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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
1
A dated list records deaths in January and March including Jack Stoner George Walls Mrs Mariah Richardson and Henry Bowman's April events. It notes marriages Arthur Yager Aliie Frazier Joe Walls and Frank Reynolds Lena Evans Fletch Whorley and Rosa Wall. Public notices of sales church organizings and local incidents appear through August.
A sequence of local notes lists events including deaths, marriages, business moves, and price quotes. Notable items include Mort Meek’s death, Hinshaw murder trial in Danville, marriages of Bruce Whiteman with Jennie Thompson and Clyde Gough with Blanche Melson, hog prices at 3.50 and 3.25, and the deaths of Dr. Grimes near Advance and Nathan Cory near Dover.
A reader questions the revenue from children’s day programs at several churches. Totals ranged from 2.20 to 15 dollars for crowds of 350 to 600, with other churches reporting low offerings while turnout was high. The writer urges better support for youth events and notes local business moves.
The Jefferson Horse Thief Detective Association held a Dover meeting Friday to welcome eight new members, growing to 24, with families as guests and cake. Officers Claude Walls, Walter Cory, and Earl Bruce led the group, which recently prosecuted a chicken thief.
Instructions describe securing 25 pounds of beef hocks bones and marrow, removing fat, cracking bones, simmering in 5 gallons of cold water for 6 to 7 hours, and skimming fat. Do not salt. Result yields about 5 gallons of stock for packing in jars or cans with specified sterilization times.
Lucinda J. Buntin Melson, born 1848, died June 2 after months of suffering. She married T. H. Melson in 1871 and left five children, including Roy of Advance. Funeral at Advance Christian Church conducted by Homer Dale. burial in Jamestown. Survived by husband, children, sister, brothers, and three grandchildren.
James Darnell Jr receives young Belgian hares from Gerald Mc Daniel. The male rabbit dies, the female bonds with farm dog Shep and often eats with him. The rabbit mothers a litter that grows larger than common rabbits, while Mr Darnell occasionally shoots one for eating.
The Lebanon Milk plant announced 27 prizes for milk haulers with winners. Tom Rohn received 36 dollars, George Brown 17 dollars, J C Lucas 8 dollars. Social visits are listed including Mrs. D W Foster of Richmond with J R Sullivan, Dave Hedge with Mrs. Lou Caplinger, Chas Jones and family with T P Burke, and Lish Reese and Weaver Emrett's families with John Whitecotton.
Your Picnic Trips advertise filled aluminum topped bottles and full nickle topped bottles for quarts priced at 2.75 and 3.50 respectively. The items include ice water iced tea grape juice Coca Cola and coffee.
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