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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
1
A compilation of Senior notes and witticisms from Mona Beaver editor notes include lines about clothes changes and curious spellings. Students reference Jamestown jokes and mock banter with staff members while lamenting overwork in history class and playful exchanges about rubber and manners.
Rex Shera notes German history and Roman topics with Miss Ohaver. Walter questions Rome’s Capitol material. Theron claims Germany froze in winter. Anne notes Roman moire dissolving in Greece. Virgil Stump records class recitations and multiple Lelans in the room.
The snippet records classroom quirks and late hours with names like Leaton Day Jeese Coons Karl Detard Miss Bourne and Mona Beaver. Mentions recitation English near Monday and Plainfield supper. A stray line hints at a basketball team hoping for another Plainfield visit after a recent defeat.
Advance High School lines up two home games this weekend. On Friday January 10 they host the fast Darlington Five, then on Saturday January 11 Huntington visits the Advance floor. Darling ton boasts one of the best local teams, while Huntington is nationally ranked. The Advance squad seeks wins to keep their hot run going and invites community support.
Advertises denatured alcohol 188 proof at 1 per gallon and lists radiator covers chains and assorted auto supplies. Promotes Avail rates and asks customers to check current prices.
The Nort Christian Church announces a Union Prayer Meeting next Thursday at seven. Regular services Sunday at eleven and 6:30. Mark Wall class meeting drew about 35 participants. Members and officers elected at the 1919 annual meeting include elders John T. Jones and James H. Gordon, deacons, trustees, and church officers with over 1600 dollars given to missions last year. Many members reported sickness and several names listed among the officers and staff.
The Rector Christian Church reports WM Johnson as superintendent with growing Sunday School attendance and offerings. The Ladies Aid met at Icy Welden’s home planning an anniversary observance. Plans include Miss McKinsey’s church program Tuesday night and a silver offering for her living. Members attend Western Indiana Christian Conference events and Union Prayer meetings, urging strong participation tonight and next Thursday at the North Church.
Notice urges immediate stock care as animals have been fed for weeks on dry Zeed. If conditions are good, continue current feeding and monitor for changes.
A Burrin Drug Co advertisement proclaims Dr Hess Stock Tonic is in good condition after twenty years of sales with many satisfied users. It emphasizes value by pricing at $2.25 per 25th pail and suggests no need to pay more.
War Department records show Bert Nisley listed as wounded on September 18 and returned to the front on October 13, challenging earlier reports that he had been killed in action. His family and friends, who received a telegram of his death, are relieved by the new information. George Canada approached Congressman Purnell for verification.
Stephen Owen a longtime Advance resident died at his home three miles southwest of Advance yesterday morning. He contracted smallpox in summer and never fully recovered. A charter member of the Advance Baptist Church, he remained with the church until it disbanded. Funeral and burial are planned at Mt. Zion tomorrow afternoon.
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