparked the association to seek action to curb violence and protect patrons.
German societies in Terre Haute representing a broad voter base organize a city alliance to field a campaign against the antisaloon crusaders. The new alliance pledges vigorous action aligned with national plans to resist the movement.
About one third of Indiana’s 16,000 miners did not work last week as they refused semi monthly pay offered partly in checks. They rejected envelopes with 60 percent cash and 40 percent in checks while other mines paid in cash.
Walter Barker and Miss Charlotte Haworth led their own ceremony in the Friends Church at Westfield. The couple conducted the old-fashioned Quaker wedding without a clergyman, completing the nuptials unaided.
An investigation into alleged graft among public officers in South Bend has begun quietly. A request seeks a special grand jury to hear collected evidence and the police chief’s office is reported to be under inquiry.
W. W. Aikens, editor of the Franklin Daily Star—claiming to be Indiana’s oldest 1 cent daily—has filled the Presbyterian pulpit and since then has attracted multiple flattering offers to devote time to pulpit work. He edits Johnson county’s only daily newspaper.
The high court declines to reinstate Edgar A. Wallace and others appeal and allows construction of a 22 mile ditch to drain 10 000 acres in Starke Pulaski and White counties. The trench will be 40 to 90 feet wide and 14 feet deep with over 1 000 landowners taxed to fund it.
State Bureau of Statistics reports 54.54 miles of free gravel road built in 1906 versus 95.59 miles in 1905. Total highway viewing and surveying spend rose to 37,351.16 dollars in 1906 from 36,621.03 dollars in 1905.
Marion leader John Kiley known as Honest John dies in Indianapolis after a brief illness. Born in Tipperary Ireland he rose as a prominent local and state figure and served as mayor and County Commissioner in Indiana. D. M. Richardson of Clayton urges farmers to hold hogs 20 or 30 days to lift prices and protect corn value.
Charles Tetrich of Hope and Miss Linnie Hook of Newbern marry in Covington Kentucky after deciding a license would be refused in Indiana. Tetrich is crippled and Hook nearly blind, yet no parental objection arose. The Indiana article also notes a state reclamation report on the Kankakee marshlands and a completed survey for the Kankakee Valley project.
John P. Walker former county treasurer of Vanderburg County was acquitted by a Spencer County jury in Rockport of embezzling 66 000 in public funds. Pleas by defense lawyers swayed the jury though Walker admitted taking the money. He plans to move to California to pursue an orange grove venture while suits seek recovery from his bondsmen.
Freeman reports on 1907 experiments at the Hen ryville forest reservation. Uncultivated 600,000 acres yield 6,000,000 cubic feet of wood worth 720,000 at 15 dollars per thousand. Cultivated land would yield 24,000,000 cubic feet worth 2,880,000, increasing timber value by 2,160,000.
Officers report that within a month at least 2,000 foreigners will depart northern Indiana to return home due to job fears amid continuing money stringency. The exodus mainly involves Hungarians Slavs and Italians.
Celia Grey learns of George Mercer’s duplicitous confession when he declares love for Margaret Delaney. He reveals the truth in a staged play rehearsal, admitting only to the deception and insisting Celia is his true love. Moments later they reconcile as he presents theater tickets and the couple embraces.
Described as a nine year old Washington Iowa student pushing into seventh grade after skipping multiple levels due to exceptional intelligence. The boy, son of George and Mrs. Dowell, with a brainy gift for reading and arithmetic, also shows advanced musical talent on piano violin and mandolin. His health is normal and a Northwestern University law degree potential is noted by contemporaries.
This lesson outlines Ruth and Naomi's journey from Moab to Bethlehem, highlighting Ruth's steadfast vow to accompany Naomi and adopt her people and God. It covers Naomi's bitterness, Ruth's noble choice, their reception in Bethlehem, and Boaz's admirable role within God's law, ending with Ruth's eventual reward and status.
The tale recalls Rich ard Mansfield as a witty but dignified figure who despised familiar abuse. A party guest slapped him playfully and mocked his balding head, prompting Mansfield to retort that the are you someone I know grows ruder with each meeting.
Harper's Weekly recounts a humor piece where a British Highland regiment votes to discard kilts for trousers. A census shows all but three favor the change. the colonel prompts to name the three loyalists Patrick Doolan Hans Steinbrenner and Moses Ikenstein for promotion.
At Worcester a naval pensioner James Douglas aged eighty four his wife and daughter were convicted of obtaining goods by extraordinary representations. They claimed Alexandra Douglass was the wife of an Italian millionaire whose wealth spanned Egypt India Greece Jerusalem and Jamaica and paid the Vatican. They listed huge payments to family members and forged documents from Inner Temple barristers. The court noted the remarkable credulity of the tradespeople.
A Nashville American item notes a brisk commendation of haste told as a quip about duty. It plays on a voice asking for speed and a punchy line comparing motion to the sound of a dollar, capturing a humor tone of the era.
A light quip from Harper's Bazar features a playful remark about hats and hatpins. The exchange notes one hat being larger than Ida’s, joking three hatpins larger as a punchline. The item reflects social humor and fashion chatter of the period.
A humorous quip from Chicago News about Bill as the unluckiest man across seventeen states. A lean native with a large corncob jokes that when opportunity knocked Bill hid under the bed, mistaking it for a bill collector while a man painting barn signs responds.
A playful siblings scene ends in tragedy as a cat chases a rat around the room causing a fatal accident for the young girl. The incident halts plans for the evening party as authorities respond to the domestic mishap.
In a reading scene the landlady mentions grocer Skinner advertising a new item for coffee pots. An old boarder expresses curiosity and asks what it is while noting it might be good coffee.
Miss Cresswell returns from a country visit to a missing wardrobe and a mysterious burnt patch on the lawn. George admits he burned the clothes to recover a key said to be in a bolero pocket, leaving Marie incredulous as the truth sinks in.
Readable scraps show a Chicago Record Herald snippet where a wife confirms her husband gave up horse betting and joined a poker club to learn exactly where his money goes. The exchange sketches a domestic moment tied to gambling reform.
The Pittsburgh Post quotes a punchy exchange as two figures debate roles in a political sequence. One proclaims to be the original third term man while another counters claiming to be the original fourth term man, amid interruptions.
Brief, clipped exchange shows a couple in a tense moment as one praises the other’s beauty while the other questions a sudden change. A flustered, intimate scene hints at emotional distance and humor amid miscommunication.
In Harper's Weekly the tale of John Budd ends with a shy moment at the altar when he responds to the clergyman by saying yes please. Susan Smiley, the village belle, had seemed a destined match for the sedate and exemplary young man.
A cartoonish scene shows a puzzled solver declaring the riddle solved. The text hints at a pun about the present of a girl and a man wiping a pen with a handkerchief case.
Tess decides against pursuing divorce after learning of three other women eager for the same man. The Philadelphia Press reports the reversal as Mrs Boxley alters her plans following new social gossip about a possible suitor.
A Texas girl recalls starting coffee with Postum Food Coffee and says nervousness faded after a month. She reports clearer skin and relief from indigestion and headaches while continuing teaching. She notes no headache during the switch and mentions others re trying after proper preparation. Read the booklet She Read to Wellville and There’s a Reason.
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