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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
1
A traveling salesman proclaims Advance as the best small town for business due to surrounding fertile farms and modern farmers. He notes high prosperity from hard work and virtuous values. A later scene shows a mock ambush on a stairway ending in shouts and a burst of jokes leaving townsfolk at a standstill.
Last Saturday night around nine, a vacant hotel restaurant building showed a mysterious light. Local elders organized a trap with fence wire and rocks to frighten young gamblers suspected of using the empty structure for a game of chance, aiming to stop the activity.
James Shera displayed a preserved chest in Lebanon last Saturday showing it carried by Caleb Shera from Ireland in 1830 at age twenty seven. The hemlock chest with iron corners held clothing and ten weeks of food for the sail journey and bears the inscription C. Shera. James and Thomas cast lots for custody. Thomas won but James keeps the chest’s custody as heirloom grows with time.
Local history ties the site to arson convictions and long standing feuds. Jacob Lockhart bought the mill land and fenced it to protect a water well, drawing accusations from William Hackley that the fence intrudes beyond bounds and prompts a new survey.
Beginning next Sunday Advance mastersan Alliance will hold a six night May Festival across town churches. The first service at North Christian church features Prof. C. A. Millis of Crawfordsville High School discussing life work as a calling. Free admission with a free will offering each night to cover expenses.
The Alliance invites and urges everyone to attend its special meetings. It emphasizes that the organization is charitable and welcoming, offering inspiration and help whether or not one is a member.
Merchants advise shoppers to seek value by comparing prices and quality across goods and services. They emphasize careful budgeting, checking for hidden costs, and choosing durable items with reliable warranties.
A man who will kiss a woman after she has kissed her dog is described as having wighty poor taste. The remark contrasts natural blondes with those allegedly altered by drugs.
Tom Brandon is pursued by a man with piercing black eyes for two months. Morris shadows Brandon to uncover the stalker and ends up tracing him to real estate broker Abraham Smart as the scene shifts to a potential house sale.
The Midland railway council heard that despite rising traffic the line remains financially distressed. Annual gross earnings reached 160000 with operating costs and interest totaling 198000, a deficit near 35000. No major improvements were made beyond a mile of track. shops burned last January and engines and equipment are aging.
Railroads seek technically trained youths for subordinate engineering roles. One line publicly invites graduates from technical schools to start as rodmen or chainmen with adequate pay and potential career growth.
The Boss Barbers Association of Lebanon raised neck shaving to 15 cents triggering protests. An Indianapolis man opened a straight 10 cent shop in the Charles building on South Street. Some members declared independence from former obligations and the disputed scale remains undecided.
Interstate Commerce Commission issue states quarter ending December 31, 10066 records 20 944 killed or injured among passengers and employees. Rail collisions and derailments rise with 2 226 collisions and 1 739 derailments causing substantial damage totaling 8 000 228 dollars. Terra Cotta Washington area disaster described with 42 killed or injured.
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