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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
4
Some papers claim the law disenfranchises young men who turn twenty one between registration day and election day. Section 7 clearly allows those who will be twenty one at the next election to register on any of the three days. Courts have held a birthday on election day eve means eligibility. This year election day is November 5.
A fragmented notice instructs readers to contact The Hug' aler Office by phone 77 for further information. The readable text provides no dates or locations.
Bill Garner and wife were in Lebanon Saturday. Frank Bowmen marketed his sheep at Mace Monday. Mable White of near Max spent weekend with Hallie Higgs. James Higgs and wife visited James Meadows and wife Sunday. Those who spent Sunday with Bill Walker and wife included Vern Stansell Snow Stansell Jess Garner Clarence Pipes Cecil Broshar Howard Calvin Fay Bowman Cyrena Paugh Hallie Higga and Mable White from near Max.
Robert Broshar bought Hom er McClaine place near Max. L N Sandlin and wife visited Hillisburg relatives. Mrs James Lasley and Hazel with Ida E Meek of St Louis stayed with George Bro shar west of Advance. Rev Kel sey has next Sunday service and 10 AM Sunday School. Arthur Clements and wife visited Frankfort. Edith Bunion lives with H Z Sherrill. James Lasley birthday celebrated with Henry Lasley Rey Lasley Richard Lasley George Lasley Albert Lasley and Ida K E Mock among attendees.
Dr John N Hurty secretary of the state board of health offers ten rules to prevent illness in heat. Focus on diet light meats cereals fruits vegetables eggs dairy cold drinks tepid baths cool clothing calm mind and avoiding sunstroke through prevention rather than cure.
Farmers look to threshing time as the summer’s core work now underway across Boone County. Neighbors form threshing crews of twelve to twenty with a captain to hire a thresher, rotate locations, and supply meals or board workers. After completion, crews settle fair shares and celebrate with ice cream and watermelons.
The Thorntown Times notes a wild dewberry crop near Thorntown with about 1000 gallons gathered from a fifteen acre field. Pickers, including locals Billy Binford and others, collected large quantities in early July with free picking attracting a cosmopolitan crowd.
Robbers forced entry to E M White's Jamestown jewelry store and stole a $50 diamond ring several watches and money. A young hound from Indianapolis failed to track the scent. It is the third store robbed in three weeks with local talent suspected but no arrest yet.
The article traces the shamrock story from Patrick’s use of the trefoil to illustrate the Trinity. It notes Irish lore on the plant’s sacred character predating Patrick, mentions Arabic term shamrakh and Persian triads, and cites Pliny on trefoil’s protection from venom. The piece theorizes preexisting mystical Irish beliefs about the trefoil.
A Great Notch area farmer reports cows milk more easily when his phono graph plays during milking. He uses tunes like the Fishers Hornpipe, the Irish Washerwoman, and the Arkansas Traveler to speed milking and says the discovery may be of great importance to farmers.
A fashion trend popular among society ladies features cigarette companions combined with rings and bracelets. Some designs have a cigarette case attached to a bracelet ring, and elite pieces command high prices with a Bond Street sale reaching $4,000 for a single item.
A new alabaster semi recumbent statue of Shakespeare will be placed at the east end of the south aisle in Southwark Cathedral. The figure stands beneath Kempe's stained glass window also dedicated to Shakespeare with a bas‑relief of St. Saviour's Church and Shakespeare's Southwark home of 1596 noted by Alleyn as near the Bear Garden.
An inventor describes a rocking chair design that folds in a cradle. The cradle fits under the chair with aligned rocker bars and grooved connections. When not in use the cradle slides under the chair for compact storage.
A Science piece describes a tiny two inch wooden skiff with a soap sternboard that glides in a bathtub. The motor relies on the surface tension drop as soap dissolves, converting surface energy into motion and achieving about two inches per second.
A 70 feet square chamber at the Physiological Institute of the University of Utrecht is described as absolutely noiseless to external sounds. Its interior is ventilated and sunlit, with layered walls and ceilings filled with sound deadening material. Some visitors report ear sensations while researchers conduct internal and external sound experiments.
A Rio de Janeiro elephant with an ulcerated tooth endured four hard pulls by fifteen men. A stout rope attached to the tooth via platinum wire dislodged the aching molar after the fourth attempt, with the beast showing no distress until then.
A bird lover recalls sparrows that built paired nests on opposite ends of a large turntable in a roundhouse. They adapted to the roaring trains and heavy machinery, alternating work days as the turntable moved, then raised a brood of young.
An old wooden wheel in the Church of Comfort near Pont Croix in Brittany rotates on cords to ring bells. Locals believe prayers and a few coins placed in a box trigger the wheel's healing powers for invalids.
A column notes horse stalls in big stables often bear a straw rope warning for dangerous occupants, cautioning visitors not to pat or caress. It cites racing stables as places where such warnings are crucial for avoiding injuries. Also includes a brief humor exchange about college degrees and boy scouts.
A quotation exchange notes the wicked man’s remorse and a woman named Miss Soveleaf, contrasting regret and past years with a wry, moral tone. The dialog hints at personal histories shaping present feelings, foregrounding themes of memory and consequence.
In the exchange, one person challenges the other's claimed maritime experience by asking what evidence exists, noting the man shows no inclination toward sailboats or canoes and implying a lack of practical familiarity.
A Surface Opinion notes the sole positive aspect of a swimming contest is that there is no ground for complaint, implying a neutral, carefree view of competition. The brief remark focuses on fairness or lack of fault in the event.
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