Notice To Correspondents Urges Timely Mail Submissions
Notice requests Hustler country correspondents to send letters to the office by the close of each week, stressing the need for timely submissions.
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1914
Page
3
Notice requests Hustler country correspondents to send letters to the office by the close of each week, stressing the need for timely submissions.
Readable fragments describe Crawfordville and New Rivers school events. Volunteers and families attend plays and literary gatherings at Golliday schoolhouse and nearby venues. Activities include choral pieces, melodramas, and a fundraising program with admission ten cents to twenty cents.
A fragmented exchange centers on a joke about sharpening a pencil with a husband’s razor. The line challenges the stereotype and hints at gendered humor in a domestic setting. The quote reflects blunt, satirical discussion of household tasks.
Unclear OCR reveals schedule for Kural schools with classes and court closures. Next meeting set for Saturday. most county facilities to close late in the week. Names and exact times not readable.
Ray Pointer and family visited Robert Ferguson and wife near Golladay schoolhouse Friday night. John Heath and daughter Sylvia stayed at Ole Huths near Bainbridge from Tuesday to Thursday. William Butler and wife visited Edgar Bruce and wife Sunday. Tina Utterback stayed at William Fisker in Shannondale. On Saturday night Orlie Hutchison and wife were called on by Sylvis Heath Bertha and Tressa Butler Tinona Utterback Avery Zimmerman and wife Guill Utterback and Worra Cutler. William Martin and family called on Georg Zimmerman and wife Sunday night Vivian Jarets worked for David Budd this week. John Poyster and wife visited their son William Pointer and family one evening this week. Frank Butler and wife called on Wo Butlers Saturday night.
The period records numerous visits and appearances by residents. Ruth Davis hosted Kathleen Brown and others. Stella Caplinger and Stella joined Harve Wallard family for dinner. several went to see relatives in London Lebanon Crawfordsville and Golladay. Sunday School attendance noted as self attended.
British coins are lawful tender in Canada and Japan promotes fruit growth. A feathering propeller aids dirigibles while electricity serves 42 domestic uses. Britain exports coal worth 5.526 million in half a year. Morocco resumes cotton farming after 40 years. Scottish herrings landings value 6.6 million. The British government weighs an auxiliary motor-boat reserve for war.
The article explains Easter Sunday falls on the first full moon after March. It notes the date window around April 10th and states Easter Day occurs on the Sunday after this full moon.
A large ambergris mass worth about 8150,000 was brought to Victoria, B C and hailed as one of the era’s largest. The article notes ambergris origins, uses in perfumery and medicine, and cites a 162 pound lot sold in London in 1891 for about 50,000. The piece reflects on rarity and sea lore surrounding the substance.
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith disclosed the vacant poet laureateship carries 350 dollars a year and 135 dollars in lieu of a butt of sack. Irish MPs Lynch and McNeill debated duties and perks while Capt. Lynch quipped about sack for poetry.
Michael Hawasner of Newark escapes Overbrook Hospital for the Insane and sends a letter to authorities claiming two years of wrongful commitment. He asserts he is sane and capable and pleads for legal action to end his confinement.
Diplomatic circles swirl as a new novel titled The Ambassadress exposes thinly veiled characters. Critics say the work parodies high profile figures, triggering debates on propriety and national sensitivities in Berlin.
An 1890s note outlines cholera risks among farmers in Indiana and nearby areas. It describes moving infected pigs, isolating animals, and disinfecting yards. Dr Nelaou prescribes cleaning methods including plowing plots, removing debris, and spraying with carbolic acid mix or bichloride solutions for germ control.
Boone County launches a five acre corn contest for 1914 to boost per acre production. Prizes total 1000 dollars plus 300 from business sponsors, with awards by yield cost of production and a tenth category. Applications and rules are available from County Agent A W Imel. several entries already requested.
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