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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
3
A Washington bulletin notes crows as farmers friends and foes. It cites studies showing crows eat 80 percent grain and 11 percent grasshoppers and worms, while also eating eggs and young chicks. The piece discusses intelligence, nesting habits, and the crow as a pet when tamed.
Girls dominated the Seneca county school spelling and speaking contest held locally. Miss Gertrude Bertsch of Thompson won the seventh and eighth grade spelling contest. Harry Speray of Hopewell won the fifth and sixth grade, Trene Hatten of Attica won the third and fourth, while Rosamond Showalter of Attica and Thomas Watsug of Old Fort won in the speaking divisions.
Audience applauded as a giant python slowly crushed trainer Fraulein Ciro to death in Selbruck Switzerland. The Hungarian trainer screamed for help as the crowd believed the cries were part of the act and cheered. The manager shot the snake after the tragedy became clear.
Marguerite Stoller, twenty months old in Huntington West Virginia, was wasting away as doctors saw no hope of recovery. She coughed and expelled a swallowed watermelon seed from last September, and the episode followed by the seed’s expulsion led to improvement in her condition.
Lawrenceburg Ind Captain Wesley TL Moore aged seventy eight river pilot often hoped to dive on the Ohio river. His death came as he wished. He was found lifeless in his cabin aboard the Tvory Wood a vessel operated between Cincinnati and New Orleans.
New York reports on a government controlled hydrophone system tested aboard the destroyer Breckenridge. Forty executives observed the 48 receivers in bow tanks as propeller noise from a distant steamer was heard and depth of water was inferred by sound echoes.
August Kabler, a student at Berne, Switzerland, fell into a bear pit at the zoo while feeding the animals. He was severely mauled, with his left arm and leg torn away, and was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
Cranmore residents claim the town is the healthiest in the state citing a cemetery that has seen no graves since 1863 the last funeral year in Cranmore. Several locals have died elsewhere but none in the community since 1863.
In Stettin a looming revolt unsettles the region as former War Minister Reinhardt tightens control. Junker groups face raids and a strengthened militarized police while workers organize on estates. distrust grows toward the Reichswehr and monarchist factions ready for possible action.
Noblesville Indiana Mrs Rosa Davis administratrix sues the Central Indiana Railroad for the death of Charles E Davis. On railroad witnesses’ testimony she is awarded a $3000 verdict after all evidence was presented on cross examination.
The article interprets the biblical cities of refuge as symbols of divine security in Christ. It links Hebrews teaching to Jesus as Great High Priest and explains each refuge city with its meaning like Hebron for communion and Bezer for riches. The piece ties Romans and Joshua to present believers safe in the heavenly priesthood and summarizes lessons for July 18.
A moral exhortation urging mercy toward others. It notes that everyone sins and needs forbearance and that recognizing our own faults should lead to kind consideration and forbearance for others.
A poetic reflection on meditation as the life of the soul and action as its engine. It urges diligent meditation to enable deeds and worthy action to win honor, promising God’s glory as the ultimate motive.
Mrs Jules Bero of Casco Wisconsin testifies that after each birth she suffered displacement and weakness until using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports long lasting relief with a minor setback later, credits the remedy, and urges others to try it. The ad claims the product is non narcotic and widely proven by testimonials.
New York publisher J Jefferson Jones tells a realistic novelist he cannot publish his book. He argues realism exposes unpleasant truths the public rejects. An anecdote about a gentleman with a swastika ring prompts the enfant terrible to joke about freckles and brown hair.
A woman serenades her baby to sleep and then reassures her husband with a calm routine. The quiet domestic moment unfolds as evening settles.
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