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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1903
Page
4
A garbled tale blends labor themes and a test of true love amid political talk. A suitor pressures a woman to renounce status. she demands his willingness to abandon title and become plain, sparking a stalled proposal and a warning of an untimely grave as night approaches.
M Linndiot reports a French scientist has discovered a new radiation from a Roentgen tube. The rays pass through aluminium paper and wood, are rectilinearly polarized on emission and can be concentrated by a quartz lens and reflected. They show rotary and optical polarization but cause no fluorescence.
A humorous remark notes the alarm clocks sold quickly at the auction. An observer quips that when someone says something is in the air it may be in hot air, reflecting lighthearted commentary on the event.
A short humorous vignette about Ernest in physiology class at age six. His mother quizzes him on body parts and functions and he answers with childlike logic. A later quip involves retouching photographs and darkening a mustache.
A Hustler poem by H. F. Potts is praised for truth and urged to warn against alcohol. The writer calls for broader moral action, predicting misery from drinking and a brighter future if the vice is defeated. A memorial note closes with a reference to a boot seller long deceased.
A narrator recalls a bar visit with Tom, noting the same old scene reappearing after fifteen years. Barkeep changes, old companions drift into poverty or prison, and a hangman’s fate haunts memories. The piece contrasts past revelry with present gloom and ends at a cemetery sight.
The North Salem Church of Christ dedicated a new building costing about 11000 with over 6000 donated to clear debt. Z T Sweeney preached the dedicating sermon and A J Frank spoke at 130 pm. The church traced its history to 1836 with a long line of preachers and elders. current membership stands at 397. Lydia Robbins is the oldest member. Jacob H Fleece has served as elder for over 40 years.
Indiana Day at the exposition is September 15 with entries in the woman's department closing November 20, 1903. Pike county to furnish coal for the Indiana exhibit eleven feet thick and the Indiana building at the St. Louis World's Fair expected to finish early January. Two Indiana dates are reserved June 10 for editors and September 16 for Indiana State Day with notes from officials on progress.
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