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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
4
Local discussions center on an after harvest street fair as a potential feature for Advance. The piece notes that memorable ideas are often the ones we'd prefer to forget, reflecting community ambivalence and interest in local events.
In a candid vignette James N Bowen recalls a stalled sale as the ink well ran dry and a fountain pen failed to write. The buyer hesitates, returns after a pause, and Bowen reflects on his routine duties from calls to expense sheets.
A humorous quoted claim analyzes a young person weighing 101 pounds into components like water 96 pounds glue 1 pound fat 344 pounds and various minerals and salts. The spurious breakdown mocks sentimental praise by presenting a grotesque ingredient list.
The United States is the sole nation where a son of a poor laborer can rise to the presidency and a farmer’s daughter can marry a president and bear senators. It notes that all honors are reachable by citizens depending on individual effort versus chance.
A newspaper explains that misdelivery happens despite efforts to reach every subscriber. Readers may take papers from the mail, but they should return misdelivered copies promptly to avoid complaints. The piece warns against letting others handle mail and notes penalties for taking others mail.
A mislaid contract form derailed an executive sales push at a large firm, delaying an intended order and prompting a scramble to recreate the document. The episode reveals how a single missing paper disrupted a major business transaction.
A playful rustic poem frames a vocalist Bea and a bee as symbols of work and nature. It blends whimsy with musical imagery, describing bees, August heat, and rural scenes while musing on labor, sweet honey, and sneezing at flower scents.
Amos F. King of Port Byron says Bucklen's Arnica salve cured a leg sore after 50 years of suffering. The ad claims the product guarantees a cure for all sores and is sold by Joseph Bros.
Oden, riding in a delivery wagon with Er and Kramer, fell when the horse started suddenly. The frightened horse upended the wagon, pinning Oden between the shafts. Neighbors freed him. he suffered only a severe shoulder wrench, a prior injury from an urban car fall.
Robi Wall and wife visited Glen Love and wife near Beckville Sunday. Lewis Wall and family visited Steve Kessling and wife near Jamestown Sunday. I have received my new Fall samples. Reduced prices on Sumter book suits. Ad wool at 12 dollars made as you want them. The Beckville Band gives a concert every Friday night and serves ice cream in the store. The infant child of Arthur and Arsie Powell of Harrison township funeral held at 11 10 a.m. Monday with Rev Homer Dale officiating. Interment at Old Union Cemetery. The Jamestown Press notes Oscar Smith preached at the M K Church on Sunday night in pastor absence. The New York Nationals paid 4500 for Lawrence Doval of Mattoon in Kitty League last summer. The thirty seventh annual old settlers meeting will be at Eagle town August 10 with addresses by W L Taylor, W J Durbin, and Judge Christain. Whites town band will provide music all day. William L. McCormic died at the poor farm from cancer aged 36 years 11 months 1 day. He leaves Zelus M. of Lebanon and Leann Clements of Indianapolis. Funeral at Lindsay Toole parlors with Rev L E Brown. interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
Harry Reese, recent partner in Jamestown cement dock business with Fred Penry, sold his interest last week to P. M. Lewis and left for Chicago to enlist in the Navy. He served four years and was discharged in December. He hopes for the Pacific coast assignment this time. He lost continued service credit and about $6 monthly increase by staying out past four months.
Policeman C. H. Oden narrowly escaped serious injury Friday morning on South Lebanon Street after mounting the seat in Sebroy.
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