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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1914
Page
1
Professor Homer Bennett a former local high school teacher has accepted the principalship at Roseburg Oregon High School and will move with his family in August. His first year salary is set at 1080 dollars. Dr J A Hamilton, previously seriously ill, is now able to sit up.
The fires union held an open air Sunday service in the schoolyard drawing upwards of four hundred attendees. Rev Kib bey preached on Elijah and Elisha urging wholesome youth influence. Special music featured a male quartet and Verna Cornelius as a soloist. W E Lucas led congregational singing. The hour was changed to 7:30 PM by vote, with Rev H C McConaughy scheduled next week and additional musical guests announced.
The Advance Hardware Company starts a new two story garage project on the lot north of the hardware building. The lower floor will serve as a garage while the upper floor houses a ware room and repair shop. Eat homemade ice cream and country cake at the schoolyard Saturday night.
This week notes that country letters should reach editors by Tuesday to be considered for use next week. Hustler.
The July meeting of the Advance Commercial Club will be held in the own hall next Monday evening. All members are urged to be present.
Brown sold 20 steers averaging 1481 pounds at 8.75 per hundred weight and hogs averaging 262 pounds bringing a total of 3488 dollars and 45 cents to J E Robbins of Lebanon.
Mr and Mrs J T Jones of Dover Station hosted the Bowen reunion on Sunday with a noon dinner in the yard. Attendees included Oscar Bowen and family of Greencastle Frank Bowen and family Clyde Rice and wife of Roach Gale John N Brown and family Mrs Eva Jones and children of Ladoga Conrad Underwood and family Nathan Jones of New Maysville James Jones and family Jesse Bowen and wife of North Salem Stanley Jones and family John Ben and Olin Simmons near Lebanon and Ralph Jones and wife near Advance.
Mrs Fay Young, daughter of Rev W P Kibbey and wife of Mr Fay Young, continues rheumatism woes and is to be taken to Martinsville on Saturday for treatment and care.
Mrs Nan Caplinper of Indianapo lis, Mrs Lelia Farlow and children, Mrs Chas Thompson and children and Grandmother Whitecotton took dinner with John Whitecotton and family, Thursday.
Local items report Roy Melson's new house nearing completion and Yager's tire setter innovation. Caplinger offers bargains while DG Caplinger advertises sales and furniture. Residents visit Indianapolis and Jamestown with multiple social notes and updates on illness, travel, and schooling.
Tuesday July 21 marks the transition as Postmaster McCabe takes over after seventeen years of service by Ex Postmaster Ross whose commission dated July 21 1897. Ross will train his successor briefly before seeking new work, while posting changes in mail service since his arrival.
A note lists want ads from The Hustler seeking a huge pile of old papers and a dressermaker service. It also mentions children’s clothes specialty and Mrs. Jennie Ross as a contact.
Advertisement from Hemet Tobacco Co New York NY seeks a tobacco salesman to earn $100 monthly plus expenses. No sales experience required. Advertise and take orders for smoking and chewing tobacco cigarettes and cigars. Send a 2c stamp or full particulars.
I am selling household goods including rugs chairs kitchen cabinet and other kitchen furniture two heating stoves one cook stove sewing machine and many items too numerous to mention Prices reasonable Miss Jennie Jackson North Main Street Advances Ind
Madge Nisley has been employed by the Jamestown Milling Co to canvas in the interest of the Noxemal products for promotion and distribution.
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