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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
1
The Advance Foreign era club hosts its first poultry show with nearly 450 birds entered by Tuesday morning. Barred Rock class leads entries while other classes show strong participation and high quality. Admission was set at 10 cents to spectators.
Spectators at a poultry show helped attract advertising while economyeduring a first event. Premiums were awarded to entrants from Milford Fulwider La doga Thorntown Ora Beaver Clarence Meson Lanewood Bros Ladoga Be. M. Denney Max Snakesfued Sparks Jamestown and W H Mangus Jamestown among others for bantams buff rocks buff wyandottes and various breeding pens.
An old advertisement promotes Bewitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for pies, promising use in cooking and medical relief. The quirky line hints at culinary and home remedy applications with vintage branding.
The Indiana Horticultural Society stages a fruit show at Purdue University during the Farmers Short Course January 15 and 16. About three dozen items will be displayed with total prizes over 390 dollars. The organizing committee includes W C Deed, W B Fies, and CG Woodbury. Premium lists and details are available by writing to C. Woodbury at the Laf ayette Experiment Station.
A sensational handbill directed at the Landis ring circulated citywide and in Frankfort on Saturday night. It urges voters to oppose Lord Di n widdie and promotes Guy R Coffin's candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Ninth District. Opinions differ on the impact of the anti Landis action.
Visitors from Crawfordsville and Lebanon on business and social visits. J R McConaughy moves into Lasley property. K P lodge hosted a supper for members and families. Local farmers urged to place notices at the Hustler. A Sumner Owens horse died recently. McClaine and wife visited Indianapolis. Kassel ill with pneumonia improving. Jesse Jackson reported improving from Ashville North Carolina. Hustler ad offers pencil pads and paper. Buff Cochin and Plymouth Rock chick stock listed. W H Cole near Old Quigpd.
Messers Williams and Stewart of North Salem finish basement at new school building. Maxi Odd Fellows lodge hosts an oyster supper. Rev A Johnson and family return from Indianapolis visit with Mrs Johnson's mother. Central Indiana reorganizes section at this place with outside men. duration unknown. Found near Advance a rubber tire. owner to pay for ad and collect. DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertised by Burrin Drug Co. Ora McDaniel returns from Kewanna. elevators not promising corn. Ora McDaniel rents Brinegar farm for year. new name Mt Comfort honoring Mr Brinegar birthplace. Odol for dyspepsia advertised. Inspector of Pharmacy reports Boone county druggists violating 1907 law. violators given until Feb 24 to comply. after that, prosecutions.
Ollie Wilkins sixteen son of Henry Wilkins near Old Union church was accidentally shot when the gun discharged as he moved it from a log. The lead glanced off his left side, he walked home to tell his parents. Doctors Shultz and Ball attended. injuries not yet known but expected not serious.
The Advance Town Board of Finance invites proposals for deposit of town funds. Proposals may be submitted between 12 p m and January 20. The notice is issued by the town finance board.
Community items report visits and gatherings among residents such as Chas Ross and wives Stephen Owens and wives and Simeon Emmerts. Meantime Me. and Mrs. Marion Riner hosted guests and a four months old child was buried at Shannondale cemetery.
Itemized financial report for the town of Alvancee for year ending January 4, 1907 lists payments including John Whitsett six dollars John Welden four dollars forty cents Advance Hustler four dollars April 8 W H Dear seventeen dollars six cents and Neal Day two cents.
The record lists numerous payments to individuals including John Whitsett Neal Day Parr and Rogers W A Dean Joke S Welden J Caldwell Neal Day and J A Bowman with amounts ranging from 0.50 to 17.00. Totals show receipts 104.19 and expenditures 189.65 leaving a balance of 46.13 with taxes deposited and dated entries from 1907.
Eva J. Day sued J. Harve Day for divorce in circuit court on a Monday session. Day filed a cross complaint alleging desertion by Eva with their six year old child on November 6 1907 and claiming repeated quarrel and neglect in the marriage.
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