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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
5
Ernest Wright reports from the high school. The Sophomores accept Mr Carpenter s armistice by surrendering ponies. The Plainfield game was postponed and Miss Wren promised an intro to the back guard. The Senior class boosted Red Cross, while Juniors topped the drive. Mr Carpenter jokes about long game finish and guards. Vernon Perdue adds cholk vocabulary with pizological.
Freshman notes recount quirks from Santa Claus to Mr. Carpenter and Miss Wren. Students poke gentle fun at nicknames, tests, and playful exchanges about apples, pipes, and a proposed “cheap colored boy.” Wayne Leeke, Earl Threlkeld, Lelan Wall, and Orville Riner appear with brief topics and jokes.
Fragmentary classroom dialogue shows Mr Emmert asking about capillary water and a student answering with stomach as an involuntary action. Discussion touches on night crawlers for fishing and a government action regarding Louisiana Territory.
New Year greetings and assorted notices from Advance area firms and residents. Non-subscribers face higher rates after January 1 1919. phone service requires patron approval. Nipmuck Tribe dues due by December 11. State Bank of Advance annual meeting scheduled January 6. Flour sale and grain company notices accompany local visits and sales listings.
An advertised public auction at James Higgins Farm 5 miles northwest of Adanev 34 miles northeast of Beckville 3 miles southeast of Shannondale stops 126 Crawfordsville Division Northwestern Traction Line on Tuesday December 31 1918. Six horses include one bay seven years old good worker one brown six years old good worker one smooth mouth mare one three year old broke one two year old unbroke with others. four cattle including two coming two year old heifers and one 1600 pound steer. hay and grain about 4350 bushels of corn four or five tons light mixed hay. Terms cash for ten dollars and under. Eight months credit on amounts over ten with bankable note. Four percent discount for cash. No removal until terms met. Notes due at maturity bear seven percent interest. Emmett Thompson J B Henderson auctioneer H C Epperson clerk.
The schedule lists Advance High School home games across November to March against Zionsville Plainfield Pendleton Darlington Huntington Thorntown Jamestown Lebanon Ladoga Bainbridge and Wingate with dates from November 7 to March 1 and adjournments noted. It includes away and home designations and several entries marked OPP indicating opponents.
Boone County residents urged to attend the GOOD ROADS meeting on Thursday January 2 1919 at 2 00 PM in the Court House large Court Room. The notice emphasizes poor road conditions over the past ten days and cites $170000 spent in 1917 18 while calling for county organization to secure national and state aid.
Advance area notice states dry cleaning and alterations will occur between Christmas and New Years with velvet collars replaced on overcoats. Customers should leave parcels at W E Lucan residence. Also an advertisement notes Schumacher Feed for hogs by Max Grain Co and a temporary flour sale from Advance Grain Co.
Rev W J Boyd of the Advance Methodist Church will close a deal to purchase the Thorntown Times and take immediate possession. He will reside in Advance and complete his year with the Advance and New Ross churches, bringing energy and community spirit to Thorntown as editor of the Times. The community laments his departure but anticipates the paper becoming a leading Indiana rural publication.
Attend Mrs Caroline Lawler's sale Saturday December 28, listing details read by local notices and sign postings at the property.
The article notes U S shipments of 65 980 305 bushels between July 1 and October 10 and projects over 237 500 060 bushels by year end. It recalls prior shortages and austerity with wheatless days, and credits Americans for sustaining Allied bread rations and preparing for a normal diet after hostilities end.
The article recalls a Food Administration statement praising democracy’s foundation in individual initiative. It argues Americans must show complete self effacement to solve food problems for the nation and Allies, claiming discipline and national unity would prove democracy’s worth and defend against Prussian influence.
Despite a surplus that seemed almost nothing, the American food army drove a monumental wheat shipment to Europe totaling 141,000,000 bushels in the war’s critical year.
A patriotic tribute extols the role of women in wartime service praising their service to feed soldiers and war sufferers. It lauds the arts of peace and simple virtues as the nation’s womanhood upheld humanity during the struggle for peace and freedom.
A yearlong voluntary bus counter campaign marked a bold test of democratic spirit. The effort established proof of citizen engagement and governance in the community, highlighting participation as a key democratic pillar.
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