16 Nov 1911
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1911
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows names L. W. Kirtley, Ban on Indiana, Dr. Kirtley involved in a dentistry venture with Mina Waters and Cra McDaniel as proprietor or manager. A price note 1.90 per year appears.
Community members held a Thanksgiving food sale while locals hosted visitors over the weekend. An infant suffered lung trouble at home as relatives visited from Illinois. Several households welcomed guests, with meals, coffee, and social visits noted among families in Crawfordsville.
The notice announces subscription renewal terms with a one dollar rate valid through January 1, 1913. It urges readers to pay to continue receiving the newspaper and to encourage friends to subscribe.
Mrs. John T. Jones recovers from illness and goes out. Doris Funkhouser improves after typhoid and attended a literary program. James Jamestown clothing man offers a piano giveaway with votes for purchases. Various visits, sales ads, rentals, and travel to Lebanon and Mexico are noted along with family mentions and social visits.
A man from near Rockville in Indiana dies of tuberculosis after long illness. Born in Montgomery County and a resident of nearby towns most of his life, he leaves two children and many friends. Funeral services are set for Providence church at 11 o clock with Rev. A. Aby presiding. The deceased had spent years in Indiana and relatives are notified for the Pisgah area interment.
The Oliver-Tavor Realty Camp bought a residence and ten acres with plans to plat land into lots and auction them on Tuesday November 28. An elaborate sale event with a band and attractions is planned to draw buyers, reflecting a move to develop a small town’s business prospects.
The Lot Sale announces a public auction on Tuesday Nov 23 at 1 o clock for buyers and spectators. Interested parties are urged to visit Miss Rhose Davis Millinery parlors Mel son and Sons Dry Goods store Burin s drug store Mark Walls and the Advance Hardware Company to learn details. Call at one or more locations in the coming days.
An advertisement offers a home treatment for bedwetting claiming constitutional causes and urging mothers to write Mrs. M Summers Box W Notre Dams Ind for free instructions. It states the remedy helps children and adults with daytime or nighttime urine difficulties and asks readers not to blame the child.
A town revival of a brass band is planned after years without steady groups. The organizers list members and instruments including Artie Brown, Ivan Wail, Marvin Caldwell, and Austin Wall. Ora H. Beaver serves as president and director, with Austin Wall as secretary and Artie Weldon as treasurer.
A movement to start clubrooms in Advance and vicinity aims to provide a winter evening venue. Two rooms in the Sullivan building are rented and to be furnished after repairs. The group has twenty members now and expects thirty to forty by opening day, around Saturday. Planned activities include wholesome amusements and ample reading material for members.
In Colfax the residence of Erastus Reaves burned after a lamp exploded. Albert Schenck, a laborer staying at the Reeves home, died from smoke and fire, with extensive injuries to his head and body. A later report links whiskey and a drunken spree to the tragedy, noting Coroner Merion Carter and Dr. R F Palmer investigations plus calls for legal alcohol action.
A fragmented plea notes about 1100 blind women in Indiana and a lack of employment services. It mentions Indianapolis schools for the blind, a workshop for blind men, and seeks church Sunday schools missions and organizations to support a thanksgiving offering to aid sight restoration and aged residents.
A weekend storm brought warm, windy conditions followed by heavy rain, lightning, snow and record cold. Winds up to 55 mph damaged outbuildings while Jamestown suffered major damage to the Cornetian church, with roof loss and a collapsed gable. The cold persisted into Monday, the paper notes, with substantial economic loss and disruption.
An ad describes a small alarm clock named Big Ben that calls on the dot when set. It repeats the alarm every 30 seconds if a nap is taken, until the user is fully awake. The 7 inch tall clock is heavy with a readable dial and a deep sunny voice for easy morning use.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to prioritize bank accounts over other purchases. It claims absolute safety, urges postponing unnecessary buys, and promises equal, courteous handling of deposits to grow from month to month.
The note promotes reliable watch and clock work at a reasonable price by Mark Wall. It urges starting a savings habit and opening a bank account to prepare for a rainy day.
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