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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1907
Page
4
Cholera rages among hogs in Shelby county with hundreds dying, as a debate over its impact on markets and farming develops. Milton Graves of Morocco reportedly plans to launch a Republican newspaper there. A baby girl weighing eighteen pounds is born to Mrs. Frank Squires north of Washington.
A Republican newspaper is proposed in Goodland with George Burgess named as editor. In Mentone, 50 year old William Alexander died, leaving seven pairs of twins and seven other children.
C. C. Oakey, longtime Terre Haute editorial writer, writes a full history of the city. The work promises the first complete narrative of Terre Haute’s life and development.
Mark Tully of Converse was arrested at Marion on indictments charging wrongful conversion of bank funds and perjury.
The Rev John R Cobb of Wheomfield Baptist Church has been named as defendant in a divorce suit alleging he threatened to kick and strike his wife.
State Auditor Billheimer serves notice that Indiana insurance companies must stop selling Bargains in their special line of goods.
Friends of Evansville Mayor John W. Boehne expect a soon announcement of his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
J. J. Bravy and Marion W. Rose officers report sixteen people taken into custody in Pike and Dubois counties last week on charges of hunting without a license.
The Indianapolis Association of Automobile Owners asks the Supreme Court to decide if a city may levy a license fee in addition to the state charge.
The Marion county Labor Day committee filed articles of incorporation in Indianapolis with a capital of 3000 dollars to lease and maintain a public park for the exclusive use of union labor forces.
In front of his wife Dr. Louis Rice of Madison placed a pistol to his temple and fired as she attempted to flee. The shot killed him instantly.
Bremen, a 2,500 resident town, remains the only place east of the Mississippi with more than 500 people that has no Methodist church. The town also lacks Presbyterian Dunkard Christian or Baptist congregations.
A monument to Indiana soldiers will be erected on the site of the Andersonville prison near Richmond with a Montello granite shaft costing 7000 dollars. Decoration Day 13998 has been chosen as the dedication date.
A vigorous campaign has begun in northern Indiana to defeat the proposed parcels post. Merchants’ associations in South Bend and Mishawaka and posts in South Bend and Warsaw of the Traveling Men’s Protective Association plan meetings to strengthen opposition to the measure.
Silas Spaulding and Frank Wisehart of Frankfort claim more prizes in Indiana fiddlers contests and defend their title. They issue a challenge to all old fiddlers with a prospective event near Tolleston east of Chicago, drawing interest from Chicago South Bend and Hammond. Bowling feat noted with Fred Reynolds of Wayne scoring 300.
Mary Tusing, confined at the Kosciusko County Poor Asylum for insanity, reportedly chewed cotton from two comforters and straw from a tick yet remains alive and under care.
Deputy Prosecutor-elect Luhring of Evansville plans to probe the Milk Trust after price rises from 28 to 33 1 3 cents a gallon. He takes office January 1 and will convene the grand jury that day. Charles Jackson of Monroe boasts a 1610 bushels corn harvest in thirteen days with a 140 bushel single-day record.
Fort Wayne city councilman Otto Seidel, ejected and threatened with impeachment, shot himself in the left side at his office. The bullet passed through the lung and killed him. He was about 40, single, and valued at over $100,000.
Henry Shaw aged 10 robbed his father on a dark Evansville street three squares from home. He held a pistol to the father and took the pocketbook, masking his identity so his father could not recognize him.
Harvey Millican of Wa bash, a veteran and state Republican, faced only hours to live and asked his banner flag be placed over his bed. under the cherished flag he died peacefully.
The 60 year old Carson Reacard admitted guilt after luring 25 boys in Warsaw into immoral acts. Sheriff Haas summoned him to his cell. He faces two to four teen years in prison and a court ordered ban from Marion and North Manchester for the offense.
Reports from the National Harbors and Rivers Congress at Washington indicate Indianapolis may gain a ship canal. The plan envisages a canal linking Lake Erie and Lake Michigan via Indianapolis, connecting with the main canal through Ft. Wayne and South Bend.
Mrs Frances Cooper of Indianapolis confessed to killing her ten month old baby after her husband Stephen Cooper was sentenced to the penitentiary. Unable to secure work or a home for the child she allegedly killed the infant and attempted suicide. Clifford Groves and William Kollmeyer were arrested in Columbus on suspicion of aiding in the murder after the mother was seen with them on the day the baby died.
Benjamin E. Wallace of Peru along with Jerome Herff and Harry Masters announce a plan to build an electric railway from South Bend to Peru via Rochester Argos and Plymouth. The line would connect with the Indianapolis and Peru branch of Union Traction Company, backed by prominent circus and business figures.
Bluffton jury in the $15,000 damage suit of the estate of William McCalley v. Chicago and Erie Railroad awarded the plaintiff $3,200. McCalley, an engineer, died in a head end collision at Servia Wabash County two years ago.
The Indiana Bureau of Statistics reports 1907 tobacco yield in Indiana far higher than several prior years and surpassing 1906 by 1,610,291 pounds.
Five orphans known as the Bells wander cold and hungry on Christmas Eve. They sing before a stern bachelor who eventually invites them in after their persistence and music move him to generosity. He hires Mary as cook and shares a warm feast, ending with a pledge of lasting companionship.
A bookseller touts a patent diary that prints daily routines after January 23, claiming it ensures a complete diary for the year. The shopper examines the pages and notes the repetitive dated entries.
The excerpt reflects Longfellow’s lines on Christmas bells proclaiming peace and good will to men. It contrasts despair with a call that God is awake, the right will prevail, and wrong shall fail.
The article traces Christmas carols from their Judean origins to modern times, noting the word derives from carolare meaning to sing joyfully. It cites royal and religious influences, Puritan bans, and a shift in England and America toward carols as esteemed church music with composers like Sullivan and Stainer shaping the tradition.
In this Sunday school lesson from 1 Samuel 7 Samuel calls Israel to repentance at Mizpeh, leads a burnt offering, and prays as Philistines advance. The Lord thunders against the foe, Israel pursues and defeats them, and Samuel sets up Ebenezer to mark God’s help. The tale emphasizes prayer, penitence, and obedience.
A Cincinnati Times-Star item notes a man who asked forty seven friends who sent suspenders last year to send trousers to match them. The quirky appeal highlights holiday gift expectations and social customs of the period.
The writer notes Petrarch lived seventy years and produced all his famed sonnets to Laura within twenty years. The intimate exchange lasted through most of that period. After writing to Laura for about sixteen years, she remarked with a weary yet playful line, “Are you tired so soon?”
Fashion Editor at 400 Century Building Indianapolis presents Paris pattern No 2148 No 2142 No 2154 No 2140 and No 2131 with sizes 32 to 44 32 to 42 and 32 to 40 noting fabrics velveteen messaline silk voile and taffeta plus lace chemisette yoke embroidery and guimpe designs Enclosed please send ten cents and include size name and address
Advice on social conduct covers manners for both sexes including how to greet women, walk on their side, raise hats, and exit rooms. It warns against intimate familiarity, emphasizes politeness, and notes expectations for first calls, payments, and respectful language in company. The piece blends humorous guidance with social norms of its era.
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