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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
1
A collection of short quips and jokes from the Boston Transcript and Indianapolis Star. Sketches include a four year old Ethel commenting on prayers and riches, a geologist’s remark on ancient ground, a burglar pie tale, puns about time, and Mrs Gadabout’s cake served after bore comes.
A brief exchange jokes about growing potatoes in a flat yard. One speaker notes taters must be planted in hills, then admits they chose not to plant this year.
A lighthearted dialogue shows a husband attempting to dodge awkward topics by changing the subject, while his wife persistently reverts to the original matter, highlighting the humorous friction in communication. The exchange ends with the husband noting his failure as the wife steers the conversation back to the initial topic.
A humorous mild critique from a local column notes the politician from the county seat and the challenge of always being agreeable. The piece teases the task of pleasing everyone while campaigning during the upcoming election cycle.
A judge quips about a minister reciting his sermon aloud at his home, noting he often “practices what he preaches.” The remark underscores the scene of a reflective moment or local oddity observed by the court.
In Indianapolis, Lucy notes Dixie the French poodle barks loudly and wags its tail at once. Lucy says Dixie is cross at one end and happy at the other, capturing a playful moment from the home scene.
Jamestown doctor T A Bonnell aged 71 died at his home Sunday after a prolonged illness. He practiced medicine for forty seven years in Montgomery and Hendricks counties before moving to Jamestown twenty two years ago. Survived by wife and daughter Louise, two brothers Harry and Guy, a sister in Indianapolis. He was a longtime Mason and Methodist. Funeral Tuesday at Jamestown Methodist Church with Knight Templars service.
About one hundred relatives and friends gathered at the home of Wm Mangus on Sunday for social activities, a family dinner, and an informal program.
A contemporary writer critiques the fitness of institutions as comical incidents recur in asylums for the insane. Lord Halsbury, ex Lord Chancellor, visiting a lunatic asylum, declares his title. The attendant replies firmly that three more patients are inside.
Scrap of dialogue from Sacred Heart Review shows a tired speaker misplacing a watch on a dressing-table while another quips that waiting may make it ring down. The fragment captures a casual domestic moment.
In a brief exchange, an office boy relays the boss’s instructions to a wife via telephone, stating the boss is out for the afternoon and asking the message be conveyed. The wife receives the update through the office relay in a concise domestic moment.
The text shows a garbled exchange with Mickie demanding water and a subscription threat. A hard boiled egg figure reappears, and the speaker asks to Sue the boss to reduce a large bill. The fragment hints at a chaotic scene tied to a long-standing subscription dispute.
Readable bits describe an annual Red Men event to be held at Stark's Park in ptkatown on August 6. The program promises a parade and various attractions including an airplane ride and a firework display, with proceeds benefiting Boens County.
The Jackson Township Sunday School Convention will meet at 614 Union Church on Sunday, January 13, starting 2 15 P M. Rev D O Cay will lead devotional and Rev Geo C Henry will give an address Training for Service. W H Johnson is chairman. The note lists farm sales by Airhart and Bateman.
A large crowd gathered on Saturday night for a street showing of a high class film. The event drew praise for its quality and the committee received congratulations for presenting such an expensive picture.
A group from Advance led by Geo. C. Henry sets camp a few miles from Ladoga on the Raccoon River. They prepare to fish with hooks and a 22 rifle and dream of elephants and whales, illustrating bold frontier bravado.
Sixty two years old, a club scene, and thirty four players in a basket game show one man’s enduring skill. The narrative recalls a legendary figure nicknamed Charlie and hints at an adults’ league effort.
Frank Bateman the town’s heaviest man and Charley Airhart, its smallest, join in a real estate business. The pair plans Bateman to handle large deals and Airhart smaller ones, and they believe together they can close the biggest deal in Poon County.
Flest Lieutenant Dozier of Company G 118th Infantry earned the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous bravery near Montbrehain France on October 8 1918. Despite a shoulder wound he led two platoons under heavy machine gun fire displacing his men and assaulting a machine gun nest, killing the crew with grenades and a pistol then capturing enemy soldiers in a nearby dugout. His home is listed as Rock Hill Rock Hill South Carolina with father John H Dozier.
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