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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
1
A humorous, lightly instructional meditation on camping tent life and its perils. The piece notes mosquitoes breeding in netted wall tents, rained sleeping discomforts, leaky waterproofing, and awkward beds like short cots causing cramps. It preserves period voice and quirky domestic anecdotes including a joke about Calomel in Youth’s Companion.
New systems J W Newman and family and Jon Graves and family spent Sunday at the Shades. Roy Driggs and son of Liberty visited Mr and Mrs Bert Epperson. Mrs Eppersons parents expected Saturday. Emma Gamble of Sebewaing Michigan and Laverne Gamble of Flint Michigan visit Bro Bleam and family. James Saunders and family of Georgetown Illinois and Ruth Alcar of Danville Illinois visited here Sunday and Monday. Kari Hawk of Chicago visits Hardin Callahan this week. Everbest Nut Butter ad promotes value. Advance Meat Market advert notes rental batteries for repairs. G Ross.
After a Mt. Zion school and community dinner at the Washburns country home two miles north of New Winchester, neighbors from Lebanon Jamestown Indianapolis and Frankfort joined in singing and visiting. The day featured a Bless Be the Tie prayer and tables laden with foods prepared by Mt. Zion ladies.
A recipe collection offers Drop Doughnuts with lemon rind ginger and sugar, Egg and Sardine Salad with hard boiled eggs celery and sardines in a cream or oil dressing, Celery and Pineapple Salad with mayonnaise, and Egg and Cheese Salad layered with grated cheese and cucumber on lettuce.
Attendance at Sunday school and services was better than usual. Mark Wall's class will host an outing at Shades Friday inviting the Sunday school to join. Revival meetings are planned for mid October. Miss Jessie DuShane, the janitor, is leaving. The Bethany program is well supported and more attendees are hoped for. We invite you to services next Sunday.
Sunday school attendance reached 123 with offerings of 4.30 dollars. Missionary meeting set for next Wednesday at Mrs. Carrie Beaver's home. No preaching Sunday as Rev. Rector is in Defiance Ohio. E R Proffitt led services at Pleasant View in the pastor's absence. The King’s Daughters met at Mrs. Austin Emmett’s. Carmen Caplinger presented artificial flowers on Mary Hinkle’s behalf as thanks for illness relief.
Harry Ross pursuits Jack Harington for raspberry pie when a wire across the yard snaps him in the face. He is knocked back twelve feet and requires stitches to repair facial injuries.
Shortened Finger Eugene Yager from Terre Haute Normal is recovering at home after his hand injury. He was in the manual department and cut off the end of a finger while sawing a board he was working on.
Used to Live Here Ross Robbins has purchased a quarter section farm three miles south of Coatsville. The farm is well improved and is a half mile square. Unless the farm is sold soon, Mr. Robbins and family will move to that place.
Joe Dean and family and others from near Lebanon joined Mr and Mrs George Ray to celebrate the twenty year marriage anniversary of Mr and Mrs Chas Ray of Hoopeston and the forty three year wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Geo Ray on July 8 at the Ray residence in Hoopeston NL.
A reader’s dream guide links wheat field visions to financial luck and marriage success. Dreaming of growing wheat promises wealth and happy marriages while eating wheat signals doubled profits. avoid dreams of buying or returning grain to avoid losses.
After weeks of illness Frank Nisley died yesterday morning. Born in Indiana in 1835 he spent his life in the state and lived in Advance for years. He married Ann Renk and had eight children, now two surviving: Mrs. Merritt MecClaine and John. He joined the Shilo Corner church long ago. Funeral this afternoon at home with Rev. Kibbey and Mrs. Carrie B Beaver. burial at Mt. Zion. Prof itt & Son, funeral directors.
The Jamestown Press recalls a scolding remark about a sore thumb causing a news shortage. The item notes Thompson’s supposed missteps three years ago and mocks his actions with sharp sarcasm through a satirical comment about a stomach pump and a castor bean.
James R Sullivan born near Fayette Indiana November 4 1863 died July 8 1920 aged 56 years 8 months 4 days survived by wife Lena Weber four children Estella Lulu Hazel Fred nine grandchildren six sisters two brothers and many relatives. He moved to Advance about 23 years ago engaged in business and was a loyal Christian Church trustee and fraternal member of K of P and IORM. Funeral from the church Saturday with burial at Old Union conducted by Bratton and Wall funeral directors.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Butler with Mrs. Tressie McClaine and son Argil James Butler and family Benjamin Hudson and wife and daughter Esta Chas Day and son traveled 135 miles from their old home and plan to return July 5 They found good crops as far as Logansport but north of there were poorer They passed through Advance Thorntown Frankfort Logansport Rochester Warsaw Syracuse and Goshen.
Rev. Schumacher of the Anti Saloon League spoke last Sunday at this place and will be welcomed again. Sunday School attendance nearly doubled in the last quarter and is expected to rise. Sunday School meets at 10 A M each Sunday. Preaching occurs on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 A M and 7 30 P M.
Born to Mr and Mrs Alva Cory at Witham on July 14 a son named Paul Wayne announced in the society section.
Rev J S Clawson pastor. Superintendent David Emmert. 8 officers and teachers. 10 pupils 29. 3 visitors. offering 2.31. chambers 83. Many came in late for Sunday School.
A bottle of acid used in milk testing spilled on the floor at the Long Dream Station. The liquid splashed on Lola Hedge’s clothing and hands, burning flesh. Dre Hall and Son administered medical care shortly after the incident.
The 12th annual Mangus family reunion took place Sunday July 4 at Mrs. Martha Richardson’s country home near Mace. About one hundred attendees enjoyed a noon dinner on yard tables. Attendees listed include Sam Caplinger Frank Riner James Wail William Mangus John M Poyntier Elmer Wall Lawrence Riner Kenneth Frazier Henry Bush and many others from Advance Lebanon Ladoga Crawfordsville Indianapolis Jamestown and surrounding areas.
The note highlights John Yate a Stevenage papermaker in 1494 who used an eight petaled flower as his watermark. It notes watermark origins tracing back to medieval papermaking and underscores early practice of marking sheets with unique symbols.
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