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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
1
Rev L E Brown of Lebanon gave an illustrated lecture on the Passion Play in the Opera House. His audience, small due to bad weather, praised the instructive talk and the costumes and customs of the simple oriental people. The event was under the Ladies Aid Society of the North Christian church.
The Advance Schools close term 1906 07 after six and a half months with strong work across grades. Prof. Pearlus Smiley led the High School and introduced inter class debates and a school play featuring Roy Melson as the villain. The production drew many requests for a repeat at the Opera House tomorrow night.
Edith Hunt gave a birthday party for her playmates last Saturday afternoon. The guests included Thelma Welden, Sarah Mc Conaughy, Ola Neal, Genevive Rice, Mona Beaver, Lucile Roark, Kath erine Miller, Fern Whorley, Letha Whitecotton, Edith Brown, Bernice and Mabel Joseph. The party ran from three to five o'clock with many presents received and refreshments of popcorn, candy, and bananas served.
Marion Craver and his wife celebrated their eighteenth wedding anniversary last Thursday. Robt Full and wife and Newt Meek and wife joined them for dinner. The Cravers married in Putnam County near Greencastle where they grew up. They moved to this county over seven years ago and have lived in Advance for four years. Mr Craver has been a partner in Shera Bowman and Craver Live Stock dealers since moving here and currently runs the local meat market with James Bowman. Mrs Craver was Lily Shoemaker daughter of Daniel Shoemaker of Greencastle.
A brief note reports boots with soles coming loose prompting inspection and repair guidance. The item suggests checking footwear for wear and securing soles to prevent discomfort or injury.
A 1907 Manila letter recounts arriving in Hong Kong after Canton delays, describes the new U S Cruisers West Virginia Colorado Maryland and Pennsylvania with 800 crew each, and notes anxieties over tensions with Japan and American attitudes toward Japanese immigrants, including California opinions and labor concerns.
Letter from Newcastle Indiana notes Japanese act of burning Grant Memorial in Tokyo and warns Americans may retaliate. Mentions Manila voyage heat and health, with a farmers’ warning about maple syrup labeling laws and state health guidance on pure labeling and additives.
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