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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
4
If you suffer from bleeding itching, backing off or protruding Piles, send your name and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial with references from your own security if requested. Write today to Mrs. M Summers Notre Dame Ind.
On Wednesday afternoon last week at four o'clock in Lebanon the Rev. Homer Dale officiated the wedding of Sidney Riggins and Miss Julia Bennington in the Farmers State Bank parlor. The bride, daughter of the late Dr Amos Bennington of Max, and the groom, son of C. Riggins of Jefferson township, will reside in Max.
Several from here attended the commencement at Dover Saturday night. French Grater and daughters Stella and Clara visited Mrs. S. Z. Hinton on Thursday. Wm Butler spent Friday and Saturday in Indianapolis. John Poynter and wife attended the county meeting at Lebanon Sunday. Robert Ferguson and wife spent Sunday with Ray Poynter and wife. Mabel Zimmerman called on Sylvia Heath Sunday afternoon. Hansil Butler and wife visited at Wm Butler's Sunday. Mabel Asterback staying at Lebanon. Frank Sparks spent Friday with Frank Heady and wife. Pete Todd and wife dined with Mrs. Martha Hutchinson Sunday.
Gen Buell took command of Kentucky duties in 1861 as Indiana regiments along the Louisville & Nashville faced sickness and monotony. Col Holloway recalls Gov Morton pressing for action, and a dramatic Bull Run aftermath with a stubborn Pennsylvania major testing McDowell’s patience.
Andrew Adams of Columbus visits relatives in the area. Several locals attend the Dover commencement. Maud Laller stays at C. C. Powells. Della Lasley sews near Whitesville and Crawfordsville. Nellie White visits family south of Lebanon. Maude Laller with Mable and Fern Graham. Mrs. C. A. McConaughy of Advance stays with Jas. Lasley. Rev Kelsey has a regular appointment next Sunday. Geo. Walker family near Lebanon visit Albert White. Hazel Lasley visits with sister Mrs George Broshar. Mrs. J. A. Adams of Lebanon visits daughters Mrs Nay and Mrs Powell. Wallie Hedge visits Putnam County friends.
In Jamestown a city chauffeur drove Lew S. Shank and aides in a Indianapolis car after a wheel theft case. A newsboy sold a wheel stolen near Indianapolis Union Station and was detained as authorities contacted the seller. Shank tipped a man to buy fireworks with a five dollar bill, and the arrest concluded with local officers seizing the vehicle and gasoline fumes lingering.
A humorous set of automotive rules mocks speed limits with satirical penalties and antics. It prescribes tarpaulins to blend with scenery, secret speed limits, escalating fines for runaway teams, noisy signaling at corners, seasonable paint schemes, rockets at night, and quick dismantling if a horse balks at passage.
About 100 inmates in Indiana penal institutions seek paroles or pardons as the State Board of Pardons convenes in June. New docket items include Earl Swope from Boone County with a 1910 manslaughter sentence and Bert Norton, also from Boone County, with a 1911 reform school sentence.
A collection of witticisms on manners religion love and everyday wisdom. Jests touch on seeing believing advice and social stereotypes with playful banter among characters such as Mrs Muggins Mrs Buggins and Tommy and his father. Women are portrayed as resourceful and fashions are discussed.
A collection of quips and witticisms about actors, hair color, gossip, grass widows, and pride. The lines mix social observation with sly humor on romance, reputation, and the charm of a smiling vice. A woman writer notes a kiss shows reverence, while the average girl may not care for such reverence.
The article notes that last winter’s severity killed many tame fruit trees but spurred wild growth. Walnut and hickory nuts are nearly twice as large, while wild haws and crabapples cluster heavily. Mulberries are abundant and birds feast as cones on pines promise a hard winter, according to locals.
A Chicago News item cites aphorisms on success and image. It notes the roles of finance, publicity, and deception in achievement, and ends with a quip about Satan and hypocrisy. The tone blends social satire with cautionary observations about ambition.
Dr Ray of Mace saw his Ford roadster burn to ashes near Marion Porter's place west of Jamestown while returning from Indianapolis. A companion tried to check the fuel with a lighted match, igniting gasoline and causing the blaze. The companion suffered severe arm burns and was treated at Mr Portes’s home before a physician arrived.
A reflective piece arguing that blame for errors lies with the person not God and that true fortune comes from deserving it. It contrasts harsh complaints with humor and suggests real religion resides in cheerful resilience rather than habitual groaning.
A string of humorous and moral observations about love, reputation, fashion, business, and marriage. The quips compare sighs to love, caution in lending style for debt, and note the entangling “knots” of marriage with wry wit.
A compilation of remarks on women by Manou Tolstoi and Count Lyof N Tolstoi and Paul Bourget. The lines frame women as venerable figures or instruments of pleasure reflecting social views.
State food inspector H C Barnard warns packers shippers and grocers that eggs unfit for food will be banned and violators fined or imprisoned. Since enforcement has begun eggs fetch about three cents more per dozen as farmers improve handling and sell only clean, good quality stock.
Lena Fortes, who has been staying for several weeks with Mrs. Reiphynon, departed on Sunday for Kokomo.
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